Dorothy Eisner papers
name: label: Creator
content: Eisner, Dorothy
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reel N69-80 was lent for microfilming 1969 and returned to the donor. Dorothy Eisner donated additional material to the Archives of American Art in 1980.
creator: label: Creator
content: Eisner, Dorothy
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content: Dorothy Eisner papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of painter Dorothy Eisner measure 0.2 linear feet and date from circa 1936 to 1980. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, and printed material. The papers concern Eisner's donation of paintings to various institutions and her exhibition career.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Dorothy Eisner (1906-1984) was a social realist and abstract painter in New York City, New York. She was active in many arts organizations and helped to found the Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1936-1980
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.eisndoro
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.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The loaned portion of the collection is available on microfilm reels N69-80 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of painter Dorothy Eisner measure 0.2 linear feet and date from circa 1936 to 1980. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, and printed material. The papers concern Eisner's donation of paintings to various institutions and her exhibition career.
separatedmaterial: label: Separated Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming on Reel N69-80 including correspondence, exhibition catalogs and announcements, clippings, photographs, and a scrapbook. Loaned materials were returned to the donor and are not described in the collection container inventory.

Additional Dorothy Eisner papers are in the General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.