Baranceanu, Belle Goldschlager, 1902-1988
Painter, Designer, Engraver, Illustrator
This site provides access to the papers of Belle Goldschlager Baranceanu in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2024 from 1 reel of microfilm, and total 93 images.
The digitization of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund
Size: 1 Microfilm reel; 0.01 Linear feet
Summary: The papers of Belle Baranceanu date from 1934 to 1956. Found are seven linoleum block prints of animals made by Baranceanu for the Works Progress Administration, Fine Art Project, San Diego Curriculum Project. Also found are clippings about Baranceanu; and photographs of Baranceanu and of her murals at schools and institutions in the San Diego-area.
Belle Goldschlager Baranceanu (1902-1988) was a educator, muralist, painter, and printmaker in Chicago, Illinois and California. She studied at the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts and moved to Chicago where she taught art and exhibited her work. In the late 1920s, Baranceanu moved to California and settled in San Diego after some time in Los Angeles. She participated in the Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project and created several murals throughout San Diego for schools and a post office.
Material on LA02 was lent for microfilming 1964 by Belle Baranceanu and returned to the donor after filming. Block prints on reel 2786 were donated by Mr. and Mrs. James Clarke of San Diego; their relationship to Baranceanu is unknown. Information on the block prints was taken from an index card stored with the prints.
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This site provides access to the papers of Belle Goldschlager Baranceanu in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2024 from 1 reel of microfilm, and total 93 images.
The digitization of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund
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