Rihoko Ueno
Scope and Contents
The papers of New York painter Austa Densmore Sturdevant measure 0.01 linear feet and date from circa 1890 to 1979. The papers include a letter from Sturdevant to her mother, and 2 family letters; copy prints of 3 photographs of Sturdevant and her Paris studio; 3 postcards postmarked July 1892, Tannersville, N.Y., from Sturdevant to her mother with sketches of students sketching (possibly sent while studying at nearby Onteora art colony created in 1887 by Candace Wheeler); 4 clippings on Sturdevant and Cragsmoor; and a catalog, "A Century of Women Artists at Cragsmoor."
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Austa Densmore Sturdevant papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in 1977 and 1979 by Clarissa C. Dryden, Sturdevant's granddaughter.
Processing Information
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Rihoko Ueno in 2024.