Helen Joy Weinberg papers, 1908-1987

Object Details

Place of publication, production, or execution: Other
Physical Description: 3.1 Linear feet
Arrangement: The collection is arranged as four series. Series 1: Personal and Professional Papers, 1908-1987 (Box 1; .5 linear feet) Series 2: Writings, circa 1940s-1970 (Box 1; .4 linear feet) Series 3: Printed Materials, 1921-1983 (Box 1-2; .5 linear feet) Series 4: Sketchbooks, 1940s-1981 (Boxes 2-3, OV 4; 1.7 linear feet)
Access Note / Rights: This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Summary: The Helen Joy Weinberg papers measure 3.1 linear feet and date from 1908 to 1987. The collection sheds light on Weinberg's career through personal and professional papers, writings, printed material, and sketchbooks.
Citation: Helen Joy Weinberg papers, 1908-1987. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms: Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reels 837-839 and 4864-4865 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
Funding: 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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Biography Note: Helen Joy Weinberg (1900-1994) was a painter and printmaker from, and active in, Chicago, Illinois.; Weinberg was the daughter of Arthur Henry Kimball (originally named Kaiser) who was a designer, garment manufacturer, and painter. After moving to Chicago with her family in 1909, Weinberg studied printmaking with Max Kahn at the Art Institute of Chicago, and with Misch Kohn at the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology. She also studied painting with Gerald Landt at the Summer School of Painting in Saugatuck, Michigan.; In addition to painting and printmaking, Weinberg also made ceramic and plastic jewelery, lectured in art, and taught art classes in her studio, and at Temple Emanuel and Temple Shalom in Chicago. She was also employed in advertising and public relations work and was a free-lance writer who published several poems.; Weinberg had multiple solo shows in Chicago, New York, and elsewhere, and participated in many group shows throughout the United States and in Israel. Her work is represented in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Brooklyn Museum, Israel Museum, Syracuse University, and elsewhere. She and was an active member of Artists Equity, Chicago Society of Artists, American Jewish Arts Club, and the Print Council of America.
Language Note: English .
Provenance: The collection was donated in several installments from 1971 to 1987 by Helen Joy Weinberg.
Location Note: Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

Data Source: Archives of American Art

Record number: (DSI-AAA_CollID)9337; (DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211533; AAA_collcode_weinhele

Creator: Weinberg, Helen Joy, 1900-
Subject: Kimball, Arthur Henry; Pross, Paul E. (Paul Edward)

Type: Sketchbooks

Theme: Sketches & Sketchbooks; Women; Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource; Lives of artists

Topic: Jewish artists; Women artists; Women painters; Women printmakers
Theme: Sketches & Sketchbooks; Women; Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource; Lives of artists

Record ID: AAADCD_coll_211533

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