John Gowdy collection of Chinese watercolors

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 1000-060

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Two are on card stock, approx. 11" x 14," and have typewritten labels attached: "2.047 Lantern Feast / Foochow, China / Presented by Pres. John Gowdy, '97" "2.046 Student of Chinese College making his first calls after graduation, showing mode of salutation / Foochow, China / Presented by Pres. John Gowdy '97" Two are on thin paper mounted onto heavier stock and/or cloth backings. One has an inscription in ink on the lower right corner "417 / Chinese Painting / Mrs. Wm Russell". The other is marked "419". These latter two may not have been part of the Gowdy donation but are being kept together as a collection.

Dates

Creation: Majority of material found within dates unknown

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Biographical / Historical

John Gowdy spent the years 1902-1944 in China as a teacher in Foochow, as president of Fukien Christian University (1923-27), and as (Methodist) Bishop of the Central Conference, East Asia (1930-44?)

Extent

1 Linear Feet (1 small flat hollinger box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection of 4 Chinese opaque watercolors (gouache), late 19th/early 20th century, given to Wesleyan by John Gowdy (Wesleyan class of 1897) and his wife Elizabeth Thompson Gowdy (Wesleyan class of 1898).