Isabel Case Borgatta papers
name: label: Creator
content: Borgatta, Isabel Case, 1922-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women sculptors
label: Topic
content: Women educators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1978 by Isabel Case Borgatta.
creator: label: Creator
content: Borgatta, Isabel Case, 1922-
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content: Isabel Case Borgatta papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of sculptor Isabel Case Borgatta date from 1939 to 1978 and measure 0.4 linear feet. Found are biographical materials, personal and professional correspondence, financial records, photographs of Borgatta and her artwork, printed material, and writings.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Isabel Case Borgatta (1921-2017) was a sculptor, educator, and lecturer active in New York City, New York. 

Borgatta was born in Illinois in 1921 and from an early age became interested in sculpture, winning an Ivory Soap carving contest at the age of thirteen. She studied at Smith College and Yale University and at the studio of Jose de Creft. As a married mother of three, Borgatta recognized the imbalance of women in her field and was a founding member of Women in the Arts. She died in New York state in 2017.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1939-1978
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.borgisab
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.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of sculptor Isabel Case Borgatta date from 1939 to 1978 and measure 0.4 linear feet. Found are biographical materials, personal and professional correspondence, financial records, photographs of Borgatta and her artwork, printed material, and writings.