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Collection Creator:
Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956  Search this
Krasner, Lee, 1908-1984  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1941-1984
Scope and Contents note:
Lee Krasner's correspondence spans over forty years, but the bulk of it ranges from 1970 to her death in 1984. Found here is correspondence with galleries and gallery owners that represented her, exhibited her work, or requested her work for potential exhibitions. Krasner was friends with many artists and art professionals and her personal correspondence includes many letters from artists such as Philip Johnson, Ray Eames, Cleve Gray, and Hans Namuth. She also corresponded with art historians and critics, curators, collectors, arts and social organizations, admirers, and family members. Additionally, this series includes fan mail, student inquiries, correspondence with journalists and publishers, requests for her to lecture, and business correspondence on the sale of her work. There are numerous letters and telegrams congratulating Krasner on exhibitions, such as the 1965 Whitechapel retrospective and extensive documentation of her 1958 commission to create a mural for Uris Brothers, Inc. See Index for List of Notable Correspondents from Series 2.2
Arrangement note:
Letters are arranged chronologically and include both letters received by Krasner and handwritten or typed drafts sent by Krasner. Later in her life many of the drafts were written by her secretary.
Index: List of Notable Correspondents from Series 2.2:
List represents only a selection of correspondents. Albright-Knox Art Gallery American Federation of Arts Appelhof, Ruth Ann Asher, Elise Australian National Gallery Barron, Maida Berkson, Bill Collier, Oscar Cooper Union County of Nassau Office of Cultural Development Diamonstein, Barbaralee Dickler, Gerald Eames, Ray Englesmith, Tejas Erskine, Halley Forge, Andrew (Yale University) Franklin Siden Gallery Friedman, B. H. Friedman, Sanford Glaser, Bruce Goodman, Naomi Gray, Cleve Gregory-Hood, Alex (Rowan Gallery) Guggenheim Museum Guild Hall Holladay, Billie Howard, Richard Howell, Douglas Morse Hubbard, E. W. Janie C. Lee Gallery Johnson, Philip Landau, Ellen Lauck, Anthony Lloyd, Frank Marlborogh Fine Art, Ltd. Martha Jackson Gallery Matter, Mercedes McHenry, Barnabas (Barney) Michael, Marjorie Museum of Modern Art Myers, John Bernard Namuth, Hans Nemser, Cindy New York WPA Artists, Inc. Nochlin, Linda Novak, Barbara O'Connor, Francis Oppler, Ellen Ossorio, Alfonso Pace Gallery Parrish Art Museum Pavia, Philip Pollock, Jay Rago, Louise Elliott Robert Miller Gallery Robertson, Bryan Rose, Barbara Russell, Bertrand Schilling, Marge School of Visual Arts Sidney Janis Gallery Siegel, Adele Smithsonian Institution Spaeth, Elaine Stasik, Andrew Still, Clyfford Stony Brook Foundation Tate Gallery Thaw, Eugene V. Thayer, Jeanne Valliere, James Van Fossen, Ted Whitechapel Art Gallery Whitney, David Whitney Museum of American Art Wise, Howard
Collection Restrictions:
The collection has been digitized and is available online via AAA's website.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner papers, circa 1914-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.polljack, Subseries 2.2
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Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner papers
Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner papers / Series 2: Lee Krasner Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
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