Astrid Preston papers
name: label: Creator
content: Preston, Astrid, 1945-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Occupation
content: Draftsmen (artists) -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 2019 by Astrid Preston.
creator: label: Creator
content: Preston, Astrid, 1945-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Astrid Preston (1945- ) is a draftsman and painter who worked primarily in Los Angeles, California. Preston was part of a network of artists in Los Angeles that included Lita Albuquerque, Loren Madsen, and Steve Kahn and was first involved in a revival of drawing that brought her into contact with other mainly women draftsmen.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.5 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1969-2017
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.presastr
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of draftsman and painter Astrid Preston measure 2.5 linear feet and date from 1969-2017. Included are biographical material; personal and professional correspondence; commission files; photographs and slides of works of art, installations and Preston; printed material; notebooks, writings and sketchbooks by Preston.