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ARCH.2003.35, Rendition: 804999
This image shows two newspaper clippings, dated June 9, 1962, glued onto the open pages of an old, yellowed book or scrapbook. The clippings are from different newspapers and concern art exhibitions.
Left Clipping (from the New England Newspaper Agency, Inc.):
Right Clipping (from the Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, Mass.):
Context:
The clippings are pasted into an aged book with yellowed, brittle pages. The paper of the clippings themselves also shows age, with some browning and creases. The way they are affixed — with visible glue and tape — suggests a personal scrapbook or archive. The article on Edna Hibel is clearly the focus of this page, given its larger size, the photographs, and its placement. The article on the Rosenwald collection provides a contemporary art world context from the same day.
This scrapbook page captures a moment in mid-20th-century American art, highlighting both institutional acquisitions and the career of a practicing female artist who was gaining national recognition.
The image is a scanned page from a newspaper, specifically from "The Berkshire Eagle," dated June 22, 1962. The page contains a news article and an accompanying photograph.
The headline of the article reads, "She Paints, Her Mother Acts as Agent," and it is about a woman named Edna Hibel, who is a painter. The photograph shows Edna Hibel seated at an easel, seemingly in a painting studio, with art supplies around her.
The article discusses Edna Hibel's work and her mother, Lena Hibel, who is serving as her agent. The article mentions that Edna Hibel's work is being displayed at two new galleries in Brookline, Massachusetts, and it also highlights some of her works, such as a sketch of a mother and child, and a portrait.
The article provides more details about Edna Hibel's artistic background, mentioning that she has been painting since 1940 and that her work is influenced by her time spent painting in Mexico on a grant. The article also mentions that her portraits reflect the gentle sweetness of her subjects.
The page also includes a smaller news item on the left side of the page about the distribution of art collections to various museums in the United States, with a collection of modern art valued at $1.5 million being gifted by the Adele R. Levy Fund, Inc.
This image shows a collection of newspaper clippings pasted onto a brown paper background. The primary clipping on the right side is from the Berkshire Eagle, dated June 22, 1962, with the headline "She Paints, Her Mother Acts as Agent." The article features a photograph of a woman at an easel and a sketch of a woman holding a child. The article discusses the work of Edna Hibel, an artist, and mentions that her work will be on display at two new galleries.
The clipping on the left side is from the Post of Bridgeport, Conn., dated June 9, 1962, with the headline "15 MUSEUMS GET ART COLLECTIONS." This article discusses a collection of modern art valued at $1,500,000 being distributed among 15 museums in the United States by the Adele R. Levy Fund, Inc.
Both clippings are from New England Newsclip Agency, Inc., and have been marked with "Miss Patterson" and the date. The clippings provide information about art collections and exhibitions in the early 1960s.
A page from a newspaper is placed on top of a brown folder. The newspaper page is folded in half, with the title "She Paints, Her Mother Acts as Agent" written on it. It also has a black-and-white photo of a woman sitting on a chair with a desk in front of her. There is also a photo of a woman standing in front of a wall. The folder has a black border on the sides.
The image shows a page from a book or magazine that contains several articles and advertisements. The page is divided into sections with text and images.
The largest section on the right features an article titled "She Paints, Her Mother Acts as Agent" with a black and white photo of a woman painting. The article discusses the artist Edna Hibel and how her mother acts as her agent.
The left section contains an article titled "15 Museums Get Art Collections" with a black and white photo of a museum. The article discusses a collection of modern art valued at $1,000,000 that was donated to 15 museums across the United States.
The bottom section contains an advertisement for the "New England Newspaper Agency" with a contact address and phone number.
The page also contains several smaller articles and advertisements related to art, museums, and exhibitions.
Overall, the image depicts a page from a publication focused on art and culture, with articles and advertisements aimed at readers interested in these topics. The content covers a range of subjects from individual artists to museum collections and exhibitions.
The image shows a page from a newspaper or magazine, likely from the mid-20th century, featuring a news article titled "She Paints, Her Mother Acts as Agent". The article is centered around Edna Hibel, an artist, and her mother, who manages her career as her agent.
"THE FAMILY is typical of Miss Hibel's style. She portrays two people on one canvas, often on a small scale, often using a single brushstroke for each figure."
This caption provides insight into Hibel's artistic style and technique.
The image depicts a newspaper article from June 9, 1952, in the Berkshire Eagle, focusing on Edna Hibel, an artist whose mother acts as her agent. The article includes a photograph of Hibel painting, accompanied by a caption describing her artistic style. The text highlights Hibel’s talent, her mother’s managerial role, and her success in the art world, particularly at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The layout and design are typical of mid-20th-century newspaper reporting.
This image displays a scrapbook-style page containing multiple newspaper clippings. The main clipping features a headline reading "She Paints, Her Mother Acts as Agent." Below the headline, there are two black-and-white images: one shows a woman seated at an easel, working on a painting, surrounded by art supplies. The other is a photograph of one of her artworks depicting a mother and child.
The text in the main article highlights the work of artist Edna Hibel, mentioning her focus on themes such as family and motherhood. The article discusses an upcoming display of her paintings at two galleries and provides some background details about Edna Hibel's artistic style, her education, and exhibitions.
Another clipping on the left discusses the distribution of art collections to museums. Various sections of the text on the right describe Edna Hibel’s achievements, her art techniques, and her family connections. There are labels specifying publication details for the newspaper clippings, with dates stamped, including "June 9, 1962."
The presentation suggests this is part of an archival record or a book showcasing newspaper stories related to Edna Hibel's career.
The image shows a scrapbook page with two newspaper clippings about artist Edna Hibel. The larger article has the headline "She Paints, Her Mother Acts as Agent" and features two black-and-white photos: the upper photo shows Edna Hibel at an easel painting in a studio, while the lower photo depicts her holding a child with a dog, titled "THE FAMILY." The article discusses Edna Hibel's art career, exhibitions, and mentions her family's involvement in her work. The smaller clipping on the left titled "15 Museums Get Art Collections" lists museums receiving art collections and briefly touches on modern art and notable figures like Richard D. Deutsch. Both clippings are aged and have stamps dated June 9 and June 5, 1962. The articles show signs of being carefully pasted into the scrapbook with some handwritten markings and annotations.
The image shows an open newspaper featuring an article with the headline "She Paints, Her Mother Acts as Agent." The newspaper is placed on a surface, and the article includes a photograph of a painting setup with an easel, a palette, paintbrushes, and various other art supplies, indicative of an artist's workspace. The text accompanies the photograph, discussing the topic presented by the headline. However, specific details about the contents of the text cannot be discerned from the image provided.
There are other articles visible on the same page, and on the left, there is a glimpse of another page from the newspaper with various article headings and texts, but their content is not the focus of the image and is largely unreadable in the provided view. The newspaper itself is showing signs of age, evident by the discoloration of the paper.
The image is of a scrapbook page with newspaper clippings pasted into it. The central clipping is the main feature: a story with the headline “She Paints, Her Mother Acts as Agent.” It includes two black‑and‑white photos—one of a woman at a table painting (likely Edna Hibel) and a second image that looks like a sketch or painting of a child. The caption beneath the photos discusses Edna Hibel and mentions that her mother acts as her agent.
To the left there is another vertical clipping about museums (“15 Museums Get Art Collections”) with a block of small text. There are also small news clippings glued near the top. The page itself shows a vintage/brown-tinted look, as if it’s from a mid-20th‑century scrapbook, with the paper edges and binding visible.