CLRC-500 Elfriede M. Abbe Papers John Barneson and Sharlene Murphy University of Minnesota Libraries 09/23/2004

University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455

EAD 2002 Validated Finding Aid generated with the aid of a custom FileMaker Pro database developed by the staff of the Children's Literature Research Collections, University of Minnesota Libraries. Many thanks to all the staff and volunteers. 09/23/2004 Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc] Abbe, Elfriede M. Elfriede M. Abbe Papers 1950-1957 CLRC-500 The Abbe Collection contains woodcut illustrations of 3 titles from 1950-1957. 1 box See Detailed Descriptions for Each Title Item for Box Locations English Important Information for Users of the Collections Access and Use:

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Biographical Sketch

Elfriede M. Abbe was born in Washington DC in 1919 to an accomplished pianist and geologist. Attending Cornell College until 1940, she graduated from the College of Architecture, Department of Sculpture. From there she privately studied under Brenda Putnam in New York and Ivan Mestrovic at Syracuse University. "Wood is my principal medium", wrote Abbe, a technique she perfected with a Tiffany Fellowship in 1948, "I work entirely by hand, using only chisels, gouges and mallet, no electrical tools or abrasives." She is lauded for her ultimate respect for the medium of wood engraving.

Biographical Sources: American Artist, April 1960.

Scope and Content

The Abbe Collection contains woodcut illustrations of 3 titles from 1950-1957.

Indexing Terms

The collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Abbe, Elfriede M. Accession Information:

No accession information available

Gift of: Abbe, Elfriede M.

Arrangement

Aesop's Fables, 1950

Rip Van Winkle: A Legend of the Kaatskill Mountains, 1951

Seven Irish Tales, 1957

Collection Contents Aesop's Fables 1950

Ithaca, NY: , 1950

MC 818 woodcut illustration with text proof 1 p. MC 818 woodcut illustrations 31 p. Rip Van Winkle: A Legend of the Kaatskill Mountains 1951

Washington Irving

Ithaca, NY: , 1951

MC 818 woodcut illustration 1 p. Seven Irish Tales 1957

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 1957

MC 818 woodcut illustrations 4 p.