New York (N.Y.). City Planning Commission Search this
New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Cultural Affairs Search this
New York (State). Commission on Cultural Resources Search this
Artist Tenants Association (New York, N.Y.) Search this
Historic Districts Council (New York, N.Y.) Search this
Type:
Photographs
Sound recordings
Reports
Place:
SoHo (New York, N.Y.)
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
0.4 Linear feet
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the records are arranged as one series. Series 1: SoHo Artists Association Records, 1968-1978 (Box 1; 0.4 linear feet)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Summary:
The records of the New York City SoHo Artists Association measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1968 to 1978. They document the Association's lobbying efforts to change New York City zoning laws to allow artists to live and work in SoHo lofts. Found within the collection are correspondence, reports, founding documents, notes, publicity and printed material, photographs, and a sound recording of the first meeting of the Association in 1970.
Citation:
SoHo Artists Association records, 1968-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
This collection was digitized in its entirety in 2012 and is available via the Archives of American Art's website. Blank pages and duplicates have not been scanned. In most cases, the cover, title page, and individual relevant pages have been scanned from published materials.
The sound recording in this collection was digitized for research access in 2009 and is available at the Archives of American Art offices. Researchers may view the original sound tape reel for the archival notations on it, but the original reel is not available for playback due to fragility.
Funding:
Funding for the digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Use Note:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Related Materials:
Also found in the Archives of American Art are the Artist Tenants Association records, 1959-1978.
Biography Note:
The SoHo Artists Association was loosely formed in 1968 to centralize lobbying efforts to change New York City zoning laws to allow artists to live and work in SoHo loft spaces zoned for manufacturing. At that time, spaces that were vacated by manufacturers were being converted to studios by artists drawn by cheap rents, expansive spaces, and available natural lighting. Many artists also began to occupy their studio spaces, although zoning laws did not permit residency. The group voted to call itself the SoHo Artists Association at the same time they shortened the area designation on a city planning commission map from "South of Houston." The name for the neighborhood stuck and became a model for other neighborhood acronyms in New York City.
Language Note:
Collection is in English.
Provenance:
The records were donated to the Archives of American Art by Gerhardt Liebmann, a member of the SoHo Artists Association, in 1979.
Digitization Note:
This site provides access to the records of the SoHo Artists Association in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2013. The papers have been scanned in their entirety, and total 616 images.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Artists -- Housing -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
