Louisa Robins papers
name: label: Creator
content: Robins, Louisa Winslow, 1898-1962
label: Names
content: Luks, George Benjamin, 1867-1933
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State)
label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- New York (State)
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated by Mrs. Julien McKee and Mrs. Evan Thomas, Robins' daughters, in 1978.
creator: label: Creator
content: Robins, Louisa Winslow, 1898-1962
setName: label: See more items in
content: Louisa Robins papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of New York painter Louisa Robins measure 1.5 linear feet and date from 1918 to 1968. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, printed material, a mixed-media scrapbook, and travel writings. Of note are original drawings for Robins's travel writings and Christmas card designs.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Louisa Robins (1898-1962) was a painter and illustrator in Buffalo and Long Island, New York. Largely self-taught, Robins briefly studied with George Luks while at Gutzon Borglum's studio in Connecticut.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.5 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1918-1968
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.robiloui
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 papers of New York painter Louisa Robins measure 1.5 linear feet and date from 1918 to 1968. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, printed material, a mixed-media scrapbook, and travel writings. Of note are original drawings for Robins's travel writings and Christmas card designs.