Elaine L. Johnson papers
name: label: Creator
content: Johnson, Elaine L.
label: Names
content: Obregón, Alejandro, 1920-
label: Names
content: Orozco, José Clemente, 1883-1949
label: Names
content: Sanchez, Emilio, 1921-1999
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Art museum curators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Art, Central American
label: Topic
content: Latino and Latin American artists
label: Topic
content: Women art historians
label: Topic
content: Women museum curators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated in 1980 by Alan W. Johnson, Elaine Johnson's brother.
creator: label: Creator
content: Johnson, Elaine L.
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content: Elaine L. Johnson papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Elaine L. Johnson measure 1.0 linear foot and date from 1957 to 1977. The papers document her career as an art curator and historian through correspondence regarding her work and professional material such as a resume, clippings, speeches and interviews, and manuscripts and notes for a book on Jose Clemente Orozco. Also included are 7 untranscribed cassette tapes of Johnson interviewing Jose Clemente Orozco's son, Clemente, and Miguel Ocampo, Alejandro Obregon, Emilio Sanchez and other Latin American artists, 1968-1970.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Elaine L. Johnson (1928-1979) was a museum curator and art historian in New York City. Johnson was an associate curator of paintings and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, New York who wrote, "Contemporary Painters and Sculptors as Printmakers," 1966.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1957-1977
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.johnelai
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into two series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1970-1977 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Professional Activity Files, 1957-1975 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2022.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Elaine L. Johnson measure 1.0 linear foot and date from 1957 to 1977. The papers document her career as an art curator and historian through correspondence regarding her work and professional material such as a resume, clippings, speeches and interviews, and manuscripts and notes for a book on Jose Clemente Orozco. Also included are 7 untranscribed cassette tapes of Johnson interviewing Jose Clemente Orozco's son, Clemente, and Miguel Ocampo, Alejandro Obregon, Emilio Sanchez and other Latin American artists, 1968-1970.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Elaine Johnson Papers are located at the The Museum of Modern Art Archives.