Olin Howland

Olin Howland was an American actor (1886–1959). He was born at Denver and died at Hollywood.

Also recorded as Olin Ross Howland.

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Identity

What the record establishes about Olin Howland.

A Group of Men Representing Various Branches of Human Thought, Study for Mural Decoration in the Great Hall of the College of the City of New York is dated 1907/8 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1909.55). Minnesota, Granary of the World, Mural Study for Senate Chamber of the State Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota is dated 1904 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1909.59). Mural Study for The Edict of Toleration of Lord Baltimore Courthouse, Baltimore, Maryland is dated c. 1904 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1909.65). The Art Institute of Chicago records 5 objects associated with this heading. Olin Howland is recorded with the citizenship of United States. Olin Howland is recorded as actor.

Catalogued works

3 works under this name are catalogued by The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1904 to 1907.

Minnesota, Granary of the World, Mural Study for Senate Chamber of the State Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota, dated 1904, graphite and charcoal, on cream wood-pulp laminate board, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1909.59. A Group of Men Representing Various Branches of Human Thought, Study for Mural Decoration in the Great Hall of the College of the City of New York, dated 1907/8, charcoal with stumping and erasing, with touches of brown chalk, on cream wove paper, laid down on wood-pulp board, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1909.55. Mural Study for The Edict of Toleration of Lord Baltimore Courthouse, Baltimore, Maryland, dated c. 1904, graphite and charcoal, heightened with touches of white gouache, on tan wood-pulp laminate board, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1909.65.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 15 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 22 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1886Olin Howland born at Denver.
  2. 1904Minnesota, Granary of the World, Mural Study for Senate Chamber of the State Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  3. 1904Mural Study for The Edict of Toleration of Lord Baltimore Courthouse, Baltimore, Maryland (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  4. 1904Minnesota, Granary of the World, Mural Study for Senate Chamber of the State Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota is dated 1904 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1909.59).
  5. 1904Mural Study for The Edict of Toleration of Lord Baltimore Courthouse, Baltimore, Maryland is dated c. 1904 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1909.65).
  6. 1907A Group of Men Representing Various Branches of Human Thought, Study for Mural Decoration in the Great Hall of the College of the City of New York (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  7. 1907A Group of Men Representing Various Branches of Human Thought, Study for Mural Decoration in the Great Hall of the College of the City of New York is dated 1907/8 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1909.55).
  8. 1959Olin Howland died at Hollywood.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Blashfield, Edwin Howland, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Howland, George, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    PubMed, United States National Library of Medicine, records for “Olin Howland”

    Institutional database · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Olin Howland.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  5. 5.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1968576: Olin Howland

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  6. 6.

    “Olin Howland”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Plates

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Olin Howland, sketched by James Montgomery Flagg, as he appeared in a comedy short directed by Flagg

Olin Howland, sketched by James Montgomery Flagg, as he appeared in a comedy short directed by Flagg

James Montgomery Flagg · Picture-Play Magazine, 1919 ( https://archive.org/stream/pictureplaymagaz10unse#page/n32/mode/1up ) · Public domain

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