Anne Arnold papers
name: label: Creator
content: Arnold, Anne, 1925-
label: Names
content: Brooklyn College
label: Names
content: Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
label: Names
content: Stable Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Educators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women sculptors
label: Topic
content: Women educators
label: Topic
content: Artists' studios -- Photographs
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Anne Arnold papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in 2015 by the Anne Arnold Estate, via the executors, Robert Brooks and Janice Kasper.
creator: label: Creator
content: Arnold, Anne, 1925-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anne Arnold papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of sculptor and educator Anne Arnold measure 8.5 linear feet and date from circa 1925 to 2015. The papers document Arnold's career in New York City and Montville, Maine, where she had a house and barn with her husband the painter Ernest Briggs. The collection includes biographical material; correspondence with family, friends, artists, schools and galleries; writings by Anne Arnold and others; financial records in the form of the sales of artwork and records relating to income and expenses; teaching files, mostly for Brooklyn College where she taught; printed materials including scrapbooks, clippings, and magazines; audiovisual material in the form of videocassettes or various artist panels and talks; and photographs of Anne Arnold and her work, friends and family, and reference photographs of animals.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Anne Arnold (1925-2014) was a sculptor and educator in New York, N.Y. and Montville, Maine. Arnold was born and raised in Massachusetts, attended the University of New Hampshire for college, received her master's degree from Ohio State University, then studied art at the Art Students League in New York City from 1949 to 1953. Arnold married the painter Ernest Briggs in 1960 and the two bought a house in Montville, Maine the following year. 

Arnold taught sculpture at Brooklyn College from 1971 to roughly 1991 and was a member of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture's Board of Governors for twenty years or so starting in 1981. She also taught at Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, and Geneseo College.

While Arnold created some paintings and drawings, the bulk of her work consists of sculptures of animals. She made sculptures of people, as well as domesticated creatures such as cats, dogs, pigs, and cows, often using her pets as models. She also included more exotic members of the animal kingdom such as elephants, rhinos, giraffes, various birds, and even a cheetah. Arnold's knack for capturing the personalities of the animals she portrayed led to expressive and eye-catching sculptures for which she became renowned and exhibited widely. She passed away in her New York City studio in 2014.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 8.5 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1925-2015
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.arnoanne
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
label: Type
content: Video recordings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This collection is arranged as 7 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1925-2014 (0.5 linear feet; Boxes 1, 10)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1902, 1937-2014 (1.7 linear feet; Boxes 1-3)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1964-2010 (0.2 linear feet; Box 3)

Series 4: Financial Records, 1967-2006 (0.2 linear feet; Box 3)

Series 5: Teaching Files, circa 1970-2009 (0.4 linear feet; Box 3)

Series 6: Printed Material, 1958-2015 (3.9 linear feet; Boxes 3-7, 10)

Series 7: Photographs, circa 1930-circa 2014 (1.6 linear feet; Boxes 7-10)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Rihoko Ueno in 2023.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of sculptor and educator Anne Arnold measure 8.5 linear feet and date from circa 1925 to 2015. The papers document Arnold's career in New York City and Monteville, Maine, where she had a house and barn with her husband the painter Ernest Briggs. The collection includes biographical material; correspondence with family, friends, artists, schools and galleries; writings by Anne Arnold and others; financial records in the form of the sales of artwork and records relating to income and expenses; teaching files, mostly for Brooklyn College where she taught; printed materials including scrapbooks, clippings, and magazines; audiovisual material in the form of videocassettes or various artist panels and talks; and photographs of Anne Arnold and her work, friends and family, and reference photographs of animals.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art are the papers of Ernest Briggs.