Jan Wurm papers
name: label: Creator
content: Wurm, Jan
label: Names
content: Reese, Robert
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- Berkeley
label: Occupation
content: Art museum curators -- California
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- California
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women museum curators
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were donated in 2018 and 2025 by Jan Wurm.
creator: label: Creator
content: Wurm, Jan
setName: label: See more items in
content: Jan Wurm papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter, educator, and curator Jan Wurm measure 5.1 linear feet and date from 1966 to 2025. The collection provides a range of documentation of Wurm's career, highlighting her many exhibitions and instructional courses in the Berkeley, California area. Also found are thirty self-published books of Wurm's artwork, fifteen sketchbooks, and several photographs.

There is a 2.4 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2025 that includes 13 sketchbooks; printed material including catalogs, announcements and self-published books; personal and professional letters; photographs of Wurm and others at events; gallery and exhibition files. Materials date from circa 1987-2025.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Jan Wurm (1951-) is a painter, educator, and curator based in Berkeley, California. She has been an instructor at University of California Berkeley Extension, the Berkeley Art Studio, and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, as well as the Sommerakadamie in Neumarkt, Austria. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the New York Public Library Print Collection, and the Universität für angewandte Kunst in Vienna, Austria.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 5.1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1966-2025
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.wurmjan
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This collection is arranged as five series.

Series 1: Printed Material, 1966-2013 (19 folders; Box 1, 4)

Series 2: Photographs, circa 2007-2013 (1 folder; Box 1)

Series 3: Self-Published Books of Artwork, 1980, 2008-2013 (30 folders; Box 1-2)

Series 4: Sketchbooks, 1967-2006 (15 folders; Box 2-4)

Series 5: Unprocessed Addition, circa 1987-2025 (Boxes 5-8; 2.4 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: This collection was minimally processed  and a finding aid prepared by Tim Lake in 2019.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter, educator, and curator Jan Wurm measure 5.1 linear feet and date from 1966 to 2025. The collection provides a range of documentation of Wurm's career, highlighting her many exhibitions and instructional courses in the Berkeley, California area. Also found are thirty self-published books of Wurm's artwork, 15 sketchbooks, and several photographs.

There is a 2.4 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2025 that includes 13 sketchbooks; printed material including catalogs, announcements and self-published books; personal and professional letters; photographs of Wurm and others at events; gallery and exhibition files. Materials date from circa 1987-2025.