Winkelhoff Adrian (1 results)

A collection of artworks produced by Joan Meredith Legg (19312012) and her future husband Adrian C. Winkelhoff (19242016) when they were children in the Bronx, about 1937 to 1945. Based on one caption, the two were likely students at P.S. 46. Subjects include indoor and outdoor scenes, many with New York City apartment blocks, with figures standing outside; advertisements and PSAs (for Fitch's Shampoo and Hair Tonic, and for eating one's fruits and veggies); historical topics such as pilgrims and Indigenous people, Thanksgiving scenes, and several drawings themed around China, with one of a man with a queue captioned on the verso "In the olde times in Chinia all Chiniamen wore pig tales and this Chinia man came from Chinia and got killed here". There are animals and circus scenes, houses and boats, gardens, and snowmen. Legg also drew a series of geometric pattern designs, from floral and Christmas-themed to an "Indian" design, likely for a unit in school; and designs for a handkerchief, napkin, and several vases, including a brightly-colored vase with a figure in a sombrero and poncho resting under a cactus. Several drawings are potentially related to current events, such as a drawing of a factory and a series of two ships, one with an American flag and another flying a nonspecific red flag. Overall, the collection covers the children's observations of their neighborhood's apartment blocks and storefronts; their usual activities, including church, play, and domestic scenes; units in school; and experiences of advertising and PSAs. Of interest to researchers studying urban childhood, education, and children's visual culture in late Depression- and World War II-era New York City. Overall very good to excellent. Approximately 120 drawings with one short school essay and one photograph, captioned verso. Drawings generally measuring 9 x 12 inches. Conditions vary; drawings generally fairly delicate with damage to margins.