Idelle Weber papers
name: label: Creator
content: Weber, Idelle, 1932-2020
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Photo-realism
label: Topic
content: Pop art
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1982 by Idelle Weber.
creator: label: Creator
content: Weber, Idelle, 1932-2020
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content: Idelle Weber papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Photorealist painter Idelle Weber measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1963 to 1981. The scattered collection focuses on Weber's career in New York City. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs of Weber, others, and artwork, and printed material. Also found are two sketchbooks containing sketches of figures and people.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Chicago, Illinois painter Idelle Weber (1932-2020) was known for her Pop art compositions of black silhouettes set against flat, brightly colored backgrounds. Weber was also associated with the Photorealist movement and her work was exhibited extensively in New York.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1963-1981
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.webeidel
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
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: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Photorealist painter Idelle Weber measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1963 to 1981. The scattered collection focuses on Weber's career in New York City. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs of Weber, others, and artwork, and printed material. Also found are two sketchbooks containing sketches of figures and people.