Marjorie Nodelman Papers
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Nodelman, Marjorie, 1950-2014
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content: Marjorie Nodelman papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.4 Linear Feet (Box 1-2, OV3)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1950-2016
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.nodemarj, Series 1
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content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The Marjorie Nodelman papers were organized in rough chronological order in three-ring binders by her husband, Robert Niedringhaus before donation. The binders were dismantled upon processing and some original order has been maintained however folder titles have been simplified for clarity.
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content: Biographical material includes a biographical sketch and resumes, birth certificates, writings about art theory, family and wedding photographs and school records.  Also found are childhood mementos such as drawings, letters, and snapshots concerning Nodelman and her parents, Wilson Lyle Frescoln and Florence May Haines-Frescoln. School records for Nodelman's study at the Philadelphai College of Art, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, and Yale University include awards and diplomas, correspondence, notes and writings, photographs and slides, and printed material. Also found are records for Nodelman's second career as a licensed clinical social worker in school and prison settings.

Marjorie Nodelman exhibited her works throughout California in solo and group shows and produced commissions for corporations and public works projects. Project and exhibition files may include correspondence, photographs of artwork and events, printed material, and sketches. Additional photographs depict Nodelman, with her artwork, in her studio and her homes, with friends and family. Photographs of works of art are of Nodelman's architectural designs, assemblages, furniture designs, hat boxes, portraits, and soft sculptures. A publisher's proof for a book on Nodelman's artwork is entitled Hommage Aux Oeuvres D'Art de Marjorie Nodelman, Tome II. Scattered printed material for other exhibitions is also found.

Sketches and unfinished artworks are in pencil, pen, and oil paint. Included are early novelty portraits of pets by Nodelman as a gift to her father, portraits, figure drawings, and abstract works.