Doris Meltzer

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Doris Meltzer
Born1908 (1908)
Ulster County, New York
DiedOctober 18, 1977(1977-10-18) (aged 68–69)
New York, New York
NationalityAmerican
Known forSerigraphy

Doris Meltzer (1908–1977) was an American artist and art dealer.

She was born in 1908 in Ulster County, New York. Meltzer attended the Art Students League of New York.[1]

Her older sister, Rachel Meltzer (1904-1994) was married to the American poet Kenneth Fearing (1902-1961).[2]

Meltzer was a member of the American Federation of Arts[1] and, for a time, served as the director of the National Serigraph Society.[3] She was also an art dealer and gallery owner.[4]

Her work was included in the 1940 MoMA show American Color Prints Under $10 The show was organized as a vehicle for bringing affordable fine art prints to the general public.[5] She was also included in the 1947 and the 1951 Dallas Museum of Fine Arts exhibitions of the National Serigraph Society.[6][7]

Meltzer work is in the collection of the National Gallery of Art[8] and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.[9]

She died on October 18, 1977, in New York City.[4] Her papers are in the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Doris Meltzer". ASKart. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ^ Wald, Alan M. (2012-10-15). American Night: The Literary Left in the Era of the Cold War. UNC Press Books. p. 333n55. ISBN 978-0-8078-3734-4.
  3. ^ "Meltzer, Doris, 1908-1977". Social Networks and Archival Context. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Deaths". The New York Times. 1 November 1977. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Press release for "American Color Prints Under $10"" (PDF). Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  6. ^ Dallas Museum of Fine Arts (1947). "National Serigraph Exhibition, January 15–February 15, 1947 [Checklist]". The Portal to Texas History. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  7. ^ Dallas Museum of Fine Arts (1951). "National Serigraph Society Exhibition, April 1–May 2, 1951 [Checklist]". The Portal to Texas History. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Doris Meltzer". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Summer Memory". Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Doris Meltzer papers, 1960-1978". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 9 January 2020.