Collection Information
Size: 0.6 Linear feet
Summary: The scattered papers of painter and educator Dorothy Lubell Feigin measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1923 to 1969. Found are sketches by Waldo Peirce, biographical material, correspondence, photographs of Feigin and of works of art, scattered printed material, and two mixed-media scrapbooks. Also found are materials regarding the Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors including correspondence, exhibition records, printed material, and reports.
Biographical/Historical Note
Dorothy Lubell Feigin (1902-1969) was a painter, printmaker, and educator in New York City, New York. Feigin studied at the Art Students League and was an active member of the Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors.
Provenance
Dr. Simeon Feigin, Dorothy Feigin's son, donated material in 1971. Additional material was donated in 1974 by Edith Bry, a close friend of Feigin and a colleague and fellow member of the Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors.
Related Materials
The Archives of American Art also holds the Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors records, 1940-1996, and the Edith Bry papers, 1914-1969.
Language Note
English .
Funding Note
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.