Archives of American Art

Juliette Leff papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.leffjuli
Creators:
Leff, Juliette, 1939-1987
Dates:
1965-1979
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
41 Items
(on partial microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
A resume and a statement of purpose; correspondence, including letters from Adolf Gottlieb, Arthur Millier, Ralph Fabri, and Lee Kalcheim; lecture notes from a course given by Tony Smith at Hunter College, New York; and a clipping.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Painter and educator; New York, N.Y. Studied at City College, New York and Hunter College under Mark Rothko and Tony Smith. She has won a number of fellowships including the Max Beckmann and the Jackson Pollock-Lee Krasner fellowships. Her art works are multimedia in nature.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 3090 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to Juliette Leff after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Leff donated her papers on July 31, 1979; however, she requested that the materials be returned to her in May 1985.

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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Educators -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- History -- New York (State) -- New York Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women artists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women painters Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women educators Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Smith, Tony, 1912-1980 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gottlieb, Adolph, 1903-1974 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kalcheim, Lee Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Millier, Arthur, 1893- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fabri, Ralph, 1894-1975 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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