Sylvia Wald papers
name: label: Creator
content: Wald, Sylvia, 1915-2011
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women sculptors
label: Topic
content: Women printmakers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1978 by Sylvia Ward.
creator: label: Creator
content: Wald, Sylvia, 1915-2011
setName: label: See more items in
content: Sylvia Wald papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of New York printmaker and sculptor Sylvia Wald measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1939 to circa 1979. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, personal business records, photographs, and printed material.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sylvia Wald (1915-2011) was a sculptor and printmaker in New York City, New York. She worked as an art teacher with the Works Progress Administration and began to experiment with silkscreen techniques with oil paint. Later in her career, Wald worked in sculpture and assemblage. She exhibited her work in solo and group shows around the United States and with the Art in Embassies program through the U.S. Department of State.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1939-circa 1979
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.waldsylv
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 New York printmaker and sculptor Sylvia Wald measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1939 to circa 1979. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, personal business records, photographs, and printed material.