Julia Morgan Papers

Papers, 1835-1958 (bulk 1896-1945), contain architectural drawings and plans, office records, photographs, correspondence, project files, student work, family correspondence, and personal papers from the estate of California architect Julia Morgan, who practiced in San Francisco during the first half of the twentieth century. Includes architectural documents regarding William Randolph Hearst and the world-renowned Hearst Castle. More information available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt9s2030pj

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[Landscape painting featuring a cathedral]
Local Identifier
010-1-e-08-03-03
Date Created
1898-08
Description

A watercolor painting of a French landscape. A large building is centered in the background of the painting. On the back of the piece, Morgan wrote "On the road above Provins, Aug '98."

[Watercolor of statue]
Local Identifier
010-1-e-08-03-06
Date Created
1901 (year uncertain)
Description

Watercolor of a French statue, completed by Morgan during her time at Beaux-Arts.

[Watercolor painting of Dürer's house in Nuremberg, circa 1901]
Local Identifier
010-1-e-08-03-08
Date Created
1901 (year uncertain)
Description

A watercolor of Albrecht Dürer's House in Nuremberg, Germany painted by Julia Morgan. This is one of Julia Morgan's assignment watercolors from when she was a student at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. On the back of the artwork, Morgan began a small pencil sketch.

Sketch of proposed addition, House B
Local Identifier
010-5-i-ff054-04-01
Description

Exterior elevation drawing of the "B" house in Julia Morgan's work on the Hearst estate. Writing on the architectural drawing reads "sketch of proposed addition House B" and is crossed out. Beneath this writing reads "isn't the result too heavy in scale?" Color was used to accent aspects of the drawing, including green and yellow coloring for the decorative foliage.

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