Margarita Gibbons papers
name: label: Creator
content: Gibbons, Margarita
label: Names
content: Getz, Arthur
topic: label: Occupation
content: Cartoonists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The records were donated to the Archives of American Art by owner Margarita Gibbons, February 1975 and the Arthur Getz letters were donated by William Gibbons, nephew of Margarita Gibbons, June 1977.
creator: label: Creator
content: Gibbons, Margarita
setName: label: See more items in
content: Margarita Gibbons papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter Margarita Gibbons measure 2 linear feet and date from circa 1920 to 1976, with bulk dates from 1938 to 1946. The papers document her carreer as a painter in New York and her relationship with her husband, American illustrator Arthur Getz through biographical material; correspondence with Getz, friends, and other artists; gallery records such as price lists, dimension notes and a signed exhibition guestbook; news clippings, and exhibition flyers; photographs; detached scrapbooks of photographs of artwork, news clippings, and exhibition flyers; and artwork including two sketchbooks and an oil self portait by Arthur Getz.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Margarita Gibbons (1906-1976) was a painter from New York City. Gibbons originally performed as a ballerina for the Metropolitan Opera House before pursing a career as a fine artist. She studied at the Art Students League, Pratt institute and later in Paris and Amsterdam. Her work has been shown in a number of galleries and museums including the Argent gallery, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Gibbons first husband was Ecuadorian painter Camilo Egas, whom she brought to the United States. Her second husband was American illustrator and painter Arthur Getz.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1920-1976
label: Date
content: bulk 1938-1946
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.gibbmarg
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This collection is arranged as seven series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1960-1968 (0.2 Linear feet: Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1938-1973 (1.3 Linear Feet: Box 1-2)

Series 3: Gallery Records, circa 1960-1972 (0.2 Linear Feet: Box 2)

Series 4: Printed Material, circa 1944-1976 (0.1 Linear Feet: Box 2)

Series 5: Scrapbooks, circa 1942-1968 (0.2 Linear Feet: Box 2)

Series 6: Photographic Material, circa 1920-1968 (0.2 Linear Feet: Box 2)

Series 7: Artwork, circa 1920-1976 (0.2 Linear Feet: Box 2)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Sabine Lipten in 2022.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Margarita Gibbons papers measure 2 linear feet and date from circa 1920 to 1976, with bulk dates from 1938 to 1946. The papers document her carreer as a painter in New York City and her relationship with her husband, American illustrator Arthur Getz through biographical material; correspondence with Getz, friends, and other artists including holiday cards from painter Moses Soyer. Also found are gallery records comprised of price lists, dimension notes and a signed exhibition guestbook. Printed material is comprised of news clippings and exhibition flyers. Additionally, there are detached scrapbooks of photographs of artwork, news clippings, and exhibition flyers. Photographs consist of black and white prints of artwork as well as portraits of Gibbons, her family and friends. Artwork includes two sketchbooks of graphite figure drawings as well as an oil self portrait of Arthur Getz.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art is the Arthur Getz letter from Charles E. Burchfield March 19, 1961.