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Summary:
Correspondence; biographical statements, career resumes and membership cards; photographs and slides of Weschler, her studio and work; printed matter; notes and memoranda; 22 newspaper montages; clippings; exhibition announcements; 10 sketches by Weschler and a woodblock print; a Christmas card by Marguerite Zorach; a videotape documentary on Weschler, directed by David Howard, 1991; and an inventory of Weschler's papers at Syracuse University.
ADDITION (1998): Biographical information, 1950-1990; correspondence, 1954-1997; writings; lecture material, 1978-1990; notes;notebooks, 1970-1991; mailing lists, 1976-1997; financial records, 1974-1975; price lists, 1968-1986; bills, 1978-1986; loan agreements, 1986-1992; press releases, 1963-1992; and miscellany. Also found are printed materials, 1938-1996, including clippings, newsletters, exhibition announcements and catalogs; works of art; photographs and slides of Weschler in her studio, with family and friends, and her works of art, 1934-1990; and the master copy of a videotaped documentary on Weschler, 1991.
Citation:
Anita Weschler papers, 1938-1998. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Related Materials:
Anita Weschler papers also at Syracuse University.
Biography Note:
Sculptor, painter; New York, N.Y. Born 1903. Died 2000.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1974-1998 by Anita Weschler.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001