Doris Chase papers
name: label: Creator
content: Chase, Doris, 1923-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Video artists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Art teachers -- 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: Women video artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1980 and 1997 by Doris Chase.
creator: label: Creator
content: Chase, Doris, 1923-
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content: Doris Chase papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of painter, sculptor, educator, and video artist Doris Totten Chase measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1954 to 1994. Found are biographical material, photographs and slides, and printed material concerning Chase's career.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Doris Totten Chase (1923-2008) was a painter, sculptor, educator, and video artist, active in Washington State and New York City. Born in Seattle, Chase spent her early life in the Pacific Northwest where she was a member of the Women Painters of Washington. Chase was primarily a painter until the early 1970s when she began to focus on sculpture. In 1972, Chase moved to New York City where she began to create video art. She was one of the first video artists to lecture and show her work abroad under the auspices of the United States Information Agency.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1954-1994
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.chasdori
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.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Some materials are photocopies with originals retained by donor.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of painter, sculptor, educator, and video artist Doris Totten Chase measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1954 to 1994. Found are biographical material, photographs and slides, and printed material concerning Chase's career.