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Elisabeth Rungius Fulda papers

Archives of American Art

Object Details

Creator
Fulda, Elisabeth Rungius, 1879-1968
Names
Society of Animal Artists
Fulda, Carl
Rungius, Carl, 1869-1959
Occupation
Animal painters -- New York (State) -- New York
Graphic artists -- New York (State) -- New York
Topic
Animals in art
Women artists
Women painters
Provenance
Material on reels N695, 2812, and 3482 was donated to the Archives of American Art in 1966 by Elisabeth Rungius Fulda. Material on reel 101 was donated by Ruth Mooney, a friend of Fulda's.
Creator
Fulda, Elisabeth Rungius, 1879-1968
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Elisabeth Rungius Fulda papers
Sponsor
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Summary
The scattered papers of painter and graphic artist Elisabeth Rungius Fulda measure 0.9 linear feet and date from 1893 to 1968. Found are artworks, biographical material, correspondence, personal business records and legal documents, photographs of Fulda and of works of art, and writings by Fulda. Also found are records regarding the Society of Animal Artists.
Biographical / Historical
Elisabeth Rungius Fulda (1879-1968) was a painter and graphic artist active in New York City, New York. She is known for her paintings of animals. Elisabeth Rungius was born outside of Berlin, Germany in 1879. She learned drawing from her brother, Carl Rungius, early in her life. She came to the United States and settled in New York City in 1905 where she studied at the Cooper Union. She stopped painting upon her marriage to Dr. Carl Fulda with whom she had a daughter, Irene. Elisabeth and Carl divorced in 1916. Fulda returned to art and produced works for the American Museum of Natural History and the New York Zoological Park. She was an active member of the Association of Women Artists and was a founder of the Society of Animal Painters.
Extent
0.9 Linear feet
Date
1893-1968
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.fuldelis
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Citation
Elisabeth Rungius Fulda papers, 1893-1968. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Processing Information
The collection received a preliminary level of arrangement after donation and was microfilmed on reels N695, 2812, 3482, and 101. The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Rights
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.
Existence and Location of Copies
The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reels 101, 2812, 3482, and N695 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
Scope and Contents
The scattered papers of painter and graphic artist Elisabeth Rungius Fulda measure 0.9 linear feet and date from 1893 to 1968. Found are artworks, biographical material, correspondence, personal business records and legal documents, photographs of Fulda and of works of art, and writings by Fulda. Also found are records regarding the Society of Animal Artists.
Restrictions
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Separated Materials
Photographs of watercolor renderings from the Federal Art Project by Elisabeth Fulda on reel N695, frames 14-56, were returned after microfilming and are not described in the collection container listing.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1596202263468-1596202263469-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw947fe33d2-1094-42f5-88f9-963cfc28389d

In the Collection

  • Elisabeth Rungius Fulda Papers

  • Society of Animal Artists

  • Photographs, of Fulda, Rungius Family, and Others

  • Artwork, Sketches and Prints

  • Artwork, Sketchbooks

  • Correspondence, Greeting Cards

  • Biographical Material, Oversized

  • Writings and Notes, by Elisabeth Fulda

  • Personal Business Records

  • Biographical Material

  • Artwork, Oversized

  • Printed Material

  • Correspondence

  • Photographs, Works of Art

  • Autograph Book

Society of Animal Artists
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