Clarence Schmidt papers
name: label: Creator
content: Schmidt, Clarence, 1897-1978
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- Woodstock
label: Topic
content: Outsider art
label: Topic
content: Assemblage (Art)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The donor, William Lipke, met Schmidt through his research on the artist. Lipke donated the papers to the Archives of American Art in 1983.
creator: label: Creator
content: Schmidt, Clarence, 1897-1978
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content: Clarence Schmidt papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of sculptor Clarence Schmidt date from 1964 to 1975 and measure 0.4 linear feet. Found are untitled writings and scattered printed material. Some of the writings were removed from 3-ring binders and maintain original order. Other writings are in notebooks and legal pads.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Clarence Schmidt (1897-1978) was an outsider artist and enviornmental sculptor active in Woodstock, New York. He is known for his structure in Woodstock he called the House of Mirrors, also known as "the Miracle on the Mountain."
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1964-1975
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.schmclar
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.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of sculptor Clarence Schmidt date from 1964 to 1975 and measure 0.4 linear feet. Found are untitled writings and scattered printed material. Some of the writings were removed from 3-ring binders and maintain original order. Other writings are in notebooks and legal pads.