The papers of art critic and art museum curator Carolyn Kinder Carr measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1967 to 1980. The scattered papers relate to Carr's career as an art critic for the Akron Beacon Journal in the late 1960s to the 1970s. Found are four dismantled scrapbooks containing clippings of Carr's column, letters in response to her critiques, and travel expense records.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of art critic and curator Carolyn Kinder Carr measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1960 to 1980. Carr's scattered papers relate to her career as an art critic for the Akron Beacon Journal in the late 1960s to the 1970s. Found are four dismantled scrapbooks containing clippings of Carr's column, letters in response to her critiques, travel expense records.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Ohio and Washington, D.C. art museum curator and art critic Carolyn Kinder Carr spent her early career in Akron, Ohio as an art critic for the Akron Beacon Journal and as curator of the Akron Art Institute. She wrote extensively on the art scene in Northeast Ohio, including Akron, Kent, and Cleveland before moving to Washington, D.C. to become curator at the National Portrait Gallery. In 2008, she was named Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.
Provenance:
Carolyn Carr donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 2004.
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.
