Florence Resnikoff papers
name: label: Creator
content: Resnikoff, Florence Lisa Herman
topic: label: Occupation
content: Jewelers -- California -- San Francisco
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- California -- San Francisco
label: Occupation
content: Metal-workers -- California -- San Francisco
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women jewelers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated in 2021 by Carl Resnikoff, Florence Resnikoff's son.
creator: label: Creator
content: Resnikoff, Florence Lisa Herman
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content: Florence Resnikoff papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of metalsmith and educator Florence Resnikoff (1920-2013) measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1945 to 2011. The papers focus on Resnikoff's career as a professional metalsmith producing jewelry and liturgical artworks. Found are biographical material including, correspondence, subject files, personal business records, photographs, and printed material.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Florence Resnikoff (1920-2013) was a metalsmith known for jewelry design in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Born in Texas, Resnikoff studied art and learned the basics of jewelry making at the Ox-Bow Summer School of Painting through the Art Institute of Chicago. She focused on jewelry, working with metals and enamel after moving to San Francisco in 1951. In addition to exhibiting her works widely around the California and the United States, Resnikoff taught at the California College of Arts and Crafts.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1945-2011
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.resnflor
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 2025 with received support from the Judith Godwin Arts Foundation
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of metalsmith and educator Florence Resnikoff (1920-2013) measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1945 to 2011. The papers focus on Resnikoff's career as a professional metalsmith producing jewelry and liturgical artworks. Found are biographical material including, correspondence, subject files, personal business records, photographs, and printed material.