Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Danielle Avidan and Anna Mireille Abitbol papers
- Dates:
- 1907-1980
- Creators:
- Avidan, Danielle, Abitbol, Anna Mireille, 1908-1995, and Avidan, Danielle
- Abstract:
- Materials relate to the lives and careers of Danielle Avidan and her mother, Anna Mireille Abitbol. Materials consist of photographs, photo albums, drawings, sketches, and ephemera.
- Extent:
- 2.7 linear feet (3 boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Danielle Avidan and Anna Mireille Abitbol papers (Collection 2407). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Materials relate to the lives and careers of Danielle Avidan and her mother, Anna Mireille Abitbol. Materials consist of photographs, photo albums, drawings, sketches, and ephemera.
- Biographical / historical:
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Danielle Avidan, née Abitbol, was born in Casablanca, Morocco, then a French Protectorate, on September 25, 1938. She attended the College Mers-Sultan and earned her Baccalaureate in 1957 and subsequently, a business degree in Paris, France, in 1963.
Her first job was as a translator for Revlon in Paris. She then returned to Morocco in 1966 to work in public relations for the new Hilton Hotel in Rabat, and later as a travel coordinator for Pan American World Airways.
Danielle emigrated to Los Angeles in 1973, where she rejoined Hilton Hotels. She married Bernard Avidan, an attorney in family practice and they established their home in Pacific Palisades.
Her mother, Anna Mireille Abitbol (1908-1995), joined her in Los Angeles soon after. Anna Abitbol was born and educated in Oran, Algeria, then a French Colony. She attended a private Catholic school but being Jewish, was exempted from daily catechism, instead spending her time drawing and sketching. She went on to win First Prize in the "Centennial of Algeria" contest in 1930 and to study at the Beaux-Arts School in Paris. She became the youngest exhibitor and one of only two female artists to participate in the 1937 Salon d'Automne in the Grand Palais. She also took private classes in St. Germain-des-Prés and trained to reproduce Old Master paintings at the Louvre.
At the onset of WWII, and in view of rising anti-Semitism, she was forced to leave France and relocate to Casablanca. She regularly exhibited at the Lorenzo Quarello Gallery and traveled extensively throughout the country, where she painted watercolors depicting scenes of everyday life in Southern Morocco.
Mireille died in Los Angeles. Her watercolor "Still Life with Fans", which she exhibited in Paris, is part of the permanent collection at the Skirball Museum in Los Angeles.
Source: Biography written by donor, Danielle Avidan, 2024.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Danielle Avidan, 2018.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Elizabeth Gost, under the supervision of Jasmine Larkin, 2024.
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- Arrangement:
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The original arrangement of materials created by Danielle Avidan was retained.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-03-20 11:33:47 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Danielle Avidan and Anna Mireille Abitbol papers (Collection 2407). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988