Dorothy Stewart papers
name: label: Creator
content: Stewart, Dorothy N. (Dorothy Newkirk), 1891-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women printmakers
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1963 by Dorothy Stewart via Sylvia Loomis.
creator: label: Creator
content: Stewart, Dorothy N. (Dorothy Newkirk), 1891-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Dorothy Stewart papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of painter and printmaker Dorothy Stewart measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1930 to 1957. Papers primarily consist of artwork and sketches including five self-published booklets of Stewart's blockprints, five sketchbooks, and two pencil sketches. Also found are photographs of works of art and printed material.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Dorothy Newkirk Stewart (1891-1955) was a painter, printer, and printmaker in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Stewart studied at the Pennsylvania Fine Arts Academy. Dorothy and her sister Margretta settled in New Mexico where they took over a printing press and published Stewart's block prints.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1930-1957
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.stewdoro
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
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 processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 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 847 and 859 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of painter and printmaker Dorothy Stewart measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1930 to 1957. Papers primarily consist of artwork and sketches including five self-published booklets of Stewart's blockprints, five sketchbooks, and two pencil sketches. Also found are photographs of works of art and printed material.