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Archives of American Art
A Finding Aid to the Nora Herz Papers, 1945-1978, in the Archives of American Art
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.herznora
- Creators:
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Herz, Nora Evelyn, 1910-
- Dates:
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1945-1978
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.2 Linear feet
- Repository:
The scattered papers of ceramicist and sculptor Nora Herz measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1945 to 1978. Found are biographical material including scattered correspondence, photographs of works of art, and printed material.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The scattered papers of ceramicist and sculptor Nora Herz measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1945 to 1978. Found are biographical material including scattered correspondence, photographs of works of art, and printed material.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Nora Herz (1906-1999) was a ceramicist and sculptor active in Berlin, Germany and New York City, New York. Herz was born in London and in the 1920s and 1930s worked with the HB Workshops for Ceramics, founded by Hedwig Bollhagen. After settling in the United States in the late 1930s Herz taught at the Newark Museum of Art.
Administration
Author
Jayna M. Josefson
Sponsor
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Nora Herz donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1978.
Processing Information
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Preferred Citation
Nora Herz papers, 1945-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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