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Creator:
Frank, Mary, 1933-  Search this
Subject:
Frank, Robert  Search this
Gibson, Ralph  Search this
Lockspeiser, Eleanore  Search this
Meyerowitz, Joel  Search this
Steichen, Edward  Search this
Type:
Drawings
Sketchbooks
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
4.2 Linear feet
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged in five series. Series 1: Correspondence, 1943-2001 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1) Series 2: Writings, 1936-circa 1990 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1) Series 3: Printed Material, circa 1960-2013 (0.6 linear feet; Box 1-2) Series 4: Artwork, circa 1930-circa 1990s (0.6 linear feet; Box 2, 4; OV 5) Series 5: Photographic Material, 1884-circa 2006 (2.4 linear feet; Box 2-3; OV 6-12)
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 sculptor and painter Mary Frank measure 4.2 linear feet and date from 1884-2017. Included are correspondence, writings, photographs, artwork and printed material documenting Frank's career. Correspondence is both personal and professional. Writings include dreams recounted in detail, poems, and ideas for works of art, some illustrated. Black and white photographs are of Frank, her sculptures, friends and family, and source material. Artwork includes drawings and sketches in dry point, pencil and watercolor. Printed material includes exhibition catalogs, announcements, brochures and clippings.
Citation:
Mary Frank papers, 1884-2017, bulk 1957-1990. 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 found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Mary Frank conducted by Judith Olch Richards on January 10, 11, and February 3, 2010.
Biography Note:
Mary Frank (1933-) is a sculptor, ceramicist, and painter in New York, New York. She was born in London, England in 1933 to writer, Edward Lockspeiser, and artist, Eleanore Weinstein. In 1940, she and her mother moved to Brooklyn, New York and moved in with her mother's parents, Gregory and Eugenie Weinstein. Eventually Frank and her mother moved to the Village in Manhattan. Frank studied modern dance with Martha Graham and attended the High School of Music and Art, the Professional Children's School, and studied under artists Hans Hofmann and Max Beckmann. While still in high school, she met photographer, Robert Frank, whom she eventually married in 1950. They had two children, Pablo and Andrea, and divorced in 1969. Frank first exhibited her artwork at Poindexter Gallery in 1958 and traveled with Red Grooms across Italy in the 1960s, which had a significant impact on her artistic development. Her work is also influenced by her daughter's untimely death in 1974 and her son's illness that began in 1975 and ended in his death in 1994.
Language Note:
Materials are primarily in English, with some materials in French and Spanish.
Provenance:
Donated in 2014 and 2019 by Mary Frank.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)16170
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)366510
AAA_collcode_franmary
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
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