Myer Abel papers
name: label: Creator
content: Abel, Myer, 1904-1946
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Ohio -- Cincinnati
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- Ohio -- Cincinnati
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1974 by Mrs. Marcella Braunstein widow of Abel.
creator: label: Creator
content: Abel, Myer, 1904-1946
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, printmaker; Cincinnati, Ohio.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet ((78 items on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1940-1965
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.abelmyer
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 1121 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: A biographical sketch; correspondence, including letters from Abel to his wife, 1943-1945, many with drawings and sketches; photographs of Abel's ten India series paintings, painted while he was stationed there in 1945, with descriptions of their symbolism; notes on color theory; a list of his paintings; his military record and certificate; two articles; 14 clippings; and a memorial booklet written by Norwood Chamberlin.