Elfriede Abbe
Elfriede Abbe | |
|---|---|
| Born | Elfriede Martha Abbe February 6, 1919[1] Washington, DC[1] |
| Died | December 31, 2012[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Cornell University |
| Known for | Sculpture Engraving Illustrator |
Elfriede Martha Abbe (1919-2012) was an American sculptor, wood engraver and botanical illustrator, often displaying nature and simple country living inspired by her Upstate New York home. A self-publisher, Abbe printed numerous hand-printed books, which she created on a printing press in her studio.
Personal life & teaching
Elfriede Abbe was born in Washington, D.C. in 1919.[2] She graduated from Cornell University in 1940,[3] earning a degree in architecture and attended Syracuse University.[2] From 1942 until her retirement in 1974 she was an illustrator at Cornell.[3] After retiring from Cornell in 1974 she lived and worked in Vermont. She lived in Manchester.[4] until her death in 2012. Her estate is represented by Elaine Beckwith Gallery.[5]
Notable awards
- Barrett-Colea Prize; National Sculpture Society
- Elliot Liskin Award; Salmagundi Club
- Gold; National Arts Club
- Gold; Pen & Brush
- Fellowship; The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation[4]
Notable collections
- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[6]
- Cornell University, Ithaca, New York[7]
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York[8][9][10]
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.[11]
- New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York[12]
- Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts[13]
- Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut[14]
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d "Legacy.com Obituary".
- ^ a b "Artist biographies" (PDF). Arizona Timebank. Retrieved 13 Jun 2011.
- ^ a b "Elfriede Abbe work on exhibit at Cornell's Kroch Library". Cornell Chronicle. 1996. Retrieved 13 Jun 2011.
- ^ a b "Elfriede Abbe". Printmaking. Frog Hollow. Retrieved 13 Jun 2011.
- ^ "Elfriede Abbe, Wood Engravings". Prints, Drawings and Photographs. Retrieved 13 Jun 2011.
- ^ "Art". Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Guide to the Elfriede Abbe Papers, 1840-2010". Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. Cornell University Library. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Garden spice and wild pot-herbs". Watsonline. Thomas J. Watson Library The Catalog of the Libraries of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Seven Irish Tales". Thomas J. Watson Library. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "The city of Carcassonne". Thomas J. Watson Library. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Plants of Virgil's Georgics". National Gallery of Art. National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "snap dragon". Botanical Art Database. New York Botanical Garden. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Liber amicorum : presented in honor of Ruth Mortimer, 1994". Archivegrid. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Fine Press". Yale University Library. Yale University. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
Published works by Abbe
- Abbe, Elfriede. The Plants of Virgil's Georgics: Commentary and Woodcuts By Elfriede Abbe. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1965. ISBN 0-8014-0001-5
External links
- Elfriede Abbe papers, 1948-1978 in the collection of the Archives of American Art