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Dorothea S. Greenbaum papers, 1923-1980

Catalog Data

Creator:
Greenbaum, Dorothea S., 1893-1980  Search this
Subject:
Mechlin, Leila  Search this
Arms, John Taylor  Search this
Kuniyoshi, Yasuo  Search this
Artists for Victory, Inc.  Search this
Sculptors Guild (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Scrapbooks
Sketchbooks
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
2.2 Linear feet
Summary:
The papers of painter and sculptor Dorothea S. Greenbaum measure 2.2 linear feet and date from 1923-1980. A majority of the collection includes photographs of works of art by Greenbaum and few photographs of Greenbaum. Also included are card catalogs of Greenbaum's work; a scrapbook of clippings compiled by Greenbaum relating to the Sculptor's Guild, 1938-1939; biographical material; professional correspondence; and a sketchbook by Greenbaum.
Citation:
Dorothea S. Greenbaum papers, 1923-1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Material on 35mm microfilm reel N/70-77 availble at Archives of American Art office or through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Papers microfilmed on reel N70-77: Originals were returned to the lender, Dorothea Greenbaum, after microfilming.
Related Materials:
Also in the Archives is material lent for microfilming on reel N/70-77 and includes clippings, poems, photographs and a scrapbook, 1923-1960, containing letters from John Taylor Arms, writing for Artists for Victory, Leila Mechlin, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, for Artists Equity.
Biography Note:
Dorothea S. Greenbaum (1893-1986) was a painter and sculptor in Princeton, N.J.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The scrapbook donated in 1970 by Dorothea S. Greenbaum. Additional material was donated in 2020 by Susan Greenbaum, Dorothea's granddaughter. Material on reel N70-77 was lent for microfilming in 1970 by Greenbaum.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Sculpture, American  Search this
Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- United States  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women sculptors  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)8985
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211172
AAA_collcode_greedoro
Theme:
Women
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211172