Leon Kelly papers
name: label: Creator
content: Kelly, Leon, 1901-1982
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New Jersey -- Loveladies
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 2019 by Paula Muller, Leon Kelly's daughter.
creator: label: Creator
content: Kelly, Leon, 1901-1982
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Leon Kelly (1901-1982) was a painter in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Loveladies Harbor, New Jersey.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1927-1997
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.kellleon
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter Leon Kelly measure 2.0 linear feet and date from 1927-1997. The bulk of the collection consists of biographical material, writings by Kelly about his artwork, letters to Kelly, personal financial records, scrapbooks with photographs of works of art, artwork by Kelly including childhood sketches and designs for clothing and homegoods, and printed material documenting his career. Additional material includes posthumous correspondence and other documentation created by his daughter, Paula Muller, regarding placing Kelly's artwork in institutions and answering resarcher inquiries about his work.