Annita Delano papers
name: label: Creator
content: Delano, Annita, 1894-
label: Names
content: Delaunay, Sonia
label: Names
content: Morgan, Barbara Brooks, 1900-1992
label: Names
content: Neutra, Richard Joseph, 1892-1970
label: Names
content: Weston, Edward, 1886-1958
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Occupation
content: Designers -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women designers
label: Topic
content: Women educators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Annita Delano donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1975-1977.
creator: label: Creator
content: Delano, Annita, 1894-
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content: Annita Delano papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter and educator Annita Delano measure 2.7 linear feet and date from circa 1900 to 1975. Found are biographical material, personal and professional correspondence, writings and notes, printed material, photographs, and artwork. Writings consist of lecture notes and extensive analytical writings about European artists and works of art.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Annita Delano (1894-1979) was a painter, designer, and educator active in Los Angeles, California. She was also a founding member of the University of California Los Angeles Art Department.

Annita Delano began her involvement in the Los Angeles art community as the director of the Desmond Art Shop in 1917. Later, she served as both editor and managing editor of the publication Dark and Light (1925-1928). In 1928, she traveled to Europe where she met and became friends with Sonia and Robert Delaunay. She received the Barnes Foundation Scholarship (1930-1931) and went to Europe again where she spent some time with the Bauhaus faculty and other architects, including Joseph Albers and Richard Neutra. 

Her work reflected an involvement with the environment, through theater productions and painting landscapes and murals. Delano was a founding member of the UCLA art department and remained actively involved in Southern California arts organizations until her death in 1979.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.7 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1900-1975
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.delaanni
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 6 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1914-1975 (Box 1; 0.4 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1909-1975 (Box 1; 0.4 linear feet)

Series 3: Writings and Notes, 1920s-1960s (Boxes 1-2; 1.0 linear feet)

Series 4: Printed Material, circa 1920s-circa 1960s (Boxes 2-3; 0.6 linear feet)

Series 5: Photographs, circa 1900-circa 1960 (Box 4; 0.1 linear feet)

Series 6: Artwork, circa 1910-circa 1960 (Box 4, OV5; 0.2 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The papers received a preliminary level of processing and were microfilmed on reels 2999-3001 at some point after receipt.  The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2020.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reels 2999-3001 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter and educator Annita Delano measure 2.7 linear feet and date from circa 1900 to 1975. Found are biographical material, personal and professional correspondence, writings and notes, printed material, photographs, and artwork. Writings consist of lecture notes and extensive analytical notes about European artists and works of art.

Biographcial materials include resumes and scattered business records including pricelists and teaching records. Correspondence is with museums, galleries, universities, and artists. Notable correspondents include Anni Albers, Sonia and Roberty Delaunay, Barbara Morgan, Richard Neutra, and Edward Weston. Writings by Delano include handwritten notes on various art subjects and typed analytical notes. Found are 69 sketches in pencil, ink, and water color by Annita Delano and an unsigned portrait of Delano.