Nancy Dryfoos papers
name: label: Creator
content: Dryfoos, Nancy Proskauer, 1918-1991
label: Names
content: Hexter, Maurice Beck, 1891-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women sculptors
label: Topic
content: Scrapbooks
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 1978 by Nancy Dryfoos.
creator: label: Creator
content: Dryfoos, Nancy Proskauer, 1918-1991
setName: label: See more items in
content: Nancy Dryfoos papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of sculptor Nancy Dryfoos measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1955 to 1976. Found are biographical material, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and a dismantled clippings scrapbook.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Nancy Proskauer Dryfoos (1918-1991) was a sculptor active in New York City, New York, who worked primarily with stone and terracotta. She studied at the Columbia University School of Architecture and at the Art Students League. Dryfoos's work can be found in the permanent collections of many museums.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1955-1976
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.dryfnanc
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 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of sculptor Nancy Dryfoos measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1955 to 1976. Found are biographical material, correspondence including with Maurice Hexter, photographs, printed material, and a dismantled clippings scrapbook.