Drawings and Sketches,
[ca. 1940s]-1970s.
(1 box, 5 oversized folders)

{series #392m.1} [Holdings]

Arranged by group, then either numerically or alphabetically.

The drawings, patterns and sketches contained in Series 1 are divided into two sections. The first is a numbered group, which was originally housed in a box before the items were flattened and placed into oversized folders. This set of drawings is divided into 3 different types of mediums: pencil drawings on tissue paper, brown paper sketches in pencil and specimens on white paper or matboard. The organization of this section follows a list that accompanied the materials, except that the drawings are now arranged in numerical order instead of the haphazard order in which they were originally aligned. The second group of drawings are miscellaneous items from the remainder of the collection, which have been organized alphabetically and placed either into an oversized box or into an oversized folder. Included in the box are two of Bowling's sketchbooks, one dealing with “ships and women,” the other with “anatomy.” The drawings and patterns are usually rough and unpolished in nature. Most are of subjects that were eventually made into sculptures of silver or some other metal. They provide an excellent look at the preparation Bowling put into his various works of art.

Negatives and Photographs,
[ca. 1940s-ca. 1970s].
(6 boxes)

{series #392m.2} [Holdings]

Arranged by group, then either numerically or by subject.

The negatives and photographs in Series 2 were culled from various places during processing, with care being taken to keep together negatives or photographs that were found in the same folder or sleeve. Amalgamations of miscellaneous items have been made, however, when no discernable order or grouping was present. The negatives consist of negative film strips and single negatives of various sizes, up to and including 8"x10" items. Most concern silverwork done by Bowling, but subjects such as family, friends, dogs, exhibits and flower arrangements are also included. There is also a specific numbered grouping of combined 6"x9" descriptive cards, negatives and photographs in this series, which focus exclusively on Bowling's silverwork. Finally, there are five binders of photographs and one box of oversized photographs present. The images are either grouped together by topic (except for the oversized images) or housed in a grouping because they were originally in one folder or sleeve. Subjects such as examples of silverwork, images of Bowling in his workshop, Naval Academy postcards and photos, other types of artwork and miscellaneous images are included.