Suzanne E. Chapman papers
name: label: Creator
content: Chapman, Suzanne E.
label: Names
content: Index of American Design
label: Names
content: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Egyptian Art Dept
topic: label: Occupation
content: Watercolorists -- Massachusetts -- Boston
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Massachusetts -- Boston
label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- Massachusetts -- Boston
label: Occupation
content: Draftsmen (artists) -- Massachusetts -- Boston
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women educators
label: Topic
content: Women illustrators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lucille H. Chapman, Suzanne Chapman's sister, donated the papers to the Archives of American Art in  1992 and 1993.
creator: label: Creator
content: Chapman, Suzanne E.
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content: Suzanne E. Chapman papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of watercolorist Suzanne Chapman measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1934 to 1991. Found are biographical material, correspondence, three photographs, printed material, and a project file.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Suzanne Chapman (1903-1990) was a watercolorist, draftsman, illustrator, and educator active in Boston, Massachusetts. Chapman helped to develop a method of rendering art objects in watercolor with great accuracy of color, texture, and form that was adopted by the Index of American Design in the 1930s for use by field artists. For most of her career, she was the principal illustrator of the voluminous excavation publications of the Egyptian Department of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1934-1991
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.chapsuza
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.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of watercolorist Suzanne Chapman measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1934 to 1991. Found are biographical material, correspondence, three photographs, printed material, and a project file.