Marguerite Stix papers
name: label: Creator
content: Stix, Marguerite
topic: label: Occupation
content: Designers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women designers
label: Topic
content: Jewelry making
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women sculptors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1982 by Hugh Stix, widower of Stix.
creator: label: Creator
content: Stix, Marguerite
setName: label: See more items in
content: Marguerite Stix papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of sculptor and designer Marguerite Stix measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1971 to 1974. Found are a list of works held in museums and institutions and five notebooks including scattered diary entries, designs for jewelry, and notes.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Marguerite Stix (1907-1975) was a designer, and sculptor in Paris, France and New York City, New York, known for her later work with shells.

Born in Austria, Stix began her career in Paris designing jewelry for haute couture fashion houses. The Nazis imprisoned her at Gurs Concentration Camp and after her release in 1941, she settled in New York City. Stix's later career focused on shells and shell shaped jewelry which was sold at Cartier's to clients including Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1971-1974
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.stixmarg
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
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.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of sculptor and designer Marguerite Stix measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1971 to 1974. Found are a list of works held in museums and institutions and five notebooks including scattered diary entries, designs for jewelry, and notes.