Sarah Baker papers
name: label: Creator
content: Baker, Sarah, 1899-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Sarah M. Baker donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1978.
creator: label: Creator
content: Baker, Sarah, 1899-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Sarah Baker papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter Sarah Baker measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1922 to 1977. The  bulk of the collection consists of correspondence, including letters Baker wrote to her family while in Europe as well as letters from family and friends. Also found are scattered biographical materials.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sarah M. Baker (1899-1983) was a painter and educator in Washington, D.C.. Baker studied at the Maryland Institute of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and continued her education in Europe. She was a longtime faculty member at American University in Washington, D.C..
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1922-1977
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.bakesara
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 papers of painter Sarah Baker measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1922 to 1977. The  bulk of the collection consists of correspondence, including letters Baker wrote to her family while in Europe as well as letters from family and friends. Also found are scattered biographical materials.