Felicia Meyer Marsh and Meyer Family papers
name: label: Creator
content: Marsh, Felicia Meyer, 1912-1978
label: Creator
content: Meyer, Herbert W. (Herbert William)
label: Creator
content: Meyer, Anne
label: Names
content: Bacon, Peggy, 1895-1987
label: Names
content: Evergood, Philip, 1901-1973
label: Names
content: Goodrich, Lloyd, 1897-1987
label: Names
content: Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967
label: Names
content: Marsh, Reginald, 1898-1954
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Vermont
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Felicia Meyer Marsh and Meyer family papers were donated in 1979 by the Felicia Meyer Marsh estate via executor Elizabeth Barlett Sturges, friend of Marsh. Other material was transferred from the Reginald Marsh papers in 2005.
creator: label: Creator
content: Marsh, Felicia Meyer, 1912-1978
label: Creator
content: Meyer, Herbert W. (Herbert William)
label: Creator
content: Meyer, Anne
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content: Felicia Meyer Marsh and Meyer Family papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter Felicia Meyer Marsh and the Meyer family measure 4.9 linear feet and date from circa 1880 to 1977. The collection is comprised of biographical materials including family business records, writings by Marsh, and other family documents; and Marsh's correspondence with her husband Reginald Marsh, her parents Herbert and Anne Meyer, and with numerous artists such as Peggy Bacon, Alexander Brook, Olin Dows, Philip Evergood, Lloyd Goodrich, Edward Hopper, George Tooker, and Andrew Wyeth after her husband's death in July 1954. Also found are 24 diaries belonging to Marsh and her parents; printed materials documenting the art careers of Marsh and Herbert Meyer; artwork including 20 sketchbooks; and photographic materials containing 19th and 20th-Century photographs of Felicia and Reginald Marsh, the Meyer family, and friends.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Felicia Meyer Marsh (1912 or 1913-1978) was a painter in Dorset, Vermont and was married to artist Reginald Marsh from 1934 until his death on July 3, 1954. 

Marsh was born in New York City to artists Herbert and Anne Norton Meyer. She studied at The Finch School, the Art Students League, and in Paris, France. Marsh was known for her landscapes of Vermont where she spent time during her youth and much of her time as an adult when she was not in New York City. In addition to landscapes, Marsh also painted portraits, figures, cityscapes, interiors, and nature scenes. 

In her early career, Marsh showed her work in group exhibitions during the 1930s and 1940s. She held several solo exhibitions from the 1940s until 1974 at the Wakefield Gallery, Macbeth Gallery, Frank K.M. Rehn Gallery, and others. 

Marsh died in 1978 in New York City.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4.9 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1880-1977
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.marsfeli
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Diaries
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as six series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1907-1976 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1903-1977 (Box 1; 0.8 linear feet)

Series 3: Diaries, 1914-1953 (Box 1-3; 1.4 linear feet)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1931-1977 (Box 3, OV 13; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 5: Artwork, 1892-1977 (Box 3-6, OVs 7-13; 1.5 linear feet)

Series 6: Photographic Material, circa 1880-1976 (Box 4-5, OV 14; 0.8 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Sarah Mundy in 2019.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reels 1817 (fr. 812-815), 2082, 2087-2090, 2233-2235, and 4473-4475 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Diaries
label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter Felicia Meyer Marsh and the Meyer family measure 4.9 linear feet and date from circa 1880 to 1977. The collection is comprised of biographical materials including family business records, writings by Marsh, and other family documents; and Marsh's correspondence with her husband Reginald Marsh, her parents Herbert and Anne Meyer, and with numerous artists such as Peggy Bacon, Alexander Brook, Olin Dows, Philip Evergood, Lloyd Goodrich, Edward Hopper, George Tooker, and Andrew Wyeth after her husband's death in July 1954. Also found are 24 diaries belonging to Marsh and her parents; printed materials documenting the art careers of Marsh and Herbert Meyer; artwork including 20 sketchbooks; and photographic materials containing 19th and 20th-Century photographs of Felicia and Reginald Marsh, the Meyer family, and friends.