Aline Meyer Liebman papers
name: label: Creator
content: Liebman, Aline Meyer, 1879-1966
label: Names
content: Bluemner, Oscar, 1867-1938
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Art patrons -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Collectors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women art patrons
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Margaret Liebman Berger, Aline Meyer Liebman's daughter, donated the papers to the Archives of American Art in 1986 and 1989.
creator: label: Creator
content: Liebman, Aline Meyer, 1879-1966
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content: Aline Meyer Liebman papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of art collector, art patron, and painter Aline Meyer Liebman measure 1.3 linear feet and date from 1905 to 1982. Found are scattered biographical material, correspondence with many major 20th century American artists, personal business records, photographs, printed material, and four scrapbooks. The papers document Liebman's acquisition of modern American, Decorative, and European art; her interest and support of the art of photography; her encouragement of individual artists; her own painting career; and the inception and early history of the Museum of Modern Art. Correspondence is with Ansel Adams, Oscar Bluemner, Gutson Borglum, Gaston Lachaise, Stanton Macdonald-Wright, John Marin, the Museum of Modern Art, Georgia O'Keeffe, Alfred Stieglitz and An American Place, Paul Strand and Edward Weston, among many others.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Aline Meyer Liebman (1879-1966) was a painter, art patron, and collector of modern art from New York City, New York. Born in Los Angeles, California, Aline Meyer Liebman studied at Barnard College, and with Stefan Hirsch and Henry Mosler. She exhibited at Walker Galleries (1936), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (1937), Bennington College (1937), Portland Museum (1939), and Weyhe Gallery (1943), among others.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.3 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1905-1982
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.liebalin
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Portions of the collection was arranged upon receipt and microfilmed onto 35mm microfilm reel 4203. The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2025 with received support from the Judith Godwin Arts Foundation.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reel 4203 available at Archives of American Art offices. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of art collector, art patron, and painter Aline Meyer Liebman measure 1.3 linear feet and date from 1905 to 1982. Found are scattered biographical material, correspondence with many major 20th century American artists, personal business records, photographs, printed material, and four scrapbooks. The papers document Liebman's acquisition of modern American, Decorative, and European art; her interest and support of the art of photography; her encouragement of individual artists; her own painting career; and the inception and early history of the Museum of Modern Art. Correspondence is with Ansel Adams, Oscar Bluemner, Gutson Borglum, Gaston Lachaise, Stanton Macdonald-Wright, John Marin, the Museum of Modern Art, Georgia O'Keeffe, Alfred Stieglitz and An American Place, Paul Strand and Edward Weston, among many others.