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Creator:
Bothwell, Dorr Hodgson, 1902-2000  Search this
Subject:
Adnan, Etel  Search this
Adams, Virginia Best  Search this
Adams, Ansel  Search this
Jackson, Martha Kellogg  Search this
Packard, Emmy Lou  Search this
Howard, Charles  Search this
Falkenstein, Claire  Search this
Chinn, Benjamen  Search this
Pollock-Krasner Foundation  Search this
Type:
Drawings
Sketchbooks
Photographs
Visitors' books
Interviews
Travel diaries
Scrapbooks
Collages
Sketches
Contracts
Awards
Diaries
Lecture notes
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
10.6 Linear feet; 1.72 Gigabytes
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as 8 series: Series 1: Biographical Material, 1939-2001 (Box 1, 11, 13, 15; 0.6 linear feet) Series 2: Correspondence, 1942-2002 (Box 1-3, 13; 2.3 linear feet) Series 3: Personal Business Records, 1925-2006 (Box 3-4; 0.7 linear feet) Series 4: Notes and Writings, 1949-1998 (Box 4, 11, 14, 15; 0.8 linear feet.) Series 5: Art Work, 1920-1994 (Box 4-5, 11, 13, 16, 17; 1.5 linear feet) Series 6: Scrapbooks, 1926-1979 (Box 5, 11, 12; 0.5 linear feet) Series 7: Printed Material, 1923-2000 (Box 5-7, 12, 13; 1.8 linear feet) Series 8: Photographs, 1900-2001 (Box 7-9, 10; 2.4 linear feet, ER01-ER04; 1.72 GB)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Summary:
The papers of California painter, printmaker, and art instructor Dorr Bothwell date from 1900-2006, and measure 10.6 linear feet and 1.72 GB. Found within the papers are biographical material, correspondence, personal business records, notes and writings, five diaries, art work and 19 sketchbooks, three scrapbooks, printed material, and print and digital photographs.
Citation:
Dorr Bothwell papers, 1900-2006. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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:
Dorr Bothwell (1902-2000) worked primarily in California as a painter, printmaker, and art instructor.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The Dorr Bothwell papers were donated in 1978 by the artist, and in 2002, 2009, and 2012 by the Dorr Bothwell Trust.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Women printmakers  Search this
Artists' studios -- Photographs  Search this
Surrealism  Search this
World War, 1939-1945  Search this
Women muralists  Search this
Theme:
Sketches & Sketchbooks  Search this
Women  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)6774
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208900
AAA_collcode_bothdorr
Theme:
Sketches & Sketchbooks
Women
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208900