Sara and Athos Menaboni collection, 1929-1990

Summary

Creator:
Menaboni family
Date:
1929-1990
Extent:
7 Linear Feet 9 boxes and 1 item
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Sara and Athos Menaboni collection, ms3134, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of personal papers of Sara and Athos Menaboni. Included are correspondence, journals (both financial and Sara's personal), photographs and photograph albums, home movies, exhibition programs, promotional fliers, Menaboni azalea prints and copies of other prints, books, calling cards, and the memorial service program for Athos Menaboni. Correspondents include "Tommy" Arnold, Congressman James C. Davis, and Wayne Short (on Audubon Society letterhead).

Biographical / historical:

"Athos Menaboni (1895–1990) was an Italian-born artist who arrived in Georgia in the late 1920s. His early career focused primarily on corporate projects, including the creation of murals for clients in Atlanta, before he turned to painting birds from life, usually in pairs and in their natural habitats. Today Menaboni is best known for his numerous paintings of more than 150 different species of birds native to the Atlanta region."

For more information, see the article Athos Menaboni at the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Access and use restrictions

Restrictions:

Though the collection is open for research, the audiovisual recordings do not have reference copies; however, reference copies are available upon request. Audiovisual research requests are dependent upon the format and condition of the recordings.

Preferred citation:

Sara and Athos Menaboni collection, ms3134, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.