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Creator:
Briggs, Berta N. (Berta Nabersberg), 1884-1976  Search this
Subject:
Peale, Charles Willson  Search this
Type:
Drawings
Sketchbooks
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
1.3 Linear feet
Arrangement:
The collection has been arranged as 7 series. Documents within each series are arranged chronologically. Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1932-1975 (Box 1; 3 folders) Series 2: Letters, 1932-1961 (Box 1; 2 folders) Series 3: Notes and Writings, 1950-1954 (Box 1; 19 folders) Series 4: Artwork, 1931-1942 (Boxes 1-2; 6 folders) Series 5: Scrapbooks, 1908-1968 (Boxes 1-2; 7 folders) Series 6: Printed Material, 1932-1976 (Box 1; 12 folders) Series 7: Photographs, 1929-1943 (Boxes 1-2; 4 folders)
Access Note / Rights:
The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment.
Summary:
The papers of painter, writer and educator Berta N. Briggs measure 1.3 linear feet and date from 1908-1976. Found within the papers are biographical material, scattered letters primarily discussing her activities with various arts organizations, notes and writings, artwork including sketchbooks and drawings, scrapbooks, printed material, and photographs primarily of her artwork.
Citation:
Berta N. Briggs papers, 1908-1976. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
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Biography Note:
Berta N. Briggs (née Nabersberg) was born June 5, 1884 in St. Paul, Minnesota, daughter of John William and Rosina (Reinfrank) Nabersberg. After her graduation from Central High School, she moved to New York to study art at the Art Students League under Kenyon Cox, at the Pratt Institute under Ralph Johannot, and at the Teachers College of Columbia University under Arthur W. Dow.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The Berta N. Briggs papers were donated in 1977 by Mrs. Malcolm Fooshee, Briggs's niece.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Theme:
Sketches & Sketchbooks  Search this
Women  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)6827
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208954
AAA_collcode_brigbert
Theme:
Sketches & Sketchbooks
Women
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208954