Mary Kretsinger papers
name: label: Creator
content: Kretsinger, Mary, 1915-
label: Names
content: American Crafts Council. Museum of Contemporary Crafts
label: Names
content: Philadelphia Art Alliance
topic: label: Occupation
content: Metal-workers -- Kansas
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Kansas
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women educators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Mary Kretsinger papers were donated in 1996 by Mary Kretsinger.
creator: label: Creator
content: Kretsinger, Mary, 1915-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Mary Kretsinger papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of metal-worker Mary Kretsinger measure 1.1 linear feet and date from 1951 to 1985. The collection comprises professional files documenting Kretsinger's activities with various exhibitions, commissions, and galleries and museums, and photographic materials of Kretsinger and her artwork that include a binder and photograph album.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Mary Kretsinger (1915-2001) was a metal-worker in Emporia, Kansas, who excelled in liturgical objects and was also known for her formed and constructed containers and cloisonné boxes. 

Kretsinger began painting and drawing while attending Emporia High School, and then attended the University of Kansas graduating in 1937. Kretsinger went on to receive a Master of Arts degree in 1941 from the University of Iowa. Early in her career she studied with prominent metal-workers such as Rudolf Brom in Kansas and with Adda Husted-Andersen at the Craft Students League in New York. 

Kretsinger taught at Emporia State Teachers College from 1950 to 1964, and opened her own workshop in 1957. Kretsinger left her teaching position in 1964 to focus on her art full time.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1951-1985
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.kretmary
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 2 series.

Series 1: Professional Files, 1951-1985 (0.9 linear feet; Box 1, OV 2)

Series 2: Photographic Materials, 1960s (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Sarah Mundy in 2022.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of metal-worker Mary Kretsinger measure 1.1 linear feet and date from 1951 to 1985. The collection comprises professional files documenting Kretsinger's activities with various exhibitions, commissions, and galleries and museums including the Brookfield Craft Center, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, and others; and photographic materials of Kretsinger and works of art that include a binder and photograph album.