Doris Meltzer papers
name: label: Creator
content: Meltzer, Doris, 1908-1977
label: Creator
content: Doris Meltzer Gallery
label: Names
content: National Serigraph Society
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art dealers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women art dealers
label: Topic
content: Women artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by Samuel C. Miller, Director of the Newark Museum and friend and executor of Meltzer's estate.
creator: label: Creator
content: Meltzer, Doris, 1908-1977
label: Creator
content: Doris Meltzer Gallery
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content: Doris Meltzer papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Doris Meltzer papers which measure 2.6 linear feet and date from 1930-1976 document Meltzer's career as an artist, gallery owner and art dealer. The papers also document Meltzer's involvement with the National Serigraph Society, which influenced the popularization of screen printing as a fine art medium. Materials in this collection include correspondence, gallery records, professional files such as fellowship applications and artwork sale records, printed materials and photographic materials.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Doris Meltzer (1908-1977) was an art dealer and printmaker from  Ulster County, New York. While a frequent traveler, Meltzer established her life and career in New York City by attending the Art Students League of New York, before joining the American Federation of Arts and starting the Doris Meltzer Gallery. Meltzer also served as the director of the National Serigraph Society from 1945 to 1962 where she organized and participated in several the society's exhibitions and workshops. Her work was also included in the 1940 Museum of Modern Art show American Color Prints Under $10 and is now in the collection of the National Gallery of Art and the Virginia Museum of Art.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1930-1976
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.meltdori
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as five series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1944-1976 (0.6 Linear feet: Box 1)

Series 2: Gallery Records, 1951-1976 (0.4 Linear feet: Box 1-2)

Series 3: Professional Files, 1930-1967 (0.3 Linear feet: Box 2)

Series 4: Printed Material, circa 1935-1976 (0.3 Linear feet: Box 2)

Series 5: Photographic Material, circa 1946-1971 (1 Linear foot: Box 2-4)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Sabine Lipten in 2023.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Doris Meltzer papers which measure 2.6 linear feet and date from 1930-1976 document Meltzer's career as an artist, gallery owner and art dealer. The papers also document Meltzer's involvement with the National Serigraph Society, which influenced the popularization of screen printing as a fine art medium. Materials in this collection include correspondence, gallery records, professional files, printed materials and photographic materials. Correspondence is largely personal in nature and documents Meltzer's friendship with other members of the art world including Edward Cleghorn, an assistant director of the Montreal Museum of Fine Art, artist Carl E. Pickhardt Jr and his wife Rosamond Forbes, daughter of Fogg Museum director Edward W. Forbes. Professional correspondence consists of letters regarding the loaning and exhibition of artwork, along with the establishment of Doris Meltzer Gallery. Gallery records document the management and dealings of the Doris Meltzer Gallery through appraisal, inventory, sales and consignment of artwork records as well as compiled subject files on artists that the gallery held shows for. Professional files document the sale of Meltzer's own artwork along with her participation in different juried exhibitions. The series also includes different applications for various teaching and arts fellowships. Professional files also contain information related to Meltzer's tenure as the director of the National Serigraph Society. Printed materials include publicity materials, exhibition catalogs and announcements related to Meltzer, her gallery and the National Serigraph Society. Photographic material is of exhibitions and artwork represented and sold by the Doris Meltzer Gallery along with images of Meltzer working and attending events there. Also found are photographs of exhibitions, events and the office of the Serigraph Gallery.