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Archives of American Art
William Ehrich papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.ehriwill
- Creators:
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Ehrich, William, 1897-1960
- Dates:
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circa 1918-1975
- Languages:
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Forms of identification and annotated sketchbooks are in German
- Physical Description:
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0.9 Linear feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Biographical material, research files, financial records, photographs, artwork, printed material and a scrapbook documenting the life of sculptor and educator William Ehrich.
Scope and Contents
Biographical material includes forms of identification, resumes, family genealogical records, travel notes, one award, and biographical notes. Research files include William Ehrich's 1955 trip to Germany and files compiled by Roger Ehrich and others regarding William Ehrich and WPA artists. Financial records include receipts, purchase orders, inventories, and mortgage records pertaining to Ehrich receiving money from a local art patron to purchase a home. Photographs are of Ehrich, Ehrich with his students, his sculpture and exhibitions. Artwork includes Ehrich's sketchbooks and sketches of anatomy. Printed material includes newspaper clippings. One scrapbook contains Ehrich's professional correspondence.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
William Ehrich (1897-1960) was a sculptor and educator in Rochester, New York. Ehrich was born in Königsberg, East Prussia. He studied sculpture at the State Art School in Königsberg. In 1929 he immigrated to Buffalo, New York. He taught at the Art Institute of Buffalo from 1931 to 1937 and directed the creation of public sculpture at the Buffalo Zoo as part of the WPA's Federal Arts Project. In 1939, Ehrich began teaching at the College for Women at the University of Rochester and the Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, New York.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 2017 by Roger Ehrich, William Ehrich's son.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Keywords
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Germany -- description and travel | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Scrapbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sketchbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art patrons | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Educators -- New York (State) -- Rochester | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- Rochester | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
United States. Works Progress Administration | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
United States. Work Projects Administration | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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