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Elizabeth Botten

Elizabeth Botten is a reference specialist at the Archives of American Art.

Stories from this author

Gertrude Abercrombie Christmas card, 19--. Gertrude Abercrombie papers, 1880-1986, bulk, 1935-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

The Warm Fuzzies: An Ode to the Sweater

Calendar with verses by William Adams Delano and illustrations by Tina Safranski, 1945. Arthur Sinclair Covey papers, 1882-1960. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

The Architect Who Was a Poet and He Knowed It

Eero Saarinen letter to Aline B. Saarinen, 1953. Aline and Eero Saarinen papers, 1906-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Love Letters to Michigan

Mel Henderson, San Francisco, California postcard to Eleanor Dickinson, San Francisco, California, Not after 5 December 1976. Eleanor Dickinson papers, 1951-2003. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Udder Madness: One Artist's Adventure with 4,000 Cows

San Francisco Museum of Art program for the first artists' soap box derby, 1975 May 18. Jan Butterfield papers, 1950-1997; Official magazine of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art artists' soap box derby, 1978 May 21. Jan Butterfield papers, 1950-1997

Supercharged with Wit, Magic, and Talent: The Artists’ Soap Box Derbies