Clare Ferriter papers
name: label: Creator
content: Ferriter, Clare, 1913-1994
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Occupation
content: Collagists -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women educators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1979 by Clare Ferriter.
creator: label: Creator
content: Ferriter, Clare, 1913-1994
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content: Clare Ferriter papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter, collagist, and educator Clare Ferriter measure 1.3 linear feet and date from 1930 to 1978. The collection focuses on Ferriter's career, commissions, and her participation with organizations in Washington, D.C.. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs of works of art, printed material, a dismantled scrapbook, subject files, and writings. Also found is a sound recording of Ferriter's remarks during the unveiling of a portrait for V. E. McKelvey.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Clare Ferriter (1909-1994) was a painter, collagist, and educator in Washington, D.C.. Born in North Dakota, Ferriter did graduate work at Stanford University and taught at Catholic University. She is a former president of the D.C. chapter of the Artists Equity Association.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.3 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1930-1978
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.ferrclar
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter, collagist, and educator Clare Ferriter measure 1.3 linear feet and date from 1930 to 1978. The collection focuses on Ferriter's career, commissions, and her participation with organizations in Washington, D.C.. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs of works of art, printed material, a dismantled scrapbook, subject files, and writings. Also found is a sound recording of Ferriter's remarks during the unveiling of a portrait for V. E. McKelvey.