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Archives of American Art
Vivian Browne papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.browvivi
- Creators:
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Browne, Vivian E., 1929-1993
- Dates:
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1959-1968
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Microfilm reel60 items
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This microfilm collection of material from African American painter and arts administrator Vivian E. Browne dates from 1959 to 1968, and consists of correspondence, exhibition catalogs, clippings, and a sketchbook.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Vivian E. Browne (1929-1993) was an African American painter and arts administrator. She co-founded the women's art cooperative gallery SoHo 20 in New York in 1973, exhibiting there several times through 1989. Browne also taught in the art and design department at Rutgers University.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel N69-4 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals were returned to lender after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1968 by Vivian Browne.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Keywords
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| Painters -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Collectors -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| African American artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women painters | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women arts administrators | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sketchbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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