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Anne Ayres papers

Creator:
Ayres, Anne, 1936-  Search this
Names:
Otis College of Art and Design  Search this
Extent:
1 Linear foot
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1972-2003
Summary:
The papers of curator and historian Anne Ayres measure 1.0 linear feet and date from 1972 to 2003. Focusing on her work as curator of the Ben Maltz Gallery at Otis College of Art and Design, the papers include artifacts, scattered correspondence, issues of the L.A. Artists' Publication, printed material, and writings.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of curator and historian Anne Ayres measure 1.0 linear feet and date from 1972 to 2003. Focusing on her work as curator of the Ben Maltz Gallery at Otis College of Art and Design, the papers include artifacts, scattered correspondence, issues of the L.A. Artists' Publication, printed material, and writings.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Anne Ayres (1936- ) was a curator and art historian in Los Angeles, California. Ayres earned her Ph.D. in Art History from the University of Southern California and was the Associate Curator of the Newport Harbor Art Museum (now the Orange County Museum of Art) from 1985-1988. She subsequently served as director of the Ben Maltz gallery at the Otis College of Art and Design from 1988-2003.

Ayres is retired and lives in Eugene, Oregon.
Provenance:
Donated 2003 by Anne Ayres.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Rights:
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.
Occupation:
Art museum curators -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Art historians -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Topic:
Women museum curators  Search this
Citation:
Anne Ayres papers, 1972-2003. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.ayreanne
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Anne Ayres papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d25db17f-f4e7-4833-90a3-28378547ade0
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-ayreanne

Mitch Tuchman papers relating to the book Painters Painting

Creator:
Tuchman, Mitch  Search this
Names:
Albers, Josef  Search this
Castelli, Leo  Search this
De Antonio, Emile.  Search this
De Kooning, Willem, 1904-1997  Search this
Frankenthaler, Helen, 1928-2011  Search this
Geldzahler, Henry  Search this
Greenberg, Clement, 1909-1994  Search this
Hess, Thomas B.  Search this
Johns, Jasper, 1930-  Search this
Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005  Search this
Kramer, Hilton  Search this
Leider, Philip, 1929-  Search this
Motherwell, Robert  Search this
Nevelson, Louise, 1899-1988  Search this
Newman, Barnett, 1905-1970  Search this
Noland, Kenneth, 1924-2010  Search this
Olitski, Jules, 1922-2007  Search this
Pavia, Philip, 1915-2005  Search this
Poons, Larry  Search this
Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008  Search this
Rivers, Larry, 1925-2002  Search this
Rubin, William Stanley  Search this
Scull, Ethel  Search this
Scull, Robert C.  Search this
Stella, Frank  Search this
Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987  Search this
Extent:
0.8 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Interviews
Date:
1980-1989
Scope and Contents:
Papers related to Tuchman's co-authoring with Emile de Antonio the book Painters Painting: A History of American Modernism in the Words of Those Who Created It (Abbeville Press, 1984). The book was based on uncut transcripts and the film script from de Antonio's 1972 film Painters Painting, inspired by the Museum of Modern Art's exhibition, New York Painting and Sculpture: 1940-1970, curated by Henry Geldzahler. Included are correspondence; transcripts of interviews conducted by de Antonio of painters, critics, curators, and collectors; notes; drafts of the book; and a subject card file.
Interviewees include: Josef Albers, Leo Castelli, Willem de Kooning, Helen Frankenthaler, Henry Geldzahler, Clement Greenberg, Thomas Hess, Jasper Johns, Philip Johnson, Hilton Kramer, Philip Leider, Robert Motherwell, Louise Nevelson, Barnett Newman, Kenneth Noland, Jules Olitski, Philip Pavia, Larry Poons, Robert Rauschenberg, Larry Rivers, William Rubin, Ethel and Robert Scull, Frank Stella, and Andy Warhol.
Biographical / Historical:
Tuchman is an author and editor; Los Angeles, Calif.
Provenance:
Donated 1994 by Mitch Tuchman.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Art critics -- United States -- Interviews  Search this
Editors -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Topic:
Artists -- United States -- Interviews  Search this
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Interviews  Search this
Art museum curators -- United States -- Interviews  Search this
Modernism (Art)  Search this
Abstract expressionism  Search this
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Genre/Form:
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.tuchmitc
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw98bedc02c-14bb-4f53-9a7a-fce8627ada72
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-tuchmitc

