Vera Michels papers
name: label: Creator
content: Michels, Vera, 1894-1990
label: Names
content: Otis, George Demont, 1879-1962
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- Greenbrae
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Vera Michels donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1976.
creator: label: Creator
content: Michels, Vera, 1894-1990
setName: label: See more items in
content: Vera Michels papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of painter Vera Michels date from circa 1920 to 1976 and measure 0.2 linear feet. Found are sketches and a drawing by Michels, three notebooks kept by Michels during George Otis's landscape painting class, and photographs of works of art by Michels.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Vera Michels (1894-1990) was a painter in Greenbrae, California. She studied under George Demont Otis.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1920-1976
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.michvera
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.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of painter Vera Michels date from circa 1920 to 1976 and measure 0.2 linear feet. Found are three sketches by Michels, three notebooks kept by Michels during George Otis's landscape painting class, and photographs of works of art by Michels.