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Bernard Harper Friedman papers, 1926-2011, bulk 1943-2010

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Creator:
Friedman, B. H. (Bernard Harper), 1926-2011  Search this
Subject:
Marca-Relli, Conrad  Search this
Leary, Timothy Francis  Search this
Kunitz, Stanley  Search this
Krasner, Lee  Search this
Knowlton, Grace  Search this
Kanovitz, Howard  Search this
Huebler, Douglas  Search this
Sandler, Irving  Search this
Scarpitta, Salvatore  Search this
Schueler, Jon  Search this
Asher, Elise  Search this
Simon, Sidney  Search this
Slivka, David  Search this
Still, Clyfford  Search this
Stout, Myron  Search this
Bluhm, Norman  Search this
Biddle, Flora Miller  Search this
Brooks, James  Search this
Castelli, Leo  Search this
Cage, John  Search this
Dine, Jim  Search this
Copley, William Nelson  Search this
Gray, Francine du Plessix  Search this
Hall, Joellen  Search this
Goodnough, Robert  Search this
Gray, Cleve  Search this
Gill, Brendan  Search this
Bertoia, Harry  Search this
Baur, John I. H. (John Ireland Howe)  Search this
Bultman, Fritz  Search this
Richenburg, Robert  Search this
Pollock, Jackson  Search this
Ossorio, Alfonso  Search this
Salvesen, Magda  Search this
Matter, Mercedes  Search this
Rothschild, Judith  Search this
Frankenthaler, Helen  Search this
Roth, Philip  Search this
Rosset, Barney  Search this
McDarrah, Fred W.  Search this
Newman, Barnett  Search this
Newman, Arnold  Search this
Norman, Dorothy  Search this
Motherwell, Robert  Search this
McEwen, Rory  Search this
Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center  Search this
Whitney Museum of American Art  Search this
Type:
Diaries
Transcripts
Sound recordings
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
30.6 Linear feet
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged as 9 series: Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1926-2011 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet) Series 2: Correspondence, 1946-2011 (Boxes 1-15; 14.7 linear feet) Series 3: Interviews, 1969-2001 (Box 15; 0.2 linear feet) Series 4: Writings, 1940s-2010 (Boxes 16-23; 8 linear feet) Series 5: Diaries, 1948-1993 (Boxes 24-25; 1.75 linear feet) Series 6: Subject Files, 1940-2010 (Boxes 25-30; 4.45 linear feet) Series 7: Printed Material, 1954-2010 (Box 30-31; 0.2 linear feet) Series 8: Scrapbooks, 1960-2006 (Boxes 30-32; 0.8 lilnear feet) Series 9: Photographs, circa 1950s-2008 (Box 30; 0.4 linear feet)
Access Note / Rights:
The collection is ACCESS RESTRICTED; written permission is required. Use of original materials requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Summary:
The papers of writer, art critic and collector Bernard Harper Friedman, 1926-2011, bulk 1943-2010, measure 30.6 linear feet. Extensive professional and personal correspondence, 41 diaries, a large number of his published and unpublished writings, and subject files document Friedman's career as a writer, relationships with cultural institutions and art world figures, and his personal life. Also included are biographical materials, interviews, printed material, 5 scrapbooks and photographs.
Citation:
Bernard Harper Friedman papers, 1926-2011, bulk 1943-2010. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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 available is an oral history interview with Bernard Harper Friedman, 1972 November 10, conducted by Paul Cummings for the Archives of American Art.
Biography Note:
Bernard Harper Friedman (1926-2011), a writer best known as the author of the first biography of Jackson Pollock, was also an art critic and art collector involved in the cultural life of New York City.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The Bernard Harper Friedman papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in 2012 by his daughter, Daisy Friedman.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Interviews  Search this
Theme:
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)16035
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)307197
AAA_collcode_friebern
Theme:
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_307197