Jan Gelb and Boris Margo papers
name: label: Creator
content: Gelb, Jan, 1906-1978
label: Creator
content: Margo, Boris, 1902-1995
label: Names
content: Society of American Graphic Artists
label: Names
content: Citron, Minna Wright, 1896-1991
label: Names
content: Nay, Mary Spencer, 1913-1993
label: Photographer
content: Peterson, Charles
label: Names
content: Tracy, Lois Bartlett
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Prints -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women printmakers
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1972-1975 by Jan Gelb; unmicrofilmed material donated 1979 by Boris Margo.
creator: label: Creator
content: Gelb, Jan, 1906-1978
label: Creator
content: Margo, Boris, 1902-1995
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Jan Gelb (1906-1978) was a painter and printmaker from New York, N.Y. Married to Boris Margo (1902-1995) who was a printmaker.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.2 Linear Feet ((partially microfilmed on 4 reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1922-1977
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.gelbjan
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, artwork, diaries, printed material, photographs, and business files.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS 997-999: 436 letters to and from Gelb. Correspondents include Mary Spencer Nay, Minna Wright Citron and Lois Bartlett Tracy; 56 clippings, 67 exhibition catalogs and announcements; notes, poems, and writings, including a diary, 1929, from a trip to Europe; 54 sketches; 23 items relating to the Society of American Graphic Artists; and gallery receipts.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 1010: 160 photographs of Gelb, her friends, and her artwork. Included is a photo of Gelb by Charles Peterson, 1953.
label: Scope and Contents
content: UNMICROFILMED: Ca. 1500 items, 1922-1977, including; business letters, letters from friends, Gelbs' cousin, Constance Blitz, in Holland (1920's), and to Gelb and her husband, Boris Margo; photographs of Gelb, Margo, and their artwork; clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs; writings on art; business papers including grant applications, lists of expenditures and budget information for the Printmaking Workshop, New York City; and a phonograph record of an interview with Gelb, 1950, "Of Interest to Women."
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Jan Gelb and Boris Margo papers also at Syracuse University.