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Richard Artschwager papers, 1959-2013

Creator:
Artschwager, Richard Ernst, 1923-2013  Search this
Subject:
Waters, John  Search this
Katz, Alex  Search this
Karp, Ivan C.  Search this
Copley, William Nelson  Search this
Lawler, Louise  Search this
Woodman, Betty  Search this
Alloway, Lawrence  Search this
LeWitt, Sol  Search this
Castelli, Leo  Search this
Fischl, Eric  Search this
Neuendorf, Hans  Search this
Namuth, Hans  Search this
Johnson, Ray  Search this
Ruscha, Edward  Search this
Kimmelman, Michael  Search this
Schaffner, Ingrid  Search this
Murray, Elizabeth  Search this
Schjeldahl, Peter  Search this
Museum Ludwig  Search this
Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, Calif.)  Search this
Galerie Franck + Schulte  Search this
University of Wisconsin  Search this
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Whitney Museum of American Art  Search this
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts  Search this
Adair Margo Gallery  Search this
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture  Search this
Lorence-Monk Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Harvard University  Search this
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston  Search this
Cornell University  Search this
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art  Search this
Leo Castelli Gallery  Search this
Gagosian Gallery  Search this
Type:
Illustrated letters
Transcripts
Sketches
Photographs
Sound recordings
Video recordings
Citation:
Richard Artschwager papers, 1959-2013. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Art -- Study and teaching  Search this
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Art, Modern -- 20th century  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)16080
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)360562
AAA_collcode_artsrich
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_360562
Online Media:

Richard Artschwager papers

Creator:
Artschwager, Richard, 1923-  Search this
Names:
Adair Margo Gallery  Search this
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts  Search this
Cornell University  Search this
Gagosian Gallery  Search this
Galerie Franck + Schulte  Search this
Harvard University  Search this
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art  Search this
Leo Castelli Gallery  Search this
Lorence-Monk Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Museum Ludwig  Search this
Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, Calif.)  Search this
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston  Search this
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture  Search this
University of Wisconsin  Search this
Whitney Museum of American Art  Search this
Alloway, Lawrence, 1926-1990  Search this
Castelli, Leo  Search this
Copley, William Nelson, 1919-1996  Search this
Fischl, Eric, 1948-  Search this
Johnson, Ray, 1927-  Search this
Karp, Ivan C., 1926-2012  Search this
Katz, Alex, 1927-  Search this
Kimmelman, Michael  Search this
Lawler, Louise  Search this
LeWitt, Sol, 1928-2007  Search this
Murray, Elizabeth, 1940-  Search this
Namuth, Hans  Search this
Neuendorf, Hans  Search this
Ruscha, Edward  Search this
Schaffner, Ingrid  Search this
Schjeldahl, Peter  Search this
Waters, John, 1946-  Search this
Woodman, Betty, 1930-  Search this
Extent:
5.6 Linear feet
9.33 Gigabytes
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Gigabytes
Illustrated letters
Transcripts
Sketches
Photographs
Sound recordings
Video recordings
Date:
1959-2013
Summary:
The papers of New York painter and sculptor Richard Artschwager measure 5.6 linear feet and 9.33 GB and date from 1959-2013. The papers include extensive correspondence, recorded talks and a lecture, exhibition files, printed and digital material, and photographs.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of New York painter and sculptor Richard Artschwager measure 5.6 linear feet and 9.33 GB and date from 1959-2013. The papers include extensive correspondence, recorded talks and a lecture, exhibition files, printed and digital material, and photographs.

Artschwager's correspondence is with museums, galleries, artists, art historians, academic institutions, and publishers and concerns exhibitions, speaking engagements, and teaching. Frequent correspondents include Lawrence Alloway, Leo Castelli Gallery, Gagosian Gallery, Galerie Franck + Schulte, Herbert F. Johnson Museum, Ivan Karp, Museum Ludwig, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Ingrid Schaffner, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Also found are letters from fellow artists, including William Copley, Eric Fischl, Ray Johnson, Louise Lawler, Sol Lewitt, Ed Ruscha, John Waters, and Betty Woodman. Some letters are annotated or illustrated with sketches by Artschwager.

The collection includes a lecture and recorded talks by Richard Artschwager held at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, and the Carpenter Center of the Visual Arts, Harvard University, and other venues. One of the recordings is from the "Conversations with Contemporary Artists" series of the Museum of Modern Art. Also included in this series is a recorded discussion with artists Alex Katz and Elizabeth Murray and art critics Michael Kimmelman and Peter Schjeldahl.

