Archives of American Art

Fay Gold papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.goldfay
Creators:
Gold, Fay Helfand
Dates:
1924-1979
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
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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Painters -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lithographers -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Artisans -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Collagists -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Heller, Helen West, d. 1955 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Giles, Howard, 1876-1955 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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