Vera Andrus papers
name: label: Creator
content: Andrus, Vera Eugenia, 1895-1979
label: Names
content: Robinson, Boardman, 1876-1952
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State)
label: Occupation
content: Lithographers -- New York (State)
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- New York (State)
label: Occupation
content: Authors -- New York (State)
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women printmakers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated 1990 by Lura Andrus Crowther, Andrus's sister.
creator: label: Creator
content: Andrus, Vera Eugenia, 1895-1979
setName: label: See more items in
content: Vera Andrus papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter Vera Andrus measure 0.7 linear feet and date from 1907 to 1990. The scattered papers include artwork, correspondence, twelve diaries, photographs, printed material, and writing project files.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Vera Andrus (1895-1979) was a lithographer, painter, and author active in Dobbs Ferry, New York. 

Andrus was born in Plymouth, Wisconsin in 1895. She studied at the Minnesota School of Architecture, the Minnesota Institute of Art, and the Art Students League. Throughout her career, she painted nautical and marine scenes and wrote and published multiple books.

She died in 1979 in Rockport, Massachusetts.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.7 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1907-1990
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.andrvera
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Diaries
label: Type
content: Drawings
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 processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Diaries
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter Vera Andrus measure 0.7 linear feet and date from 1907 to 1990. The scattered papers include artwork, correspondence, twelve diaries, photographs, printed material, and writing project files, including a project on Boardman Robinson.