Collection Information
Size: 0.2 Linear feet
Summary: 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.
Biographical/Historical Note
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.
Provenance
Nora Herz donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1978.
Language Note
English .
Funding Note
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.