W. Stanton Forbes collection, 1954-1981

Series — Box: 10, Folder: 27, 97-102

Collection number: MSS 016.025

Scope and Contents

The subcollection consists of the following: a photocopy of “Improving Readiness,” a short memoir essay by Forbes; six prints of images to be used for an unidentified book; two copies of one portion of Forbes’ Scherzo ballet, apparently untitled; one copy of Remembered Swords, another portion of Scherzo; copies of Bear Hunt and Monologue: A Dream Sequence; a promotional brochure for Forbes’ wife, pianist Jean Réti-Forbes; a program for the Clayton Music and Literary Club’s “A Journey into the Past,” held June 11th, 1981, at the Rabun County Public Library; a clipping about a Bear Hunt-related event at the Athens library; and an issue of the Arizona Quarterly, Volume 10, Number 4, Winter 1954. Included in this issue is “Orozco's Adam and Eve,” an essay by W. Stanton Forbes. He autographed the front cover, adding the inscription: "for the Athens Regional Library in appreciation."

Dates

1954-1981

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Conditions Governing Access

This collection has no restrictions. This collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required. Apply in the Heritage Room for access. The exception is the Order of the Eastern Star collection, the directories included in which list the personal addresses and phone numbers of members. These directories are not available to the public.

Biographical / Historical

William Stanton Forbes (1912-1989) was born in Athens and first become interested in art at a young age while studying under his aunt, the artist Lucy May Stanton. After attaining degrees at the University of Georgia and Vanderbilt University, he studied under Giovanni Colacicchi at the Royal Academies in Rome and Florence. In the years, 1942-1945, he served in the U. S. Army with the 602nd Engineer Camouflage Battalion. He later studied art at Mexico City College, receiving a Master's Degree in History of Art and Applied Art in 1954. Forbes displayed his art at annual exhibits held at his home in Athens and spent a considerable amount of time in the North Georgia mountains.

Extent

.245 Linear Feet (Seven of 12 folders in a shared full legal document box)

Additional Description

Overview

Books by W. Stanton Forbes and documents related to his life and career.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Ida Dorsey Davison

Related Materials

Forbes, W. Stanton. Lucy M. Stanton, Artist. GR 757, Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library. Forbes, W. Stanton. “Goldy Locks Continues”. GR FORBES, Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library. Forbes, W. Stanton. Bear Hunt: From "Goldy Locks Continued": A Prose Poem, Illustrated with Twenty-four Engravings from Indian Art of the Eastern United States. GR 811.5 FORBES, Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library.