Name/Title
Portrait of Fletcher SteeleEntry/Object ID
WHC 2016.39Description
Studio portrait of landscape architect Fletcher Steele (1885-1971). The photograph is undated, but likely taken in the 1920's or 1930's. The back of the photograph is inscribed with the words "Fletcher Steele, friend of BSM [Burton Stevenson Munro]."
Fletcher Steele was commissioned by Mary Louise Curtis Bok as landscape architect for the Camden Public Library Amphitheatre.Collection
Walsh History Center CollectionCataloged By
Marie StickneyAcquisition
Accession
WHC 2016.39Source or Donor
Heide MunroAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Studio
Pirie MacDonald, Photographer-of-MenDate made
1900 - 1942Notes
Medium: PhotographLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Photographs, Photographic prints, Portrait photographsSearch Terms
Steele, FletcherLocation
Location
Room
Storage RoomBuilding
Walsh History CenterCategory
PermanentDate
October 21, 2025Condition
Overall Condition
GoodDate Examined
Dec 13, 2016Examined By
Marie StickneyRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Steele, FletcherProvenance
Notes
Gift of Heide Munro. Her father was Burton Stevenson Munro, a friend of Fletcher Steele. The two likely were classmates at either Williams College or Harvard.Copyright
Copyright Details
None known.General Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: Marie StickneyCreated By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
December 13, 2016Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
October 27, 2025
