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A Finding Aid to the Renee Prahar Papers, circa 1895-1938, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.prahrene
Creators:
Prahar, Renee, 1880-1962
Dates:
circa 1895-1938
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.3 Linear feet
Repository:
The scattered papers of actor and sculptor Renee Prahar measure 0.3 linear feet and date from circa 1895 to 1938. Found are biographical materials including an award, letters, and a print; photographs of Prahar, exhibitions, and sculpture; and price lists, printed material, and writings.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The scattered papers of actor and sculptor Renee Prahar measure 0.3 linear feet and date from circa 1895 to 1938. Found are biographical materials including an award, letters, and a print; photographs of Prahar, exhibitions, and sculpture; and price lists, printed material, and writings.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Renee Prahar (1880-1965) was an actor, sculptor, and interior decorator in New York City, New York. She worked in marble, metal, and wood, and designed complete room decorations for wealthy New Yorkers and portrait busts of many famous people of the period.
Born Irene Prahar, she began her career as a stage actor with the Richard Mansfield Co.. Later, she studied sculpture in Paris with Antoine Bourdelle and Auguste Rodin and at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts.

Administration

Author
Jayna M. Josefson
Sponsor
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1991 by the Connecticut College Archives through Catherine Phinizy.
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
Renee Prahar papers, circa 1895-1938. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

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Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women artists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Actors -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Interior decorators -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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