Marjorie Martinet papers
name: label: Creator
content: Fenton, Beatrice, 1887-1983
label: Creator
content: Martinet, Marjorie D., 1886-1981
label: Names
content: Bishop, Emily Clayton, 1883-1912
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Maryland -- Baltimore
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Maryland -- Baltimore
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated in 2022 by Louise Walling, who purchased the collection at auction.
creator: label: Creator
content: Fenton, Beatrice, 1887-1983
label: Creator
content: Martinet, Marjorie D., 1886-1981
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content: Marjorie Martinet papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of Marjorie Martinet measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1870 to circa 1970. The bulk of the collection consists of letters from Beatrice Fenton to Martinet in which she discusses her love and feelings for Martinet, art, travel, and the memorial for their mutual friend, Emily Clayton Bishop. Also found are letters from others, biographical materials, photographs and negatives, and printed material. Of note are yearbooks from the Marjorie Martinet School of Art.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Marjorie D. Martinet (1886-1991) was a Maryland painter and educator, and was the founder of the Marjorie Martinet School of Art in Baltimore, Maryland. She had a romantic relationship and longterm friendship with Beatrice Fenton (1887-1983). Fenton was a sculptor in Pennsylvania whom Martinet met while studying at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1870-circa 1970
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.fentobea
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 Marjorie Martinet measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1870 to circa 1970. The bulk of the collection consists of letters from Beatrice Fenton to Martinet in which she discusses her love and feelings for Martinet, art, travel, and the memorial for their mutual friend, Emily Clayton Bishop. Also found are letters from others, biographical materials, photographs and negatives, and printed material. Of note are yearbooks from the Marjorie Martinet School of Art.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds the Beatrice Fenton papers, 1836-1984.