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Wyers, Renier Otto, 1897-1950

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1897 - 1950

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Round Table sketchbooks

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Wyers
Abstract

Two manuscript sketchbooks created by artists, commentators, poets, newspapermen, and other writers who were members of a small and informal Chicago club, the Round Table, documenting the social and political climates in Chicago and the United States during the Great Depression. In addition to Renier Wyers, club members included James A. Barnes, Finney Briggs, William L. Griffin, Henry Hammer, Edmond Hayes, Eugene Murdock, Edwin Prehm, Kurt Stein, Lowell H. Truettner, and E. C. Woodward.

Dates: 1931-1933