Dorothy Paris papers
name: label: Creator
content: Paris, Dorothy, b. 1899
label: Names
content: UNESCO
label: Names
content: Hasegawa, Saburō, 1906-1957
label: Names
content: Weston, Harold, 1894-1972
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Gallery owners -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Artists' studios -- Photographs
label: Topic
content: Women artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Dorothy Paris donated her papers in several installments between 1970 and 1980.
creator: label: Creator
content: Paris, Dorothy, b. 1899
setName: label: See more items in
content: Dorothy Paris papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter, gallerist, and arts activist Dorothy Paris measure 1.5 linear feet and date from 1917 to 1979. The papers focus on Paris's career as a painter and include biographical material, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and scattered writings and notes. Also found are administrative records, correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports of the International Association of the Plastic Arts/International Art Association (IAPA) and scattered printed materials produced by the 8th Street Gallery.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Dorothy Paris (1899-1996) was a painter and gallerist in New York City, New York. Studying at the Art Students League and in Paris, she founded the 8th Street Gallery in Manhattan in the 1930s. There, she formed many lifelong relationships and friendships with artists. After serving as a volunteer nurse in World War II, she attended art school and became a painter. Her first show was at Galerie Zak in Paris in 1950 and she continued to exhibit her works around the United States. Additionally, Also, Paris was an activist and involved in the U.S. Committee of the International Association of the Plastic Arts/International Art Association (IAPA)--now UNESCO partner groups.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.5 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1917-1979
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.paridoro
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: Portions of the collection were arranged upon receipt and microfilmed. The collection was merged, processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2025 with received support from the Judith Godwin Arts Foundation.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection have been microfilmed on 35mm microfilm reels D176 & 294 available for use 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 papers of painter, gallerist, and arts activist Dorothy Paris measure 1.5 linear feet and date from 1917 to 1979. The papers focus on Paris's career as a painter and include biographical material, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and scattered writings and notes. Also found are administrative records, correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports of the International Association of the Plastic Arts/International Art Association (IAPA) and scattered printed materials produced by the 8th Street Gallery.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds the Thomas Casilear Cole papers, 1750-1976. Portions of the collection were donated by Dorothy Paris to the Archives of American Art due to her role as executor of Cole's estate.