Frode Nielsen and Katharine Skeele Dann papers
name: label: Creator
content: Dann, Frode Nielsen, 1892-1984
label: Creator
content: Dann, Katharine Skeele
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- Pasadena
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was lent for microfilming in 1965 by Frode Nielsen Dann and returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Dann, Frode Nielsen, 1892-1984
label: Creator
content: Dann, Katharine Skeele
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content: Frode Nielsen and Katharine Skeele Dann papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Frode Nielsen and Katharine Skeele Dann papers date from 1927 to 1955. Found are biographical material, letters, photographs of works of art, and printed material.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Frode Nielsen Dann (1882-1984) was a Danish-born still-life floral and landscape painter in California. He settled in Pasadena where he and his wife co-founded the School of Fine Arts.

Katharine Skeele Dann (1886-1963) was a portrait painter in Pasadena, California. Born Anna Katharine Skeele in Wellington, Ohio, she studied at the California School of Fine Arts as well as the Art Students League. She was a longtime teacher at Monrovia High School in Monrovia, California and co-founder of the School of Fine Arts in Pasadena, California.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1927-1965
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.dannfrod
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 Reels LA09 and was returned to Frode Nielsen Dann after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2024 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reel LA09. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the lender after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Frode Nielsen and Katharine Skeele Dann papers date from 1927 to 1955. Found are biographical material, letters, photographs of works of art, and printed material.