Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
Access Note / Rights:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
The Christine J. Abel printed material concerns painter and muralist Helen Forbes and dates from 1940. Found are three articles concerning Forbes's career and process as a muralist and mosaicist and two photographs of her work.
Citation:
Christine J. Abel printed material relating to Helen Forbes, 1940. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
The collection has been microfilmed on reel LA09. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
Location of Originals:
Originals returned to the lender, Christine Abel, after microfilming.
Funding:
The digitization of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund
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.
Loan:
Loan
Biography Note:
Helen Forbes (1891-1945) was a painter, muralist, and mosaicist in San Francisco and Palo Alto, California.
Christine Jeannette Abel (1890-1970) was a painter and sculptor in Los Angeles, California.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The collection was lent for microfilming in 1964 by Christine J. Abel and returned to the donor after filming.
Digitization Note:
This site provides access to the papers of Christine Jeannette Abel in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2025 from 1 reel of microfilm, and total 10 images.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
