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Archives of American Art
Gertrude Levy Barnstone papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.barngert
- Creators:
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Barnstone, Gertrude Lisette Levy, 1925-
- Dates:
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1949-1984
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2 Microfilm reels
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Sketchbooks; photographs; a patent registration and patent; drafts; exhibition announcements and invitations; clippings; invoices; and price lists.
Scope and Contents
REEL 1703: Sketchbooks; photographs of art work; clippings; price lists for sculpture and drawings, 1978; invoices; a patent registration for bookends; and drafts of proposals for art projects.
Scope and Contents
REEL 3538: A handwritten draft of an address delivered by Barnstone at the opening of the Coalition of Women's Art Organizations, Women's Caucus for Art Conference, Cooper Union, New York, February 23, 1982. Also included are Barnstone's patent for bookends granted December 22, 1981; exhibition announcements and invitations, undated and 1978-1984; and four photographs of Barnstone's sculpture.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Sculptor; Houston, Tex.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 1703 available for use at Archives of American Art offices; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 3538 available only at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and through interlibrary loan.
Reproduction Note
The patent is a photocopy.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reel 1703: Originals returned to the lender, Getrude Barnstone, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material on reel 1703 lent for microfilming, 1979; material on reel 3538 donated 1984 all by Gertrude Barnstone.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
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