Virginia Field papers
name: label: Creator
content: Field, Virginia
label: Names
content: American Federation of Arts
label: Names
content: Baker, Richard Brown
label: Names
content: Von Wicht, John, 1888-1970
label: Names
content: Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987
topic: label: Occupation
content: Arts administrators -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by Virginia Field, 1981-1988.
creator: label: Creator
content: Field, Virginia
setName: label: See more items in
content: Virginia Field papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of arts administrator Virginia Field measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1951 to 1973. The material concerns Field's association with the American Federation of Arts, Asia House, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Found are business records relating to grants, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and writings. Of note are illustrated letters by John Von Wicht and a photograph of Andy Warhol with Richard Brown Baker.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Arts administrator Virginia Field was active in New York City, New York. She served as assistant director for Asia House.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1951-1973
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.fielvirg
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 papers were microfilmed on reel 2804 after receipt. The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reel 2804 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of arts administrator Virginia Field measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1951 to 1973. The material concerns Field's association with the American Federation of Arts, Asia House, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Found are business records relating to grants, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and writings. Of note are illustrated letters by John Von Wicht and a photograph of Andy Warhol with Richard Brown Baker.