The collection is arranged as nine series Series 1: Biographical Material, 1957-2014 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1) Series 2: Correspondence, 1962-2015 (1.2 linear feet; Box 1-2) Series 3: Writings, circa 1955-2014 (0.3 linear feet; Box 2) Series 4: Project and Exhibition Files, 1970-2015 (0.5 linear feet; Box 2-3) Series 5: Printed Material, circa 1950-2015 (1.6 linear feet; Box 3-4, OV 6, 0.213 GB; ER01) Series 6: Scrapbooks, 1955-circa 1956 (0.3 linear feet; Box 4) Series 7: Artwork, circa 2006 (1 folder; OV 7) Series 8: Photographic Material, circa 1955-2015 (0.5 linear feet; Box 5, OV 8) Series 9: Unprocessed Addition, circa 1967-2020 (0.4 linear feet; Box 9)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
The papers of New York artist Nancy Goldring measure 5.1 linear feet and 0.213 GB and date from circa 1950-2020. Her career and personal life are documented through biographical material; personal and professional correspondence; writings; project and exhibition files; printed and digital material; scrapbooks; atwork; and photographic material. Notable correspondents include Lawrence Alloway, Robert Lax, and Leo Steinberg. There is a 0.4 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2020 that includes printed material, artwork, correspondence (emails, handmade cards), poetry, photographs of friends and family, and misc. Materials date from circa 1967-2020.
Citation:
Nancy Goldring papers, circa 1950-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Biography Note:
Nancy Goldring (1945- ) is an American artist working in New York. Raised in St. Louis, Missouri where her father was a professor of cardiology at Washington University, Goldring attended Smith College, receiving a BA in art history in 1967. She spent a year in Italy on a Fulbright fellowship and was later enrolled in the MFA program at New York University. She has been teaching at Montclair State University since the early 1970s. In 1994, Goldring traveled in India and Sri Lanka on another Fulbright fellowship.
In 1969, Goldring co-founded SITE (Sculpture in the Environment) with several other artists interested in developing public art projects. Within a few years, Goldring moved on to explore other forms of artmaking and subsequently developed a technique she calls "foto-projection" which combines photography, drawing, models, and slide projection. She is influenced by travel, location, memory.
Language Note:
English; Italian
Provenance:
Nancy Goldring donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 2015 and 2021.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
