Florine Stettheimer papers, 1920-1940

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Series III: Original artwork by Stettheimer


Subseries III.1: Unbound



Box 1 Folder 1a & 1b Watercolored cards, [n.p.], [n.d.], 28 cards, 4.5 x 3.5 in

[With note that cards made at school for fortune-telling]


Box 1 Folder 2 House, landscape designs, portraits, [n.p.], [n.d.], 11 watercolors


Box 1 Folder 3a-3c Pocahontas-notes on Pocahontas' life and sketches for the ballet, including props and costumes , [n.p.], [n.d.]


Box 1 Folder 4a-4c Pencil and ink sketches of furniture and frame design, with some notes. Includes photograph of a frame and side table designed by Stettheimer, [n.p.], [n.d.], 66


Box 1 Folder 5 Sketches of Roman Catholic ceremonies, [n.p.], 1900?, 6 Pencil, watercolor and pastel


Box 1 Folder 6 Studies of European landscapes, with notes on entrances to Royal Court of England, [n.p.], [n.d.], 2 watercolor


Box 1 Folder 7 Study for portrait of Carrie Stettheimer, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 watercolor, pencil


Box 1 Folder 8 Study of Picadilly and New York, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 watercolor, pencil


Box 1 Folder 9 Sketches and notebook of Tarrytown, zoo in parks, [N.Y.], [n.d.], 2 pencil


Box 1 Folder 10 Sketch of mother; another sketch on reverse, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 charcoal


Box 1 Folder 11-20 Landscapes: Dinard, Starnbergersee, Barbizon, Etretat, harbor and beach scenes, [v.p.], [n.d.], 10: 9.5 x 13 in. Paintings on wood



Flat Box 210 Landscapes: Lac de Geneve, Chamonix? Vulpera, [v.p.], [n.d.], 3 Painted canvas


Subseries III.2: Journals



Flat Box 208 Notes and sketches on European artists and patrons; tombs and cathedrals; chair frame; ornament design; cut out of frames, [n.p.], [n.d.]

[Should be unfolded]


Flat Box 208 Sketches , [n.p.], [n.d.], Pencil, watercolor, pastel

[mostly empty]



Flat Box 210 Sketches , Rome, [n.d.], Pencil, charcoal, watercolor, mixed

[filled]



Flat Box 269 Flowers. Landscapes of a park, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 separated leaf Pencil, watercolor, Entire journal pencil, watercolor, charcoal

[mostly filled; poorly bound]



Flat Box 210 Landscape sketches , Vulpera (Switzerland), [n.d.], Pencil, watercolor

[filled]



Flat Box 212 Florine's artwork, exhibition notices and catalogues, newspaper reviews and notices, 1922-1924?, Photographs, printed material

[disbound scrapbook.]



Flat Box 209 Landscapes and portraits , Tyrol, Salzburg, Bavaria, [n.d.], Pencil, crayon

[filled. Includes 2 unbound watercolors]


Flat Box 209 Landscapes, Andirondacks, NY, 1904-5, Pencil, charcoal, watercolor, crayon

[mostly filled]


Flat Box 209 Landscapes: Thirn? Gurnigelbad (Switz.) Biarritz, Evian, Lucerne, [v.p.], 1914, Pencil, watercolor, crayon

[filled]


Flat Box 209 Landscapes and figures, [n.p.], [n.d.], Pencil, watercolor

[mostly filled]



Flat Box 210 Women in various poses, 1908-9, Pencil, watercolor

[mostly filled. Includes 2 loose sheets]


Flat Box 210 Lakes, cityscapes, parks, villas, Italy, [n.d.], Pencil, watercolor

[partly filled]



Flat Box 208 Landscapes , [n.p.], [n.d.], Pencil, watercolor

[half filled]



Flat Box 210 Landscapes, Vulpera (Switzerland), [n.d.], Pencil, charcoal, watercolor

[filled]



Flat Box 208 Landscapes , Berncastel, the Mosel, etc., 1910-1912[?], Pencil, watercolor

[mostly filled]


Flat Box 208 Landscapes, portraits, architectural details, [n.p.], [n.d.], Pencil, pen, crayon

[filled]



Flat Box 210 Landscapes and portraits , Venice[?], [n.d.], Pencil, watercolor

[mostly filled. Includes three loose pencil and crayon landscapes]



Flat Box 208 Florine's schoolgirl productions, sketches of people, some labeled, [n.p.], [n.d.], Pencil, watercolor

[filled]



Flat Box 211 Florine Stettheimer's various apartments, Bryant Park Studios (Beaux Arts) 80 W. 40th Street, NYC and Alwyn Court, 58th and 7th Ave., NYC, [n.d.], Photographs

[some missing, some labeled]



Flat Box 209 Costume designs in pencil and watercolor. Sketches of costume and set design, [n.p.], [n.d.], 2 Pencil, watercolor

[Partly filled; 4 have come loose]



Flat Box 269 Drawings made from ages 12-16, [n.p.], [n.d.], Pencil

In January 2023, this file of drawings has been transferred to Columbia University Art Properties department, which already has a number of Stettheimer paintings and drawings in its custody. Please contact Art Properties for infomation and access to these materials.

[Loose sheets. All signed.]



Flat Box 208 Portraits , [n.p.], [n.d.], Watercolor

[Loose sheets. Seem very early]


Subseries III.3: Figurines

The figurines require advance notice to use. Please contact the RBML to set up an appointment to view these items



Flat Box 205 Figurines for Pocahontas , [n.p.], [n.d], 8 figurines Wire, crepe paper, thread, feathers, cellophane

Requires advance notice to use. Please contact the RBML in advance of your visit to schedule an appointmetn to view



Flat Box 206 Figurines for Pocahontas, [n.d], 14 figurines Wire, crepe paper, thread, feathers, cellophane

Requires advance notice to use. Please contact the RBML in advance of your visit to schedule an appointmetn to view



Box Custom Box Props for Four Saints in Three Acts, [n.d], Coral, metal, cloth, toile and feathers

Requires advance notice to use. Please contact the RBML in advance of your visit to schedule an appointmetn to view


Box Custom Box Figurines for Four Saints in Three Acts, 1934, 26 figurines Wire, crepe paper, thread, feathers, velvet, toile, feather, cellophane

Requires advance notice to use. Please contact the RBML in advance of your visit to schedule an appointmetn to view



Box 5 Materials used in the creation of the figurines, [n.d], ca. 10 items Blue cellophane, cloth, feathers, lace

Requires advance notice to use. Please contact the RBML in advance of your visit to schedule an appointmetn to view

[Used for making figurines]