Helen J. Rennie papers
name: label: Creator
content: Rennie, Helen J., 1906-1989
label: Names
content: Artists Equity Association
label: Names
content: Franz Bader Gallery
topic: label: Occupation
content: Designers -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1978 by Helen J. Rennie and in 2009 by Kathleen Baker Moorefield, Rennie's niece.
creator: label: Creator
content: Rennie, Helen J., 1906-1989
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Helen Rennie (1906-1989) was a graphic designer in Washington, D.C. Rennie also created design work for the Federal government.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4.1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1920-1979
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.rennhele
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, photographs, writings, artwork, financial material, printed material relating to graphic designer Helen Rennie.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Personal correspondence is with Rennie's friends and professional correspondence is with the Franz Bader Gallery and Artists Equity Association. Photographs and slides are of Rennie's artwork, as well exhibition installations at the Capricorn Gallery and the Franz Bader Gallery. Writings include notebooks, notes and journals by Rennie. Artwork includes sketches and sketchookbs.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Financial material includes supply bills and checks. Printed material consists of a scrpabook, reproductions of posters promoting government programs, pamphlets and booklets featuring Rennie's designs (many are for government programs), exhibition announcements, art journals, and newspaper clippings. Miscellany includes an address list and travel documents.