Bashka Paeff papers
name: label: Creator
content: Paeff, Bashka, 1894-1979
label: Names
content: MacDowell Colony
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Massachusetts -- Boston
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women sculptors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated in 2012 by Don Richard Lipsitt, Bashka Paeff's nephew.
creator: label: Creator
content: Paeff, Bashka, 1894-1979
setName: label: See more items in
content: Bashka Paeff papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of sculptor Bashka Paeff measure 1.5 linear feet and date from 1920 to 1981. The small collection documents her work as an artist in Boston, Massachusettes, through biographical material, two diaries, printed material, and photographs of Bashka Paeff and her artwork.  Also found are an autograph book containing signatures and notes from MacDowell Colony members, one clippings scrapbook, and four photograph albums, including one from a trip to Europe in the 1920s.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Bashka Paeff (1894-1979) was a sculptor in Boston, Massachusettes.  Paeff was born in Minsk, Russia and moved to Boston with her parents when she was a year old. She studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, with Bela Pratt in 1914.  Later she worked at the McDowell Colony and married Boston University professor Samuel M. Waxman. Paeff was known for realistic animal sculptures as well as war memorials, fountains, and portraits. Notable works include the Boy and Bird statue in the Boston Public Gardens, the Lexington Minute Men Memorial, and a statue of President Harding's pet terrier, Laddie Boy, which was cast from pennies collected by newsboys and became part of the Smithsonian Institution collection.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.5 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1920-1981
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.paefbash
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Autograph albums
label: Type
content: Photograph albums
label: Type
content: Diaries
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 4 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material 1922-1981 (0.2 linear feet; Boxes 1, 3)

Series 2: Diaries, 1924-1925 (2 folders; Box 1)

Series 3: Printed Material, 1920-1979 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 4: Photographs, circa 1920s-1977 (1.1 linear feet; Boxes 1-3)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed to a minimal level and a finding aid prepared by Erin Kinhart in 2014. The collection has been minimally rearranged and retains the existing/original folder titles when possible. All materials have been rehoused in archival folders and boxes for long-term stability, but often staples and other fasteners have not been removed. Materials within folders have not been rearranged.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Autograph albums
label: Genre/Form
content: Photograph albums
label: Genre/Form
content: Diaries
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of sculptor Bashka Paeff measure 1.5 linear feet and date from 1920 to 1981. The small collection documents her work as an artist in Boston, Massachusettes, through biographical material, two diaries, printed material, and photographs of Bashka Paeff and her artwork.  Also found are an autograph book containing signatures and notes from MacDowell Colony members, one clippings scrapbook, and four photograph albums, including one from a trip to Europe in the 1920s.