Curatorial Correspondence

Names:
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)  Search this
Freer Gallery of Art  Search this
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Curatorial - Near Eastern Art  Search this
Farhad, Massumeh  Search this
Lowry, Glenn D  Search this
Simpson, Marianna Shreve, 1949-  Search this
Extent:
2.5 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Brochures
Clippings
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Color photographs
Color transparencies
Date:
1986-2008
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of correspondence created and maintained by Massumeh Farhad, Associate Curator of Islamic Near Eastern Art, 1995-2004, and Chief Curator and Curator of Islamic Art, 2004- , documenting interactions with professional colleagues, organizations, donors, collectors, and researchers regarding research, collections, acquisitions, objects, professional activities, and related topics. Materials include incoming and outgoing correspondence as well as enclosures such as object images, clippings, brochures, research papers, and related materials. Some materials were inherited by Farhad from previous curators including Glenn D. Lowry, Curator of Near Eastern Art, 1984-1991, and Marianna Shreve Simpson, Curator of Islamic Near Eastern Art, 1992-1995.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2024; Transferring office; 9/15/2015 memorandum, Wright to Farhad/Stein/Amrod; Contact reference staff for details.
Topic:
Art museum curators  Search this
Art museums  Search this
Art, Asian  Search this
Art, Islamic  Search this
Genre/Form:
Brochures
Clippings
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Color photographs
Color transparencies
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 15-345, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Curatorial - Islamic Near Eastern Art, Curatorial Correspondence
Identifier:
Accession 15-345
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Curatorial Correspondence
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-fa15-345

Oral history interview with Sunil Gupta

Interviewee:
Gupta, Sunil, 1953-  Search this
Interviewer:
Kerr, Theodore  Search this
Names:
Visual Arts and the AIDS Epidemic: An Oral History Project  Search this
Extent:
5 Items (sound files (6 hrs., 38 min.) Audio, digital, wav)
240 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Interviews
Sound recordings
Date:
2017 May 31 and April 1
Scope and Contents:
An interview with Sunil Gupta conducted 2017 March 31 and April 1, by Theodore Kerr, for the Archives of American Art's Visual Arts and the AIDS Epidemic: An Oral History Project, at the Visual AIDS office and the Archives of American Art office in New York, New York.
Gupta speaks of his childhood in Dehli, India; early same-sex sexual experiences; moving to Canada at age 15; adjusting to North American same-sex practices; discovering gay liberation ideology at Dawson College; working at a bathhouse and in the Canadian Army Reserves; his first photographic work for a gay newsletter in college; his first serious romantic relationships; dropping out of Columbia University's MBA program to take photography courses at the New School; moving to London and taking a master's in photography at the Royal College of Art; photography sessions with gay men in London and India; early political and artistic responses to HIV/AIDS in London; the stigma of HIV/AIDS in India; the genesis and significance of images from his book Queer; his development of race-consciousness and local political activity in London in the mid-1980s; being diagnosed with HIV; navigating London's gay and HIV-positive landscapes in the 1990s; living and working in India in the mid-2000s; HIV/AIDS care and activism in India; becoming a spokesperson for HIV/AIDS in the Indian media; India's cultures of same-sex desire and queerness; photographing for his exhibitions Sun City and Love Undetectable; marrying his current partner, Jaran Singh, in 2011; and Singh's and his own current academic research. Gupta also recalls Lisette Model, Philippe Halsman, George Tice, Bill Brandt, Jean Fraser, Kaucyila Brooke, John di Stefano, Jan Zita Grover, Hinda Schuman, Doug Ischar, Simon Watney, Cindy Patton, Sean Strub, and others.
Biographical / Historical:
Sunil Gupta (1953- ) is a photographer, educator, and curator based in London, England and New Delhi, India. Theodore Kerr (1979- ) is a writer and organizer in New York, New York.
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.
Topic:
AIDS (Disease) and the arts  Search this
Art museum curators -- England -- London -- Interviews  Search this
Art museum curators -- India -- Interviews  Search this
Educators -- England -- London -- Interviews  Search this
Educators -- India -- Interviews  Search this
Photographers -- England -- London -- Interviews  Search this
Photographers -- India -- Interviews  Search this
Genre/Form:
Interviews
Sound recordings
Identifier:
AAA.gupta17
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c9278ccf-bea5-4209-b6ee-9a1c72011068
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-gupta17
Online Media:

Victor Zamudio-Taylor papers

Creator:
Zamudio-Taylor, Victor  Search this
Names:
Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo  Search this
Pitta, Thiago Rocha, 1980-  Search this
Extent:
1.1 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1999-2013
Summary:
The papers of Victor Zamudio-Taylor measure 1.1 linear feet and date from 1999 to 2013. The papers consist of some biographical material, administrative files, financial records, correspondence, writings, exhibition files, artists' files, photographs and printed material relating to Victor Zamudio-Taylor's work as an art historian and curator and his work for the Jumex Foundation in Mexico. Also included is a DVD of a project, "The Secret Sharer," by artist Thiago Rocha Pitta, 2008.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of Victor Zamudio-Taylor measure 1.1 linear feet and date from 1999 to 2013. The papers consist of some biographical material, administrative files, financial records, correspondence, writings, exhibition files, artists' files, photographs and printed material relating to Victor Zamudio-Taylor's work as an art historian and curator and his work for the Jumex Foundation in Mexico. Also included is a DVD of a project, "The Secret Sharer," by Thiago Rocha Pitta, 2008.

