Belle Baranceanu papers
name: label: Creator
content: Baranceanu, Belle, 1902-1988
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- San Diego
label: Occupation
content: Designers -- California -- San Diego
label: Occupation
content: Engravers -- California -- San Diego
label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- California -- San Diego
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women designers
label: Topic
content: Women printmakers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on LA02 was lent for microfilming 1964 by Belle Baranceanu and returned to the donor after filming. Block prints on reel 2786 were donated by Mr. and Mrs. James Clarke of San Diego; their relationship to Baranceanu is unknown. Information on the block prints was taken from an index card stored with the prints.
creator: label: Creator
content: Baranceanu, Belle, 1902-1988
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content: Belle Baranceanu papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Belle Baranceanu date from 1934 to 1956. Found are seven linoleum block prints of animals made by Baranceanu for the Works Progress Administration, Fine Art Project, San Diego Curriculum Project. Also found are clippings about Baranceanu; and photographs of Baranceanu and of her murals at schools and institutions in the San Diego-area.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Belle Goldschlager Baranceanu (1902-1988) was a educator, muralist, painter, and printmaker in Chicago, Illinois and California. She studied at the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts and moved to Chicago where she taught art and exhibited her work. In the late 1920s, Baranceanu moved to California and settled in San Diego after some time in Los Angeles. She participated in the Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project and created several murals throughout San Diego for schools and a post office.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
label: Extent
content: 0.01 Linear feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1934-1956
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.barabell
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 and small size, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was partially microfilmed on reel LA02 and was returned to the the donor after filming. Additional donated material was microfilmed onto reel 2786. The collection was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2024 and the microfilm on reel LA02 was digitized in 2024 with funding provided by Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reels LA02 and 2786. 35mm microfilm reel 2586 is available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan and has not been digitized. The material on LA02 has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Original material on LA02 was returned to Baranceanu after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Belle Baranceanu date from 1934 to 1956. Found are seven linoleum block prints of animals made by Baranceanu for the Works Progress Administration, Fine Art Project, San Diego Curriculum Project. Also found are clippings about Baranceanu; and photographs of Baranceanu and of her murals at schools and institutions in the San Diego area.