Laura Andreson papers
name: label: Creator
content: Andreson, Laura
label: Names
content: University of California, Los Angeles
label: Names
content: Black, Harding, 1912-
label: Names
content: Cunningham, Imogen, 1883-1976
label: Names
content: Heino, Otto, 1915-2009
label: Names
content: Heino, Vivika, 1910-1995
label: Names
content: King, Albert Henry, 1900-1982
label: Names
content: Maloof, Sam
label: Names
content: Natzler, Gail
label: Names
content: Wood, Beatrice
topic: label: Occupation
content: Ceramicists -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women ceramicists
label: Topic
content: Women educators
label: Topic
content: Decorative arts
label: Topic
content: Art -- Study and teaching
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were donated by Laura Andreson and her companion Pauline Blank in 1991 and 1996.
creator: label: Creator
content: Andreson, Laura
setName: label: See more items in
content: Laura Andreson papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of ceramicist and educator Laura Andreson measure 1.9 linear feet and date from 1932 to 1991. The collection is comprised of correspondence, professional files, gallery records, writings and notes, artwork, and photographic materials that document her pioneering work in ceramics.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Laura Andreson (1902-1999) was a ceramicist and educator in Los Angeles, California. She received a bachelor's degree in education at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1932 and a master's degree in painting from Columbia University in 1937. She began her career in ceramics studying under the influential ceramicist Glen Lukens. In 1933 she founded the ceramics department at UCLA where she taught from 1933 to 1970. 

Andreson was a pioneer in ceramics, experimenting and developing glaze and clay techniques during a time when equipment was limited and only a few books were available on ceramics. Her work has been widely exhibited, primarily after her retirement from UCLA in 1970. Andreson died in Los Angeles, C.A. in 1999.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.9 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1932-1991
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.andrlaur
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
label: Type
content: Sketches
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as six series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1935-1988 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 2: Professional Files, 1932-1989 (Box 1, OV 4; 0.7 linear feet)

Series 3: Gallery Records, 1940-1991 (Box 1-2; 0.4 linear feet)

Series 4: Writings and Notes, circa 1940-1986 (Box 2-3; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 5: Artwork, circa 1960-1970s (Box 3; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 6: Photographic Materials, circa 1940-1986 (Box 3; 0.2 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Sarah Mundy in 2018.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketches
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals of scrapbook photocopies found in the collection remain in the possession of Andreson's nephew.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of ceramicist and educator Laura Andreson measure 1.9 linear feet and date from 1932 to 1991. The collection is comprised of correspondence, professional files, gallery records, writings and notes, artwork, and photographic materials that document her pioneering work in ceramics.

Correspondence is with clients, colleagues,  artists Vivika and Otto Heino, Gail Natzler, Harding Black, Albert Henry King, Beatrice Wood, Imogen Cunningham, Sam Maloof, and others. 

Professional files include curriculum vitae, employment records, a portfolio, publicity files, material from UCLA, and scrapbook. Gallery records document Andreson's personal business with galleries and museums. Andreson's writings consist of artist's statements, notes on ceramic history, nine glaze formula notebooks, and a sabbatical report.

Artwork includes sketches of pottery and case diagrams for an unidentified exhibition. Photographic materials consist of photographs and negatives of Andreson, family and colleagues, exhibitions, and works of art by Andreson's students.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art is an interview of Laura Andreson conducted May 20, 1981 by Ruth Bowman, for the Archives of American Art.