Nell (Eleanor) and Stanley Sinton papers
name: label: Creator
content: Sinton, Nell, 1910-1997
label: Creator
content: Sinton, Stanley H., d. 1954
label: Names
content: DeFeo, Jay, 1929-1989
label: Names
content: Hedrick, Wally, 1928-2003
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- San Francisco
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- California -- San Francisco
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women educators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: In 1974 Sinton donated papers on reel 858 and lent for microfilming papers on reel 860. She donated motion picture film and 0.4 feet of additional papers between 1974 and 1978. Additions were received in 1999 from the daughters of Nell Sinton, Joan Dodd and Margot Biestman.
creator: label: Creator
content: Sinton, Nell, 1910-1997
label: Creator
content: Sinton, Stanley H., d. 1954
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Nell (Eleanor) Sinton (1910-1997) was a painter, collector and educator in San Francisco, Calif.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 7.9 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: [circa 1920]-1993
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.sintnell
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 858 and 860 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reel 860: Originals returned to Eleanor Sinton, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Nell (Eleanor) and Stanley Sinton papers measure 7.9 linear feet and date from circa 1920-1993. Included are biographical material; personal and professional correspondence; a bound copy of "Nell Sinton, An Adventurous Spirit: The Life of A California Artist," (oral history, University of California, Berkeley, 1993); an album, "Happy School Days," (c. 1920s); writings; financial material; teaching material, including lecture, workshop and seminar outlines, lesson plans, writings, and notes; personal photographs and a family photo album and color slides and transparencies of Sinton's work; scrapbooks containing printed articles; works of art consisting of a portfolio of drawings, sketches, gouaches, and mixed media paintings; and an appraisal of the Sinton Art Collection; printed material consisting of exhibition catalogs and announcements for Sinton and other artists. Motion picture films include footage by Coni Beeson of Sinton at work with Delia Moon, and "Scroll: The Social Development of an American Female" (1976). A small portion of the material including letters from Jay DeFeo and Wally Hedrick (DeFeo's former husband) to Eleanor (Nell) and Stanley Sinton concerning her finances, personal and professional life (including Christmas cards and invitations to parties); and exhibition announcements can be found on microfilm reel 858.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also in the Archives lent for microfilming on reel 860 are correspondence, some relating to the San Francisco Hall of Justice mural and the controversy surrounding the choice of John Garth as artist; a scrapbook containing correspondence, drawings, and printed material; and exhibition catalogs, announcements, and printed material