Gertrude Shibley Papers
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Shibley, Gertrude
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content: Gertrude Shibley papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet (Box 1)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1941-1975
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.shibgert, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Scattered biographical materials include a membership card, a resume, and receipts for supplies. Early correspondence is with museums and institutions regarding Shibley's participation in exhibitions and the Works Progress Administration. Also found is a letter from Hans Hofmann confirming Shibley's attendance at the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts. The bulk of Shibley's correspondence is with friends and includes many handmade holiday and greeting cards from Eugene Arcieri, Judith Shah and Alan Dugan, Allen Leepa, Beatrice Mandelman, Joe and Margaret Meert, Lia Nickson, Frank and Gert Russel, Val Telberg, and Florence Weinstein. 

Photographs depict Gertrude Shibley, her husband Allen, and friends and family. Also found are photographs of works of art and slides. Printed materials include clippings and exhibition announcements and catalogs focusing on Shibley's career. Also found are two sketchbooks with pen sketches of flowers, buildings, and landscapes, some of which are dated and signed; and painted abstract sketches.