Erika Weihs papers
name: label: Creator
content: Weihs, Erika
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1977 and 1995 by Erika Weihs.
creator: label: Creator
content: Weihs, Erika
setName: label: See more items in
content: Erika Weihs papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of New York painter and illustrator Erika Weihs measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1933 to 1995. The collection concerns Weihs's exhibition career around New York City and the sale and gift of works to individuals and museums. Found are artworks, biographical material, correspondence, photographs, and printed material.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Erika Weihs (1917-2010) was a painter and illustrator in New York City, New York. Born in Vienna, Austria, Weihs came to the United States in 1940. She illustrated many children's books throughout her career.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1933-1995
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.weiherik
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of New York painter and illustrator Erika Weihs measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1933 to 1995. The collection concerns Weihs's exhibition career around New York City and the sale and gift of works to individuals and museums. Found are artworks, biographical material, correspondence, photographs, and printed material.