Ruth Chai Vodicka papers
name: label: Creator
content: Vodicka, Ruth
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women sculptors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Ruth Vodicka donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1977.
creator: label: Creator
content: Vodicka, Ruth
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content: Ruth Chai Vodicka papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of sculptor Ruth Chai Vodicka measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1950 to 1976. A resume, correspondence, photographs of Vodicka and works of art, exhibition catalogs, and other printed material document aspects of Vodicka's career.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Ruth Chai Vodicka (1921-1999) was a sculptor in New York City, New York. Vodicka began working in welded metal in the 1950s and took welding repair jobs to fund more materials for her artwork. She was a member of the Sculptors Guild.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1950-1976
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.vodiruth
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 scattered papers of sculptor Ruth Chai Vodicka measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1950 to 1976. A resume, correspondence, photographs of Vodicka and works of art, exhibition catalogs, and other printed material document aspects of Vodicka's career.