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Archives of American Art
Lillian Dochterman papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.dochlill
- Creators:
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Dochterman, Lillian, d. 1968
- Dates:
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1960-1968
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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8 Linear feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Research files, photographs and slides, notes, and writings relating mainly to her work on Charles Sheeler, her interest in abstract expressionism, artists Clyfford Still, Arshile Gorky, Robert Jay Wolff, George McNeil, Mark Tobey, Arthur Dove, G. L. K. Morris, Carl Holty, Irene Rice Pereira, Charles G. Shaw, and Georgio Cavallon, and to "emblem books." There are typescripts of her dissertation on Sheeler, "Non-representational Painting in the U.S., 1930-1945," on 1930's Formalism, "A History of American Abstract Artists Association," and "The Mythical Character of Contemporary Art History."
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Art historian; Buffalo, N.Y.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bequeathed by Dochterman; received in 1968.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
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