Jennett Lam papers
name: label: Creator
content: Lam, Jennett, 1911-
label: Names
content: Roberts, Colette, 1910-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Connecticut -- Bridgeport
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Connecticut -- Bridgeport
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women educators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Provenance unknown.
creator: label: Creator
content: Lam, Jennett, 1911-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Jennett Lam papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter Jennett Lam measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1954 to 1981. Found are artworks, biographical material, correspondence, photographs of Lam, of Louise Nevelson, and of works of art, and printed material. Also found is a copy of Lam's senior thesis on collage.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Jennett Lam (1911-1985) was a painter and educator active in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Lam taught art at the University of Bridgeport and was a recipient of the MacDowell fellowship.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1954-1981
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.lamjennp
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 collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter Jennett Lam measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1954 to 1981. Found are artworks, biographical material, correspondence, photographs of Lam, of Louise Nevelson, and of works of art, and printed material. Also found is a copy of Lam's senior thesis on collage.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds the Colette Roberts Papers and Interviews with Artists, 1918-1971, which contains multiple interviews with Lam.