Bernice Fisher papers
name: label: Creator
content: Fisher, Bernice
label: Names
content: Federal Art Project (Calif.)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- San Francisco
label: Occupation
content: Ceramicists -- California -- San Francisco
label: Topic
content: New Deal, 1933-1939
label: Topic
content: Federal aid to the arts
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women ceramicists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were lent for microfilming 1965 by Bernice Fisher and the collection was returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Fisher, Bernice
setName: label: See more items in
content: Bernice Fisher papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter and ceramicist Bernice Fisher date from 1939 to 1942. Found are records relating to Fisher's participation in the Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration including a letter and photographs.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Bernice Fisher Banks (1906-1981) was a ceramicist and painter in San Francisco, California. Fisher painted canvases and created ceramics for the Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1939-1942
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.fishbern
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
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 Reel NDA27 and returned to Bernice Fisher 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 Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reels NDA27. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the lender, Bernice Fisher, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter and ceramicist Bernice Fisher date from 1939 to 1942. Found are records relating to Fisher's participation in the Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration including a letter and photographs.