This collection is arranged as seven series. Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1960-1968 (0.2 Linear feet: Box 1) Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1938-1973 (1.3 Linear Feet: Box 1-2) Series 3: Gallery Records, circa 1960-1972 (0.2 Linear Feet: Box 2) Series 4: Printed Material, circa 1944-1976 (0.1 Linear Feet: Box 2) Series 5: Scrapbooks, circa 1942-1968 (0.2 Linear Feet: Box 2) Series 6: Photographic Material, circa 1920-1968 (0.2 Linear Feet: Box 2) Series 7: Artwork, circa 1920-1976 (0.2 Linear Feet: Box 2)
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 Margarita Gibbons measure 2 linear feet and date from circa 1920 to 1976, with bulk dates from 1938 to 1946. The papers document her carreer as a painter in New York and her relationship with her husband, American illustrator Arthur Getz through biographical material; correspondence with Getz, friends, and other artists; gallery records such as price lists, dimension notes and a signed exhibition guestbook; news clippings, and exhibition flyers; photographs; detached scrapbooks of photographs of artwork, news clippings, and exhibition flyers; and artwork including two sketchbooks and an oil self portait by Arthur Getz.
Citation:
Margarita Gibbons papers, circa 1920-1976. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Funding:
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
Use Note:
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Related Materials:
Also found in the Archives of American Art is the Arthur Getz letter from Charles E. Burchfield March 19, 1961.
Biography Note:
Margarita Gibbons (1906-1976) was a painter from New York City. Gibbons originally performed as a ballerina for the Metropolitan Opera House before pursing a career as a fine artist. She studied at the Art Students League, Pratt institute and later in Paris and Amsterdam. Her work has been shown in a number of galleries and museums including the Argent gallery, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Gibbons first husband was Ecuadorian painter Camilo Egas, whom she brought to the United States. Her second husband was American illustrator and painter Arthur Getz.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The records were donated to the Archives of American Art by owner Margarita Gibbons, February 1975 and the Arthur Getz letters were donated by William Gibbons, nephew of Margarita Gibbons, June 1977.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
