This collection consists of seven series. Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1966-1979 (.1 Linear feet: Box 1) Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1941-1978 (.2 Linear feet: Box 1) Series 3: Writings, circa 1932-1991 (.7 Linear feet: Box 1) Series 4: Personal Business Records, circa 1950-1972 (.1 Linear feet: Box 2) Series 5: Printed Material, circa 1910-1978 (1.6 Linear feet: Boxes 2-3) Series 6: Photographic Material, circa 1910-1971 (.2 Linear feet: Box 3) Series 7: Artwork, circa 1920-1972 (.1 Linear feet: Box 3)
Access Note / Rights:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Summary:
The papers of Day N. Schnabel measure 3 linear feet and date from circa 1910-1991. The papers depict Schnabel's career as both a sculptor and painter in Paris, France, and the United States during the Great Depression and beyond. The papers include biographical materials, correspondence, writings, personal business records, printed and photographic material, and artwork.
Citation:
Day N. Schnabel papers, circa 1910-1991. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reels 3815-3817 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
Funding:
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
Use Note:
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.
Biography Note:
Day N. Schnabel (1905-1991) was a sculptor and painter who worked primarily in both New York and Paris. She was born Daisy Nora Thalberg in Vienna, Austria. Her education consisted of studying sculpture and painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna from 1915-1918. She continued these studies later in both Berlin and Florence. Schnabel also spent time studying architecture and sculpture under Barend Jordens in Holland. During World War Two, Schnabel was located in New York where she became an Irascible and worked on projects funded by the New Deal. She was also an associate of Ibram Lassaw, Jacques Lipchitz, and Jackson Pollock. After the war Schnabel relocated to Paris where she worked in the studios of Marcel Gimons, Charles Alexandre Malfray, and Ossip Zadkine. She was also associated with Constantin Brancusi, Emile Gilioli, and other prominent artists who influenced her work and style.
Language Note:
The collection is in English, German, and French.
Provenance:
The Day N. Schnabel papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by Day N. Schnabel in 1984.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
