The collection is arranged as 15 series Series 1: Biographical Material, 1954-2017 (2.0 linear feet; Boxes 1-2, 46) Series 2: Correspondence, 1960-2016 (3.3 linear feet; Boxes 3-6) Series 3: Writings and Notes, 1962-2010 (0.8 linear feet; Boxes 6-7) Series 4: Travel Diaries, 1970-2015 (1.4 linear feet; Boxes 7-8) Series 5: Artist Files, 1956-2016 (2.7 linear feet; Boxes 8-11, 46) Series 6: Exhibition and Gallery Files, 1966-2016 (7.7 linear feet; Boxes 11-19) Series 7: Organization Files, 1965-2015 (1.8 linear feet; Boxes 19-21) Series 8: Professional Files, 1960-2018 (5.4 linear feet; Boxes 21-27) Series 9: Technical Studio Files, circa 1960s-circa 2000s (3.9 linear feet; Boxes 27-30) Series 10: Printed Material, 1960s-2000s (4.6 linear feet; Boxes 30-35, 46) Series 11: Photographic Material, 1980-2004 (9.2 linear feet; Boxes 35-44, 46-47) Series 12: Scrapbooks, 1960s-1995 (0.2 linear feet; Box 44) Series 13: Sketchbooks, 1960s-2009 (1.2 linear feet; Boxes 44-46) Series 14: Artwork, 1960s-2000s (0.4 linear feet; Box 45) Series 15: Unprocessed Addition, circa 1964-2002 (0.4 linear feet, Box 48)
Access Note / Rights:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Summary:
The papers of studio glass artist Marvin Lipofsky measure 46.0 linear feet and date from 1954 to 2018. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, writings and notes, travel diaries, artist files, exhibition and gallery files, organization files, professional files, technical studio files, printed material, photographic material, three scrapbooks, sketchbooks, and artwork. There is a 0.4 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2021 that includes personal and professional correspondence between Lipofsky and others regarding travel and shows, a file on teaching, and biographical information, and "In a Bottle" transparency. Materials date from circa 1964-2002.
Citation:
Marvin Lipofsky papers, 1954-2018. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
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Related Materials:
Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview of Marvin Lipofsky conducted 2003 July 30-August 5, by Paul Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in Berkeley, California.
Biography Note:
Marvin B. Lipofsky (1938-2016) was a glass artist and educator active in Berkeley, California.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The Marvin Lipofsky papers were donated in 2004 by Ruth Okimoto, Lipofsky's spouse, on behalf of Marvin Lipofsky as part of the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, and in 2017, 2018 and 2021 by Lisa Lipofsky-Valenzula, Marvin Lipofsky's daughter.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
