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 painter Jeanet Steckler Dreskin measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1961 to 2000. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, printed material, and a video recording concerning a 1999 exhibition of Dreskin's works.
Citation:
Jeanet Steckler Dreskin papers, 1961-2000. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reel 2803 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
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.
Related Materials:
Printed material emanating from a Dreskin exhibition at the Greenville County Museum of Art, January 1970, was microfilmed on reels N70-25, N69-23 and transferred to the vertical files of Smithsonian's American Art Museum. This material is not described in the collection container inventory.
Biography Note:
Jeanet Steckler Dreskin (1921- ) is a painter, illustrator, and arts administrator active in South Carolina. She studied at Sophie Newcomb College and later at Johns Hopkins University. In the 1960s, Dreskin was named head of the Greenville County Museum School of Art in Greenville, South Carolina.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1969, 1973, and 2001 by Jeanet Steckler Dreskin.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
