Collection Information
Size: 0.2 Linear feet
Summary: The Una E. Johnson letters measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1952 to 1975. The letters document Johnson's professional relationships with artists including Isabel Bishop, Bernard Childs, Worden Day, Fritz Eichenberg, Gabor Peterdi, Karl Schrag, and others.
Biographical/Historical Note
Una E. Johnson (1905-1997) was a curator in Brooklyn, New York. Beginning her career at the Cleveland Museum of Art, she became an Assistant Curator of Prints at the Brooklyn Museum. Later she was named Curator of Prints and was instrumental in forming the Brooklyn Museum's collection of prints and drawings.
Provenance
The collection was donated in 1976 by Una E. Johnson.
Language Note
English .
Funding Note
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.