Michele Smolen collection of Hilla Rebay materials
Collection Overview
Repository:
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Archives
Creator:
Smolen, Michele.
Title:
Michele Smolen collection of Hilla Rebay materials
Call Number:
M0005
Dates:
1938-2005 (bulk 1938-1962)
Volume:
0.8 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
Biographical Note:
Michele Smolen (MS) was born in Forest Hills, Queens. She studied at both the Julliard School and the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. After marrying her husband, Donald Smolen, a marketing and advertising executive for United Artists and successful commercial artist, the two moved to Westport, CT, where Hilla Rebay (HR), the first director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, had maintained a home since 1938. Although MS did not know HR personally, she was aware of HR's reputation as a patron and promoter of modern art. MS donated the collection to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Archives in July 2005.
Scope and Content Abstract:
The Michele Smolen collection of Hilla Rebay materials is comprised of materials relating to Hilla Rebay and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, dating from 1938 to 2005. It contains newspaper clippings, postcard books for the Museum of Non-Objective Painting showing interior shots of the museum and proposed new building, publications, and seven catalogues for exhibitions presented by the Museum. The collection also contains 20 etchings made by Rebay along with a copper plate and etched postcard, also designed by Rebay.
Location:
CF
Language:
Collection is primarily in English.
Arrangement:
Arranged alphabetically.
Restrictions:
The collection is unrestricted.
Publication Rights:
Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the Manager of the Library and Archives.
Preferred Citation:
The Michele Smolen collection of Hilla Rebay materials. M0005. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Archives, New York, NY.
Subjects:
Art exhibitions.
Art, Modern -- 20th Century.
Museum of Non-Objective Painting.
Rebay, Hilla, 1890-1967.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Art, Modern -- 20th Century.
Museum of Non-Objective Painting.
Rebay, Hilla, 1890-1967.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Finding aid prepared by Alan Houston in 2006.
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