Ethel B. Rabin papers
name: label: Creator
content: Rabin, Ethel B. (Ethel Berley)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Fashion designers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women sculptors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 1978 by Ethel Rabin.
creator: label: Creator
content: Rabin, Ethel B. (Ethel Berley)
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content: Ethel B. Rabin papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter, sculptor, and fashion designer Ethel Rabin measure 0.3 linear feet and date from circa 1925 to 1976. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and sketches, primarily documenting Rabin's later career.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Ethel Berley Rabin (1892-1981) was a painter and sculptor in New York City, New York. Rabin began her career working as a fashion designer and owned Berley Studios, a subscription service which provided copies of sketches to the fashion industry. Studio artists created original designs and also copied the Paris fashion shows, and Berley Studios was one of the leading forerunners of today's fashion forecasting and reporting businesses.

Rabin later became a sculptor and painter.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1925-1976
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.rabiethe
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 painter, sculptor, and fashion designer Ethel Rabin measure 0.3 linear feet and date from circa 1925 to 1976. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and sketches, primarily documenting Rabin's later career.