Jeanne Reynal papers
name: label: Creator
content: Reynal, Jeanne, 1903-
label: Names
content: Gorky, Arshile, 1904-1948
label: Names
content: Gorky, Mougouch
topic: label: Occupation
content: Mosaicists -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were lent for microfilming by Jeanne Reynal in 1969, and returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Reynal, Jeanne, 1903-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Jeanne Reynal papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of mosaicist Jeanne Reynal date from 1942-circa 1970s. Found are biographical materials; letters to and from Jeanne Reynal from friends and professional correspondence regarding her art; a copy of, correspondence, and reviews regarding The Mosaics of Jeanne Reynal by Dore Ashton, Lawrence Campbell, Parker Tyler, Elaine de Kooning, Bernard Pfreim, and Jeanne Reynal; printed material and photographs. Of note are letters from Reynal to Agnes Magruder, known as Mougouch, the wife of Arshile Gorky.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Jeanne Reynal (1903-1983) was a mosaic artist in New York City, New York. Born in New York, she moved to Europe and studied with Boris Anrep. She moved to California in the late-1930s and to New York in 1946. She studied with Arshile Gorky and became a known figure in the New York School group of artists.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Microfilm reels
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1942-circa 1970s
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.reynjean
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reel N69-066 and N69-112 and was returned to Jeanne Reynal after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2025 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reels N69-112 and N69-66. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the lender, Jeanne Reynal, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of mosaicist Jeanne Reynal date from 1942-circa 1970s. Found are biographical materials; letters to and from Jeanne Reynal from friends and professional correspondence regarding her art; a copy of, correspondence, and reviews regarding The Mosaics of Jeanne Reynal by Dore Ashton, Lawrence Campbell, Parker Tyler, Elaine de Kooning, Bernard Pfreim, and Jeanne Reynal; printed material and photographs. Of note are letters from Reynal to Agnes Magruder, known as Mougouch, the wife of Arshile Gorky.