Christine J. Abel printed material relating to Helen Forbes
name: label: Creator
content: Abel, Christine Jeannette, 1890-1970
label: Names
content: Forbes, Helen, 1891-1945
topic: label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- California -- San Francisco
label: Occupation
content: Mosaicists -- California -- San Francisco
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Topic
content: Women artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was lent for microfilming in 1964 by Christine J. Abel and returned to the donor after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Abel, Christine Jeannette, 1890-1970
setName: label: See more items in
content: Christine J. Abel printed material relating to Helen Forbes
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Christine J. Abel printed material concerns painter and muralist Helen Forbes and dates from 1940. Found are three articles concerning Forbes's career and process as a muralist and mosaicist and two photographs of her work.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Helen Forbes (1891-1945) was a painter, muralist, and mosaicist in San Francisco and Palo Alto, California. 

Christine Jeannette Abel (1890-1970) was a painter and sculptor in Los Angeles, California.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1940
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.abelchri
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
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 Reels LA09 and was returned to Christine J. Abel after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2024 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 LA09. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the lender, Christine Abel, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Christine J. Abel printed material concerns painter and muralist Helen Forbes and dates from 1940. Found are three articles concerning Forbes's career and process as a muralist and mosaicist and two photographs of her work.