Tania papers
name: label: Creator
content: Tania, 1920-1982
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Collagists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women sculptors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1983 by Ranger Mills, Tania's widower.
creator: label: Creator
content: Tania, 1920-1982
setName: label: See more items in
content: Tania papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of painter, sculptor, and collagist Tania measure 0.2 linear feet and date from circa 1938 to 1980. Found are biographical materials, correspondence regarding the sale of an Ad Reinhardt painting, personal business records, photographs of events and works of art, and printed material.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Tania (1920-1982) was a painter, sculptor, and collagist in New York City, New York, perhaps best known for her 1970 13-story geometric wall painting which still stands at the corner of Mercer Street and 3rd Street in Greenwich Village, New York. 

Tania studied at the Art Students League and was known as a painter of city walls. Although she went by surnames Schreiber, Schreiber-Milicevic, or Pollak, she began to use only her first name from 1958 on.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1938-1980
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.tania
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of painter, sculptor, and collagist Tania measure 0.2 linear feet and date from circa 1938 to 1980. Found are biographical materials, correspondence regarding the sale of an Ad Reinhardt painting, personal business records, photographs of events and works of art, and printed material.