David Rosen photographs
name: label: Creator
content: Rosen, David, 1912-2004
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California
label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- California
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was lent for microfilming 1964 by David Rosen and returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Rosen, David, 1912-2004
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content: David Rosen photographs
abstract: label: Summary
content: The David Rosen photographs date from 1938 to 1963. Photographs depict Rosen and works of art throughout his career, many produced during Rosen's participation with the Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration. Also found is one exhibition catalog.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: David Rosen (1912-2004) was a painter and illustrator from California. Primarily, he painted abstract expressionist works and participated in the Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1938-1963
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.rosedavi
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reel LA08 and was returned to David Rosen after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2024 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reel LA08. The microfilm was digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website. Some of the images are of poor quality due to the original microfilming process.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the lender, David Rosen, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The David Rosen photographs date from 1938 to 1963. Photographs depict Rosen and works of art throughout his career, many produced during Rosen's participation with the Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration. Also found is one exhibition catalog.