Professional material consists of some identification cards and copies of passports, correspondence, notes and a notebook, and files related to exhibitions he curated. Some of the exhibitions include: "Light/Art: Mythic Crystal Revelation," "Where Do We Go From Here? Selections from La Coleccion Jumex," and "Now: Works From La Jumex Collection." Business records include some expense sheets for Jumex Foundation, price lists, receipts, and invoices. Printed material consists of articles, clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and a series of spiral booklets for exhibitions done in collaboration with the Jumex Foundation. The booklets contain images of artwork, some exhibition text, and articles. Photographic material consists of photographs of Zamudio-Taylor and colleagues, photographs of artwork and exhibitions featuring the Jumex Foundation, and photographs and slides of artwork by other artists that Zamudio curated exhibitions for.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into four series.

Series 1: Professional Activity Files, 2001-2012 (0.6 linear feet: Box 1, OV 2)

Series 2: Personal Business Records, 2009-2013 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Printed Material, 2004-2012 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 4: Photographic Material, circa 2000-2009 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)
Biographical / Historical:
Victor Zamudio-Taylor (1956-2013) was an art historian and curator in San Francisco, California and Mexico City. Zamudio-Taylor worked as an advisor to the Jumex Foundation's president, Eugenio López-Alonso. He was also a Rockefeller Foundation senior associate researcher at the National Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C. He was responsible for shows including "Ultra Baroque: Aspects of Post Latin American Art," exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego in 2001, and "Cities Scape" staged at ARCO in 2006.
Provenance:
Donated 2016 by Sophia Zamudio-Haas, Zamudio-Taylor's daughter.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
Rights:
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.
Occupation:
Art museum curators -- California -- San Francisco  Search this
Art historians -- California -- San Francisco  Search this
Art historians -- Mexico  Search this
Topic:
Latino and Latin American artists  Search this
Citation:
Victor Zamudio-Taylor Papers, 1999-2013. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.zamuvict
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Victor Zamudio-Taylor papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a180a250-a02f-403c-ab12-492394d3852f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-zamuvict

Judith K. Zilczer Papers

Extent:
8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Manuscripts
Black-and-white negatives
Black-and-white photographs
Color transparencies
Date:
1975-2003
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of materials documenting the research and correspondence of Judith Zilczer. Zilczer was employed by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in various capacities from 1974-2003, ultimately serving as Curator of Paintings from 1992-2003. The research and correspondence primarily concerns modern art, artists, and collectors. A significant amount of materials deal with Horace Pippin, John Quinn, Marcel Duchamp, Willem De Kooning, and Richard Lindner. Materials include correspondence, articles, clippings, bibliographies, images of artwork, lecture scripts, and notes.
Rights:
Restricted for 25 years from the latest date of records. See deed of gift for additional information regarding restrictions, until Jan-01-2029; Transferring office; 12/1/2003 Deed of Gift; Contact reference staff for details.
Topic:
Art, Modern  Search this
Artists  Search this
Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
Art museum curators  Search this
Art -- History  Search this
Art patrons  Search this
Genre/Form:
Clippings
Manuscripts
Black-and-white negatives
Black-and-white photographs
Color transparencies
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 04-028, Judith K. Zilczer Papers
Identifier:
Accession 04-028
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Judith K. Zilczer Papers
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-fa04-028

Curatorial Records

Extent:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Clippings
Brochures
Date:
1983-1992
Descriptive Entry:
This accession includes the curatorial records of Roy Sieber, Associate Director of Collections and Research, with related material produced by Rosyln A. Walker, Research Curator; Bryna Freyer and Andrea Nicolls, Assistant Curators; and Philip L. Ravenhill, Chief Curator. The records primarily document the National Museum of African Art's (NMAfA) inaugural exhibition African Art in the Cycle of Life, which Sieber organized with assistance from Walker, and the traveling exhibition African Reflections: Art from Northeastern Zaire. The material consists of correspondence and memoranda pertaining to exhibition planning, catalogue work, installation, special events, object loans, and publicity; an acoustiguide script to the exhibition African Art in the Cycle of Life; public inquiries and curatorial responses regarding the identification and assessment of objects; and list of special events at NMAfA.
Topic:
Art museum curators  Search this
Art museums  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Art, African  Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuscripts
Clippings
Brochures
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-077, National Museum of African Art, Associate Director for Collections and Research, Curatorial Records
Identifier:
Accession 02-077
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Curatorial Records
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-fa02-077

Photographs

Extent:
0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Black-and-white photographs
Color photographs
Color transparencies
Black-and-white negatives
Date:
1972-1978, 1983
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of black and white and color photographs, color transparencies, and black and white negatives maintained by Esin Atil, Associate Curator of Near Eastern Art, documenting visits from dignitaries and exhibition openings. Also included are photographs of Atil.
Topic:
Art museum curators  Search this
Art museums  Search this
Art, Asian  Search this
Art, Islamic  Search this
Genre/Form:
Black-and-white photographs
Color photographs
Color transparencies
Black-and-white negatives
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 01-251, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Curatorial - Near Eastern Art, Photographs
Identifier:
Accession 01-251
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Photographs
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-fa01-251

