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Collection Creator:
Fulda, Elisabeth Rungius, 1879-1968  Search this
Extent:
0.9 Linear feet (Box 1-2, OV 3)
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1893-1968
Scope and Contents:
Found are three sketchbooks, two with watercolor drawings of landscapes and one with scattered pencil sketches of animals. An autograph book, in German, contains small bits of poetry from the 1890s. Additional artworks consist of unsigned etchings and pencil sketches, likely by Fulda. Biographical materials include artist statements and self-critiques, awards and certificates, biographical sketches, a baby book, and vital records including a marriage certificate for Rungius's marriage to Carl Fulda, and birth certificates for herself and daughter Irene Fulda. Correspondence is primarily professional and includes letters from the American Museum of Natural History, Glenbow Foundation, the Library of Congress, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Association of women Artists, Inc., National Geographic, and the Treasury Relief Art Project. Of note are greeting and holiday cards featuring original artworks including prints, paintings, and sketches sent to Fulda by artist friends. Personal business records include loan and sales records and legal material regarding Fulda's divorce in 1916. Also found are housing and rental information. Photographs depict Fulda, family, and friends. Some photographs of the Rungius family are reprints from a photo album. Also found are photographs of works of art. Printed materials include scattered clippings and exhibition announcements and catalogs from Fulda's career. Writings are by Fulda and include a copy of a biography she wrote on her brother, Carl Rungius, and a printed booklet of poems written and illustrated by Fulda. Also found are records from the Society of Animal Artists including correspondence, administrative information, lists, and drafts of memoranda.
Collection 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.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Elisabeth Rungius Fulda papers, 1893-1968. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.fuldelis, Series 1
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Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91d54d90c-278b-4963-94e5-2f72bc4cb9dc
EDAN-URL:
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