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Archives of American Art
Helen Covensky papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.covehele
- Creators:
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Covensky, Helen Ciesla, 1925-2007
- Dates:
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1942-1981
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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850 Items(on 1 microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Biographical data; ca. 120 catalogs; clippings; four files on exhibitions at the Detroit Institute of Art, Lim Art Gallery in Tel-Aviv, Livingstone-Learmouth Gallery in New York City, and London Arts Gallery in Detroit, containing letters, receipts for works of art, loan agreements, price lists, exhibition announcements, newspaper and magazine clippings, press releases, bulletins, and photographs of works of art; miscellany; and photographs of Covensky, her family and friends, her studios in Jerusalem and Detroit, exhibition openings and works of art.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter; Detroit, Michigan and Jerusalem, Israel. Full name Helen Ciesla Covensky.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm roll 2844 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to lender, Helen Covensky, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1982 by Helen Covensky.
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 -- Israel | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women painters | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Detroit Institute of Arts | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Lim Art Gallery (Tel-Aviv, Israel) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Livingstone-Learmouth Gallery | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| London Arts Gallery (Detroit, Mich.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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