Gladys Rockmore Davis papers
name: label: Creator
content: Davis, Gladys Rockmore, 1901-1967
label: Names
content: Davis, Charles H. (Charles Harold), 1856-1933
topic: label: Occupation
content: Authors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Portrait painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women authors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 1966 by Gladys Rockmore Davis.
creator: label: Creator
content: Davis, Gladys Rockmore, 1901-1967
setName: label: See more items in
content: Gladys Rockmore Davis papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of portrait artist Gladys Rockmore Davis consist of three letters and date from 1962 to 1964. Letters to Davis are from Agnes George de Mille and Joseph Paolillo. Another letter is signed with only the first name of Walter.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901-1967) was a portrait painter and author from New York City, New York. She worked in both commercial and fine art and painted portraits of women and children.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.01 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1962-1964
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.daviglad
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed upon receipt. The papers were processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reels 2803 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of portrait artist Gladys Rockmore Davis consist of three letters and date from 1962 to 1964. Letters to Davis are from Agnes George de Mille and Joseph Paolillo. Another letter is signed with only the first name of Walter.
separatedmaterial: label: Separated Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming on D176 and D288 including: Photographs, writings, and vita information; correspondence; biographical information; clippings; personal documents; exhibition notices; photographs; sketchbook (1944); and some business and miscellaneous items. The writings contain interesting accounts of Davis's travels in Europe and the Far East. Loaned materials were returned to the Davis after microfilming and are not described in the collection container inventory.