Webb, Aileen Osborn, 1892-1979

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Aileen Osborn Webb (1892–1979) was an American patron of crafts. She was a founder of the organization now known as the American Craft Council and considered a "principal supporter" of the American Craft movement during the Great Depression. She founded the School for American Craftsmen (SAC), which is now part of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT).
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referencedIn American Craft Council. Archives, 1942-1983, 1965-1983 (bulk). Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
creatorOf Webb, Aileen O. Webb, Aileen O.: Art World Personality Files. Whitney Museum of American Art, Library
referencedIn Hudson River Conservation Society. Records, 1936-1979. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Margaret Merwin Patch papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Aileen Osborn Webb writings Archives of American Art
referencedIn World Crafts Council. Records, 1964-1982. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
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
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Garrison NY US
Garrison NY US
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Art, American
Art patrons
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Arts administrators
Decorative art
Handicraft
Women artists
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