Magda Heuermann papers
name: label: Creator
content: Heuermann, Magda, 1858-1962
topic: label: Occupation
content: Miniature painters -- Illinois -- Chicago
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were donated in 1988 by T.M. Hamilton, Heuermann's nephew and Jean T. Hamilton (Mrs. Henry Hamilton), the wife of T.M.'s brother.
creator: label: Creator
content: Heuermann, Magda, 1858-1962
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content: Magda Heuermann papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of miniature portrait painter Magda Heuermann measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1876 to 1982. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, printed material, a scrapbook, and writings. Also found is a diary kept by Heuermann's father Henry William Heuermann.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Magda Heuermann (1868-1962) was a miniature portrait painter active in Chicago, Illinois. Heuermann studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with F.H.C. Sammons and for over three years in Germany with Franz von Lenbach, Franz von Stuck, Roth Deurr, and Max Doerner. She donated 80 of her miniatures to the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1950.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1876-1982
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.heuemagd
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
label: Type
content: Diaries
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 microfilmed after receipt on reel 4076. The papers were 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 reel 4076 available at Archives of American Art offices. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Diaries
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of miniature portrait painter Magda Heuermann measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1876 to 1982. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, printed material, a scrapbook, and writings. Also found is a diary kept by Heuermann's father Henry William Heuermann.