Bessie S. Callender papers
name: label: Creator
content: Callender, Bessie Stough, 1889-1951
label: Names
content: Callender, Harold, 1892-1959
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Animal sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women sculptors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was transferred to the Archives of American Art from the National Collection of Fine Arts on June 6, 1979.
creator: label: Creator
content: Callender, Bessie Stough, 1889-1951
setName: label: See more items in
content: Bessie S. Callender papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of sculptor Bessie S. Callender measure 0.8 linear feet and date from circa 1880s-1955. The papers focus on Callender's personal life and travel and include biographical materials, two books, correspondence, and photographs.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Bessie S. Callender (1889-1951) was a sculptor known for her direct carving of animals. Born in Kansas, Callender studied in New York City and married reporter Harold Callender. The Callenders travelled abroad and lived in London.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.8 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1880s-1955
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.callbess
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 sculptor Bessie S. Callender measure 0.8 linear feet and date from circa 1880s-1955. The papers focus on Callender's personal life and travel and include biographical materials, two books, correspondence, and photographs.