Collection Information
Size: 0.2 Linear feet
Summary: The scattered papers of Mary Bradish Call measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1947 to 1975. The bulk of the material concerns exhibitions of Call's work held later in her life and posthumously. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, a mailing list, photographs, and printed material.
Biographical/Historical Note
Mary Bradish Call (1877-1966) was a painter in Chicago, Illinois and Ogunquit, Maine. She was married to S. Leigh Call, the editor of the Illinois State Journal . She studied at the Springfield Art Association in Illinois and moved to Maine to be with her daughter where she was an active member of the Ogunquit Art Association. Call was a working artist for over seventy years and exhibited her works into her mid-80s.
Provenance
Donated 1977 by Mary-Leigh Smart, daughter of Mary Bradish Call.
Language Note
English .
Funding Note
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.