death_date death_place birth_place training nationality name field birth_date article_title birth_name bgcolour
december 31 , 2012 manchester , vermont washington , dc cornell university american elfriede abbe sculpture engraving illustrator february 6 , 1919 elfriede abbe
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elfriede abbe

elfriede martha abbe -lrb- 1919-2012 -rrb- was an american sculptor , wood engraver and botanical illustrator , often displaying nature and simple country living inspired by her upstate new york home .
a self-publisher , abbe printed numerous hand-printed books , which she created on a printing press in her studio .
