This collection is arranged as 7 series. Series 1: Biographical Material, 1925-2014 (0.5 linear feet; Boxes 1, 10) Series 2: Correspondence, 1902, 1937-2014 (1.7 linear feet; Boxes 1-3) Series 3: Writings, circa 1964-2010 (0.2 linear feet; Box 3) Series 4: Financial Records, 1967-2006 (0.2 linear feet; Box 3) Series 5: Teaching Files, circa 1970-2009 (0.4 linear feet; Box 3) Series 6: Printed Material, 1958-2015 (3.9 linear feet; Boxes 3-7, 10) Series 7: Photographs, circa 1930-circa 2014 (1.6 linear feet; Boxes 7-10)
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 sculptor and educator Anne Arnold measure 8.5 linear feet and date from circa 1925 to 2015. The papers document Arnold's career in New York City and Montville, Maine, where she had a house and barn with her husband the painter Ernest Briggs. The collection includes biographical material; correspondence with family, friends, artists, schools and galleries; writings by Anne Arnold and others; financial records in the form of the sales of artwork and records relating to income and expenses; teaching files, mostly for Brooklyn College where she taught; printed materials including scrapbooks, clippings, and magazines; audiovisual material in the form of videocassettes or various artist panels and talks; and photographs of Anne Arnold and her work, friends and family, and reference photographs of animals.
Citation:
Anne Arnold papers, circa 1925-2015. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
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Related Materials:
Also found in the Archives of American Art are the papers of Ernest Briggs.
Biography Note:
Anne Arnold (1925-2014) was a sculptor and educator in New York, N.Y. and Montville, Maine. Arnold was born and raised in Massachusetts, attended the University of New Hampshire for college, received her master's degree from Ohio State University, then studied art at the Art Students League in New York City from 1949 to 1953. Arnold married the painter Ernest Briggs in 1960 and the two bought a house in Montville, Maine the following year.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The Anne Arnold papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in 2015 by the Anne Arnold Estate, via the executors, Robert Brooks and Janice Kasper.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
