Nina Winkel papers
name: label: Creator
content: Winkel, Nina, 1905-
label: Names
content: Sculpture Center (New York, N.Y.)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women sculptors
label: Topic
content: Art centers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1973-1985 by Nina Winkel.
creator: label: Creator
content: Winkel, Nina, 1905-
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content: Nina Winkel papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of sculptor Nina Winkel measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1944 to 1985. The papers document the career of Nina Winkel and the Sculpture Center. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, personal business records, photographs, printed material, and writings and notes.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sculptor Nina Winkel (1905-1990) was active in New York City, New York and is known for small sculptures of the figure, including religious pieces, and animal sculptures, in a variety of mediums.  

Born in Borken, Germany, Winkel studied sculpture at the Staedel Institute in Frankfurt/Main and in Paris from 1923 to 1941. She came to the United States in 1942, becoming a citizen in 1945, during which time she taught at the servicemen's canteen of the Sculpture Center. Winkel served as president of the Sculpture Center from 1970-1973. She is also known for her research on antique and Byzantine mosaics, becoming an outside reader at the Institute of Byzantine Studies at Dumbarton Oaks.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1944-1985
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.winknina
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Diaries
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: Diaries
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of sculptor Nina Winkel measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1944 to 1985. The papers document the career of Nina Winkel and the Sculpture Center. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, personal business records, photographs, printed material, and writings and notes.