Elizabeth (Betsy) Ross Figure Drawing Artwork

1960-1997, 2020
Manuscript Collection #1485
Creator(s)
Ross, Elizabeth (Betsy)
Physical description
1.30 Cubic Feet, 2 oversize boxes, consisting of art sketchbooks and rolled art drawings
Preferred Citation
Elizabeth (Betsy) Ross Figure Drawing Artwork (#1485), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
Access
The collection has not been processed but is open for research. Please contact Special Collections at specialcollections@ecu.edu in advance to request access.

This collection (1960-1997, 2020) contains a sampling of the artwork produced by Elizabeth Ross while she was a student (earned her MA in Art in 1965) and professor (1966-2002) in the School of Art at East Carolina University where she taught painting and figure drawing.


Scope and arrangement

This collection (1960-1997, 2020) contains a sampling of the artwork produced by Elizabeth Ross while she was a student (earned her MA in Art in 1965) and professor (1966-2002) in the School of Art at East Carolina University where she taught painting and figure drawing. During her time teaching, she created the School of Art's first computer graphics lab for courses in art and design in 1988. Her artwork here includes the use of pencil, charcoal, ink, colored pencils, watercolor, prints, and digital interactive prints. Most of the artwork is contained in sketchbooks or rolled drawings. The digital interactive prints are matted.


Administrative information
Custodial History

February 12, 2026 (unprocessed), 1.30 cubic feet; This collection (1960-1997, 2020) contains a sampling of the artwork produced by Elizabeth Ross while she was a student (earned her MA in Art in 1965) and professor (1966-2002) in the School of Art at East Carolina University where she taught painting and figure drawing. During her time teaching, she created the School of Art's first computer graphics lab for courses in art and design in 1988. Her artwork here includes the use of pencil, charcoal, ink, colored pencils, watercolor, prints, and digital interactive prints. Most of the artwork is contained in sketchbooks or rolled drawings. The digital interactive prints are matted. Gift of Catherine C. Walker-Bailey.

Source of acquisition

Gift of Catherine C. Walker-Bailey

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Container list
Box 1 Figure Drawing Artwork in sketchbooks and rolled drawings
Box 2 Figure Drawing Artwork in sketchbooks and rolled drawings