Concetta Maria Scaravaglione papers
name: label: Creator
content: Scaravaglione, Concetta, 1900-1975
topic: label: Occupation
content: Educators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Sculpture -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women sculptors
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women educators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were donated in 1976 by Edward J. Scarvalone, Scaravaglione's nephew.
creator: label: Creator
content: Scaravaglione, Concetta, 1900-1975
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content: Concetta Maria Scaravaglione papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of sculptor and educator Concetta Scaravaglione measure 2.9 linear feet and date from 1916 to 1976. The papers document Scaravaglione's career through biographical material, correspondence, writings, professional files, personal business records, printed material, and photographs.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Concetta Maria Scaravaglione (1900-1975) was a sculptor and educator from New York City, New York. She participated in the Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture under the Works Progress Administration. 

Scaravaglione was born to Italian immigrants in 1900 in New York City. She began her study of art at the National Academy of Design, but her classes were cut due to the institution's decision to end co-educational classes. She secured a scholarship to the Art Students League in the mid-1920s and also accepted a grant to study at the Louis Comfort Tiffany Institute in Oyster Bay, New York. 

During the Great Depression, Scaravaglione completed four commissions for the Treasury Relief Art Project, notably works for a post office in  Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania and the Federal Trade Commission Building in Washington, D.C. Subsequently, she had a long teaching career at Vassar College, the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, the American Academy in Rome, and Black Mountain College.

Concetta Scaravaglione died in New York City in 1975.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.9 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1916-1976
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.scarconc
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The papers are arranged as 7 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1916-1975 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1920-1976 (1 linear foot; Boxes 1-2)

Series 3: Writings and Notes, circa 1930-1970s (0.1 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 4: Professional Files, 1931-1968 (0.2 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 5: Personal Business Records, 1937-1973 (3 folders; Box 2)

Series 6: Printed Material, 1924-1974 (0.9 linear feet; Boxes 2-4)

Series 7: Photographs, circa 1920s-1970s (0.4 linear feet, Box 4, OV5)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection received a preliminary level of arrangement after donation and was microfilmed on Reels 1622-1625. The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2020.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reels 1622-1625 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of sculptor and educator Concetta Scaravaglione measure 2.9 linear feet and date from 1916 to 1976. The papers document Scaravaglione's career through biographical material, correspondence, writings, professional files, personal business records, printed material, and photographs.