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Creator:
Licht, Ira, 1938-  Search this
Subject:
Lowe Art Museum  Search this
National Endowment for the Arts  Search this
Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago, Ill.)  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
0.8 Linear feet
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as 4 series. Series 1: Correspondence, 1969-1991 (0.3 Linear feet; Box 1) Series 2: Artist and Exhibition Files, 1963-1991 (0.3 Linear feet; Box 1-2) Series 3: Exhibition Files, 1972-1984 (0.1 Linear feet; Box 2) Series 4: Printed Material, 1967-1978 (0.1 Linear feet; Box 2)
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 Ira Licht papers measure 0.8 linear feet and date from 1963-1991. The papers document Licht's career as an art historian and museum professional. Included is professional and personal correspondence with artists during his career as curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, coordinator of Art in Public Places, National Endowment for the Arts, and tenure as director of the University of Miami's Lowe Art Museum. The letters are from many notable artists at early stages in their careers, which provides insight into how they built success from an early point. There are also artist and exhibition files which document working relationships with and about artists and exhibitions Licht curated, as well as printed materials such as exhibition invitations and posters.
Citation:
Ira Licht papers, 1963-1991. 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.
Biography Note:
Ira Licht (1938- ) is a museum director, curator and art historian in Miami, Florida. During his career he served as the curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (1974-1976); coordinator of the Art in Public Places Program of the National Endowment for the Arts (1976-1978); and director of the University of Miami's Lowe Art Museum (1978-1989). Licht was closely connected with artists associated with 20th century minimalism, conceptualism, and land art. Artists who are represented by at least one piece of correspondence (postcards and/or letters) in the papers include: Duane Hanson, Pat Steir, Carl Andre, Ana Mendieta, Jackie Ferrara, Romare Bearden, Larry Bell, Robert Irwin, Adrian Piper, Lawrence Wiener, Dan Flavin, Laurie Anderson, Dan Graham, Robert Graham, Lynda Benglis, Dennis Oppenheim, Red Grooms and Christo.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The collection was donated in 2019 by Ira Licht.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Theme:
Art organizations  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)21696
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)398494
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Theme:
Art organizations
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
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