Helen Peale illustrations

id
12006
origination
Peale, Helen
date statement
circa 1930s
key date
1930
identifier (local_mss)
188370
org unit
Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy
call number
AZ 25-16
b-number
b24011374
total components
24
total series
0
max depth
2
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2026-08-12 14:28:24 UTC
updated
2026-08-12 14:28:26 UTC
status note
(missing)

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unitid
{"value"=>"188370", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"AZ 25-16", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b24011374", "type"=>"local_b"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"circa 1930s", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1930/1939", "certainty"=>"approximate"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Helen Peale illustrations"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.75 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy</span>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Helen Peale was an artist who lived and worked in New York City in the 1930s. The collection contains copy negatives of her illustrated portraits and still lifes. Negatives are acetate and glass plate, and approximately eight by ten inches."}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"English"}
origination
{"value"=>"Peale, Helen", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Helen Peale was an artist who lived and worked in New York City in the 1930s. Peale was occasionally commissioned to make illustrated portraits of prominent families and entertainers. Peale was also the great-great-granddaughter of Colonial American painter Rembrandt Peale.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The Helen Peale illustrations contain glass plate and acetate negatives from the 1930s. The negatives are reproductions of sketches attributed to the artist Helen Peale. Sketches include portraits of the dancers Anna and Helen Duncan, daughters of Isadora Duncan. There are also portraits of other prominent New York City families and still life compositions.</p>"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p>Arranged into portraits and still lifes, and then alphabetically within each topic.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Acquisition details unknown.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Emily P. Dunne</span> in <span class=\"date\">2025</span>.</p>"}
accessrestrict
{"value"=>"<p>Folders 1-9 in box 1 are fragile. Closed, curatorial approval required. Materials in box 2 are glass and very fragile. Closed, curatorial approval required.</p>"}
date_start
1930
keydate
1930
date_end
1939
date_inclusive_start
1930
date_inclusive_end
1939
extent_statement
0.75 linear feet (2 boxes)
prefercite
{"value"=>"Helen Peale illustrations, Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library"}

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