Cynthia Johanson photographs of artists and works of art
name: label: Creator
content: Sellen, Betty-Carol
label: Names
content: Botham, Jane
label: Names
content: Johanson, Cynthia J.
topic: label: Occupation
content: Authors -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Occupation
content: Librarians -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: Folk art
label: Topic
content: Outsider art
label: Topic
content: Women authors
label: Topic
content: Women photographers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated by Betty-Carol Sellen in 2013.
creator: label: Creator
content: Sellen, Betty-Carol
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content: Cynthia Johanson photographs of artists and works of art
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Cynthia Johanson photographs of artists and works of art measure 0.8 linear feet and date from 1987 to 2007. Found are color snapshots and slides of American folk and self-taught artists and their artwork taken by Cynthia Johanson. The photographs were used as resource material for two reference books, 20th Century American Folk, Self Taught, and Outside Art and "Self Taught, Outsider, and Folk Art: A Guide to American Artist, Locations and Resources, written as a collaboration by librarian Betty-Carol Sellen with Johanson. Included are photos of Loy Bowlin, Norman Scott "Butch" Quinn, Fred Smith, Mary T. Smith, and others. Also found are scattered photographs by Jane Botham.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Cynthia Johanson is a Folk Art Society of America and American Library Association member.

Betty-Carol Sellen is an author and librarian. Sellen serves on the Board of Directors for Art Enables in Washington, D.C. and is a member of the National Advisory Board for the Folk Art Society of America. Sellen and Johanson collaborated on two books regarding folk, self-taught, and outsider art.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.8 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1987-2007
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.sellbett
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Cynthia Johanson photographs of artists and works of art measure 0.8 linear feet and date from 1987 to 2007. Found are color snapshots and slides of American folk and self-taught artists and their artwork taken by Cynthia Johanson. The photographs were used as resource material for two reference books, 20th Century American Folk, Self Taught, and Outside Art and Self Taught, Outsider, and Folk Art: A Guide to American Artist, Locations and Resources, written as a collaboration by librarian Betty-Carol Sellen with Johanson. Included are photos of Loy Bowlin, Norman Scott "Butch" Quinn, Fred Smith, Mary T. Smith, and others. Also found are scattered photographs by Jane Botham.