Henry Lion papers
name: label: Creator
content: Lion, Henry, 1900-1966
label: Names
content: Van-Ost, Sanford
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- California
label: Topic
content: Sculpture, American -- California
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was loaned to the Archives of American Art for microfilming in 1964 by Henry Lion and was returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Lion, Henry, 1900-1966
setName: label: See more items in
content: Henry Lion papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of sculptor Henry Lion date from 1931 to 1963 and include photographs of Henry Lion and works of art, printed material, and a biographical sketch of Lion by Stanford Van-Ost.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sculptor Henry Lion (1900-1966) worked mainly with bronze and was active throughout California. Born in Fresno, California, Lion studied at the Otis Art Institute and with Stanton Macdonald-Wright. He participated in the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project. Additionally, Lion wrote Sculpture for Beginners.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1931-1963
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.lionhenr
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reel LA01 and was returned to Henry Lion after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2024 and the microfilm was digitized in 2024 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reel LA01. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals were returned to Henry Lion after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of sculptor Henry Lion date from 1931 to 1963 and include photographs of Henry Lion and works of art, printed material, and a biographical sketch of Lion by Stanford Van-Ost.