Paula Eliasoph Papers
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Eliasoph, Paula
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content: Paula Eliasoph papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.9 Linear Feet (Boxes 1-2, OV 3)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1917-1980
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.eliapaul, Series 1
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content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical materials include artist statements, awards, and material concerning Eliasoph's service with the Air Warden Service United States Cititzens Defense Corps. Correspondence is with friends, art institutions, and business associates, and mainly concerns exhibitions and includes scattered letters from John Howard Griffin and Abraham Walkowitz. 

The majority of drawings are by Eliasoph and include sketches of the Pratt Institute building, people, and a mock-up of an advertisement for one of her art classes. Photographs depict Paula Eliasoph taken by G. Maillard Kesslere, her husband Joseph Eliasoph, and her works of art. Printed materials consist of books and publications featuring writings or artwork by Eliasoph, clippings, and exhibition announcements and catalogs. Of note is a copy of Childe Hassam: Handbook of the Complete Set of Etchings and Drypoints published by Leonard Clayton Gallery, Inc., N.Y., in 1933; the publication is annotated by Childe Hassam, with a statement by Eliasoph. A teaching file includes advertisements, outlines, and statements regarding Eliasoph's art courses. Also found are handwritten and typescript poems and writings on artwork by Eliasoph.