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 papers of painter Lucile Blanch (1895-1981) measure 0.5 linear feet and date from circa 1898 to 1963. The scattered papers comment on Blanch's relationships with her husband Arnold Blanch, her sister Beatrice Lundquist, and fellow artists. Found are biographical material, correspondence, a diary fragment by Beatrice Lundquist, and photographs.
Citation:
Lucile Blanch papers, circa 1898-1963. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Material lent for microfilming is available on 35mm microfilm reel 1003 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
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:
The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming on reel 1003 including a sketchbook; 46 drawings, prints and reproductions of Blanch's work; illustrations from W. H. Hudson's <em>Green Mansions</em>; 3 scrapbooks containing clippings, reproductions of her work, exhibition material, photographs, and letters; and miscellaneous printed material. Loaned materials were returned to the donor and are not described in the collection container inventory.
Biography Note:
Minnesota and New York etcher and painter Lucile Blanch (1895-1981) helped to establish the Woodstock Art Colony in Woodstock, New York.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Materials on reel 1033 were lent for microfilming in 1975 by Lucile Blanch and the correspondence on frames 297-410 was subsequently donated in 1976 by Blanch. Additional correspondence, photographs and a sketch were donated in 2021 and 2023 by Nancy Lundquist, a relative of Lucile Blanch.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
