Emil Armin (1883-1971)
Emil Armin Papers
INV-2621
Emil Armin (1883-1971)1929-2018
Emil Armin Papers
Emil Armin (1883-1971) →archival material
Date
1929-2018
Medium
Correspondence, black and white photographic prints, color photographic prints, printed papers, ledgers, a scrapbook, an audiocassette, and an oil painting.
Dimensions
2 boxes, 4 portfolios and flatfile materials: W.: 20.4 cm (8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Shirley Tepper Levy, 2003; Barbara K. Schnitzer, 2018.
Correspondence, photographs, and other materials related to the career of Chicago artist and painter Emil Armin. Armin was active in the Chicago art community as a member of the 57th Street Art Colony in Hyde Park and through exhibitions with the Chicago Society of Artists. He also participated in the WPA’s Federal Art Project and worked as an assistant to the Supervisor of Art for the Illinois Art Project.
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