Maud Falkner watercolor

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16791, Maud Falkner watercolor, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Summary

Extent:
.04 Cubic Feet 1 legal folder
Creator:
Falkner, Maud
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16791, Maud Falkner watercolor, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains the watercolor of a ruby crowned kinglet by the artist Maud Falkner (the mother of famous William Faulkner). The inscription on the back of the frame says "Watercolor by "Grandma Falkner," Oxford, Mississippi, given to Elsie McDougal Harding, Oct. 19th Bd gift from Mary Kate Heard, Oxford, Miss."

Biographical / historical:

Maud Butler Falkner (1871-1960)was the mother of famous William Faulkner. She was married to Murry Cuthbert Falkner and had four sons, William, Murry Charles "Jack", John, and Dean. She attended Mississippi State College for Women and thought of herself as a self supporting artist. She painted all of her life, particularly copies of old masters. She also commissioned portraits.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Painting, American