Lenita Manry papers
name: label: Creator
content: Manry, Lenita, 1902-1969
label: Names
content: Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts (Provincetown, Mass.)
label: Names
content: Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Artists' models -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Arts administrators -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Philip Davis, lawyer for the estate of Lenita Manry, donated the papers to the Archives of American Art in 1971.
creator: label: Creator
content: Manry, Lenita, 1902-1969
setName: label: See more items in
content: Lenita Manry papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of painter and arts administrator Lenita Manry measure 0.2 linear feet and date from circa 1920 to 1968. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, notes, portraits of Manry, and printed material. Of note are records from Manry's time at the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts which include lectures and writings by Hofmann, Manry's class notes and drawings, and printed material from the school.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Lenita Manry (1902-1968) was a painter in New York City, New York and an arts administrator in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Originally from Texas, Manry moved to New York City and began a career as a model before focusing on her art. She was a student of Hans Hofmann and later became assistant director of the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1920-1968
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.manrleni
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 papers were microfilmed on reel 151 after receipt. 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 151 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.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of painter and arts administrator Lenita Manry measure 0.2 linear feet and date from circa 1920 to 1968. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, notes, portraits of Manry, and printed material. Of note are records from Manry's time at the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts which include lectures and writings by Hofmann, Manry's class notes and drawings, and printed material from the school.