Elizabeth Olds papers
name: label: Creator
content: Olds, Elizabeth, 1896-1991
label: Names
content: Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991
topic: label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Serigraphers
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women illustrators
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Social realism
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Elizabeth Olds donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1978. 46 prints were transferred by the Archives to the Smithsonian American Art Museum in January of 1984.
creator: label: Creator
content: Olds, Elizabeth, 1896-1991
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content: Elizabeth Olds papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter, printmaker and children's book author Elizabeth Olds measure 1.3 linear feet and date from circa 1900 to 1976. The papers concern Olds's career as an artist as well a published author. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, typescripts of lectures, photographs of Olds and of works of art, printed material, and sketches.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Elizabeth Olds (1896-1991) was a social realist painter, printmaker, author and illustrator in New York City, New York. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, she received a scholarship to the Art Students League where she studied under George Luks. Olds was the first woman to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship which allowed her to travel to Europe in the mid-1920s. She participated in the Public Works of Art Project and produced social realist prints that were affordable and accessible to the general public. Later in her career, she wrote and illustrated children's books.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.3 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1900-1976
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.oldseliz
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 papers were arranged upon receipt for microfilming. The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2025 with received support from the Judith Godwin Arts Foundation
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reel 2976 available at Archives of American Art offices. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter, printmaker and children's book author Elizabeth Olds measure 1.3 linear feet and date from circa 1900 to 1976. The papers concern Olds's career as an artist as well a published author. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, typescripts of lectures, photographs of Olds and of works of art, printed material, and sketches.
separatedmaterial: label: Separated Materials
content: 46 prints were transferred to Smithsonian American Art Museum by the Archives of American Art in January 1984.