Pencil drawing of a shark in profile, with a second detail of shark from below. Extensive pencil notes. Drawing marked as "#2 of 3 drawings". Prepared for the American Museum of Natural History. The species is not named in any of the Jaques shark drawings, but it resembles a Nurse Shark.
Pencil drawing with sixteen studies of a shark: five silhouettes of cross-sections, two drawings of the mouth viewed from the underside of the shark, six drawings of fins and tail viewed in profile, a detail of the shark's eye, a view of the shark's head and torso from above, and a profile view of the shark's head. Drawing marked as "#4 of 3 dra...
Pencil drawing of a shark in profile, with a second detail of half of a shark viewed from above. Extensive notes on sheet giving measurements of the shark. Drawing marked as "#3 of 3 drawings." Prepared for the American Museum of Natural History. The species is not named in any of the Jaques shark drawings, but closely resembles a Nurse Shark.
Two pencil sketches on single sheet, divided horizontally by a pencil line. Upper sketch is a detail of a sandy shore with seaweed and shells strewn on it; lower sketch is a close-up study of a flower that a note indicates was "lying on sand." Both images have extensive pencil notes on color and size. This drawing was made during Jaques's trip t...
Pencil sketch of a segment of a lagoon; primarily water, but with a small section of reeds or grasses drawn in lower left. Note at upper right states "shore birds - lagoon". This drawing was likely made during Jaques's trip to Florida to make preparatory drawings for Arthur H. Howell, "Florida Bird Life" (1932.)
Black and white photograph of both Sir John Dankworth and Dame Cleo Laine. Signed: "To the Minnesota Orchestra- We enjoy ourstay with you - Much love, Cleo Laine and John Dankworth"
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Performing Arts Archives.
Oil sketch on paper depicting two leaves and the fruit of a wild fig, and a study of a small palm tree. The leaves and fruit are life size, while the tree is not.