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Archives of American Art
Robert Reiss papers relating to Sarah Freedman McPherson
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.reisrobe
- Creators:
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Reiss, Robert
- Dates:
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1924-1980
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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8 Items(on partial microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Papers collected by Reiss while preparing a retrospective exhibition at the Monhegan (Maine) Museum on his grandmother, Sarah Freedman McPherson. Included are biographical material on McPherson; published and unpublished writings about McPherson by Barbara Deming, Michael Loew, James McKinnell, Walter Pach, Anne Poor, Arthur Sainer, and B.F. Skinner; a typescript of a memorial address, "Sarah McPherson 1895-1978, A Remembrance," by Reiss; and a photograph of McPherson.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Reiss is a professor at Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, N.Y. His grandmother, Sarah Freedman McPherson, was a painter and art instructor, New York City.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 3470 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Reproduction Note
All photocopies.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1980 by Robert Reiss.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
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Art teachers -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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 |
McPherson, Sarah Freedman, 1895-1978 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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