VCU James Branch Cabell Library
Ballard Hartwell Cabell collection
Cabell, Ballard Hartwell, 1915-1980
M 213-187
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1.3 Linear Feet
1915-1969
English
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Arrangement
Collection is in alphabetical order.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes scrapbooks, memorabilia, and personal items belonging to Cabell.
Preferred Citation
Ballard Hartwell Cabell collection, Collection # M 213-187, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Biographical / Historical
Ballard Hartwell Cabell (1915-1980) was the only the son of Priscilla Bradley Sheppard and James Branch Cabell. He received instruction in painting both in Richmond and at St. Augustine, Florida and began to publically show his art work in the early 1950s. His medium was gouache, a technique of painting with opaque colors ground in water and mixed with gum. His paintings were known for their rich color and texture, expressed in a free abstract expressionist style. His step mother, Mrs. Margaret Freeman Cabell encouraged his work and helped arrange exhibitions of his art. He died May 8, 1980.
Related Materials
See also the finding aids for the Margaret Freeman Cabell papers (M 228) and the Edgar E. MacDonald papers (M142) held in JBC Special Collections and Archives. Those collection include correspondence written by Ballard Cabell and other materials related to him.
Painters -- Virginia -- Richmond
Cabell, Ballard Hartwell, 1915-1980 -- Archives
Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958 -- Family
Art shows, newspaper clippings/repositories/5/archival_objects/255671Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/255681Miscellaneous, genealogy information, St. James Episcopal Church/repositories/5/archival_objects/255691Painting and art exhibitions/repositories/5/archival_objects/255701Photographs/repositories/5/archival_objects/255711Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, correspondence and art exhibit information/repositories/5/archival_objects/255721Will/repositories/5/archival_objects/255731Writings, recollections of school/repositories/5/archival_objects/255741Writings, recollections of life/repositories/5/archival_objects/255751Autograph Book/repositories/5/archival_objects/25576Scrapbooks are housed in their own area and have their own numbering system1Ballard H. Cabell's Baby Book/repositories/5/archival_objects/255771915Scrapbooks are housed in their own area and have their own numbering system1Friends and Relatives Address Book/repositories/5/archival_objects/25578Scrapbooks are housed in their own area and have their own numbering system1Traveling Diary/repositories/5/archival_objects/255791940sScrapbooks are housed in their own area and have their own numbering system1B.H. Cabell Press Book/repositories/5/archival_objects/25580Scrapbooks are housed in their own area and have their own numbering system2B.H. Cabell's Scrapbook (2 separate books)/repositories/5/archival_objects/255811930sScrapbooks are housed in their own area and have their own numbering system3Scrapbooks (3 books)/repositories/5/archival_objects/255821940s-1960sScrapbooks are housed in their own area and have their own numbering system4