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Creator:
Albee, Grace  Search this
Names:
Albee, Percy, 1883-1959  Search this
Arms, John Taylor, 1887-1953  Search this
Fabri, Ralph, 1894-1975  Search this
Extent:
4.5 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sketchbooks
Diaries
Date:
1890-1971
Summary:
The papers of printmaker Grace Albee measure 4.5 linear feet and date from 1890 to 1971. Found are biographical material, correspondence, twenty diaries, printed material, photographs, and artwork, including one sketchbook.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of printmaker Grace Albee measure 4.5 linear feet and date from 1890 to 1971. Found are biographical material, correspondence, twenty diaries, printed material, photographs, and artwork, including one sketchbook. Biographical materials include biographical sketches and family history records. Correspondence is with family, friends and institutions and includes letters from Percy Albee, John Taylor Arms, Ralph Fabri, and A. Hyatt Mayor. Twenty diaries and a fragment date from 1927-1970 and may include information on specific prints and daily activities. Artwork consists of prints by Albee, pencil sketches, and unsigned works.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged as 6 series. Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1910s-1970 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1, OV6) Series 2: Correspondence, 1890-1971 (0.5 linear feet; Boxes 1-2) Series 3: Diaries, 1927-1970 (1.2 linear feet; Boxes 2-3 Series 4: Printed Material, 1909-1917 (1.6 linear feet; Boxes 3-4) Series 5: Photographic Material, 1910-1971 (0.5 linear feet; Boxes 4-5, OV6) Series 6: Artwork and Artifacts, circa 1910-1960s (0.2 linear feet; Box 5)
Biographical / Historical:
Grace Albee (1890-1985) was a printmaker and wood engraver active in Rhode Island and New York City, New York. Albee's prints were largely inspired by her surroundings while living in New York City, Paris, and rural Rhode Island. Grace Thurston Arnold was born in 1890 in North Scituate, Rhode Island. During high school, she began weekend classes at the Rhode Island School of Design and enrolled as a student in 1910 where she studied painting, drawing, and printmaking. During her career, Grace concentrated on printmaking with woodcuts and lithographs. In 1913, Grace married muralist Percy Albee and they raised five sons. The Albees moved to Paris, France in the 1930s where she held her first one-woman show. Later, they lived in New York City, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island, locations which would inspire her throughout her artistic career. She produced prints into her nineties and died in 1985 in Rhode Island.
Provenance:
Grace Albee donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1971.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Occupation:
Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Wood-engravers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women printmakers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sketchbooks
Diaries
Citation:
Grace Albee papers, 1890-1971. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.albegrac
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Grace Albee papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a2bcea45-8088-455b-99ae-7adac071ea62
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-albegrac