Sonja Eisenberg papers
name: label: Creator
content: Eisenberg, Sonja
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Photographers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Watercolorists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women photographers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1979, 1998 and 2007 by Sonja Eisenberg.
creator: label: Creator
content: Eisenberg, Sonja
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content: Sonja Eisenberg papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of abstract watercolor painter Sonja Eisenberg measure 1.l linear feet and date from 1927 to 2007. Biographical material, correspondence, personal business records, photographs, printed material, sketches, and writings focus on Eisenberg's career as a painter and photographer.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sonja Eisenberg (1926-2017) was a painter and photographer in New York City, New York. Born in Berlin, Germany, Eisenberg moved to the United States as a small child. She married Jack Eisenberg and together they had three children, Ronald, Lynn and Lauren. Eisenberg suffered from chronic illness and began painting later in life, after training as a dancer. She was known for her abstract watercolor paintings.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1927-2007
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.eisesonj
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 abstract watercolor painter Sonja Eisenberg measure 1.l linear feet and date from 1927 to 2007. Biographical material, correspondence, personal business records, photographs, printed material, sketches, and writings focus on Eisenberg's career as a painter and photographer.