Item 61: Bookplate, William R A Hays, no date
Item — Box: 20, Folder: 61
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- Created: no date
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Bookplate
Condition Note:
Good
Measurements:
6 5/16 in. x 5 15/16 in.
Title:
Ex Libris William R A Hays
Description:
A bookplate featuring a nude woman surrounded by books and a man hiding. She is sitting in front of the books. There are vines surrounding her. There is text on the bottom that reads “le libre est un aumi que ne change jamais.” which translates to “the free is a friend that never changes.” Bookplate artist Von Bayros Franz was born May 28, 1866 in Zagreb, Croatia. He was a “commercial artist, illustrator.” When he was seventeen he passed his admittance test for the Vienna Academy with Eduard von Engerth. Bayros started associating with privileged society and became friends with John Strauss II and his clique. Bayros got married to Strauss’ stepdaughter, Alice in 1896, and in 1897, he relocated to Munich. In 1904, he showed off his first pieces of art in Munich, with people liking them. He is known the most for his “Tales of the Dressing” portfolio, which he created in 1911 and caused uproar. He was part of the “Decadent movement” of art, frequently using sexual themes and “phantasmagoric imagery.” He was detained and deported from Germany over “Tales of the Dressing.” He felt isolated when he came back to Vienna, because of his detainment and the onset of World War I. His art can be seen at the MET in New York, and he has over 2000 works of art. He died on April 3, 1924 in Vienna, Austria after a cerebral hemorrhage. Bookplate artist William R. A. Hays was a broker and bookplate collector who worked in and started McKee and company in Columbus, Ohio. He was originally from Waverly, Ohio. At one point, he was affiliated with Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Beane Co. in Cleveland. He also used to be the manager of Samuel Ungerleider & Co. in Columbus. The two businesses combined and stayed the manager after they moved to Cleveland. “He was also known for collecting bookplates, and had written several articles on the subject.” He had a wife and son who lived longer.
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