Rosa Newman Walinska papers
name: label: Creator
content: Walinska, Rosa Newman
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Poets -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women sculptors
label: Topic
content: Scrapbooks
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1977 by Walinska's daughter, Anna.
creator: label: Creator
content: Walinska, Rosa Newman
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content: Rosa Newman Walinska papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of New York poet and sculptor Rosa Newman Walinska measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1934 to 1954. The material concerns Walinska's career as a poet and sculptor and includes correspondence, photographs, printed material, a project file for books, and a mixed-media scrapbook.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Rosa Newman Walinska (1887-1953) was a sculptor and poet in New York City, New York. Born in Ukraine, Walinska settled in London as a child and and worked in the millinery trade to help support her family. She married Ossip Walinsky in 1906 and had two children. The Walinskys immigrated to the United States in 1915 where she began to experiment with sculpture and formally studied art in her 40s. By the time she was in her 50s, Walinksa was exhibiting her works in solo shows. She died in Manhattan in 1953.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1934-1954
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.walirosa
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 New York poet and sculptor Rosa Newman Walinska measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1934 to 1954. The material concerns Walinska's career as a poet and sculptor and includes correspondence, photographs, printed material, a project file for books, and a mixed-media scrapbook.