Elfriede Martha Abbe (February 6, 1919 – December 31, 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.
Early life and career
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]
Later life
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.
^"Garden spice and wild pot-herbs". Watsonline. Thomas J. Watson Library The Catalog of the Libraries of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
^"Seven Irish Tales". Thomas J. Watson Library. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
^The city of Carcassonne. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1988. Retrieved June 28, 2014 – via Thomas J. Watson Library.
^Abbe, Elfriede (January 1, 1971). How prints are made. Manchester, Vt.: South Vermont Art Center Press.
OCLC606840921.
^Abbe, Elfriede (January 1, 1972). An introduction to hand-made paper. Manchester, Vt.: Southern Vermont Art Center Press.
OCLC5437260.
^Abbe, Elfriede (January 1, 1981). The fern herbal including the ferns, the horsetails and the club mosses. Ithaca [u.a.: Comstock Publ.
OCLC311589972.