Read first-hand perspectives from the staff who preserve and document the history of the visual arts in America.
Michaela Rife writes about using the Chiura Obata papers to create an assignment as part of the Teaching with Primary Sources workshop.
Elizabeth Lamont explores the relationship between Cecilia Beaux and her nephews through their letters.
Matthew Simms, the Gerald and Bente Buck West Coast Collector, highlights the Consuelo Jiménez Underwood Papers, recently acquired by the Archives. The following essay was originally published in the Fall 2021 issue (vol. 60, no. 2) of the Archives of American Art Journal.
Jacob Proctor, the Gilbert and Ann Kinney New York Collector, highlights the Art in General Records, recently acquired by the Archives. The following essay was originally published in the Fall 2021 issue (vol. 60, no. 2) of the Archives of American Art Journal.
National collector Josh T. Franco highlights the Nela Arias-Misson Papers, recently acquired by the Archives. The following essay was originally published in the Fall 2021 issue (vol. 60, no. 2) of the Archives of American Art Journal.
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