Exhibition files are found for exhibitions held at Adair Margo Gallery, Lorence Monk Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Cornell University, and numerous others, including many in Europe. Files typically contain correspondence, price lists, announcements, printed material, photographs, and a few sound and video recordings.

Printed material includes invitations and announcements as well as posters, reproductions, and brochures, mostly related to Richard Artschwager's exhibitions. Newspaper and magazine clippings document exhibition openings and the critical reception of his work.

There are also a few photographs including images of Leo Castelli by Hans Namuth used by Artschwager in preparing for his portrait of Castelli.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as 5 series.

Missing Title

Series 1: Correspondence, circa 1970-2013 (Boxes 1-3; 3.0 linear feet, ER01-ER02; 0.555 GB)

Series 2: Talks and Lecture, 1985-2009 (Box 4; 0.8 linear feet, ER03-ER10; 8.77 GB)

Series 3: Exhibition Files, 1973-2007 (Boxes 4-5; 1.0 linear feet)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1959-2012 (Boxes 5-6, OV 7; 0.6 linear feet)

Series 5: Photographs, circa 1973, 2007 (Box 6, OV 8; 0.1 linear feet)
Biographical / Historical:
Richard Artschwager (1923-2013) lived and worked in New York City and Hudson, New York and was known primarily for his paintings and sculptures. Artschwager was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in New Mexico. As a youth, Artschwager showed a talent for drawing. He studied chemistry and mathematics at Cornell University. In 1944, Artschwager interrupted his studies to enlist in the U.S. Army. After the war, he returned to Cornell to complete his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1948. Encouraged by his first wife, Elfriede Wejmelka to develop his interest in art, Artschwager moved to New York to study at the Studio School of Amédée Ozenfant. His paintings and drawings from this period were featured in two group shows at the Terrain Gallery in 1957 and at the Art Directions Gallery on Madison Avenue in 1959, where they were recognized by Donald Judd.

In the 1950s, in order to support his family, Artschwager turned to designing and manufacturing modern furniture. His woodworking skills inspired him to create sculptures from utilitarian objects such as tables, chairs, and mirrors. He is best known for the use of building materials Celotex and Formica in his work and for inventing an abstract form he called "blps" reliefs, stencils or decals that were installed randomly in museum, gallery and public spaces. From the mid-1980s to late 1990s, Artschwager designed large scale projects, though he continued to incorporate everyday domestic objects in his sculptures and paintings.

In 1965, Artschwager was given his first one-man exhibition at the Castelli Gallery and he remained with the Gallery for thirty years. He was also represented by Mary Boone, David Nolan, and the Gagosian Gallery. In the 1980s, Artschwager served on the Visual Arts Policy Committee at the National Endowment of the Arts. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts in 1992. He was a visiting artist at New Mexico State University, Soka University, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, and the University of Arizona. Artschwager's work was the subject of a major surveys, including the Kunstmuseum Winterthur, Neues Museum, and Serpentine Gallery. He participated in numerous international group shows including the Venice Biennale and Documenta in Kassel, Germany. The Whitney Museum of American Art honored Artschwager with two travelling retrospective exhibitions in 1988 and 2012. In late 2012, Artschwager had one-man shows at the Gagosian Gallery and David Nolan Gallery.

Richard Artschwager died at the age of 89 years in 2013. He is survived by his wife, Ann Sebring Artschwager and three children from previous marriages.
Related Materials:
Also found among the resources at the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Artschwager, March 3-28, 1972, conducted by Paul Cummings.
Provenance:
The collection was donated by Richard Artschwager and his wife Ann Artschwager in 2013.
Restrictions:
Use of original material requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Rights:
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.
Occupation:
Art critics  Search this
Topic:
Art -- Study and teaching  Search this
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Art, Modern -- 20th century  Search this
Genre/Form:
Illustrated letters
Transcripts
Sketches
Photographs
Sound recordings
Video recordings
Citation:
Richard Artschwager papers, 1959-2013. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.artsrich
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Richard Artschwager papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9b1669278-fbd8-48b5-832c-ad4b93ec08bd
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-artsrich
Online Media:

Adair Margo Gallery - Reach for Sublime (1989)

Collection Creator:
Artschwager, Richard, 1923-  Search this
Container:
Box 4, Folder 12
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1989
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original material requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
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.
Collection Citation:
Richard Artschwager papers, 1959-2013. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Richard Artschwager papers
Richard Artschwager papers / Series 3: Exhibition Files
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw993e34538-7d5d-4348-830d-ab51fda36d7d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-artsrich-ref317