Curatorial Records, 2010-2021

Creator:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Curatorial Office  Search this
Subject:
Ramos, E. Carmen  Search this
University of Chicago  Search this
New York University  Search this
Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art (Exhibition) (2013: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Tamayo: The New York Years (Exhibition) (2017-2018: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now (Exhibition) (2020-2021: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Type:
Electronic mail
Collection descriptions
Exhibitions
Electronic records
Date:
2010
2010-2021
Topic:
Art, Latin American  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Art museum curators  Search this
Museums--Acquisitions  Search this
Museums--Public relations  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 23-028
Restrictions & Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2037. Records may contain personally identifiable information (PII) that is permanently restricted; Transferring office; 12/18/2006 memorandum, Toda to Earle; Contact reference staff for details
See more items in:
Curatorial Records 1930-2020 [Smithsonian American Art Museum Curatorial Office]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_404817

Curatorial Correspondence, 2015-2021

Creator:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Curatorial Department  Search this
Subject:
Aquin, Stéphane  Search this
Type:
Electronic mail
Collection descriptions
Electronic records
Date:
2015
2015-2021
Topic:
Art museum curators  Search this
Art museums  Search this
Art, Modern  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Museums--Collection management  Search this
Professional associations  Search this
Museums--Public relations  Search this
Personnel management  Search this
Congresses and conventions  Search this
Lectures and lecturing  Search this
Research grants  Search this
Museum publications  Search this
Committees  Search this
Workshops  Search this
Contracts  Search this
Meetings  Search this
Fund raising  Search this
Web sites  Search this
Special events  Search this
Budget process  Search this
Scientific surveys  Search this
Awards  Search this
Loans  Search this
Tours  Search this
Gifts  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 23-029
Restrictions & Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2037. Records may contain personally identifiable information (PII) that is permanently restricted; Transferring office; 11/18/2022 memorandum, Johnstone to File; Contact reference staff for details
See more items in:
Curatorial Correspondence 1938-1956, 1970-2001, 2015-2021 [Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Curatorial Department]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_404818

Professional Activity Records, 1982-2011

Creator:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Office of the Director  Search this
Subject:
Broun, Elizabeth  Search this
National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Office of the Director  Search this
National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Curatorial Office  Search this
National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Assistant Director  Search this
Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art  Search this
Physical description:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Type:
Manuscripts
Collection descriptions
Brochures
Clippings
Compact discs
Electronic records
Date:
1982
1982-2011
Topic:
Speeches, addresses, etc  Search this
Art museum directors  Search this
Art museum curators  Search this
Art, American  Search this
Women museum directors  Search this
Eulogies  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 23-015
See more items in:
Professional Activity Records 1934-2011 [National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Office of the Director]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_404808

Melinda Wortz papers

Creator:
Wortz, Melinda  Search this
Names:
University of California, Irvine -- Faculty  Search this
University of California, Irvine. Department of Studo Art  Search this
University of California, Irvine. Fine Arts Gallery  Search this
Antin, Eleanor  Search this
Baca, Judith Francisca  Search this
Ballatore-Nelson, Sandy  Search this
Barber, Daniel  Search this
Bell, Larry, 1939-  Search this
Christo, 1935-  Search this
DeLap, Tony, 1927-2019  Search this
Dine, Jim, 1935-  Search this
Eversley, Frederick, 1941-  Search this
Harding, Bill  Search this
Irwin, Robert, 1928-  Search this
Johns, Jasper, 1930-  Search this
Kauffman, Craig, 1932-2010  Search this
Livkin, Rena  Search this
Lodato, Peter  Search this
Marchesi, Cork  Search this
Marck, Marc van der  Search this
McCafferty, Jay David, 1948-  Search this
Moses, Ed, 1926-  Search this
Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988  Search this
Ox, Jack, 1948-  Search this
Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008  Search this
Rinke, Klaus, 1939-  Search this
Rosler, Martha  Search this
Schwartz, Beth Ames  Search this
Small, Rena  Search this
Sonneman, Eve  Search this
Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011  Search this
Tivey, Hap  Search this
Todd, Liza  Search this
Turrell, James  Search this
Valentine, DeWain, 1936-  Search this
Warner, Elsa  Search this
Wiener, Nina  Search this
Zaimo, Stephen  Search this
Extent:
17.45 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Interviews
Photographs
Transcripts
Sound recordings
Travel diaries
Place:
Paris (France) -- description and travel
Soviet Union -- description and travel
Date:
1958-1992
Summary:
The papers of California art historian, writer, instructor, and curator, Melinda Wortz (1940-2002) date from 1958-1992, and measure 17.45 linear feet. The collection includes documentation of Wortz's tenure at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), where she specialized in collecting and presenting the California "light and space" artists during the 1970s and 1980s. Wortz's papers include biographical information, personal and professional correspondence, interview transcripts and sound recordings, professional and student writings and notes, diaries of five trips abroad, UCI administrative, dossier, and teaching files, general subject and artist files, printed material, several pieces of artwork; and photographs.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of California art historian, writer, instructor, and curator, Melinda Wortz (1940-2002) date from 1958-1992, and measure 17.45 linear feet. The collection includes documentation of Wortz's tenure at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), where she specialized in collecting and presenting the California Light and Space artists during the 1970s and 1980s. Wortz's papers include biographical information, personal and professional correspondence, interview transcripts and sound recordings, professional and student writings and notes, diaries of five trips abroad, UCI administrative, dossier, and teaching files, general subject and artist files, printed material, several pieces of artwork; and photographs.

