Archives of American Art

A Finding Aid to the Mary Bradish Call Papers, 1947-1975, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.callmary
Creators:
Call, Mary Bradish, 1877-1966
Dates:
1947-1975
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.2 Linear feet
Repository:
The scattered papers of Mary Bradish Call measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1947 to 1975. The bulk of the material concerns exhibitions of Call's work held later in her life and posthumously. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, a mailing list, photographs, and printed material.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The scattered papers of Mary Bradish Call measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1947 to 1975. The bulk of the material concerns exhibitions of Call's work held later in her life and posthumously. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, a mailing list, photographs, and printed material.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Mary Bradish Call (1877-1966) was a painter in Chicago, Illinois and Ogunquit, Maine. She was married to S. Leigh Call, the editor of the Illinois State Journal. She studied at the Springfield Art Association in Illinois and moved to Maine to be with her daughter where she was an active member of the Ogunquit Art Association. Call was a working artist for over seventy years and exhibited her works into her mid-80s.

Administration

Author
Jayna M. Josefson
Sponsor
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1977 by Mary-Leigh Smart, daughter of Mary Bradish Call.
Processing Information
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Preferred Citation
Mary Bradish Call papers, 1947-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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