The scattered papers of sculptor Lily Ente measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1946 to 1975. The papers include correspondence, personal business records, three photographs, and printed material.
Scope and Contents:
The scattered papers of sculptor Lily Ente measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1946 to 1975. The papers include correspondence, personal business records, three photographs, and printed material.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Lily Ente (1905-1984) was a sculptor known for her works in white Italian and black Belgian marble.
Born Lena Deitchman in what is now Ukraine, she escaped the Russian Empire after World War I and lived in Paris and Cuba before joining her father in New York City in 1923. She married Lazar Ente who she met in Cuba, and the couple settled in the Bronx where they raised a family.
Ente's sister-in-law introduced her to sculpture and she first worked with clay before moving to marble. She exhibited her work around the world in the 1940s and 1950s and maintained a studio in Manhattan. Later in life, she and her husband moved to Woodstock, New York, where she continued to work and exhibit her sculptures.
Lily Ente died in 1984 in New York City.
Provenance:
Lily Ente donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1978.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Rights:
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.
Occupation:
Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
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Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews Search this
An interview with Julia Santos Solomon conducted 2020 August 26, by Fernanda Espinosa, for the Archives of American Art's Pandemic Oral History Project at Santos Solomon's home in Woodstock, New York.
Biographical / Historical:
Julia Santos Solomon (1956- ) is an educator, painter, sculptor, digital artist, and textile and fashion designer in the Dominican Republic and Woodstock, New York.
Related Materials:
The Archives of American Art also holds the Julia Santos Solomon papers.
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.
Restrictions:
This interview is open for research.
Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its Oral History Program interviews available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. Quotation, reproduction and publication of the audio is governed by restrictions. If an interview has been transcribed, researchers must quote from the transcript. If an interview has not been transcribed, researchers must quote from the audio recording. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Occupation:
Art teachers -- New York (State) -- Woodstock Search this
The scattered papers of painter Jean Davidson measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1959 to 1995. Found are biographical material, correspondence, drawings, notes, photographs, and printed material. Also found is a video recording of an interview with Davidson conducted by David Howard.
Scope and Contents:
The scattered papers of painter Jean Davidson measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1959 to 1995. Found are biographical material, correspondence, drawings, notes, photographs, and printed material. Also found is a video recording of an interview with Davidson conducted by David Howard.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Jean Davidson (1923-2003) was an abstract painter active in New York City and Woodstock, New York. She was known for her abstract minimalist paintings that used very pale color.
Provenance:
Donated by Jean Davidson in 1996.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Rights:
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.
Occupation:
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
The papers of sculptor Clarence Schmidt date from 1964 to 1975 and measure 0.4 linear feet. Found are untitled writings and scattered printed material. Some of the writings were removed from 3-ring binders and maintain original order. Other writings are in notebooks and legal pads.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of sculptor Clarence Schmidt date from 1964 to 1975 and measure 0.4 linear feet. Found are untitled writings and scattered printed material. Some of the writings were removed from 3-ring binders and maintain original order. Other writings are in notebooks and legal pads.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Clarence Schmidt (1897-1978) was an outsider artist and enviornmental sculptor active in Woodstock, New York. He is known for his structure in Woodstock he called the House of Mirrors, also known as "the Miracle on the Mountain."
Provenance:
The donor, William Lipke, met Schmidt through his research on the artist. Lipke donated the papers to the Archives of American Art in 1983.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Rights:
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.
Occupation:
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- Woodstock Search this