Naomi Brotherton papers
name: label: Creator
content: Brotherton, Naomi
topic: label: Occupation
content: Watercolorists -- Texas -- Dallas
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were lent for microfilming on reel 2901 as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project and portions were subsequently donated in 1982 by Naomi Brotherton.
creator: label: Creator
content: Brotherton, Naomi
setName: label: See more items in
content: Naomi Brotherton papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of watercolorist Naomi Brotherton date from 1953 to 1981 and measure 0.4 linear feet. The bulk of the collection consists of printed material. Other papers include biographical material and correspondence with arts organizations and institutions.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Naomi Brotherton (1920-) is a watercolorist active in Dallas, Texas who has concentrated on watercolor since the 1950s and is known for her landscapes and night scenes.

Brotherton graduated from  Baylor University and studied at the Art Students League in New York City. She taught watercolor demonstration classes in Dallas, Texas and Ruidoso, New Mexico. She is a founding member of the Southwestern Watercolor Society (SWS). 

Brotherton has retired from creating new works due to macular degeneration.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1953-1981
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.brotnaom
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was arranged and microfilmed upon receipt on reel 2901. Portions that were subsequently donated were processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reel 2901 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of watercolorist Naomi Brotherton date from 1953 to 1981 and measure 0.4 linear feet. The bulk of the collection consists of printed material. Other papers include biographical material and correspondence with arts organizations and institutions.
separatedmaterial: label: Separated Materials
content: Material loaned for microfilming, including photos, certificates, awards, a scrapbook, and printed material, were returned to Naomi Brotherton after microfilming on reel 2901 and are not described in the container listing.