Called artist files, these files may contain correspondence, exhibition catalogs and clippings, financial records, photographs, and writings from artist colleagues, artist friends, critics, and collectors. Correspondence may include both business related and personal letters. Notable names include Paula Bartron, Thomas Buechner, Wendell Castle, Dale Chihuly, Fritz Dreisbach, Jane Gregorius, Henry Halem, Richard Harned, Lynn Hershman, Nick Labino, Harvey Littleton, Wendy Maruyama, Robbie Miller, Ronald Pennell, Bob Pfannebecker, Richard Posner, Ginny Ruffner, Raechel Running, Takako Sano, Italo Scanga, Jack Schmidt, Jean-Pierre Umbdenstock, Peter Viesnik, Peter Voulkos, Patti Warashina, Bill Warmus, and many others.
Collection 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.
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:
Marvin Lipofsky papers, 1954-2018. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
