The Abel W. Fairbanks Sketchbook, August 15, 1878, consists of a volume containing pen, pencil, and watercolor sketches by several Cleveland artists, including Otto Bacher and Herman Herkomer, members of the Cleveland Art Club. The sketches are of scenes at the Fairbanks home on the shore of Lake Erie in the Bratenahl section of Cleveland.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of Bratenahl, Ohio, and architecture there in 1878. Those studying the work of local Cleveland artists will also find this collection useful.
The collection consists of one volume.
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[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3511 Abel W. Fairbanks Sketchbook, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of Mrs. Francis R. Bolles in 1970.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.