Giovanni Martino and Martino family papers
name: label: Creator
content: Martino, Giovanni, 1908-1998
label: Names
content: Martino, Albert
label: Names
content: Martino, Antonio
label: Names
content: Martino, Babette
label: Names
content: Martino, Edmond
label: Names
content: Martino, Ernest
label: Names
content: Martino, Eva Marinelli
label: Names
content: Martino, Frank
label: Names
content: Martino, Nina F.
label: Names
content: Martino, William
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Pennsylvania
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 2005 by Eva, Nina and Babette Martino, Giovanni Martino's wife and daughters and in 2014 and 2022 by Nina F. Martino.
creator: label: Creator
content: Martino, Giovanni, 1908-1998
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content: Giovanni Martino and Martino family papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Giovanni Martino and Martino family measure 2.5 linear feet and date from 1913 to 2022. Giovanni Martino's career as a painter, and to a lesser extent, his work with his brothers at Martino Studios, is documented though biographical material, correspondence, printed material, photographs, artwork, and one scrapbook.  Also found are papers documenting the painting careers of his wife, Eva, and daughters, Nina and Babette.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Giovanni Martino (1908-1998) was a painter in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. Martino and his six brothers formed Martino Studios in Philadelphia, where Giovanni worked as a graphic artist. Martino's wife, Eva (1916-2012), and daughters Babette (1945-2011) and Nina F. (1942- ) are also artists.  Martino studied at the Philadelphia Graphic Sketch Club, Le France Art Institute, Spring Garden Institute, and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He specialized in urban landscape painting and regularly exhibited his work in solo and group exhibitions.  In the 1960s, the family moved from Philadelphia to a house in Blue Bell, where each member could have their own painting studio.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.5 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1913-2022
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.martgiov
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
label: Type
content: Drawings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 5 series.

Series 1: Giovanni Martino Papers, 1913-2010 (Boxes 1-2, 4; 1.4 linear feet)

Series 2: Eva Martino Papers, circa 1930s-2013 (Box 2; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 3: Nina Martino Papers, 1942-2022 (Box 2; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 4: Babette Martino Papers, 1945-2013 (Boxes 2-3; 0.4 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed to a minimal level and a finding aid prepared by Erin Kinhart in 2015. The collection has been minimally rearranged and retains the existing/original folder titles when possible. All materials have been rehoused in archival folders and boxes for long-term stability, but often staples and other fasteners have not been removed. Materials within folders have not been rearranged. The 2022 addition was processed and finding aid updated by Ricky Gomez in 2023.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Giovanni Martino and Martino family measure 2.5 linear feet and date from 1913 to 2022. Giovanni Martino's career as a painter, and to a lesser extent, his work with his brothers at Martino Studios, is documented though biographical material, correspondence, printed material, photographs, artwork, and one scrapbook.  Also found are papers documenting the painting careers of his wife, Eva, and daughters, Nina and Babette.