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Archives of American Art
Fay Gold papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.goldfay
- Creators:
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Gold, Fay Helfand
- Dates:
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1924-1979
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1.2 Linear feet(on partial microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, works of art, a journal and a sketchbook, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and photographs.
Scope and Contents
REEl D361: Correspondence, with Gold's teacher, Howard Giles, ca. 1930-1940, and others; a seven-page manuscript autobiography of Gold's friend, woodcut artist Helen West Heller; a sketchbook, 1949; a scrapbook containing clippings; photographs and slides; biographical information; and exhibition catalogs. Among the photos are a few of Giles with his students, and 1 of Gold teaching a children's art class, 1955.
Scope and Contents
UNMICROFILMED: Correspondence; photographs of Gold, and photographs, slides and negatives of her art work; a journal, 1958-1959; writings on Yorkshire terriers; four poems; four oil sketches, seven watercolors and a collage; exhibition catalogs and announcements; clippings; and miscellany.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter, watercolorist, collage artist, expert on Yorkshire terrier breed of dog; New York, N.Y. Also known as Fay Helfand Gold, Fay Goldmeigs, and Fay Helfand.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel D361 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1962-1979 by Fay Gold.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Microfilmed material must be viewed on microfilm. Access to unmicrofilmed material requires an appointment.
Keywords
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