Collection Information
Size: 0.2 Linear feet
Summary: The scattered papers of Madeleine Sharrer measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1968 to 1990. Found are biographical materials including a biographical sketch by Perez Zagorin, and photographs of Sharrer, her works of art, students and their artworks, and a dismantled photo album of works of art.
Biographical/Historical Note
Madeleine Ellen Sachs Sharrer Poland (18981988) was a painter active in New York, California, and Connecticut, and was the mother of painter Honoré Sharrer.
Provenance
Donated 1975 by Reginald Poland, Sharrer's husband, and in 2007 by Perez Zagorin.
Language Note
English .
Funding Note
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.