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Creator:
Wurm, Jan  Search this
Names:
Reese, Robert  Search this
Extent:
2.7 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Drawings
Sketchbooks
Date:
1966-2013
Summary:
The papers of painter, educator, and curator Jan Wurm measure 2.7 linear feet and date from 1966 to 2013. The collection provides a range of documentation of Wurm's career, highlighting her many exhibitions and instructional courses in the Berkeley, California area. Also found are thirty self-published books of Wurm's artwork, fifteen sketchbooks, and several photographs.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of painter, educator, and curator Jan Wurm measure 2.7 linear feet and date from 1966 to 2013. The collection provides a range of documentation of Wurm's career, highlighting her many exhibitions and instructional courses in the Berkeley, California area. Also found are thirty self-published books of Wurm's artwork, fifteen sketchbooks, and several photographs.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged as four series. Series 1: Printed Material, 1966-2013 (19 folders; Box 1, 4) Series 2: Photographs, circa 2007-2013 (1 folder; Box 1) Series 3: Self-Published Books of Artwork, 1980, 2008-2013 (30 folders; Box 1-2) Series 4: Sketchbooks, 1967-2006 (15 folders; Box 2-4)
Biographical / Historical:
Jan Wurm (1951-) is a painter, educator, and curator based in Berkeley, California. She has been an instructor at University of California Berkeley Extension, the Berkeley Art Studio, and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, as well as the Sommerakadamie in Neumarkt, Austria. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the New York Public Library Print Collection, and the Universität für angewandte Kunst in Vienna, Austria.
Provenance:
The papers were donated in 2018 by Jan Wurm.
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 -- California -- Berkeley  Search this
Art museum curators -- California  Search this
Educators -- California  Search this
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women museum curators  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Genre/Form:
Drawings
Sketchbooks
Citation:
Jan Wurm papers, 1966-2013. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.wurmjan
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Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9de742e32-74bc-4759-a23c-c1584451673f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-wurmjan