Jacob Pell papers
name: label: Creator
content: Pell, Jacob, 1898?-1991
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- United States
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by Pell's widow, Lilyan Pell, 1992-1993.
creator: label: Creator
content: Pell, Jacob, 1898?-1991
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter; Los Angeles, Calif. Born in the Ukraine (both 1898 and 1900 birthdates are listed), Pell came to New York in 1913 where he began his studies at the National Academy of Design under Leon Kroll, and later at the Art Students League with John Sloan. From 1929-1931 he painted in Paris, moving back to New York in 1931, where he worked for the WPA. Pell moved to Los Angeles in 1955.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.8 Linear Feet
label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet (Addition)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1925-1991
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.pelljaco
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
label: Type
content: Video recordings
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Art works, including sketches in graphite, chalk and pen and 4 sketchbooks of drawings in watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink; photographs and photocopies of photographs of Pell, his paintings, and friends; and a scrapbook containing clippings, exhibition announcements, and letters.
label: Scope and Contents
content: ADDITION: Sketches, photographs of paintings, and a VHS video of art work in Lilyan Pell's home.