The collection is arranged as 5 series. Series 1: Biographical Material, 1926-2015 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1) Series 2: Professional Files, 1977-2022 (1.1 linear feet; Boxes1, 5 Series 3: Exhibition Files, 1985-2022 1961 (0.2 linear feet; Boxes 1-2) Series 4: Printed Material, 1970-2016 (0.8 linear feet; Box 2, OV 6) Series 5: Photographic Material, circa 1972-circa 2010 (0.6 linear feet; Boxes 2-4)
Access Note / Rights:
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Summary:
The papers of fiber artist Norma Minkowitz (1937- ) measure 3.1 linear feet and date from 1926 to 2022 with the bulk of the papers dating from 1970 to 2022. The collection comprises biographical materials consisting of family photographs and papers, interviews with Minkowitz, awards, and a sketchbook; professional files that include gallery records, files for grant and book projects, and other professional activity files; files for the exhibitions Fiber R/Evolution (1986), Weaving the World: Contemporary Art of Linear Construction (1999), Inside the Void, Drawing and Collage by Norma Minkowitz (2014), and several others; printed materials consisting of clippings, announcements and catalogs for Minkowitz's exhibitions, flyers, a few magazines featuring crochet items by Minkowitz, and press releases; and photographic materials containing photographs, slides, negatives and transparencies of Minkowitz's works of art, as well as photographs of Minkowitz with her artwork, her mother, Joan Mondale, Lloyd Herman, and a few others.
Citation:
Norma Minkowitz papers, 1926-2022, bulk 1970-2022. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
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Related Materials:
Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Norma Minkowitz conducted by Patricia Malarcher on September 17, 2001 and November 16, 2001 for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in Minkowitz's home in Westport, Connecticut.
Biography Note:
Norma Minkowitz (1937- ) is a fiber artist in Westport, Connecticut.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The Norma Minkowitz papers were donated in 2016 and 2023 by Norma Minkowitz.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
