Charlotte Lichtblau papers
name: label: Creator
content: Lichtblau, Charlotte, 1925-
label: Names
content: Gresser, Sy
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art critics -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women art critics
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1980 by Charlotte Lichtblau.
creator: label: Creator
content: Lichtblau, Charlotte, 1925-
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content: Charlotte Lichtblau papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter and art critic Charlotte Lichtblau measure 0.9 linear feet and date from 1942 to circa 1975. Found are biographical materials, eighteen notebooks which include sketches and notes on art, photographs, printed materials, and scattered writings.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Charlotte Lichtblau (1925-2013) was a Austrian-born painter and art critic in New York City, New York who was known for her contemporary representation of biblical themes in her painting. 

Lichtblau wrote a column reviewing the New York art scene for the Philadelphia Inquirer, and also wrote for other publications including The New York Herald Tribune and Arts Magazine. Her work has been exhibited in New York City, throughout the United States, and abroad.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.9 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1942-circa 1975
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.lichchar
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
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: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter and art critic Charlotte Lichtblau measure 0.9 linear feet and date from 1942 to circa 1975. Found are biographical materials, eighteen notebooks which include sketches and notes on art, photographs, printed materials, and scattered writings.