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Creator:
Cifolelli, Alberta, 1931-  Search this
Names:
Stanczak, Julian, 1928-2017  Search this
Extent:
0.8 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Video recordings
Interviews
Date:
1944 -2010
Summary:
The papers of painter and printmaker Alberta Cifolelli measure 0.8 linear feet and date from 1944 to 2010. The bulk of the collection relates to Cifolelli's exhibition career in Cleveland, Ohio and Westport, Connecticut. Found are biographical materials including recorded interviews; correspondence with artists and friends; personal photographs; and printed material. Also found is a digitial video recording about artist William Putch, Cifolelli's cousin.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of painter and printmaker Alberta Cifolelli measure 0.8 linear feet and date from 1944 to 2010. The bulk of the collection relates to Cifolelli's exhibition career in Cleveland, Ohio and Westport, Connecticut. Found are biographical materials including recorded interviews; correspondence with artists and friends; personal photographs; and printed material. Also found is a digitial video recording about artist William Putch, Cifolelli's cousin.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Alberta Cifolelli (1931-2022) was a painter and printmaker in Cleveland, Ohio and Westport, Connecticut. She graduated from The Cleveland Institute of Art and later taught at the school while raising a family. Often, she showed her works at the Cleveland Museum of Art's annual May Shows. Cifolelli and her husband Charles P. Lamb, Jr, and sons moved to Connecticut where she continued to exhibit her works. In 1984, she designed the White House's annual commemorative Easter Egg. Cifolelli died in Connecticut in 2022.
Provenance:
Donated 2005-2011 by Alberta Cifolelli.
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 -- Ohio -- Cleveland  Search this
Printmakers -- Connecticut -- Westport  Search this
Painters -- Ohio -- Cleveland  Search this
Painters -- Connecticut -- Westport  Search this
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women printmakers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Video recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Alberta Cifolelli papers, 1944-2010. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.cifoalbe
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Alberta Cifolelli papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9601a2682-3bb3-4f32-b259-990c9fe87dbf
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-cifoalbe