Theresa Van Raalte papers
name: label: Creator
content: Van Raalte, Theresa, 1886-1973
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Missouri -- St. Louis
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1983 by Jeanette Dorsey, Van Raalte's daughter, through Mary Anne Goley, curator of the Arts Program at the Federal Reserve System. Goley obtained the material while curating the exhibition "The Hague School and its American Legacy."
creator: label: Creator
content: Van Raalte, Theresa, 1886-1973
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content: Theresa Van Raalte papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of St. Louis painter Theresa Van Raalte measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1905 to circa 1913. The bulk of the material focuses on Van Raalte's trip to Netherlands where she studied in 1905. Found is a diary, two photographs, and a sketchbook.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Theresa Van Raalte (1886-1973) was a painter in St. Louis, Missouri. Van Raalte traveled to Holland in 1905 to study oil painting with Fritz Mondrian, the first teacher of Piet Mondrian, his nephew. She became acquainted with many artists in The Hague School.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1905-circa 1913
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.vanraal
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
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 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of St. Louis painter Theresa Van Raalte measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1905 to circa 1913. The bulk of the material focuses on Van Raalte's trip to Netherlands where she studied in 1905. Found is a diary, two photographs, and a sketchbook.