Ada Rasario Cecere papers
name: label: Creator
content: Cecere, Ada Rasario, 1894 or 1898-1971
topic: label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Designers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Art teachers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Mural painting and decoration
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women designers
label: Topic
content: Women educators
label: Topic
content: Women muralists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Ada Cecere donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1972.
creator: label: Creator
content: Cecere, Ada Rasario, 1894 or 1898-1971
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content: Ada Rasario Cecere papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of painter and muralist Ada Cecere measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1938 to 1972. Found are letters from artists, galleries, institutions, and museums, and photographs of Cecere's works of art.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Ada Rasario Cecere (1898-1983) was a painter, muralist, and designer active in New York City, New York, and Rome, Italy. Ada Rasario was born in New York and studied art in Paris and Rome. She married Gaetano Cecere, a Roman sculptor and together they settled in Manhattan. She was president of the Pen and Brush Society. Cecere died in New York in 1983.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1938-1972
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.ceceada
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.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reel 296 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 muralist Ada Cecere measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1938 to 1972. Found are letters from artists, galleries, institutions, and museums, and photographs of Cecere's works of art.