Jeanne Patterson Miles papers
name: label: Creator
content: Miles, Jeanne Patterson, 1908-1999
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York
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 sculptors
label: Topic
content: Women educators
label: Topic
content: Scrapbooks
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Jeanne Miles donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1977.
creator: label: Creator
content: Miles, Jeanne Patterson, 1908-1999
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content: Jeanne Patterson Miles papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter and educator Jeanne Patterson Miles measure 0.2 linear feet and date from circa 1950 to 1977. Found are biographical materials including a collage by Lenore Tawney; correspondence; photographs of Miles, of Miles with her art and at home, and of her works of art; printed material, and a mixed-media scrapbook.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Jeanne Patterson Miles (1908-1990) was a painter, sculptor and educator in New York City, New York. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Miles studied at George Washington University, Grand Chaumiere, Paris, and with Marcel Gromaire. She taught at Moravin College for Women, Oberlin College, and the New York Institute of Technology.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1950-1977
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.milejean
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 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative. The collection was digitized in 2024 with funding provided by the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection was digitized in 2024 and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter and educator Jeanne Patterson Miles measure 0.2 linear feet and date from circa 1950 to 1977. Found are biographical materials including a collage by Lenore Tawney; correspondence; photographs of Miles, of Miles with her art and at home, and of her works of art; printed material, and a mixed-media scrapbook.