Fay Gold papers
name: label: Creator
content: Gold, Fay Helfand
label: Names
content: Giles, Howard, 1876-1955
label: Names
content: Heller, Helen West, d. 1955
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Collagists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Fay Gold donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1962 and 1979.
creator: label: Creator
content: Gold, Fay Helfand
setName: label: See more items in
content: Fay Gold papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of collagist and painter Fay Helfand Gold (1907-1998) measure 1.2 linear feet and date from circa 1900 to 1979. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, personal business records, photographs, printed material, sketches and sketchbooks, and writings by Gold and Helen West Heller.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Fay Helfand Gold (19087-1998) was a painter and collagist in New York City, New York. She studied at Parson's School of Design under Howard Giles. Gold began her career as an illustrator and later focused on abstract expressionist paintings. She married Louis Gold and together they had one son, David. In addition to her art career, Gold was an expert in breeding and training Yorkshire Terriers.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1900-1979
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.goldfay
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
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 arranged upon receipt and partially microfilmed onto reel D361. The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2024 with received support from the Judith Godwin Arts Foundation
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reel D361 available at Archives of American Art offices. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of collagist and painter Fay Helfand Gold (1907-1998) measure 1.2 linear feet and date from circa 1900 to 1979. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, personal business records, photographs, printed material, sketches and sketchbooks, and writings by Gold and Helen West Heller.