Collection Information
Size: 2.6 Linear feet
Summary: The Doris Meltzer papers which measure 2.6 linear feet and date from 1930-1976 document Meltzer's career as an artist, gallery owner and art dealer. The papers also document Meltzer's involvement with the National Serigraph Society, which influenced the popularization of screen printing as a fine art medium. Materials in this collection include correspondence, gallery records, professional files such as fellowship applications and artwork sale records, printed materials and photographic materials.
Biographical/Historical Note
Doris Meltzer (1908-1977) was an art dealer and printmaker from Ulster County, New York. While a frequent traveler, Meltzer established her life and career in New York City by attending the Art Students League of New York, before joining the American Federation of Arts and starting the Doris Meltzer Gallery. Meltzer also served as the director of the National Serigraph Society from 1945 to 1962 where she organized and participated in several the society's exhibitions and workshops. Her work was also included in the 1940 Museum of Modern Art show American Color Prints Under $10 and is now in the collection of the National Gallery of Art and the Virginia Museum of Art.
Provenance
Donated by Samuel C. Miller, Director of the Newark Museum and friend and executor of Meltzer's estate.
Language Note
English .
Funding Note
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
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