Gunvor Bull-Teilman papers
name: label: Creator
content: Bull-Teilman, Gunvor (1900-1996)
label: Names
content: Undset, Sigrid, 1882-1949
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 1981-1982 by Gunvor Bull-Teilman.
creator: label: Creator
content: Bull-Teilman, Gunvor (1900-1996)
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content: Gunvor Bull-Teilman papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of New York painter and illustrator Gunvor Bull-Teillman, measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1921-1980. The papers provide scattered documentation of Bull-Teilman's career through biographical material, correspondence, primarily in the form of photocopied letters, including letters from Norwegian novelist Sigrid Undset, and notes and writings, including a column written by Bull-Teilman on Norwegian sculptor Emil Lie. Also found are printed material including announcements and catalogs of Bull-Teilman's solo and group exhibitions, and photographs of Bull-Teilman, her studio, and her artwork.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter and illustrator Gunvor Bull-Teilman (1900-1996) was born in Bodo, Norway, and emigrated to the United States in 1926 where she became known for her portraits of famous women such as Sigrid Unset, Lillian Gish, Greta Garbo, and Lillebill Ibsen.

Bull-Teilman studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Leipzig and worked in the studio of sculptor Adolf Lehnert for two years before moving to Paris and then to the United States. Her work was regularly exhibited in the United States and abroad and over 60 of her paintings were in the collection of architect Bjarne Bergland. 

A 1971 fire at her home and studio building at 3 Washington Square North destroyed most of her available work including paintings dating from the late 1920s and 1930s and three portrait commissions.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1921-1980
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.teilgunv
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 Stephanie Ashley in 2025.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of New York painter and illustrator Gunvor Bull-Teilman, measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1921-1980. The papers provide scattered documentation of Bull-Teilman's career through biographical material, including a business card, copies of resumes, and a biographical sketch; correspondence, primarily in the form of photocopied letters, including letters from Norwegian novelist Sigrid Undset; and notes and writings, including a column written by Bull-Teilman on Norwegian sculptor Emil Lie. Also found are printed material including announcements and catalogs of Bull-Teilman's solo and group exhibitions, and photographs of Bull-Teilman, her studio, and her artwork.