Dixie Trainer papers, 1964-1997

Summary Information

At a Glance

Description

Summary

The collection contains blueprints and photographs of the Whitney Museum of American Art used by Dixie Trainer to make a replica of the building for a fund-raising gala for the museum.

Publication Date

1964-1997

Using the Collection

Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Restrictions on Access

This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information and to make an appointment, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Dixie Trainer. Method of acquisition--Donated;; Date of acquisition--1997. Accession number--1997.025.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form

Subject

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Dixie Trainer is a maker of miniature buildings. She created a scale model of the Whitney Museum of American Art for the Souvenir Building Collectors.