Winifred Holt

Winifred Holt was an American sculptor (1870–1945). She was born at New York and died at Pittsfield.

Also recorded as Winifred Holt Mather; Holt, Winifred, 1870-1945.

Winifred Holt in brief

Born
1870
Died
1945
Known for
sculptor
Place of birth
New York
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Catalogued works

14 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1901 to 1980.

A plan for the re-education and care of men blinded in battle. Typhlophiles or Friends of the Blind. Beacon for the Blind Being a Life of Henry Fawcett - the Blind Postmaster-General. First lady of the Lighthouse. A handbook for the blind and their friends. A report to the Committee for men blinded in battle. The light which cannot fail. A beacon for the blind. Sampler, dated 19th century, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1938.333. Locator (PS1), dated 1980, steel pipe and paint, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2025.170. Visual Sound Zone: Washroom, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York, dated 1979, graphite pencil and ink on paper, with typewritten text and audio recording; 6 min. 2 sec., held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2025.179a-e. A beacon for the blind : being a life of Henry Fawcett, the blind postmaster-general / Winifred Holt., dated 1926-1915, held by Wellcome Collection. Intelligence testing : methods and results / by Rudolf Pintner., dated [1923], held by Wellcome Collection. Strangeways Research Laboratory, dated c.1901-1999, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Holt, Winifred, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Holt, Winifred (1870–1945), Encyclopedia of Special Education, 2008. Winifred Holt (1870-1945): A Biographical Sketch, The Journal of Special Education, 1982. Miss Winifred Holt to be Married, Journal of Visual Impairment &amp; Blindness, 1922. <i>A Beacon for the Blind</i>. Winifred Holt, Journal of Political Economy, 1915.

Digitised editions and texts

9 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

A Beacon for the Blind: Being a Life of Henry Fawcett, the Blind Postmaster-General (1914) — Internet Archive. A beacon for the blind: being a life of Henry Fawcett, the blind postmaster ... (1915) — Internet Archive. The Light which Cannot Fail: True Stories of Heroic Blind Men and Women and a Handbook for the ... (1922) — Internet Archive. Mallonga Biografio de Henry Fawcett, la Blinda Cefpostestro de Anglujo (1911) — Internet Archive. A handbook for the blind and their friends (1925) — Internet Archive. A Handbook For the Blind and Their Friends : Reprinted From The Light Which Cannot Fail (1925) — Internet Archive. The Lighthouse for Blinded Soldiers (1916) — Internet Archive. Typhlophiles or Friends of the Blind (1906) — Internet Archive. The Light which Cannot Fail : True Stories of Heroic Blind Men and Women (1925) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 7 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 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1870Winifred Holt born at New York.
  2. 1911Mallonga Biografio de Henry Fawcett, la Blinda Cefpostestro de Anglujo digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1914A Beacon for the Blind: Being a Life of Henry Fawcett, the Blind Postmaster-General digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1915A beacon for the blind: being a life of Henry Fawcett, the blind postmaster ... digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1922The Light which Cannot Fail: True Stories of Heroic Blind Men and Women and a Handbook for the ... digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1925A handbook for the blind and their friends digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1925A Handbook For the Blind and Their Friends : Reprinted From The Light Which Cannot Fail digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1945Winifred Holt died at Pittsfield.

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.

    <i>A Beacon for the Blind</i>. Winifred Holt, Journal of Political Economy, 1915

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Holt, Winifred (1870–1945), Encyclopedia of Special Education, 2008

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Holt, Winifred, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Miss Winifred Holt to be Married, Journal of Visual Impairment &amp; Blindness, 1922

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Open Library author record for Winifred Holt (Internet Archive), 7 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  6. 6.

    Internet Archive, 10 digitised items catalogued under Winifred Holt as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Winifred Holt.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  8. 8.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 3 works naming Winifred Holt.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q8025396: Winifred Holt

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  10. 10.

    “Winifred Holt”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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