Marjorie Echols Local Artists Collection
Scope and Content Note
The collection is made up of pieces by local artists, among them: Jack Barrows, Doron Ben-Ami, Tish Bronson, Robert Capilaro, Lynn Currie, William Geisse, Joy Ginsberg, Andrei Houdiakoff (also spelled Hudiakoff), Lizbeth Clifton Hunter, Dot Hurd, Jake Krapowicz, Karl Kravatz, Dar Luckinbil, Harold Nicholson, Richard Procopio, Roy Riadabok, Dennis Stuart, Kim Tester and Ida Mae Wanzer.
Dates
- Creation: 1925-2000
Creator
- Echols, Marjorie (Person)
Access Restrictions
Open for research without restrictions.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the:
Ruth A. Haas Library
Archives and Special Collections
181 White Street
Danbury, CT 06810
Phone: 203-837-8992
E-mail: stevensb@wcsu.edu
Historical/Biographical Note
Marjorie Echols received a Bachelor of Arts in Art from WestConn in 1981. Before earning that degree, Echols took electives in several different areas with the ultimate intent of receiving a B.S.N. degree. However, the art electives proved to be of such interest, that she ended up being part of the first graphic design cohort to graduate from WestConn.
After graduating, Echols went on to a career working with contemporary Danbury artists at the Downtown Gallery which rented art to area businesses and individuals and she owned The Art Store in Danbury which offered art classes, a frame shop, gallery and art supplies. Echols served on the board of the Richter Association for the Arts, was a founder of Still River Artists, and is a signature member of the National Acrylic Painters Association (works exhibited through the National Acrylic Painters Association are archived in the Tate Museum in London).
In addition, she combined her nursing background with her love of art as a certified psychiatric nurse. In this role she worked with Vietnam veterans at the West Haven Veterans Administration Hospital and the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. She's also used art therapy to work with blind, deaf and physically impaired individuals
Echols has maintained close ties to WestConn and its art department and her collecting has been firmly rooted in the arts community of Danbury.
Extent
10 Linear Feet (52 prints, pencil drawings, paintings, photographs, silk screen prints and watercolors)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection includes works of art collected by Marjorie Echols '81. The art is in various mediums and was created by artists from the Danbury area.
Arrangement
Items are arranged by type
The items are grouped into 1 series.
Missing Title
- Inventory
Provenance
Donated by Marjorie Echols in early 2007
Subject
- Wanzer, Ida Mae. (Person)
- Bronson, Tish. (Person)
- Ben Ami, Doron. (Person)
- Currie, Lynn. (Person)
- Capllaro, Robert. (Person)
- Echols, Marjorie (Person)
- Barrows, Jack. (Person)
- Hudiakoff, Andrei, 1894-1985 (Person)
- Hunter, Elizabeth Clifton (Lizbeth C. Hunter) (Person)
- Hurd, Dot. (Person)
- Geisse, William. (Person)
- Ginsberg, Joy. (Person)
- Procopio, Richard. (Person)
- Ridabock, Raymond B. (Raymond Budd), 1904-1970 (Person)
- Stuart, Dennis. (Person)
- Tester, Kim. (Person)
- Krapowicz, Jacob C., 1935-1999 (Person)
- Kravatz, Karl. (Person)
- Luckenbill, Darr (Person)
- Nicholson, Harold O., III (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to the Marjorie Echols Local Artists Collection
- Status
- Unverified Full Draft
- Author
- Christina Feng with Brian Stevens and Patrick Shae
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
- Edition statement
- This version was derived from inventory provided by donor.
Repository Details
Part of the Western Connecticut State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Haas Library
181 White St
Danbury 06810 USA US
203.837.8992
203.837.8322 (Fax)
stevensb@wcsu.edu