Fay Lansner papers
name: label: Creator
content: Lansner, Fay
label: Names
content: Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Occupation
content: Tapissiers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women textile artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Fay Lansner donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1973.
creator: label: Creator
content: Lansner, Fay
setName: label: See more items in
content: Fay Lansner papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of painter and tapestry artist Fay Lansner measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1948 to 1975. Found are biographical materials including two photographs of Lansner, and printed material.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Faye Lansner (1912-2010) was a painter and tapissier in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New York City, New York. She studied at Temple University, Columbia University, Art Students League, and Hans Hofmann School from 1948 to 1950, and also studied in Paris with Fernand Leger. In addition to her artistic career, Lansner co-founded Women in the Arts (WIA), an organization that sought to change public and institutional attitudes toward women artists.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1948-1975
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.lansfay
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of painter and tapissier Fay Lansner measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1948 to 1975. Found are biographical materials including two photographs of Lansner, and printed material.