Suzanne Mullett Smith papers
name: label: Creator
content: Smith, Suzanne Mullett
label: Names
content: American Art Research Council
label: Names
content: American University (Washington, D.C.). Fine Arts Dept. -- Faculty
label: Names
content: Alan, Charles, 1908?-1975
label: Names
content: Dove, Arthur Garfield, 1880-1946
label: Names
content: Jewell, Edward Alden, 1888-1947
label: Names
content: O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986
label: Names
content: Phillips, Duncan, 1886-1966
label: Names
content: Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Painting, American
label: Topic
content: Women art historians
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reels 2425-2426 donated 1972 by Nathaly Baum. Material on reel 1043 lent for microfilming 1976 by Smith, and except for the 1976 revised thesis, was subsequently donated along with the unmicrofilmed material 1992 by Daisy Mullet Smith, Smith's daughter.
creator: label: Creator
content: Smith, Suzanne Mullett
setName: label: See more items in
content: Suzanne Mullett Smith papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Suzanne Mullett Smith measure 3.3 linear feet and date from 1913 to 1992. The papers document her career as a painter and art historian through artist statements, a resume, correspondence, personal photographs, sketches and sketchbook, and other professional material; class and course notes, articles, and other writings; clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs and other printed material; research material related to Arthur Dove conisting of correspondence, notes, Master's Thesis, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and photographs of Dove's works.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Suzanne Mullett Smith (1913-1989) was an art historian, author, and painter who lived primarily in the Washington, D.C. area. She wrote her 1944 American University Master's Thesis on Arthur Dove, entitled "Arthur G. Dove: A Study in Contemporary Art." In 1976, she completed a revised edition of this thesis.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3.3 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1913-1992
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.smitsuza
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into four series.

Series 1: Professional Activity Files, 1913-1989 (0.8 linear feet; Box 1, 4, OV 6)

Series 2: Writings, 1923-1975 (0.6 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Series 3: Printed Material, 1923-1992 (0.2 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 4: Arthur Dove Research Material, 1932-1988 (1.6 linear feet; Boxes 2-5)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2022.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reels 1043 and 2425-2426 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Suzanne Mullett Smith measure 3.3 linear feet and date from 1913 to 1992. The papers document her career as a painter and art historian through artist statements, a resume, correspondence, personal photographs, sketches and sketchbook, and other professional material; class and course notes, articles, and other writings; clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs and other printed material; research material related to Arthur Dove conisting of correspondence, notes, Master's Thesis, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and photographs of Dove's works.

Professional material includes artists statements and a resume, work with American University and the National Society of Arts and Letters, and correspondence including letters to her husband, Gordon H. Smith. Also included are some of her sketches and sketchbooks and photographs of Smith, Smith with family and friends, and Smith's wedding album.

Writings consist of class notes from Smith's studies at American University and a number of articles written by her. Articles include "A Testimony of Healing," "Art and the War, " and "(Jose Clemente) Orozco Paints."

Printed material consists of newspaper and magazine clippings, a scrapbook of clippings, and exhibition announcements and catalogs.

Research material on Arthur Dove consist of Smith's thesis statement, draft and 1944 version of her Master's thesis, correspondence with Dove, research notes, newspaper and magazine clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, photographs of Dove's works, a catalog of Dove's artwork, and an index card inventory. Also included are a number of microfilm reels of material on Dove.