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 Extensive professional and personal correspondence, 41 diaries, a large number of his published and unpublished writings, and subject files document Friedman's career as a writer, relationships with cultural institutions and art world figures, and his personal life.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:
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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