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 papers of painter and ceramicist Bernice Fisher date from 1939 to 1942. Found are records relating to Fisher's participation in the Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration including a letter and photographs.
Citation:
Bernice Fisher papers, 1939-1942. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
The collection has been microfilmed on reels NDA27. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
Location of Originals:
Originals returned to the lender, Bernice Fisher, 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:
Bernice Fisher Banks (1906-1981) was a ceramicist and painter in San Francisco, California. Fisher painted canvases and created ceramics for the Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The papers were lent for microfilming 1965 by Bernice Fisher and the collection was returned after filming.
Digitization Note:
This site provides access to the papers of Bernice Fisher 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
