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The papers of sculptor Amelia Peabody measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1918 to 1978. Papers include pencil and watercolor sketches, correspondence, photographs of Peabody, her studio, models, and works of art, printed material, and a report prepared by Arthur D. Little, Inc. on ceramics.
The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reels 2054 and 2083 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm
Amelia Peabody (1890-1984) was a sculptor in Boston, Massachusetts. She was active in farming and animal husbandry and often sculpted animals. Her work was exhibited in New York City and Boston.
Amelia Peabody donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1979.
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Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Amelia Peabody papers, 1918-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
The papers were microfilmed on reels 2054 and 2083 after receipt and the collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Artworks consist of pencil and painted sketches for animal sculpture, baptismal fonts, busts, and memorials. The bulk of Peabody's correspondence relates to the purchase of supplies and ceramic makeup and production. Letters include receipts for materials and are from Arthur D. Little, Inc., the Garden Club of American, and John Tiranti and Co. Photographs depict Amelia Peabody, her studio in Dover, Massachusetts, and students and models labeled "at art school" in 1926. One of the students is likely Peabody. Printed materials include two exhibition catalogs, one of which is annotated with sales information. Also found are photographs of works of art. A report from Arthur D. Little, Inc. relates to examining materials for creating sculpture and includes a sample of silica.