1946: Art class in front of Samford Hall

1946: Art class in front of Samford Hall

These people were students at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University) in the mid 1940s. They are shown here drawing outdoors as part of an art class held on the lawn in front of Samford Hall in March, 1946. The student sitting by herself in the middle of the class is Lallah Miles P...

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Published: Auburn University Libraries
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Auburn University photographs
Online Access:http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/aunumphoto,403
format Electronic
collection Auburn University Photographs Collection
building Auburn University Digital Library
publisher Auburn University Libraries
topic Auburn University photographs
spellingShingle Auburn University photographs
1946: Art class in front of Samford Hall
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fulltopic Auburn University photographs
Art -- Alabama; Auburn University -- Students; College students -- Alabama; Student activities -- Alabama
Alabama; Auburn University; Art and Architecture
Arts & Literature -- Arts Education; Arts & Literature -- Painting, Sculpture, and the Plastic Arts; Education -- Higher Education
description These people were students at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University) in the mid 1940s. They are shown here drawing outdoors as part of an art class held on the lawn in front of Samford Hall in March, 1946. The student sitting by herself in the middle of the class is Lallah Miles Perry (class of 1946), who is the daughter of Eunice Rebecca Stodghill Miles, also an Auburn graduate (class of 1917) and Lee Ellis Miles. Lallah Miles Perry went on to become a famous artist working in oils, watercolor, acryllic, fabric, and combinations of the above. She was a member of the Allison's Well Art Colony in Mississippi and a founder of the Mississippi Art Colony. She taught art in the Choctaw, Mississippi Schools and at Delta State University and Meridian Community College. The other students are unidentified. Anyone with additional information is urged to contact the Auburn University Libraries Cataloging Dept. at caudlda@auburn.edu.
spelling 1946: Art class in front of Samford HallThese people were students at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University) in the mid 1940s. They are shown here drawing outdoors as part of an art class held on the lawn in front of Samford Hall in March, 1946. The student sitting by herself in the middle of the class is Lallah Miles Perry (class of 1946), who is the daughter of Eunice Rebecca Stodghill Miles, also an Auburn graduate (class of 1917) and Lee Ellis Miles. Lallah Miles Perry went on to become a famous artist working in oils, watercolor, acryllic, fabric, and combinations of the above. She was a member of the Allison's Well Art Colony in Mississippi and a founder of the Mississippi Art Colony. She taught art in the Choctaw, Mississippi Schools and at Delta State University and Meridian Community College. The other students are unidentified. Anyone with additional information is urged to contact the Auburn University Libraries Cataloging Dept. at caudlda@auburn.edu.UnknownAuburn University Libraries1946-03-001940sAuburn, Lee Co. (Ala.)Art -- Alabama; Auburn University -- Students; College students -- Alabama; Student activities -- AlabamaAlabama; Auburn University; Art and ArchitectureArts & Literature -- Arts Education; Arts & Literature -- Painting, Sculpture, and the Plastic Arts; Education -- Higher EducationJPEGImageIVA0234Auburn University Numbered PhotographsAuburn University. Special Collections and ArchivesengThis image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.2005-09-27http://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/aunumphoto/id/403
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