Austa Densmore Sturdevant papers
name: label: Creator
content: Sturdevant, Austa Densmore, 1855-1936
label: Names
content: Cragsmoor Artist Colony
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State)
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Austa Densmore Sturdevant papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in 1977 and 1979 by Clarissa C. Dryden, Sturdevant's granddaughter.
creator: label: Creator
content: Sturdevant, Austa Densmore, 1855-1936
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content: Austa Densmore Sturdevant papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of New York painter Austa Densmore Sturdevant measure 0.01 linear feet and date from circa 1890 to 1979. The papers include a letter from Sturdevant to her mother, and 2 family letters; copy prints of 3 photographs of Sturdevant and her Paris studio; 3 postcards postmarked July 1892, Tannersville, N.Y., from Sturdevant to her mother with sketches of students sketching (possibly sent while studying at nearby Onteora art colony created in 1887 by Candace Wheeler); 4 clippings on Sturdevant and Cragsmoor; and a catalog, "A Century of Women Artists at Cragsmoor."
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Austa Densmore Sturdevant (1855-1936) was a painter based in Cragsmoor, N.Y. Sturdevant was also the owner and manager of the Cragsmoor Inn, a popular gathering place for visiting artists.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 14 Items
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1890-1979
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.sturaust
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.

Series 1: Austa Densmore Sturdevant papers, circa 1890-1979 (Folder 1; 14 items)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Rihoko Ueno in 2024.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reel 3472 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of New York painter Austa Densmore Sturdevant measure 0.01 linear feet and date from circa 1890 to 1979. The papers include a letter from Sturdevant to her mother, and 2 family letters; copy prints of 3 photographs of Sturdevant and her Paris studio; 3 postcards postmarked July 1892, Tannersville, N.Y., from Sturdevant to her mother with sketches of students sketching (possibly sent while studying at nearby Onteora art colony created in 1887 by Candace Wheeler); 4 clippings on Sturdevant and Cragsmoor; and a catalog, "A Century of Women Artists at Cragsmoor."