Gretchen Rogers Papers
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Rogers, Gretchen W., 1881-1967
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content: Gretchen W. Rogers papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.6 Linear Feet (Boxes 1-2, OV 3)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1901-1986
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.rogegret, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical materials consist of awards and certificates, membership records, a sales receipt, and a medal from the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915). Correspondence is with the American Federation of Arts, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Detroit Institute of Art, Alice Ruggles Sohier, and Edmund Tarbell. Hand-drawn scenes and cut out paper dolls and animals were made by Rogers. An unpublished children's book written and illustrated by Rogers is entitled Peep-Weep. Photographs include a portrait of Rogers in a ballgown and snapshots of Rogers driving. Also found is a photo of an exhibition featuring Roger's painting at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1914. Printed materials consist of exhibition announcements, catalogs, and clippings. A scrapbook includes correspondence, printed material, and sketches.