Janice Lovoos papers
name: label: Creator
content: Lovoos, Janice
label: Names
content: Penney, Edmund F.
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- California
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California
label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- California
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women illustrators
label: Topic
content: Women art historians
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Janice Lovoos donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1991 and 1993.
creator: label: Creator
content: Lovoos, Janice
setName: label: See more items in
content: Janice Lovoos papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of art historian and painter Janice Lovoos measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1966 to 1990. Found are biographical materials on Lovoos and her son Edmund Penney, copies of vintage family photographs, printed material, and writings by Lovoos relating to her work on California art and artists.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: California painter and art historian Janice Lovoos (1903-2007) attended the Chouinard School of Art in Los Angeles where she learned mural painting and illustration, and also studied rug and textile design. As a writer and art historian Lovoos documented the art of Southern California and was a contributing editor to American Artist magazine for almost 50 years.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1966-1990
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.lovojani
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 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of art historian and painter Janice Lovoos measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1966 to 1990. Found are biographical materials on Lovoos and her son Edmund Penney, copies of vintage family photographs, printed material, and writings by Lovoos relating to her work on California art and artists.