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Creator:
Pindell, Howardena, 1943-  Search this
Names:
Pindell, Howard D., 1908-2006  Search this
Extent:
0.2 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Scrapbooks
Date:
1935-1940
Summary:
The Howardena Pindell scrapbook measures 0.2 linear feet and dates from 1935 to 1940. The scrapbook, removed from one binder, consists of photocopies of correspondence, memoranda, reports, legal documents, press releases, and newspaper articles related to Howardena Pindell's father, Howard D. Pindell's involvement in the pursuit of salary equity for African American teachers in Maryland.
Scope and Contents:
The Howardena Pindell scrapbook measures 0.2 linear feet and dates from 1935 to 1940. The scrapbook, removed from one binder, consists of photocopies of correspondence, memoranda, legal documents, reports, press releases, and newspaper articles related to Howardena Pindell's father, Howard D. Pindell's involvement in the pursuit of salary equity for African American teachers in Maryland. Correspondence includes letters to and from Thurgood Marshall and Charles H. Houston, special counsel of the NAACP.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection, the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Howardena Pindell (1943- ) is an African American abstract artist in New York, NY. Her work is known for exploring texture, color, and the process of making art. Howard D. Pindell (1908-2006) was Howardena Pindell's father and was a teacher, and later a school principal in Maryland. He worked to start an African American teachers' union in order to address unequal salaries for Black teachers. In 1936 he was involved in a test case for salary equity pursued by Thurgood Marshall and Charles Hamilton Houston.
Related Materials:
The Archives of American Art also holds an oral history interview with Howardena Pindell conducted 2012 Dec. 1-4 by Judith Olch Richards, and an an oral history interview with Howardena Pindell conducted 1972 July 10 by Paul Cummings.
Provenance:
The scrapbook was donated in 2020 by Howardena Pindell as part of the Archives' African American Collecting Initiative funded by the Henry Luce Foundation.
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:
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.
Occupation:
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
African American artists  Search this
Women artists  Search this
African American educators  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Genre/Form:
Scrapbooks
Citation:
Howardena Pindell Scrapbook, 1935-1940. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.pindhowa
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Howardena Pindell scrapbook
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw947dd0240-1eb2-4bde-971f-6d0c1719818d
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-pindhowa