The collection is arranged as 8 series. Series 1: Biographical materials, 1941-1970 (8 folders; Box 1) Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1943-1965 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1-2) Series 3: Writings, circa 1945-1965 (5 folders; Box 1) Series 4: Exhibitions, 1970 (3 folders; Box 1) Series 5: Printed material, 1946-1977 (3 folders; Box 1) Series 6: Artwork, circa 1945-1965 (4 folders; Box 1) Series 7: Photographic Materials, 1939-1969 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1-2) Series 8: Antoine de Saint Exupéry, circa 1942 (4 folders; Box 1)
Access Note / Rights:
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Summary:
The papers of painter Hedda Sterne measure 1.3 linear feet and date from 1939 to 1977. Found within the papers are biographical material; personal and professional correspondence, including extensive correspondence from Sterne's second husband Saul Steinberg, the artist known for his New Yorker drawings; writings; exhibition files; printed material; drawings and 3 sketchbooks; photographs and slides of Sterne, her family, and her work; and originals of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's work Lettre A Leon Werth and 4 drawings Saint-Exupéry sent to Sterne.
Citation:
Hedda Sterne papers, 1939-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
The collection was digitized in its entirety in 2016 and is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Funding:
Processing of this collection was funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Digitization of this collection was funded by the Hedda Sterne Foundation.
Use Note:
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Related Materials:
Also found in the Archives is an oral history interview with Hedda Sterne conducted by Phyllis Tuchman, December 17, 1981, for the Archives of American Art's <em>Mark Rothko and His Times</em> oral history project. Additional correspondence and photographs of Sterne are located in the Saul Steinberg papers at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University.
Biography Note:
Painter Hedda Sterne (1910-2011) lived in New York City and was known for working in many artistic styles, including surrealism and abstract expressionism. She was the only woman in the group of abstract expressionists known as "The Irascibles."
Language Note:
The collection is in English and French.
Provenance:
Hedda Sterne donated her papers in 1970, 1971, and 1972.
Digitization Note:
This site provides access to the papers of Hedda Sterne in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2016, and total 2,315 images.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
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