Elfriede Abbe papers
name: label: Creator
content: Abbe, Elfriede Martha, 1919-2012
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Vermont
label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- Vermont
label: Occupation
content: Wood-engravers -- Vermont
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women engravers
label: Topic
content: Women sculptors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1978 by Elfriede Abbe.
label: Provenance
content: Elfriede Abbe donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1978.
creator: label: Creator
content: Abbe, Elfriede Martha, 1919-2012
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content: Elfriede Abbe papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of printmaker and sculptor Elfriede Abbe measure 0.5 linear feet and date from 1939 to 1978. Found are original prints, biographical material, correspondence, photographs, and printed material.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Elfriede Abbe (1919-2012) was a sculptor, wood-engraver, and illustrator active in Ithaca, New York and Manchester Center, Vermont. She was the illustrator for Cornell University from 1942-1974 and was known for creating botanical prints.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.5 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1939-1978
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.abbeelfr
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 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of printmaker and sculptor Elfriede Abbe measure 0.5 linear feet and date from 1939 to 1978. Found are original prints, biographical material, correspondence, photographs, and printed material.