Jane Sabersky papers
name: label: Creator
content: Sabersky, Jane, 1911-1983
label: Names
content: Albers, Josef
label: Names
content: Berman, Eugene, 1899-1972
label: Names
content: Valentin, Curt, 1902-1954
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Curators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women art critics
label: Topic
content: Women art historians
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Jane Sabersky donated her papers to the Archives of American Art from 1974 to 1981.
creator: label: Creator
content: Sabersky, Jane, 1911-1983
setName: label: See more items in
content: Jane Sabersky papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of art historian Jane Sabersky measure 0.5 linear feet and date from 1940 to 1977. Focusing on Sabersky's personal and professional relationships with art historians and artists including Eugene Berman, the papers include correspondence and photographs. Also found are scattered poems by Josef Albers and drawings by Curt Valentin.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Jane Sabersky (1911-1983) was an art historian and curator in New York City, New York. Born in Munich, Germany, Jane emigrated to the United States in 1939 and served as assistant to dealer Curt Valentin. Later, she was the assistant director for the Department of Circulating Exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.5 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1940-1977
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.sabejane
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
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 papers were microfilmed after receipt. The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reels 1617, 3471 and 3589 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of art historian Jane Sabersky measure 0.5 linear feet and date from 1940 to 1977. Focusing on Sabersky's personal and professional relationships with art historians and artists including Eugene Berman, the papers include correspondence and photographs. Also found are scattered poems by Josef Albers and drawings by Curt Valentin.