Alvarez, Mabel (b. 1891 d. 1985)
Mabel Alvarez papers, between 1948-1980

Painter
Los Angeles, , Calif.,

Sketchbooks, one unbound, between 1948-1980 2 v.

Sketchbooks (25 x 20 cm. and 28 x 23 cm.) contain pencil, ink and pastel sketches. The later sketchbook was created in a nursing home a few years before her death in 1985. Subjects include animals, landscapes, people, and a furniture schematic diagram. Also contains sketches for studying human movement.

Microfilm reel(s): 5672-5675

Selected Documents

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[Mabel Alvarez], 1963 / unidentified photographer. 1 photographic print : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm. Mabel Alvarez papers. Archives of American Art.