Research files include materials on Ashton's books, on exhibitions, individuals, and miscellaneous topics. Included are clippings, artworks, photographic material, booklets, brochures, correspondence, and notes. Topics include Angry Art, civil rights, Czech, Polish, and religious art, film, Dadaism, poetry, print-making, and symbolism. Among individuals are Jacopo Luis Borges, Allan Kaprow, Richard Lindner, Seong Moy, Jean Tinguely, Mark Tobey, Jack Tworkov, and Adja Yunkers.
Arrangement:
Arranged alphabetically by the broad topics of books, exhibitions, individuals and miscellaneous topics, then alphabetically by specific name or title.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Dore Ashton papers, 1849, circa 1928-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of a portion of this collection was provided the Smithsonian Institution Collections Care and Preservation Fund
