Collection Information
Size: 0.2 Linear feet
Summary: The scattered papers of painter and printmaker Beulah Stevenson measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1925 to 1966. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and two mixed media scrapbooks.
Biographical/Historical Note
Beulah E. Stevenson (1875-1965) was a painter and printmaker from Brookly, New York. She studied at the Art Students League, was a curator at the Brooklyn Museum, and was an active and prominent member of many local New York and national arts organizations, including the New York Society of Women Artists, the National Society of Women Artists, and the American Artists Congress. Stevenson's work was exhibited widely in the United States and internationally throughout her career.
Provenance
Dorothy Paris donated the papers of Beulah Stevenson to the Archives of American Art in 1970. According to friend Miriam Eaton, Stevenson discarded most of her papers shortly before her death.
Language Note
English .
Funding Note
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.