Mitzi Gallant papers
name: label: Creator
content: Gallant, Mitzi
label: Names
content: Artists Equity Association
topic: label: Occupation
content: Portrait painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated by Mitzi Gallant in 1979.
creator: label: Creator
content: Gallant, Mitzi
setName: label: See more items in
content: Mitzi Gallant papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of New York portrait painter Mitzi Gallant measure 0.3 linear feet and date from 1946 to 1959. The scattered papers concern Gallant's professional career and activities with the Artists Equity Association. Found are biographical materials including a sketch, correspondence, photographs, and printed material.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Mitzi Gallant (1914-1980) was a portrait painter in New York City, New York. Gallant began her career as a dress designer and milliner. She studied at the Art Students League and was an active member of the Artists Equity Association.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1946-1959
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.gallmitz
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 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of New York portrait painter Mitzi Gallant measure 0.3 linear feet and date from 1946 to 1959. The scattered papers concern Gallant's professional career and activities with the Artists Equity Association. Found are biographical materials including a sketch, correspondence, photographs, and printed material.