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Creator:
Wilmarth, Christopher  Search this
Names:
AndrĂ© Emmerich Gallery  Search this
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Art School  Search this
Studio for the First Amendment  Search this
Extent:
6.4 Linear feet ((on 6 microfilm reels))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1956-1987
Scope and Contents:
Photographs, business correspondence, printed matter, writings, and miscellaneous files documenting Wilmarth's career as a sculptor and printmaker, 1956-1987, and his teaching activities at Cooper Union, 1970-1980.
Photographs, color transparencies, and color slides of pieces of Wilmarth's studio at the time of his death (with estate inventory), of works owned by collectors and museums, and of some destroyed pieces. Business correspondence concerns gallery representation, exhibitions, sales, proposals and commissions, and grants and awards; also documented is Wilmarth's "Studio for the First Amendment," and a dispute with Andre Emmerich Gallery in 1978. Miscellaneous files include information on artists' rights with sample contracts; notes on shipping, crating, framing, and related services, with invoices; detailed installation instructions, both general and for specific pieces; insurance and damage claims.
Printed matter consists mainly of reviews and criticism, exhibition catalogs, and invitations. Records concerning Wilmarth's teaching career include photographs of works by individual students, installation views of student exhibitions, class rosters and grade sheets, course descriptions, class assignments/problems, correspondence with college administrators, and ephemera (possibly souvenirs collected by students on a class trip).
Arrangement:
I. Works in the Wilmarth estate. II. Works owned by others. III. Awards and grants. IV. Commissions and proposals. V. Packing, shipping, and installation notes. VI. "Emmerich War." VII. Studio for the First Amendment. VIII. Studios. IX. Exhibitions. X. Writings. XI. Reviews. XII. Correspondence. XIII. Teaching. XIV. Miscellaneous. Exhibitions filed alphabetically by the name of the museum or gallery, and correspondence arranged alphabetically within the subcategories of publications, individuals, museums and galleries; all other material is arranged chronologically.
Biographical / Historical:
Sculptor, printmaker, and educator; New York, N.Y. d. 1987 B.F.A., Cooper Union, 1965.
Provenance:
Donated 1989. Material is from the artist's studio, and was donated by his widow, Susan Wilmarth.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Art dealers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Educators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Artists' contracts  Search this
Minimal sculpture  Search this
Sculpture -- Exhibitions  Search this
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Function:
Art commissions
Identifier:
AAA.wilmchri
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9459203c0-1879-4a4c-9b43-66f4f7f1ba0f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-wilmchri