Webb, Aileen O.

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Art administrator; New York, N.Y.

Was president and chairman of the Board of the American Crafts Council.

From the description of Mrs. Vanderbilt Webb interviews, 1970 May 7-June 9 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79130664

Aileen O. Webb (1892-1979) was an art administrator from New York, N.Y.

She was president and chairman of the Board of the American Crafts Council.

From the description of Oral history interview with Mrs. Vanderbilt Webb, 1970 May 7-June 9 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007061

Art patron, administrator, painter, enamelist; Sharon, Conn.

Webb was President of the American Crafts Council, 1932-1955, and served as Chairman of its Board of Directors thereafter.

From the description of Aileen Osborn Webb writings, [ca. 1977]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82223549

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referencedIn Archives, 1942-1983, 1965-1983 (bulk). New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Webb, Aileen O. Webb, Aileen O.: Art World Personality Files. Whitney Museum of American Art, Library
referencedIn Records, 1936-1979. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Margaret Merwin Patch papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Aileen Osborn Webb writings Archives of American Art
referencedIn Records, 1964-1982. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Merry Renk papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Keys mss., 1972-1982 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Rochester Institute of Technology. Women's Council. Women's Council of RIT records 1955-2010 RIT Library, Wallace Library
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creatorOf Oral history interview with Aileen O. Vanderbilt Webb Archives of American Art
creatorOf Oral history interview with Aileen O. Vanderbilt Webb Archives of American Art
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associatedWith American Craft Council. corporateBody
associatedWith American Craft Council. corporateBody
associatedWith American Crafts Council. Museum of Contemporary Crafts. corporateBody
associatedWith Cummings, Paul, person
associatedWith Hudson River Conservation Society. corporateBody
correspondedWith Keys, Donald person
associatedWith Patch, Margaret Merwin. person
associatedWith Renk, Merry, 1921- person
associatedWith Rochester Institute of Technology. Women's Council corporateBody
associatedWith Whitney Museum of American Art. corporateBody
associatedWith World Crafts Council. corporateBody
associatedWith World Crafts Council. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
New York (State)--New York
Connecticut--Sharon
New York (State)--New York
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Art, American
Art patrons
Arts administrators
Arts administrators
Decorative art
Handicraft
Women artists
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Birth 1892

Birth 1892

Death 1979

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