Miles, Jeanne Patterson, 1908-1999
Art teacher, Sculptor, Painter
Size: 0.4 linear ft.
Summary: 46 letters and postcards from Miles' friends; 13 slides and photographs of her paintings; three photographs of Miles, Miles' daughter, and of architect Sanford Wells; 17 exhibition catalogs and announcements; a biographical data sheet; six printed items; and a scrapbook with a photograph of Miles, one of Miles' daughter, a biographical sketch, reproductions of her work, and clippings.
Painter, sculptor and art instructor, New York, N.Y. Born Baltimore, Md. Studied at George Washington University (BFA); Grand Chaumiere, Paris; and with Marcel Gromaire. Taught at Moravin College for Women, Oberlin College and New York Institute of Technology.
Donated 1977 by Jeanne Miles.
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Jeanne Patterson Miles papers, 1941-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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