Helene Weiss Papers
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Weiss, Helene, 1939-
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content: Helene Weiss papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.8 Linear Feet (Boxes 1-2)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1923-2011
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.weishele, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Painted, pen, and pencil drawings and sketches depict abstract scenes, plants, people, and landscapes. Some works are signed. Biographical materials include an artist statement, childhood mementos, a price list, and school records. Of note are hand-made books Weiss wrote and illustrated as a child. Scattered greeting cards are from friends. A journal includes notes about Weiss's art and process. Photographs depict Weiss, her family and friends, exhibitions, and travel. Also found are photos and print-outs of works of art. Printed materials include exhibition announcements for Weiss's shows, clippings, and reproductions of works of art by Weiss and source material. Four sketchbooks contain sketches and doodles of figures and illustrated text.