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Creator:
Steinke, Bettina, 1913-1999  Search this
Subject:
Circus Saints & Sinners Club of America  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
0.4 Linear feet
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Access Note / Rights:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Summary:
The scattered papers of portrait painter Bettina Steinke measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1936-1998. The collection focuses on Steinke's portraits of the members of the Circus Saints and Sinners Club of America (CSSCA) and military figures and includes photographs and printed material. Also found are two buttons, depicting Franklin D. Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower and made from Steinke's portraits.
Citation:
Bettina Steinke papers, 1936-1998. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Funding:
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Use Note:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Biography Note:
Bettina Steinke (1913-1999) was a portrait painter in New York, New York. During World War II, she painted portraits for the United States War Department and was a member of The Circus Saints and Sinners Club of America (CSSCA), a national organization that raises money for local charities.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 2001 by the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution via curator Wendy Reaves who received the papers from Susan Conway, a friend of Steinke's.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)15961
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)302601
AAA_collcode_steibett
Theme:
Women
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_302601