The scattered papers of painter and graphic artist Elisabeth Rungius Fulda measure 0.9 linear feet and date from 1893 to 1968. Found are artworks, biographical material, correspondence, personal business records and legal documents, photographs of Fulda and of works of art, and writings by Fulda. Also found are records regarding the Society of Animal Artists.
Scope and Contents:
The scattered papers of painter and graphic artist Elisabeth Rungius Fulda measure 0.9 linear feet and date from 1893 to 1968. Found are artworks, biographical material, correspondence, personal business records and legal documents, photographs of Fulda and of works of art, and writings by Fulda. Also found are records regarding the Society of Animal Artists.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Elisabeth Rungius Fulda (1879-1968) was a painter and graphic artist active in New York City, New York. She is known for her paintings of animals.
Elisabeth Rungius was born outside of Berlin, Germany in 1879. She learned drawing from her brother, Carl Rungius, early in her life. She came to the United States and settled in New York City in 1905 where she studied at the Cooper Union. She stopped painting upon her marriage to Dr. Carl Fulda with whom she had a daughter, Irene. Elisabeth and Carl divorced in 1916.
Fulda returned to art and produced works for the American Museum of Natural History and the New York Zoological Park. She was an active member of the Association of Women Artists and was a founder of the Society of Animal Painters.
Separated Materials:
Photographs of watercolor renderings from the Federal Art Project by Elisabeth Fulda on reel N695, frames 14-56, were returned after microfilming and are not described in the collection container listing.
Provenance:
Material on reels N695, 2812, and 3482 was donated to the Archives of American Art in 1966 by Elisabeth Rungius Fulda. Material on reel 101 was donated by Ruth Mooney, a friend of Fulda's.
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:
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Occupation:
Animal painters -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
Graphic artists -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
