Tamara Webster papers relating to Frederick Hammersley
name: label: Creator
content: Webster, Tamara, 1917-2011
label: Names
content: Hammersley, Frederick, 1919-2009
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art dealers -- California -- Cambria
label: Occupation
content: Gallery owners -- California -- Cambria
label: Occupation
content: Mixed-media artists -- California -- Cambria
label: Topic
content: Women art dealers
label: Topic
content: Women artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Tamara Webster papers relating to Frederick Hammersley were donated to the Archives of American Art in 2015 via Karen Kile, the director of the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art.
creator: label: Creator
content: Webster, Tamara, 1917-2011
setName: label: See more items in
content: Tamara Webster papers relating to Frederick Hammersley
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Tamara Webster papers relating to Frederick Hammersley measure 0.2 linear feet and date from circa 1917-circa 1920s, and 1961 to 1996.  Webster was a mixed-media artist who operated the Tamara Webster Gallery in Cambria, California and was a friend of Frederick Hammersley. The papers include letters and holiday cards all written by Hammersley to Webster, and some Hammersley exhibition catalogs and clippings Hammersley sent to Webster. Also found are photographs of Hammersley in his Albuquerque studio, and photos of his artwork, his exhibitions, and other subjects.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Tamara Webster (1917-2011) was a gallery owner and mixed-media artist in Cambria, California.

Webster incorporated painting, weaving, mosaic, ethnic jewelry, furniture, woodwork, and sculpture into her artwork. She moved to Cambria in the early 1970s and operated the Tamara Webster gallery in two locations before moving it to her home studio. Webster befriended abstract painter Frederick Hammersley while living in California. After Webster moved to New Mexico in 1971 the two artists corresponded and remained friends for many years.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1917-circa 1920s
label: Date
content: 1961-1996
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.webstama
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 3 series.

Series 1: Letters, 1970-1996 (3 folders; Box 1)

Series 2: Printed Material, 1961-1990 (2 folders; Box 1)

Series 3: Photographs, circa 1917-circa 1920s, 1972-1995 (8 folders; Box 1)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: This collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Rihoko Ueno in 2015. The collection was prepared for digitization by Stephanie Ashley and digitized in 2022 with funding provided by the Frederick Hammersley Foundation.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection was digitized in 2022 and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Tamara Webster papers relating to Frederick Hammersley measure 0.2 linear feet and date from circa 1917-circa 1920s, and 1961 to 1996.  Webster was a mixed-media artist who operated the Tamara Webster Gallery in Cambria, California, and a friend of Frederick Hammersley. The papers include letters and holiday cards all written by Hammersley to Webster, and some Hammersley exhibition catalogs and clippings Hammersley sent to Webster. Also found are photographs of Hammersley in his Albuquerque studio, and photos of his artwork, his exhibitions, and other subjects.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also has the Frederick Hammersley papers, 1897-2008 and the Bardene Allen Papers, circa 1965-2009.