Collection Information
Size: 2.4 Linear feet
Summary: The Helen Gerardia papers measure 2.4 linear feet and date from circa 1945-1988. They illustrate her career through biographical and printed materials, scrapbooks, and photographic material.
Biographical/Historical Note
Helen Gerardia (1903-1988) was a painter and printmaker who worked primarily in New York.
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Provenance
Materials on reel 2812 were lent for microfilming by Gerardia in 1961. Scrapbooks on reels 59, 60 and 80 were lent by Gerardia for microfilming in 1971 and nine were donated in 1981 along with another scrapbook (1971-1973). The remainder of the scrapbooks and papers were donated in 1989 by Gerardia's estate.
Related Materials
The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming (reels 59-60, 80, and 2812) including scrapbooks, a five-page resume, and samples of Gerardia's signature. Loaned materials were returned to the donor and later donated.
Language Note
English .
Funding Note
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
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