Perry Nichols scrapbook
name: label: Creator
content: Nichols, Perry, 1911-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Texas -- Dallas
label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- Texas -- Dallas
label: Occupation
content: Artisans -- Texas -- Dallas
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The scrapbook was lent for microfilming 1980 by Perry Nichols and returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Nichols, Perry, 1911-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Perry Nichols scrapbook
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scrapbook of painter and muralist Perry Nichols dates from circa 1870 to 1971. The mixed-media scrapbook contains family photographs of Perry, his grandparents, parents, family and friends; photos of his artwork; examples of early drawings; scattered correspondence; clippings; and exhibition announcements and catalogs.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Perry Nichols (1911-1995) was a painter, muralist, and artisan in Dallas, Texas. He exhibited his works throughout Texas and was a founding member of the Lone Star Printmakers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1870-1971
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.nichperr
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
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 2150 and was returned to Perry Nichols 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 the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reel 2150. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the lender, Perry Nichols, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scrapbook of painter and muralist Perry Nichols dates from circa 1870 to 1971. The mixed-media scrapbook contains family photographs of Perry, his grandparents, parents, family and friends; photos of his artwork; examples of early drawings; scattered correspondence; clippings; and exhibition announcements and catalogs.