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Type:
Photographs
Transcripts
Interviews
Scrapbooks
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
35.7 Linear feet
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as 8 series. Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1946-1984 (Boxes 1; 0.4 linear feet) Series 2: Correspondence, 1920-1987 (Boxes 1-3; 1.8 linear feet) Series 3: Writings and Research Files, 1884-1987 (Boxes 3-17, 38; 14.5 linear feet) Series 4: Organization and Committee files, 1933-1982 (Boxes 17-31, 37; 14.5 linear feet) Series 5: Exhibition Files, 1944-1986 (Boxes 31-32; 0.6 linear feet) Series 6: Printed Material, circa 1920s-1979 (Boxes 32-33; 0.8 linear feet) Series 7: Scrapbook, 1952-1959 (Box 33; 2 folders) Series 8: Photographic Materials, circa 1910-1987 (Boxes 33-37; 3.1 linear feet)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Summary:
The papers of art historian, writer, and museum administrator Lloyd Goodrich measure 35.7 linear feet and date from 1884 to 1987 with the bulk of the material dating from 1927 to 1987. Materials include biographical material, extensive correspondence, writings and research files, organization and committee files, exhibition files, printed material, a scrapbook, and photographic material. The collection is particularly rich in research files on Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, Albert Pinkham Ryder, and Reginald Marsh, as well as correspondence with additional notable artists and art figures.
Citation:
Lloyd Goodrich papers, 1884-1987, bulk 1927-1987. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Material lent for microfilming is available on 35mm microfilm reel 4468 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Funding:
Smithsonian Institution Collections Care and Preservation Fund
Use Note:
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.
Related Materials:
Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Lloyd Goodrich, 1962-1963 by Harlan Phillips for the Archives of American Art.
Additional Lloyd Goodrich papers are located at the Whitney Museum of American Art Archives, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives. The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming (reel 4468) including a photocopy of the manuscript "Albert Pinkham Ryder: The Man and His Art," Goodrich's contribution to the book "Albert Pinkham Ryder: Painter of Dreams" co-authored with William I. Homer. Loaned materials were returned to the lender and are not described in the collection container inventory.
Biography Note:
Lloyd Goodrich (1897-1987) was a prominent and influential art historian, writer, and director of the Whitney Museum of Art in New York City, New York, from 1958-1968.
Language Note:
The collection is in English.
Provenance:
The Lloyd Goodrich papers were given to the Archives of American Art in several different acquisitions. Lloyd Goodrich first donated material in 1983. David Goodrich, Lloyd Goodrich's son, gave more material between 1988 and 2007 while additional papers were lent for microfilming by William I. Homer in 1990. Finally, the Whitney Museum of American Art donated papers in 1996, and Polly Thistlethwaite gave further material in 2015.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
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