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Costantino Nivola papers, circa 1938-2009, bulk 1950-1980

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Creator:
Nivola, Costantino, 1911-1988  Search this
Type:
Drawings
Interviews
Sound recordings
Video recordings
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
2.1 Linear feet; 12.18 Gigabytes
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as 8 series. Series 1: Biographical Material, 1938-1988 (3 folders; Box 1) Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1938-circa 1988 (0.3 linear feet; Box 2) Series 3: Writings, circa 1940-circa 1988 (5 folders; Box 1) Series 4: Professional Activities, 1953-circa 1985 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1) Series 5: Project Files, 1956-1982 (0.6 linear feet; Boxes 1-2, 0.912 GB; ER01) Series 6: Printed Material, 1953-1978 (0.2 linear feet; Box 2, OV 3) Series 7: Photographs, circa 1950-circa 1980 (0.3 linear feet; Box 2, OV 3) Series 8: Digital Recordings, 1950s-2009 (11.27 GB; ER02-ER14)
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.
Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
The papers of sculptor and design teacher Costantino Nivola measure 2.1 linear feet and 12.18 GB and date from circa 1938 to 2009, bulk 1950 to 1980. The papers document Nivola's career in Italy and New York through biographical material, correspondence, writings, professional activities, project files, printed material, photographs, and audio-visual recordings in digital format.
Citation:
Costantino Nivola papers, circa 1938-2009, bulk 1950-1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reels 4282-4283 at 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.
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 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.
Related Materials:
Reproductions of a portion of the collection are available at Costantino Nivola Museum, Sardinia, Italy.
Biography Note:
Costantino Nivola (1911-1988) was a sculptor and design teacher mostly based in East Hampton, New York, and Sardinia, Italy. Nivola was born in Sardinia and trained at Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche (ISIA) in Monza, Italy. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1939, and was employed as an art director, editor of architecture and design publications, and design instructor at the college level. He taught design at Columbia University, Harvard University, University of California, Berkeley, and elsewhere.
Language Note:
The collection is in English and Italian.
Provenance:
The Costantino Nivola papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in 1979 and 1980 by Costantino Nivola and in 2012 by Claire and Pietro Nivola, Nivola's children.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Art, Municipal  Search this
Sand casting  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)8096
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210267
AAA_collcode_nivocost
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210267