Charmion von Wiegand papers
name: label: Creator
content: Von Wiegand, Charmion
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Art critics -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women art historians
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women art critics
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Provenance is unknown.
creator: label: Creator
content: Von Wiegand, Charmion
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content: Charmion von Wiegand papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of abstract painter, art critic, and art historian, Charmion von Wiegand, measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1926-1937. The bulk of the collection consists of writings by von Wiegand. Also found are three letters to her father, Karl Henry von Wiegand.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Charmion von Wiegand (1896-1983) was an abstract painter, art critic, and art historian in New York City, New York. Von Wiegand grew up in Arizona and California and settled in New York after attending Barnard College and Columbia University. She began to paint in the mid-1920s when she started psychotherapy. Additionally, von Wiegand became a correspondent with Hearst newspapers.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1926-1937
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.vonwchar
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 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of abstract painter, art critic, and art historian, Charmion von Wiegand, measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1926-1937. The bulk of the collection consists of writings by von Wiegand. Also found are three letters to her father, Karl Henry von Wiegand.