Wortz's biographical material includes annotated appointment books and calendars, resumes, and some family, financial, and legal records.

Correspondence files document Wortz's activities beyond her work at UCI, including scattered correspondence with artists such as Eleanor Antin, Daniel Barber, Christo, Craig Kauffman, Cork Marchesi, Martha Rosler, Eve Sonneman, Hap Tivey, and Elsa Warner. Correspondence also relates to arrangements for lectures, juries, panels, symposiums, and other professional activities in which Wortz participated.

Interviews include transcripts of four interviews conducted by Wortz with subjects including Peter Lodato and Dewain Valentine, and a sound recording of an interview with Nina Wiener.

Writings and notes include drafts, and some published copies, of articles and essays written for journals, magazines, and exhibition catalogs; Wortz's dissertation and thesis; notes; student essays and class notes; and scattered writings by others. Included in the published works are copies of Artweek containing articles by Wortz, and drafts and published copies of essays on Larry Bell, Robert Irwin, Jasper Johns, Jay McCafferty, Isamu Noguchi, Robert Rauschenberg, Klaus Rinke, Beth Ames Schwartz, and James Turrell.

Diaries document five separate overseas trips to locations including Asia in 1977, Paris in 1978, and the U.S.S.R., where Wortz delivered a paper on Robert Irwin, in 1989.

University of California, Irvine, records include Wortz's administrative files documenting her work on various committees, her directorship of the Fine Arts Gallery, including budget and exhibition records, her work as Chair of Studio Art, and her collaborations with other faculty, including Judy Baca, Sandy Ballatore, Tony Delap, Craig Kauffman, and Rena Small. Wortz's dossier files provide a thorough record of her accomplishments from the late 1970s-1990, and her UCI teaching files document the content of core art courses which she taught at UCI in the 1970s and 1980s.

Subject files provide additional documentation of Wortz's interest in particular artists and subjects, and include scattered correspondence with artists, as well as additional correspondence, reports, printed material, index card files, sound cassettes, and photographs, documenting her interests in art and politics, feminism, religion and spirituality, museum management and training, and other subjects.

Printed material includes announcements, catalogs, journals, newsletters, and material specifically documenting Wortz's activities.

Artwork includes a piece of floor covering from a Jim Dine exhibition, a booklet by Daniel Barber, Flams by Rena Livkin, and several pieces of unidentified artwork.

Photographs include photos of Wortz with her family and with UCI faculty including Tony DeLap, Craig Kauffman, and Ed Moses; photos of events with friends and family, including Hap Tivey's wedding to Liza Todd with Elizabeth Taylor in attendance; photos of artists including Frederick Eversley, Bill Harding, Jack Ox, and Stephen Zaimo; and photos of artwork by artists including Tony DeLap, Barbara Smith, Marc Van Der Marck, and others.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as ten series.

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1966-1988 (0.25 linear feet; Boxes 1, 19)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1967-1992 (1.25 linear feet; Boxes 1-2, 18)

Series 3: Interviews, 1971-circa 1980s (6 folders; Boxes 2, 18)

Series 4: Writings and Notes, 1958-circa 1990 (4.25 linear feet; Boxes 2-6, 19)

Series 5: Diaries, 1977-1989 (6 folders; Box 6)

Series 6: University of California, Irvine, 1960-1991 (4.8 linear feet; Boxes 6-11, OV 20)

Series 7: Subject Files, circa 1960-1990 (4.25 linear feet; Boxes 11-15, 18)

Series 8: Printed Material, 1960s-1980s (1.8 linear feet; Boxes 15-16, 19)

Series 9: Artwork, circa 1960s-circa 1980s (3 folders; Boxes 17, 19)

Series 10: Photographs, 1960s-1980s (0.6 linear feet; Boxes 17, 19)
Biographical / Historical:
California art historian, writer, instructor, and curator, Melinda Wortz (1940-2002), taught at the University of California, Irvine, from 1975, serving as Director of UCI's Fine Arts Gallery and Chair of the Department of Studio Art. Wortz's special area of interest was the work of the California "light and space" artists emerging in Los Angeles in the 1970s.

