Morton Traylor papers
name: label: Creator
content: Traylor, Morton P., 1918-1996
label: Names
content: Virginia Art Institute
topic: label: Occupation
content: Arts administrators -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Occupation
content: Arts administrators -- Virginia
label: Occupation
content: Art teachers -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Occupation
content: Art teachers -- Virginia
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Topic
content: Art -- Study and teaching
label: Topic
content: Painters -- Virginia -- Charlottesville
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 2012 by Nathan Simon, Morton Traylor's friend.
creator: label: Creator
content: Traylor, Morton P., 1918-1996
setName: label: See more items in
content: Morton Traylor papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter and teacher Morton Traylor measure 3.4 linear feet and date from 1936 to 2003.  The papers document his career as an artist and administrator of the Virginia Art Institute through biographical material, correspondence, writings, personal business records, printed material, photographs, and scrapbooks.   The bulk of the collection consists of photographs, slides, and albums of artwork by Traylor. Three scrapbooks document his education and early career through clippings, photographs, exhibition materials, and letters.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Morton Traylor (1918-1996) was a painter and teacher in Los Angeles, California, and Charlottesville, Virginia.  Traylor founded and taught at the Virginia Art Institute.

Morton Traylor was born in Petersburg, Virginia, and studied art at Los Angeles City College, Chouinard Art Institute, and Jepson Art Institute.  He also attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1947. From 1942 to 1946 he served in the U.S. Navy as a Radio and Radar man, spending time in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  In 1950 he worked as the personal assistant to artist Rico Lebrun, and during the 1950s worked in commercial art at several companies in California.  After moving to Virginia with his wife in 1960, he taught at the Holden School of Fine and Applied Arts, and in 1966 opened the Virginia Art Institute in Charlottesville.  The school closed in 1975.  Traylor regularly exhibited his work throughout his career and won several awards.  In 1985 Traylor and his wife moved to Days Creek, Oregon, where he continued to paint and exhibit his work until his death in 1996.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1936-2003
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.traymort
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 7 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1944-1996 (5 folders; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1943-2003 (7 folders; Box 1)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1944-1991 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 4: Personal Business Records, circa 1950s-1984 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1939-1998 (5 folders; Box 1)

Series 6: Photographic Material, 1936-1994 (1.6 linear feet; Boxes 2-3, 5-6)

Series 7: Scrapbooks, 1939-1956 (0.8 linear feet; Boxes 3-4, 6)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed to a minimal level and a finding aid prepared by Erin Kinhart in 2014. The Archives of American Art has implemented minimal processing tactics when possible in order to increase information about and access to more of our collections.  Minimal processing included arrangement to the series, subseries and folder levels.  Generally, items within folders were simply verified with the original folder titles, but not arranged further. All materials have been rehoused in archival folders and boxes for long-term stability, but  staples and other fasteners have not all been removed.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter and teacher Morton Traylor measure 3.4 linear feet and date from 1936 to 2003.  The papers document his career as an artist and administrator of the Virginia Art Institute through biographical material, correspondence, writings, personal business records, printed material, photographs, and scrapbooks.   The bulk of the collection consists of photographs, slides, and albums of artwork by Traylor. Three scrapbooks document his education and early career through clippings, photographs, exhibition materials, and letters.