Golda Lewis papers
name: label: Creator
content: Lewis, Golda, d. 2005
topic: label: Occupation
content: Assemblage artists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Papermaking
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 2006 by Golda Lewis via Judy Michael, executor of Lewis's estate.
creator: label: Creator
content: Lewis, Golda, d. 2005
setName: label: See more items in
content: Golda Lewis papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Golda Lewis measure 2.1 linear feet and date from 1950-2004. The records document Lewis's career through personal and professional files, some sound and video recordings, printed material, and photographs.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Golda Lewis (1915-2005) was an assemblage artist, papermaker, and painter active in New York City. She was taught painting by Hans Hofmann and Jack Tworkov, sculpture by Robert Laurent, and papermaking by Douglas Howell. Lewis's first group show was in 1957 at the National Gallery of Fine Art in Washington, D.C., and her first one woman exhibition was at the Balin-Traube Gallery in New York in 1963. Subsequent solo shows included exhibitions at Alonzo Gallery, the University of Wisconsin, and Court Gallery in Denmark. Lewis also participated in group shows at the Museum of Modern Art, University of Missouri, Southampton College, Florida Atlantic University, and the San Francisco Museum of Art. Her work can be found at Gallery K in Washington, D.C., Foundations of Paper History in Holland, the British Paper Museum in London, the Canadian Paper Museum in Montreal, and other public and private collections in North America and Europe.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1950-2004
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.lewigold
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Video recordings
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 3 series.

Series 1: Personal and Professional Files, 1960-2004 (Box 1; 0.8 linear feet)

Series 2: Printed Material, 1960s-2003 (Box 1-2, OV 3; 0.7 linear feet)

Series 3: Photographs, 1950-2003 (Box 2, OV 3; 0.6 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Christopher DeMairo in 2020.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Golda Lewis measure 2.1 linear feet and date from 1950-2004. The records document Lewis's career through personal and professional files, printed material, and photographs. Personal and professional files consist of biographical summaries and resumes, correspondence, sketchbooks, audio and video recordings of Lewis, gallery papers, and artist statements. Printed materials include solo and group exhibition catalogs, announcements, posters, and invitations; newspaper clippings from the United States and abroad; and press releases. Images include photographs, slides, negatives, and transparencies of Lewis and of Lewis with friends, artists, and family, and of her artwork and exhibitions.