Riva Helfond Papers
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Helfond, Riva, 1910-2002
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content: Riva Helfond papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.2 Linear Feet (Box 1, OVs 2-3)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1934-1983
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.helfriva, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical materials include awards, autobiographical sketches, and a membership card for Will Barrett to the Artists Union. Correspondence is largely professional and includes letters from museums and institutions regarding the inclusion of Helfond's prints in shows. A notebook includes personal and art-related writings. Personal business records include pricelists and receipts. Photographs are of Helfond, Will Barrett, and works of art. Printed materials include a published book of writings from the First American Artists Congress, clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and a poster. Also found are additional clippings in a scrapbook concerning Helfond's career. Three sketchbooks contain pencil and pen drawings of portraits and figures. Some sketchbooks also contain writings.