Jan Gallione Letters to Cynthia LeRoy
name: label: Creator
content: Gallione, Jan, 1959-1994
label: Names
content: LeRoy, Cynthia
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women educators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated in 2021 by Cynthia LeRoy, a friend of Jan Gallione.
creator: label: Creator
content: Gallione, Jan, 1959-1994
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Jan Gallione (1959-1994) was an painter and educator based in New York City and active through residencies throughout the United State and Europe.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1978-1992
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.gallijan
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This collection includes letter written by artist Jan Gallione to her friend Cynthia LeRoy from multiple locations throughout the United States and Europe. Letters date from 1978-1992. In most, Gallione describes events in some detail. Some are accompanied by photographs of Gallione, posing at historical sites in various locations. One postcard is altered, with Gallione's face collaged onto a postcard bearing the image a female figure. Gallione mentions significant institutions where she was active as an artist, art worker, and educator, such as Skowhegan School, Zabriskie Gallery, and the Fashion Institute of Technology.