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Archives of American Art
A Finding Aid to the Lynne Drexler Papers, 1956-1980, in the Archives of American Art
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.drexlynn
- Creators:
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Drexler, Lynne Mapp, 1928-1999
- Dates:
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1956-1980
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.4 Linear feet
- Repository:
The scattered papers of abstract painter Lynne Drexler measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1956 to 1980. Found are biographical material including photographs, personal and professional correspondence, personal business records, and printed material.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The scattered papers of abstract painter Lynne Drexler measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1956 to 1980. Found are biographical material including photographs, personal and professional correspondence including with Martha Jackson, Hans Hofmann, and Clay Spohn, personal business records, and printed material.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Lynne Drexler (1928-1999) was an abstract painter active in New York City, New York and Maine.
Drexler studied at Hunter College under Robert Motherwell and Hans Hofmann in the late 1950s and developed an interest in Abstract Expressionism. In 1961 she met painter John Hultberg and the two were married in 1962 and traveled together in Mexico, the West Coast, and Hawaii before living at New York's Chelsea Hotel in the late 1960s.
The couple bought a summer house off the coast of Maine on Monhegan Island in 1971, and by 1983 Drexler lived there year-round. The island's people and landscape were the subject of many of her works as Drexler's painting began to combine abstract and representational influences.
Administration
Author
Jayna M. Josefson
Sponsor
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Existence and Location of Copies
The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reel N70-25 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1970-1980 by Lynne Drexler.
Processing Information
The papers were microfilmed on reels N70-25 at some point after receipt. The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022 with received 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
Lynne Drexler papers, 1956-1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Painters -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women painters | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painters -- Maine -- Monhegan Island | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Jackson, Martha Kellogg | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Spohn, Clay Edgar, 1898-1977 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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