Collection Information
Size: 4.1 Linear feet
Summary: The Joyce Treiman Papers measure 4.1 linear feet and date from 1942-1992. Joyce Treiman donated these materials over time to the Archives of American Art between 1973-1990. Treiman's records include interview transcripts, biographies, correspondence with galleries, museums, publishers, artists, and critics, financial records, writings and notes, personal sketchbooks and travel journals, five scrapbooks containing articles, bulletins, correspondence, and clippings, exhibition catalogs and announcements, and photographs. This collection also consists of video recordings and an audio recording related to Treiman and her work.
Biographical/Historical Note
Joyce Wahl Treiman (1922-1991) was a painter based in Chicago and later in the Palisades, California. Treiman was born May 29th, 1922 in Evanston, IL, grew up in the Midwest, traveling to Europe in the summers, and enrolled in art classes in her youth. In 1939, Treiman enrolled at Stephens College and then at the State University of Iowa in 1941, where she studied under Phillip Guston, majoring in painting. Treiman made money during World War II as a commercial artist. Treiman married Kenneth Treiman in 1945, and gave birth to their son, Donald M. Treiman, in 1950. In 1960, Treiman moved to the Pacific Palisades in California. While drawing and painting, Treiman also began teaching classes at UCLA starting in the early 60s as a visiting professor. Throughout Treiman's professional life, Treiman travelled abroad to Europe multiple times and to the Middle East in 1964. In 1983 Treiman was diagnosed with lung cancer and recovered after treatment. On June 2nd, 1991, Treiman passed away from a heart attack in Los Angeles, CA.
Provenance
Donated by Joyce Treiman, 1973-1990.
Related Materials
Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Joyce Treiman conducted by Paul Karlstrom, October 3, 1981 and a video recording by Frances Luban titled, "The Artist as Voyeur."
Language Note
English .
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