After attending Stanford University and graduating from Radcliffe College with a bachelors degree in art history, Wortz received her masters degree in art history from the University of California, Los Angeles, and her doctorate in theology and the arts from the Graduate Theological Union at Berkeley. Wortz taught at California State University and the University of California Extension in the early 1970s. At UCI her colleagues included Judy Baca, Sandy Ballatore, Tony Delap, Craig Kauffman, and Rena Small.

Wortz married Edward C. Wortz in the early 1970s, following her divorce from her first husband, Thomas G. Terbell, Jr. Edward Wortz's first career was as a research scientist working on NASA contracts in the air research industry in Colorado and California. Later he was involved in the arts and participated in collaborations with artists including Robert Irwin, Coy Howard, and James Turrell. He worked with Melinda Wortz to develop their personal collection of contemporary art.

Melinda Wortz was a prolific writer who wrote extensively for national art periodicals, including Arts Magazine, and Art News. She also wrote, and served as editor, for the California periodical Artweek from the 1960s to 1990s. She wrote numerous catalogs for artists including Larry Bell, Cork Marchesi, Doug Moran, Beth Ames Schwartz, and James Turrell; and published articles on Dan Flavin, Robert Irwin, Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella, and others. She lectured at Brown University, the Center for Art, Salt Lake City, Contemporary Art Museum, La Jolla, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the San Diego Museum, Wellesley College, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and many other institutions. In 1989 she traveled to the U.S.S.R. to deliver a paper on Robert Irwin at the International Art Critics Association annual meeting.

In addition to her curatorial work at the UCI Fine Arts Gallery, where she organized exhibitions for artists including Alice Aycock, Jonathan Borofsky, Audrey Flack, Jack Ox, and Dennis Oppenheim, Wortz curated exhibitions for University of California sister colleges, Pasadena Art Museum, and others.

Wortz received UCI and National Endowment for the Arts grants in support of her writing, and served on advisory boards of the Contemporary Arts Forum, Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, Santa Barbara, Robert Rauschenberg's foundation, Advisory Board of Change, Inc., the Pasadena Art Museum, and others.

Wortz was diagnosed with Alzheimers disease at the age of 50 and died in 2002.
Provenance:
The collection was donated by Edward C. Wortz, Melinda Wortz's husband, in 1994.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Rights:
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.
Occupation:
Art historians -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Authors -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Educators -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Art museum curators -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Gallery directors -- California -- Irvine  Search this
Topic:
Art, American -- California  Search this
Art -- Study and teaching  Search this
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- California  Search this
Women art historians  Search this
Genre/Form:
Interviews
Photographs
Transcripts
Sound recordings
Travel diaries
Citation:
Melinda Wortz papers, 1958-1992. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.wortmeli
See more items in:
Melinda Wortz papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw905985e8b-dfa4-4162-a8bb-952942187c9f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-wortmeli
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Curatorial Records, 2007-2008, 2013

Creator:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Curatorial Office  Search this
Subject:
Marsh, Joanna 1976-  Search this
Physical description:
0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
Type:
Clippings
Collection descriptions
Manuscripts
Color photographs
Date:
2007
2007-2008
2007-2008, 2013
Topic:
Art museums  Search this
Art museum curators  Search this
Art, American  Search this
Museums--Acquisitions  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 23-004
Restrictions & Rights:
Restricted for 15 years until Jan-01-2029; Transferring office; 12/18/2006 memorandum, Toda to Earle; Contact reference staff for details
See more items in:
Curatorial Records 1930-2020 [Smithsonian American Art Museum Curatorial Office]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_404795

Exhibition Records, 2007-2014

Creator:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Curatorial Office  Search this
Subject:
Marsh, Joanna 1976-  Search this
Shin, Jean 1971-  Search this
Rockman, Alexis 1962-  Search this
Celebrating the Lucelia Artist Award, 2001-2006 (Exhibition) (2007-2008: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Color as Field: American Painting, 1950-1975 (Exhibition) (2008: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Local Color: Washington Painting at Mid-Century (Exhibition) (2008: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Jean Shin: Common Threads (Exhibition) (2009: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
The Singing and the Silence: Birds in Contemporary Art (Exhibition) (2014-2015: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Alexis Rockman: A Fable for Tomorrow (Exhibition) (201-2011: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Physical description:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Type:
Clippings
Collection descriptions
Manuscripts
Compact discs
Digital versatile discs
Electronic records
Date:
2007
2007-2014
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
Art museums  Search this
Art museum curators  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Museums--Public relations  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 23-003
Restrictions & Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2030. Box 1 contains materials restricted indefinitely; see finding aid. Materials must be removed before circulation; Transferring office; 01/08/2007 memorandum, Toda to Earle; Contact reference staff for details
See more items in:
Exhibition Records 1938-2016 [Smithsonian American Art Museum Curatorial Office]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_404796