Southwest

Artist:
Tom Lea, born El Paso, TX 1907-died El Paso, TX 2001  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
10 1/4 × 32 in. (26.0 × 81.3 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1956
Topic:
Landscape\desert  Search this
Landscape\United States\southwest states  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Endowment and the Philip Desind Memorial Fund and gift of Mr. James H. Clement, Jr.; Mrs. James H. Clement, Sr.; Mr. Billy Bob Crim; Marsha Lea Daggett, PhD.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Decherd in honor of the President of the United States George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush; Mr. and Mrs. James F. Dicke II; Ms. Jennifer S. Dicke; Mr. and Mrs. H. David Herndon; Mrs. Jean J. Kemp; Mr. and Mrs. William L. Kiely; the Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation; the King Ranch, Inc.; Mr. Al Lowman; Adair Margo Gallery, Inc.; Mr. and Mrs. Ellis O. Mayfield; Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Schwartz; and the Summerlee Foundation
Object number:
2002.38
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 33A
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7fb8e7391-b6e1-4de3-82ee-d0f52fac9cb8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2002.38

Adair Margo Gallery [Folder]

Additional name:
Margo Gallery  Search this
Contents:
Folder(s) may include exhibition announcements, newspaper and/or magazine clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, illustrations, resumes, artist's statements, exhibition catalogs.
Place:
El Paso (Tex.)
Topic:
Art Organizations  Search this
Location:
Art & Artist files at the Smithsonian American Art Museum/ National Portrait Gallery Library
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILAF_104091

Luis Jimenez / [text by John Yau]

Author:
Jimenez, Luis 1940-2006  Search this
Yau, John 1950-  Search this
Adair Margo Gallery  Search this
Subject:
Jimenez, Luis 1940-2006  Search this
Physical description:
1 folded sheet ([6] pages) : illustrations (1 color) ; 30 cm
Type:
Books
Exhibitions
Exhibition catalogs
Date:
1988
[1988]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1057245

20 artists for 20 years : recognizing the value of individual artists

Title:
Twenty artists for twenty years : recognizing the value of individual artists
In retrospect : Adair Margo Gallery 20th anniversary year 1985-2005
In retrospect : Adair Margo Gallery twentieth anniversary year 1985-2005
Introspect : Adair Margo Gallery twentieth anniversary year 1985-2005
Author:
Adair, Margo  Search this
Reese, Becky Duval  Search this
Adair Margo Gallery  Search this
Subject:
Adair Margo Gallery  Search this
Physical description:
1 volume (30 pages) : illustrations (chiefly col.), portraits. ; 26 cm
Type:
Books
Catalogs
Place:
Texas
Date:
2005
©2005
21st century
Topic:
Art museums  Search this
Art, Modern  Search this
Call number:
N6496.E40 I57 2005
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1013611

Seashell, San Diego Fountain, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Jimenez, Luis 1940-2006  Search this
Medium:
Fiberglass
Type:
Sculptures-Fountain
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Adair Margo Gallery El Paso Texas
Date:
1988
Topic:
Object--Other--Shell  Search this
Control number:
IAS 88550070
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_347337

Pelican, San Diego Fountain, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Jimenez, Luis 1940-2006  Search this
Medium:
Fiberglass
Type:
Sculptures-Fountain
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Adair Margo Gallery El Paso Texas
Date:
1988
Topic:
Animal--Bird--Pelican  Search this
Control number:
IAS 88550069
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_347336

On paper : Terry Allen ... [et al.]

Author:
Adair Margo Gallery  Search this
Weber State University  Search this
Arlington Museum of Art  Search this
Subject:
Allen, Terry 1943-  Search this
Physical description:
[20] p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
United States
Date:
1991
[1991?]
20th century
Topic:
Drawing, American  Search this
Drawing  Search this
Call number:
NC108 .O5 1991
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_637856

Tom Lea [videorecording] : brushstrokes of life

Author:
Miller, Nick  Search this
Romero, Eddie  Search this
Rodríguez, Angel  Search this
NewsChannel 9 (El Paso, Tex.)  Search this
Adair Margo Gallery  Search this
El Paso Museum of Art  Search this
Harding, Orr, McDaniel Funeral Home  Search this
Subject:
Lea, Tom 1907-2001  Search this
Physical description:
1 videocassette (25:45 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in
Type:
Videorecordings
Biography
Place:
United States
Date:
199u
[199-?]
20th century
Topic:
Artists  Search this
Authors, American  Search this
Call number:
video 000405
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_619975

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