The collection is arranged as seven series. Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1949-2007 (Box 1, OVs 3, 5; 0.4 linear feet) Series 2: Correspondence, 1958-2012 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet) Series 3: Writings, circa 1973, 2001-2009 (Box 1; 0.1 linear feet) Series 4: Exhibition Files, 2003-2011 (Box 1, OV 3; 0.2 linear feet) Series 5: Project Files, circa 1960-2014 (Box 1-2, OVs 4-5; 0.6 linear feet) Series 6: Scrapbooks, 1960s-circa 1971 (Box 2, OVs 3-4; 0.3 linear feet) Series 7: Printed Materials, circa 1950s-2009 (Box 2, OVs 3, 5; 0.5 linear feet)
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 New York-based, Argentinian born conceptual and performance artist Jaime Davidovich, measure 2.3 linear feet and date from 1949 to 2014. The collection document's Davidovich's transition from Argentina to the United States, his early artistic career in both countries, specific projects and exhibitions, and the way in which Davidovich's work intersected with audiovisual media and the New York avant-garde in the 1960s and 1970s. Papers include biographical materials, correspondence, writings including memoirs, exhibition and project files, scrapbooks, and printed materials.
Citation:
Jaime Davidovich papers, 1949-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
The bulk of the collection was digitized in 2020 and is available on the Archives of American Art website. Items not digitized include blank pages, blank versos of photographs, address books, some publications for which only the covers and relevant pages may have been digitized, and some of the routine records relating to the 152 Wooster Street Corporation management and sale.
Funding:
The processing and digitization of this collection received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center. Additional funding for the digitization of the papers was provided by the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation.
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:
The bulk of the records related to Davidovich's artworks, especially later ones, and artworks themselves, are located in the Jaime Davidovich Collection, 1952-2000, at New York University's Fales Library.
Biography Note:
Jaime Davidovich (1936-2016) was a conceptual and performance artist in New York, N.Y.
Language Note:
The collection is in English and Spanish.
Provenance:
The papers were donated by Jaime Davidovich in 2016.
Digitization Note:
This site provides access to the papers of Jaime Davidovich in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2020, and total 2,620 images.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
