Collection Information
Size: 3 Linear feet
Summary: The papers of Day N. Schnabel measure 3 linear feet and date from circa 1910-1991. The papers depict Schnabel's career as both a sculptor and painter in Paris, France, and the United States during the Great Depression and beyond. The papers include biographical materials, correspondence, writings, personal business records, printed and photographic material, and artwork.
Biographical/Historical Note
Day N. Schnabel (1905-1991) was a sculptor and painter who worked primarily in both New York and Paris. She was born Daisy Nora Thalberg in Vienna, Austria. Her education consisted of studying sculpture and painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna from 1915-1918. She continued these studies later in both Berlin and Florence. Schnabel also spent time studying architecture and sculpture under Barend Jordens in Holland. During World War Two, Schnabel was located in New York where she became an Irascible and worked on projects funded by the New Deal. She was also an associate of Ibram Lassaw, Jacques Lipchitz, and Jackson Pollock. After the war Schnabel relocated to Paris where she worked in the studios of Marcel Gimons, Charles Alexandre Malfray, and Ossip Zadkine. She was also associated with Constantin Brancusi, Emile Gilioli, and other prominent artists who influenced her work and style.
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Provenance
The Day N. Schnabel papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by Day N. Schnabel in 1984.
Language Note
The collection is in English, German, and French.
Funding Note
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
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