The papers of abstract painter Eleanore Lockspeiser measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1918 to 1982. Found are biographical material, family correspondence, photographs, printed material, writings, and artwork including two sketchbooks. Of note are letters from Mary Frank, Lockspeiser's daughter.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of abstract painter Eleanore Lockspeiser measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1918 to 1982. Found are biographical material, family correspondence, photographs, printed material, writings, and artwork including two sketchbooks. Of note are letters from Mary Frank, Lockspeiser's daughter.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Eleanore Lockspeiser (1900-1986) was an abstract painter active in London and New York City, New York.
Eleanore Lockspeiser was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Gregory and Eugenie Weinstein. She studied at the Art Students League with Max Weber, at the Louvre Print Room in Paris, and at the Slade School in London. She settled in London, marrying musicologist Edward Lockspeiser and together they had a daughter, Mary. During World War II, the Lockspeiser family separated with Eleanore taking her daughter to the United States. Mary married photographer Robert Frank. Eleanore exhibited around the United States. She died in 1986.
Provenance:
Eleanore Lockspeiser donated some of her papers in 1983. Her daughter, Mary Frank, donated additional materials to the Archives of American Art in 1986.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Rights:
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Occupation:
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
Eleanore Lockspeiser papers, 1918-1982. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Processing of this collection received federal support from the Collections Care Initiative Fund, administered by the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative and the National Collections Program
