Barbara Aubin papers
name: label: Creator
content: Aubin, Barbara, 1928-2014
label: Names
content: Art Institute of Chicago. School
label: Names
content: Kucera, Kathryn
topic: label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Illinois -- Chicago
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Illinois -- Chicago
label: Occupation
content: Art museum curators -- Illinois -- Chicago
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women educators
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Barbara Aubin papers were donated in 2016 by the Barbara Aubin estate via Amie Hyman, executor and in 2023 by the Union League Club of Chicago via Mark Tunney, General Manager, and Jane Stevens, trustee.
creator: label: Creator
content: Aubin, Barbara, 1928-2014
setName: label: See more items in
content: Barbara Aubin papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter, teacher and curator, Barbara Aubin, measure 5.1 linear feet and date from circa 1867-2014, with the bulk of the material dating from 1940-2014. The collection comprises biographical materials, correspondence, writings, exhibition files, professional files, printed materials,scrapbooks, artwork, and photographic materials.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Barbara Aubin (1928-2014) was a painter, teacher, and curator in Chicago, Illinois known for her work with postcard art and collage.

In 1949, she received a B.A. in sociology from Carleton College in M.N. She went on to earn both a B.A. and M.A. in art education from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago in 1954 and 1955 respectively. After graduation, she traveled to France and Italy on the George D. Brown Foreign Travel Fellowship in 1955-1956 and to Haiti for a Fulbright Fellowship in 1958-1960. 

Aubin taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1956-1958 and 1960-1967, Chicago State University in 1971-1991, and was a visiting artist at St. Louis Community College in 1980-1981. She was a member of the Chicago Artists Coalition, Chicago Society of Artists, and was a founder of the Chicago Women's Caucus for Art.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 5.1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1867-2006
label: Date
content: bulk 1940-2014
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.aubibarb
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
label: Type
content: Video recordings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 9 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1952-2006 (0.2 linear feet; Boxes 1, 7)

Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1944-2010 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Writings, 1960-2006 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 4: Exhibition Files, 1979-2012 (0.5 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Series 5: Professional Files, 1966-2012 (0.8 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 6: Printed Materials, circa 1950-2014 (0.6 linear feet; Boxes 2-3)

Series 7: Scrapbooks, 1950s-2000s (1.2 linear feet; Boxes 3-4, 7)

Series 8: Artwork, circa 1867-circa 2000s (0.2 linear feet; Box 4)

Series 9: Photographic Materials, circa 1880s-2000s (1.2 linear feet; Boxes 4-7)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Sarah Mundy in 2024.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter, teacher and curator, Barbara Aubin, measure 5.1 linear feet and date from circa 1867-2014, with the bulk of the material dating from 1940-2014. The collection comprises biographical materials consisting of student records from the Art Institute of Chicago, planners and address books, resumes, and unidentified material on electronic discs; correspondence with galleries regarding exhibitions, with friends including Kathy Kucera, and others; writings including drafts and notes for articles, and poems by Aubin; exhibition files containing planning documents, promotional material, and video recordings for Send a Postcard to Barbara (1980), Women's Day (2004, 2005), and a retrospective of Aubin's work at Elmhurst College (2008); professional files consisting of 4+ Decades of Art project material, membership records, Candidate for Professor binders, letters of support from colleagues, and a files for other professional activities; printed materials mainly featuring Aubin and her artwork; scrapbooks consisting of printed materials, photographs, and other material relating to Aubin's exhibitions and career; artwork consisting of collages by Aubin, prints, and vintage paintings; and photographic materials with slides, photographic prints, and negatives of Aubin, personal snapshots of friends and family, exhibitions, and works of art.