Greta L. Schreyer papers
name: label: Creator
content: Schreyer, Greta, 1917-2005
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women printmakers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1980 by Greta L. Schreyer.
creator: label: Creator
content: Schreyer, Greta, 1917-2005
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content: Greta L. Schreyer papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of Greta Schreyer measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1956 to 1979. Found are biographical materials, photographs of Schreyer and works of art, slides, and printed material.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Greta Schreyer (1917-2005) was a painter and printmaker in New York City, New York. Schreyer was born in Vienna, Austria and was forced to leave during the Nazi occupation. She began to create art as a way to process and cope with the murder of her family at Auschwitz concentration camp.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1956-1979
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.schrgret
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 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of Greta Schreyer measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1956 to 1979. Found are biographical materials, photographs of Schreyer and works of art, slides, and printed material.