Ita H. Aber papers, 1932-2007

Collection Information

Size: 21.7 Linear feet; 2.55 Gigabytes

Summary: The papers of multimedia and textile artist Ita Aber, measure 21.7 linear feet and 2.55 GB and date from 1932 to 2007. The collection documents many aspects of Aber's career through biographical material, correspondence, diaries and other writings, records of Aber's commissions for various organizations, gallery files documenting her exhibitions, teaching files documenting classes and workshops taught by Aber, personal business records including price lists for Aber's work, printed and digital material, artwork including sketches, paintings and embroidery, and photographs of family, friends, artwork, and exhibitions. The collection also includes sound and video recordings, some in digital format.

Biographical/Historical Note

Ita Aber (1932-) is a Jewish multimedia and textile artist, curator, and art teacher who works primarily in New York. Aber was born in Montreal, Quebec, in 1932 and immigrated to the United States in the 1950s. She completed her studies at Empire State College and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York earning a masters degree equivalent in Jewish art. In addition to her textile work, Aber worked as a curator at the Hudson River Museum.

Provenance

The Ita H. Aber papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by Ita Aber in numerous installments between 1994 and 2007.

Related Materials

Yeshiva University is the primary repository for the Aber family papers.

Language Note

The bulk of the collection is in English. Some of the correspondence and printed materials are in Hebrew, French, and Spanish.

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.