Susan Carlton Smith Cavanagh papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Susan Carlton Smith Cavanagh papers
Creator: Cavanagh, Susan
Inclusive Dates: 1958-2005
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Collection Number: ms3864
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Susan Carlton Smith Cavanagh was a botanical illustrator and sculptor of nature-themed works. She graduated from the University of Georgia with a bachelors in zoology and botany, and a master of fine arts in drama. She worked as an assistant curator for the Trent Collection in the History of Medicine at the Duke University Medical Center, where her husband, Terry, was director. Her work has appeared in many exhibitions, scientific texts, journals, and children's books. Cavanagh was also a member of the North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill, and the Friends of the State Botanical Garden at the University of Georgia.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of correspondence, articles, photographs, and printed material documenting Susan Carlton Smith Cavanagh's life and career.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Susan Carlton Smith Cavanagh, ms 3864, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2015.

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Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Correspondence, 1973-2005, 2003-2005

 

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Writings

 

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Artwork captions and descriptions

 

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Printed material

 

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Clippings, 1958-2007

 

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Susan Carlton Smith Nature Sculptures workshop printout

 

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Harp Man sculpture photograph

Root playing a grasshopper leg harp with spider web strings.

 

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The Coach sculpture photograph

Two roots in a bark coach with hickory nut wheels, an oak leaf canopy, spider web strings for reins, and a male Rhinocerous Beetle pulling the coach.

 

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Don Quixote sculpture photograph

A root on a root with a pine needle spear on a Bracket Fungus field.

 

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The Drummer sculpture photograph

Praying Mantis beating a puff ball drum sitting atop a feline vertebrae.

 

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The Dancers sculpture photograph

Two roots dancing on a wasp's nest.