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Elfriede Martha Abbe (1919–2012) was an American sculptor, wood engraver and botanical illustrator, often displaying nature and simple country living inspired by her Upstate New York home. A self-publisher, Abbe created numerous hand-printed books, which she printed on a printing press in her studio.

Elfriede Abbe
Born	Elfriede Martha Abbe February 6, 1919[1] Washington, DC[1]
Died	December 31, 2012[1] Manchester, Vermont[1]
Nationality	American
Education	Cornell University
Known for	Sculpture Engraving Illustrator

Personal life and teaching

Elfriede Abbe was born in Washington, D.C. in 1919.[2] Her statue "The Hunter" was featured at the 1939 New York World's Fair in New York.[3] She graduated from Cornell University in 1940,[4] earning a degree in architecture, and attended Syracuse University.[2] From 1942 until her retirement in 1974 she was an illustrator at Cornell.[4] After retiring from Cornell, she lived and worked in Vermont. She lived in Manchester[5] until her death in 2012. During her retirement, she published on art and natural history, continuing to produce artwork throughout her life.

Notable awards

• Barrett-Colea Prize; National Sculpture Society
• Elliot Liskin Award; Salmagundi Club
• Gold; National Arts Club
• Gold; Pen & Brush
• Fellowship; The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation[5]

Notable collections

• Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[6]
• Cornell University, Ithaca, New York[7]
• Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City[8][9][10]
• National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.[11]
• New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York[12]
• Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts[13]
• Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut[14]

Published works

• Abbe, Elfriede. The Plants of Virgil's Georgics: Commentary and Woodcuts By Elfriede Abbe. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1965. ISBN 0-8014-0001-5
• Abbe, Elfriede. Seven Irish Tales. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1957.[15]
• Abbe, Elfriede. Mushrooms: Wood Engravings in Color. Elfriede Abbe, 1970.[16]
• Abbe, Elfriede. How Prints Are Made. Manchester, Vt.: South Vermont Art Center Press, 1971.[17]
• Abbe, Elfriede. An Introduction to Hand-made Paper. Manchester, Vt.: Southern Vermont Art Center Press, 1972.[18]
• Abbe, Elfriede. The Fern Herbal: Including the Ferns, the Horsetails, and the Club Mosses. Ithaca: Comstock, 1981.[19]

References

External links

• Elfriede Abbe papers, 1948–1978 in the collection of the Archives of American Art
• Elfriede Abbe papers, 1840–1910 in the collection of the Cornell University Library

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Elfriede Martha Abbe (* 6. Februar 1919 in Washington, D.C.; † 31. Dezember 2012 in Manchester, Vermont) war eine US-amerikanische Bildhauerin, Holzgraveurin und Illustratorin botanischer Werke. Im Selbstverlag druckte sie ihre Werke auf einer Presse in ihrem Studio.

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