Dorothy Block papers
name: label: Creator
content: Block, Dorothy, 1904-1984
label: Names
content: Art Students League (New York, N.Y.)
label: Names
content: Federal Art Project
label: Names
content: Grotz, Dorothy
label: Names
content: Kaldis, Aristodimos, 1899-1979
label: Names
content: Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Dorothy Block and her sister Lillian MacKendrick donated Block's papers to the Archives of American Art in 1975 and 1977. Additional material was donated in 1990 by Robert Dublirer, widower of Dorothy Block.
creator: label: Creator
content: Block, Dorothy, 1904-1984
setName: label: See more items in
content: Dorothy Block papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of painter Dorothy Block measure 0.7 linear feet and date from 1925 to 1982. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs of Block and of works of art, printed material, a mixed media scrapbook, sketches, and writings. Also found are clippings and a photo of the artwork of Louis Keila, Block's uncle.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Dorothy Block (1904-1984) was a painter active in New York City, New York. Block studied and later taught at the Art Students League and participated in the Federal Art Project.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.7 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1925-1985
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.blocdoro
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
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 received a preliminary level of arrangement after donation and was partially microfilmed on reel 3481. 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: Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reels 3481 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of painter Dorothy Block measure 0.7 linear feet and date from 1925 to 1982. Found are biographical materials, correspondence with Dorothy Grotz, Aristodemos Kaldis, Jacob Lawrence, and others, photographs of Block and of works of art, printed material, a mixed media scrapbook, sketches, and writings. Also found are clippings and a photo of the artwork of Louis Keila, Block's uncle.