Exhibition Records, 1978-2013

Creator:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Office of the Director  Search this
Subject:
Broun, Elizabeth  Search this
National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Office of the Director  Search this
National Collection of Fine Arts (U.S.) Office of the Director  Search this
National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Office of the Deputy Director  Search this
Renwick Gallery  Search this
Albert Pinkham Ryder (Exhibition) (1990: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
James Hampton: The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nation's Millennium General Assembly (Exhibition) (1976: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
The Engravings of Marcantonio Raimondi (Exhibition) (1982: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
The West as America: Reinterpreting Images of the Frontier, 1820-1920 (Exhibition) (1991: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Made with Passion: The Hemphill Folk Art Collection of the National Museum of American Art (Exhibition) (1990-1991: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Homecoming: William H. Johnson and Afro-America, 1938-1946 (Exhibition) (1991-1992: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Between Home and Heaven: Contemporary American Landscape Photography (Exhibition) (1992: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Memory and Metaphor: The Art of Romare Bearden, 1940-1987 (Exhibition) (1992-1993: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Thomas Cole: Landscape into History (Exhibition) (1994: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Free Within Ourselves: African American Art from the National Museum of American Art (Exhibition) (1994-1995: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
KPMG Peat Marwick Collection of American Craft: A Gift to the Renwick Gallery (Exhibition) (1994: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Contemporary Crafts and the Saxe Collection (Exhibition) (1994: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Inventing a Better Mousetrap: Patent Models from the Rothschild Collection (Exhibition) (2011-2013: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
The Great American Hall of Wonders (Exhibition) (2011-2012: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Thomas Day: Master Craftsman and Free Man of Color (Exhibition) (2013: Washington, D.C,)  Search this
Physical description:
1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
Type:
Manuscripts
Collection descriptions
Clippings
Brochures
Floor plans
Color photographs
Date:
1978
1978-2013
Topic:
Museums--Educational aspects  Search this
Art museums  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Art museum directors  Search this
Art museum curators  Search this
Women museum directors  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 23-010
Restrictions & Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2029; Transferring office; 1/14/2009 memorandum, Toda to Howard; Contact reference staff for details
See more items in:
Exhibition Records 1906-2013 [Smithsonian American Art Museum Office of the Director]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_404807

The Nightcrawler king memoirs of an art museum curator William Fagaly

Author:
Fagaly, William  Search this
Subject:
New Orleans Museum of Art  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 353 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates color illustrations 24 cm
Type:
Biography
Biographies
Autobiography
Autobiographies
Place:
Louisiana
New Orleans
Louisiane
La Nouvelle-Orléans
Date:
2021
Topic:
Museums--Curatorship  Search this
Art  Search this
Art museum curators  Search this
Conservateurs de musée d'art  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1155360

Oral history interview with Dorothy C. Miller

Interviewee:
Miller, Dorothy Canning, 1904-2003  Search this
Interviewer:
Berman, Avis  Search this
Creator:
Mark Rothko and His Times Oral History Project  Search this
Names:
Mark Rothko and His Times Oral History Project  Search this
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Barr, Alfred H., Jr., 1902-1981  Search this
Cahill, Holger, 1887-1960  Search this
De Kooning, Willem, 1904-1997  Search this
Motherwell, Robert  Search this
Newman, Barnett, 1905-1970  Search this
Panicali, Carla  Search this
Putzel, Howard, 1898-1945  Search this
Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970  Search this
Still, Clyfford, 1904-1980  Search this
Extent:
30 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1981 May 14
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Dorothy Canning Miller conducted 1981 May 14, by Avis Berman, for the Archives of American Art's Mark Rothko and His Times oral history project.
Miller talks about the first time she, with Alfred Barr, saw Mark Rothko's work in Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors exhibitions. She remembers her first visit to Rothko's studio and frequent conversations at an Italian restaurant near the studio. Miller recounts incidents involving Rothko and Clyfford Still while she was organizing the show "15 Americans" and others at the Museum of Modern Art. She recalls the relationship between Rothko and Still, their split, her own split with Still, and the psychological changes she noted in Rothko. She recalls Holger Cahill, Alfred Barr, Barnett Newma, Robert Motherwell, Clyfford Still, Howard Putzel, Carla Panicali, de Kooning, and others.
Biographical / Historical:
Dorothy Miller (1904-2003) was an art museum curator and art consultant from New York, N.Y.
General:
Originally recorded on 3 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 5 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hrs., 24 min.
Provenance:
This interview was conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's Mark Rothko and his Times oral history project, with funding provided by the Mark Rothko Foundation.
Others interviewed on the project (by various interviewers) include: Sonia Allen, Sally Avery, Ben-Zion, Bernard Braddon, Ernest Briggs, Rhys Caparn, Elaine de Kooning, Herbert Ferber, Esther Gottlieb, Juliette Hays, Sidney Janis, Buffie Johnson, Jacob Kainen, Louis Kaufman, Jack Kufeld, Katharine Kuh, Stanley Kunitz, Joseph Liss, Betty Parsons, Wallace Putnam, Rebecca Reis, Maurice Roth, Sidney Schectman, Aaron Siskind, Joseph Solman, Hedda Sterne, Jack Tworkov, Esteban Vicente and Ed Weinstein. Each has been cataloged separately.
Restrictions:
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Topic:
Abstract expressionism  Search this
Art museum curators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.miller81
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9848553d6-3075-427e-b4a6-97d47bce0334
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-miller81
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Oral history interview with William H. (Bill) Burgess

