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Creator:
Schmid, Elsa, 1897-  Search this
Names:
Neumann, J. B. (Jsrael Ber)  Search this
Poor, Henry Varnum, 1887-1970  Search this
Extent:
1.1 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1910-1967
Summary:
The papers of sculptor and mosaicist Elsa Schmid (1897-1970) measure 1.1 linear feet and date from 1910 to 1967. Found are biographical materials, correspondence including letters from Henry Varnum Poor, photographs of works of art, project files, printed material, and writings relating to Elsa Schmid's career as a mosaicist.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of sculptor and mosaicist Elsa Schmid (1897-1970) measure 1.1 linear feet and date from 1910 to 1967. Found are biographical materials, correspondence including letters from Henry Varnum Poor, photographs of works of art, project files, printed material, and writings relating to Elsa Schmid's career as a mosaicist.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Elsa Schmid (1897-1970) was a mosaicist, painter, and sculptor in Rye, New York. Born in Germany, Schmid first studied art in Italy and immigrated to the United States in the 1920s. Concentrating on mosaic, her works decorated churches and memorialized famous figures. Schmid married art dealer J. B. Neumann.
Related Materials:
The Archives of American Art also holds an interview of Elsa Schmid conducted 1968 August 1, by Butler Coleman, for the Archives of American Art.
Provenance:
The papers were donated in 1974 by Peter Neumann, Schmid's son. Two additional mosaic transparencies of Abraham Lincoln were transferred from the Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, in 2010.
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:
Painters -- New York (State) -- Rye  Search this
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- Rye  Search this
Mosaicists -- New York (State) -- Rye  Search this
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women sculptors  Search this
Citation:
Elsa Schmid papers, 1910-1967. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.schmelsa
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Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw960ce0ecb-5b5f-49ee-9210-f5bedbeb3524
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-schmelsa