Silvia Pizitz papers
name: label: Creator
content: Pizitz, Silvia
topic: label: Occupation
content: Collectors -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 2006 by Raeford Liles, Pizitz's widower.
creator: label: Creator
content: Pizitz, Silvia
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content: Silvia Pizitz papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of New York art collector Silvia Pizitz (1905-1991) date from 1927 to 1989 and measure 1.0 linear feet. Found are artist files, biographical material, correspondence, photographs and slides, and printed material. Of note are records concerning the donation of Pizitz's art collection and material relating to Pizitz's family department store in Birmingham, Alabama.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Art collector Silvia Pizitz (1905-1991) was active in New York City, New York. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Pizitz studied at the Grand Central School of Art and continued her appreciation of art by acquiring a large art collection. Later in life, she donated her collection to various institutions including Cornell University, New York University, and the University of Birmingham.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1927-1989
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.pizisilv
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of New York art collector Silvia Pizitz (1905-1991) date from 1927 to 1989 and measure 1.0 linear feet. Found are artist files, biographical material, correspondence, photographs and slides, and printed material. Of note are records concerning the donation of Pizitz's art collection and material relating to Pizitz's family department store in Birmingham, Alabama.