Irene Rice Pereira papers
name: label: Creator
content: Pereira, I. Rice (Irene Rice), 1902-1971
label: Names
content: Design Laboratory (New York, N.Y.)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Educators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reels D222-D223 was lent for microfilming 1965 and material on reel 2395 donated 1965 by Irene Rice Pereira; material on reels 1296-1302, 1322 was lent for microfilming, 1977 and reel 3470 donated 1978 by Djelloul Marbrook, nephew of Pereira. Lent materials were returned to the donors after filming. Additional material was microfilmed onto reel 3470 and donated by Harry Lowe, curator of National Museum of American Art.
creator: label: Creator
content: Pereira, I. Rice (Irene Rice), 1902-1971
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content: Irene Rice Pereira papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of abstract artist Irene Rice Pereira measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1933 to circa 1975. The papers focus on Pereira's career as a painter, lecturer, and writer. Found are biographical materials, professional and personal correspondence, writings and notes, personal business records, twelve mixed-media notebooks and three mixed-media scrapbooks, printed material, and photographs.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Irene Rice Pereira (1902–1971) was an abstract artist, poet, and philosopher in New York City, New York. She studied at the Art Students' League and helped to establish the Design Laboratory of the Federation Technical School through the Works Progress Administration.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
label: Extent
content: 10 Microfilm reels
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1933-circa 1975
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.pereiric
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 8 series:

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1940-circa 1970 (1 microfilm reel)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1934-1972 (1 folder, 4 microfilm reels; Box 1)

Series 3: Writings and Notes, 1939-circa 1975 (0.1 linear feet, 4 microfilm reels; Box 1)

Series 4: Notebooks, 1939-1965 (2 microfilm reels)

Series 5: Personal Business Records and Professional Files, 1935-circa 1970 (0.1 linear feet, 2 microfilm reels; Box 1)

Series 6: Printed Material, 1935-circa 1975 (2 microfilm reels)

Series 7: Photographs, 1930s-1960s (1 microfilm reel)

Series 8: Scrapbooks, 1933-1951 (1 microfilm reel)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Loaned material was arranged and microfilmed onto reels D222-D223, 1296-1302, and 1322 and returned to the donors. Donated material was arranged upon receipt and microfilmed onto reels 2395 and 3470. The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2025 with support from the Judith Godwin Arts Foundation. The loaned microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2025 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Material lent for microfilming is available on 35mm microfilm reels D222-D223, 1296-1302, and 1322. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals from Reel D222-D223 we returned to Irene Rice Pereira after microfilming. Material on Reel 1296-1302, 1322 were returned to Djelloul Marbrook after filming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of abstract artist Irene Rice Pereira measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1933 to circa 1975. The papers focus on Pereira's career as a painter, lecturer, and writer. Found are biographical materials, professional and personal correspondence, writings and notes, personal business records, twelve mixed-media notebooks and three mixed-media scrapbooks, printed material, and photographs.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds an oral history interview of Irene Rice Pereira conducted 1968 August 26-27, by Forrest Selvig, for the Archives of American Art.