Object Details
Collection Creator
Downtown Gallery
Collection Citation
Downtown Gallery records, 1824-1974, bulk 1926-1969. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents note
Material found here includes Halpert's school notebook with notes from science class, P.S. 159, with color illustrations by Edith Fivisovitch; "Daily Thoughtlets" containing a notebook of poems by Edith Fibisovitch with typescript copies pasted on pages; short stories including manuscripts and fragments, most presumably written while Halpert was enrolled in writing courses at Columbia University; and various professional writings on American folk art such as drafts of texts for catalogs and possibly a book, articles, and notes.
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Sponsor
Funding for the processing, microfilming and digitization of the microfilm of this collection was provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Glass plate negatives in this collection were digitized in 2019 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.
Date
1917-1966, undated
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.downgall, Subseries 5.1
Type
Archival materials
Collection Rights
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Collection Restrictions
The microfilm of this collection has been digitized and is available online via the Archives of American Art website.
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Record ID
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