Paul Feeley papers
name: label: Creator
content: Feeley, Paul, 1910-1966
topic: label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- Vermont -- Bennington
label: Occupation
content: Portrait painters -- Vermont -- Bennington
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Vermont -- Bennington
label: Topic
content: Color-field painting
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were lent 1967-1972 by Helen Feeley Wheelwright, Paul Feeley's widow, and returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Feeley, Paul, 1910-1966
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content: Paul Feeley papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter and sculptor Paul Feeley date from 1911 to 1972. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, writings and notes, printed material, photographs, and sketchbooks.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Paul Feeley (1910-1966) was a muralist, portrait painter, sculptor, and educator in North Bennington, Vermont. Feeley moved to New York City in the 1930s and studied with Thomas Hart Benton, Cecilia Beaux, and George Bridgeman. Later, he accepted a position to teach at Cooper Union. He taught at Bennington College in the 1950s and 1960s. He is recognized as an important figure in the Color-field movement.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 7 Microfilm reels
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1911-1972
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.feelpaul
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
label: Type
content: Interviews
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 442-447, D301 and was returned to Donal Hord after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2025 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 reels  D301 and 442-447. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to lender, Helen Feeley Wheelwright, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter and sculptor Paul Feeley date from 1911 to 1972. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, writings and notes, printed material, photographs, and sketchbooks.