Doris Meltzer

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

For the Austrian handball player, see Doris Meltzer (handballer).
Doris Meltzer
Born1908 (1908)
Ulster County, New York
DiedOctober 18, 1977(1977-10-18) (aged 68–69)
New York, New York
NationalityAmerican
Known forSerigraphy

Biography

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

Meltzer was a member of the American Federation of Arts[1] and, for a time, served as the director of the National Serigraph Society.[2] She was also an art dealer and gallery owner.[3]

Meltzer's 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.[4] She was also included in the 1947 and the 1951 Dallas Museum of Fine Arts exhibitions of the National Serigraph Society.[5][6]

Her work is in the collection of the National Gallery of Art[7] and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.[8]

Meltzer died on October 18, 1977, in New York City.[3] Her papers are in the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution.[9]

References
  1. "Doris Meltzer". ASKart. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. "Meltzer, Doris, 1908-1977". Social Networks and Archival Context. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. "Deaths". The New York Times. 1 November 1977. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. "Press release for "American Color Prints Under $10"" (PDF). Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  5. Dallas Museum of Fine Arts (1947). "National Serigraph Exhibition, January 15–February 15, 1947 [Checklist]". The Portal to Texas History. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  6. 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.
  7. "Doris Meltzer". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  8. "Summer Memory". Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  9. "Doris Meltzer papers, 1960-1978". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
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