Lillian Genth papers
name: label: Creator
content: Genth, Lillian Mathilde, 1876-1953
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Mrs. William H. Bender, was a friend of Lillian Genth, executrix of her estate, and collector of Genth's works. She donated Genth's papers to the Archives of American Art in 1976.
creator: label: Creator
content: Genth, Lillian Mathilde, 1876-1953
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content: Lillian Genth papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of painter Lillian Genth measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1904 to 1968. Found are personal business records, exhibition photographs, a sales ledger, and a mixed media scrapbook.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Lillian Genth (1876-1953) was an impressionist painter in New York City, New York. She is known for her landscape paintings featuring female nudes produced early in her career. Later, Genth focused on paintings inspired by her travels. She exhibited extensively throughout her career and died in New York City in 1953.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Items
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1904-1958
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.gentlill
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
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 received a preliminary level of processing upon receipt and was microfilmed on reel 3909. The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reel 3090 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. 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: Scrapbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of painter Lillian Genth measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1904 to 1968. Found are personal business records, exhibition photographs, a sales ledger, and a mixed media scrapbook.