Interviewee:
Burgess, Bill  Search this
Interviewer:
Katzman, Lynn  Search this
Names:
Studio Museum in Harlem  Search this
Extent:
11 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Interviews
Date:
1973 April
Scope and Contents:
Interview with Bill Burgess conducted by Lynn Katzman for the Archives of American Art "Art World in Turmoil" oral history project.
Biographical / Historical:
Willim H. (Bill) Burgess is a museum administrator in New York, New York. Burgess was a founder of the Studio Musuem in Harlem, a privately run community museum.
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Restrictions:
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Museum administrators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
African American art  Search this
African American educators  Search this
African American art museum curators  Search this
Genre/Form:
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.burges73
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91f052c77-7b97-4a20-8fd7-4c6b7a79cd70
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-burges73
Online Media:

Eliot Fitch Bartlett papers

Creator:
Bartlett, Eliot, 1918-1992  Search this
Names:
Abbott, Mary Ogden, 1894-1981  Search this
Cross, Amy, 1856-1939  Search this
Dergalis, George,, 1928-  Search this
Hale, Lilian Westcott, 1880-1963  Search this
Stone, Arthur J., 1847-1938  Search this
Extent:
0.4 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Date:
1930-1981
Summary:
The papers of volunteer curatorial assistant Eliot Bartlett measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1930 to 1981. The papers include correspondence, financial material, writings, photographic material, and printed material.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of volunteer curatorial assistant Eliot Bartlett measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1930 to 1981. The papers include correspondence, financial material, writings, photographic material, and printed material.

Correspondence consists of letters concerning Bartlett's art-related activities and his interest in various artists including Mary Ogden Abbott, Amy Cross, George Dergalis, Lilian Westcott Hale, and Arthur J. Stone. Financial material includes four receipts and price lists. Writings includes a docent speech for an exhibition. Photographic matieral consists of a single slide of the painting Tulips by Amy Cross. Printed material includes clippings, exhibition and auction announcements, catalogs and programs.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Eliot Fitch Bartlett (1918-1992) was a volunteer curatorial assistant at the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts during the 1970s.
Provenance:
The papers were donated by Eliot Fitch Bartlett.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Topic:
Art museum curators--Massachusetts  Search this
Genre/Form:
Slides (photographs)
Citation:
Eliot Fitch Bartlett papers, 1930-1981. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.bartelio
See more items in:
Eliot Fitch Bartlett papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw94bc422da-1345-4fd9-9340-adfaaf593480
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-bartelio

Research material on Ronald Bladen and Les Levine

Creator:
Berkson, Bill  Search this
Names:
Bladen, Ronald, 1918-1988  Search this
Levine, Les, 1935-  Search this
Extent:
0.6 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Interviews
Date:
1931-1991
Scope and Contents:
Material gathered by Berkson in preparation for exhibitions on sculptors Ronald Bladen and Les Levine.
The Bladen material, compiled for a retrospective at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1991, includes: biographical material; an unpublished artists' statement, 1946; interviews of Bladen; material from the California School of Fine Art's archives, and the Whitney Museum of American Art; Bladen correspondence, 1931-1956; Berkson correspondence, 1990-1991; a painting checklist; writings by and about Bladen; photographs of Bladen's paintings and sculptures; exhibition announcements 1941-1983; and clippings and reviews, 1941-1987.
Files on Les Levine include photographs, slides, correspondence, articles, announcements, and clippings. Included are information on his media projects Subway Project (1989) and Diamond Mind.
Biographical / Historical:
Berkson is an art historian, curator; San Francisco, Calif. Bladen, a painter and sculptor, worked in San Francisco in the mid-1950s, and later moved to New York. Levine, a conceptual and video artist, and a curator, works in New York.
Related Materials:
Papers of Bill Berkson, 1960-1988, are also located at the University of Connecticut's Archives & Special Collections.
Provenance:
Donated 1991 and 1995 by Bill Berkson.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Sculptors -- California -- San Francisco  Search this
Art museum curators  Search this
Topic:
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Mass media and art -- Exhibitions  Search this
Genre/Form:
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.berkbill
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw971d4d9ad-7159-4c95-ad06-be117b641612
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-berkbill

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