Archives of American Art

A Finding Aid to the Cleo (Cleo Dorman) Papers, 1924-1999, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.cleo
Creators:
Cleo, 1908-1990
Dates:
1924-1999
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1.2 Linear feet
Boxes 1-3, OV 4
Repository:
The papers of artist's model Cleo Dorman measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1924 to 1999. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, personal business records, photographs, printed material, a mixed-media scrapbook, and writings by Cleo and others.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The papers of artist's model Cleo Dorman measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1924 to 1999. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, personal business records, photographs, printed material, a mixed-media scrapbook, and writings by Cleo and others.

Arrangement

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

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Cleo (Cleo Dorman) (1908-1990) was an artist's model in Los Angeles, California.
Born Essie Cleo Dorman, May 16, 1908, Cleo's first modeling job was at a Chicago art school. She subsequently modeled at the Cranbrook Academy, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Art Student's League in New York, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, the Otis Art Institue in Los Angeles and various other university art schools.
Cleo moved permanently to Los Angeles in 1949. She worked and became friends with painters such as Hans Burkhardt, Raphael Soyer, Joe Magnani and Charles White.

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 1995 and 2020 by Jennifer Coile, trustee of Cleo's estate.
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 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.
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.
Preferred Citation
Cleo (Cleo Dorman) papers, 1924-1999. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Artists' models -- California -- Los Angeles Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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