Joseph Ternbach papers
name: label: Creator
content: Ternbach, Joseph, 1897-1982
label: Names
content: Barr, Alfred H., Jr., 1902-1981
label: Names
content: Brancusi, Constantin, 1876-1957
label: Names
content: Moore, Henry, 1898-1986
label: Names
content: Richardson, Edgar Preston, 1902-1985
label: Names
content: Saint-Gaudens, Homer, 1880-1958
topic: label: Occupation
content: Restorers -- New York (State) -- Forest Hills, Queens
label: Occupation
content: Conservators -- New York (State) -- Forest Hills, Queens
label: Topic
content: Sculpture -- Conservation and restoration
label: Topic
content: Art -- Conservation and restoration
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Joseph Ternbach papers were donated by Ternbach's wife, Anna, in 1982, 1985, and 1987.
creator: label: Creator
content: Ternbach, Joseph, 1897-1982
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content: Joseph Ternbach papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of sculpture conservator and restorer Joseph Ternbach measure 1.0 linear feet and date from 1915-1985. The papers include biographical material, correspondence, financial records, and printed material.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Joseph Ternbach (1897-1982) was a sculpture conservator and restorer born in Vienna, Austria. In 1939, he and his family fled Nazi Germany and resettled in Forest Hills, New York where he continued his work as a conservator.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1915-1985
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.ternjose
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 by Jean Fitgerald in 1991. A finding aid was written by Caroline Donadio in 2019.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of sculpture conservator and restorer Joseph Ternbach measure 1.0 linear feet and date from 1915-1985. The papers include biographical material, correspondence, financial records, and printed material. 

Correspondence is with colleagues and customers including Mrs. Marcel Duchamp, John Woodman Higgins, Joseph Hirshhorn, Thomas T. Hoopes, Abram Lerner, Henry Moore, E. P. Richardson, and Homer Saint-Gaudens. Also found are letters from Alfred Barr concerning the restoration of Brancusi's, "Bird in Flight." Financial records contain material on the Gold and Silversmiths' Association dues and invoices for restoration work. Printed material includes the by-laws of the Gold and Silversmiths' Association, articles by and about Ternbach, exhibition catalogs and announcements featuring artifacts from Ternbach's collection, and booklets about antiques.