Maurice Merlin papers
name: label: Creator
content: Merlin, Maurice (Maurice Jay), 1909-1947
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Michigan -- Detroit
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- Los Angeles
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated in 2023 by Peter Merlin, Maurice Merlin's son.
creator: label: Creator
content: Merlin, Maurice (Maurice Jay), 1909-1947
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Maurice Merlin (1909-1947) was a Detroit based painter who was mainly active between 1930 and 1947. He was employed as part of the federal government's Works Progress Administration (WPA). Born in Sioux City, Iowa, Merlin studied at the Art Institute of Chicago before moving to Detroit in the late 1930s. After WWII, the family moved to Los Angeles, where Merlin found work as a commercial artist.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1920-2020
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.merlmaur
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Detroit-based painter Maurice Merlin measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1920-2020. The majority of the collection includes sketches by Merlin. Also included is printed material, photographs of Merlin, family and source material, and Merlin's high school diploma.