McKie Trotter papers
name: label: Creator
content: Trotter, McKie, 1918-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Texas -- Fort Worth
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Texas -- Fort Worth
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were lent for microfilming 1979 by McKie Trotter and returned after filming as part of AAA's Texas Arts Documentation Project.
creator: label: Creator
content: Trotter, McKie, 1918-
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content: McKie Trotter papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter McKie Trotter date from 1947 to 1970. Found are biographical material; correspondence regarding exhibitions, the sale of art, and professional teaching positions; clippings; price lists and awards concerning exhibitions throughout Texas and New York City; and photographs.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: McKie Trotter (1918-1999) was a painter and educator in Fort Worth, Texas. Born in Manchester, Georgia, he attended the College of William and Mary and later the University of Georgia. He taught at Texas Christian University and Texas Wesleyan University. Trotter exhibited his works widely throughout Georgia, New York, and Texas.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Microfilm reels
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1947-1970
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.trotmcki
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reels 1683-1684 and was returned to McKie Trotter 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.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to McKie Trotter after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter McKie Trotter date from 1947 to 1970. Found are biographical material; correspondence regarding exhibitions, the sale of art, and professional teaching positions; clippings; price lists and awards concerning exhibitions throughout Texas and New York City; and photographs.