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Guide to the Hewett (Ainslie) (1880-1963) papers,
UL_hewett Guide to the Hewett (Ainslie) (1880-1963) papers, ca. 1909-1951 Processed by Art Library Staff and Emily Symonds; machine-readable finding aid created by Rachel I. Howard Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library 2008 Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library Schneider Hall University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky 40292 USA Phone: (502) 852-6741 Email: gail.gilbert@louisville.edu URL: http://louisville.edu/library/art University of Louisville. All rights reserved. Machine-readable finding aid derived from typescript by rekeying. Date of source: 2008 Description is in English. Guide to the Hewett (Ainslie) (1880-1963) papers, ca. 1909-1951 Contact Information Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library Schneider Hall University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky 40292 USA Phone: (502) 852-6741 Email: gail.gilbert@louisville.edu URL: http://library.louisville.edu/art Processed by: Art Library Staff, Emily Symonds Encoded by: Rachel I. Howard Copyright 2008 University of Louisville. All rights reserved. 104 online items Hewett (Ainslie) (1880-1963) papers, ca. 1909-1951 Hewett, Ainslie, 1880-1963 2.5 linear ft. The materials are in English. University of Louisville Libraries, Special Collections. The collection was donated to the University of Louisville in 1964 by Hewett's widow, Gladys Wilson Hewett. Open to researchers [identification of item], Hewett (Ainslie) (1880-1963) papers, Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. Bookplates Armorial bookplates Labels Heraldic bookplates Art, Gothic Born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1880, (George) Ainslie Hewett was the son of Edward Anderson Hewett, a banker with the Louisville Trust Co., and Ida Ainslie Hewett. He graduated from Yale University in 1902, studied briefly at the New York School of Art and Design, and lived in Los Angeles for a few years, but most of his time was spent in Louisville. Hewett maintained a studio in Louisville that he named the Heraldic Studio. Ainslie Hewett was an artist and designer best know for his distinctive bookplates. 104 of the 132 bookplates known to be designed by the artist are included in this collection, along with original drawings for bookplates and woodcuts, ten cut copper plates, artist's proofs, articles by and about him, and a checklist of his work. Also present are his advertisements and his price list for designing bookplates and family coats of arms, and for giving instruction in woodcarving. The collection includes scrapbooks of his work and exhibition notices, two framed coats of arms, and his reference collection. A small selection of the work of noted American and European bookplate artists and engravers, examples of Gothic design elements, and ornamental and heraldic details and devices are present, as well as several of Hewett's own hand lettered poems. Related Material The images are available as part of Image of Ainslie Hewett Bookplate Collection in the University of Louisville Digital Collections. Access images in University of Louisville Digital Collections Sources Used Hewett, Edward Wilson. "Ainslie Hewett: Bookplate and Heraldic Artist (1880-1963)." Library Review 38 (November 1988), University of Louisville, 22-40.