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Collection Creator:

Aubin, Barbara, 1928-2014  Search this

Container:

Box 4, Folder 17

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1930s-1990s

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References 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:

Barbara Aubin papers, circa 1867-2014, bulk 1940-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Barbara Aubin papers

Barbara Aubin papers / Series 9: Photographic Materials

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw98fd8ac3d-be8b-43ab-897f-3113784efbf3

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-aubibarb-ref91

Creator:

Hales, Landy R., 1889-1972  Search this

Extent:

5.5 Cubic feet (15 boxes, 1 map folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photograph albums

Design drawings

Sketches

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Clippings

Date:

1908 - 1969

Summary:

Papers document Landy R. Hales (1889-1972), an inventor and commercial artist who designed window and interior store displays, posters, children's games, and puzzles primarily from 1920s to 1930s in New York City and Baltimore. Of significance is Hales's work for Macy's Department Store. The papers consist of correspondence, patents, business records for several of Hales's companies, photographs, drawings/sketches, prototypes, and newspaper and magazine clippings.

Scope and Contents:

The papers document Hales's career as an inventor and commercial artist as well as his work in games, puzzles, educational tools, and posters. The collection includes sketches and design drawings, photographs, publicity materials, clippings and articles, and game prototypes.

Series 1, Brilliant Sign Company, 1908-1909, consists of stock shares, transferred by Hales to others in the amount of twenty dollars for the Brilliant Sign Company of Baltimore City, Maryland.

Series 2, Landy R. Hales, Inc., 1927-1929, 1944, consists of of invoices, orders, and check stubs from R.H. Macy and Company and Gimbel Brothers, Inc. for work by Landy R. Hales, Inc. for window displays. The orders detail what will be constructed and decorated. The R.H. Macy materials also contain a 1927 souvenir from Macy's Wonderland Christmas. Included in this series is a 1944 United States Treasury Department War Finance Program citation to Landy R. Hales.

Series 3, Hales Layer Poster Corporation, 1922-1969 (bulk 1920s), consists of materials documenting Hales poster company. Hales's formed Hales Layer Poster Corporation in New York State on July 16, 1925 to manufacture, purchase, sell and deal in layer posters and equipment for constructing layer posters in packaged or other forms. The corporation's other directors were Alfred J. Silberstein and Alvin A. Silberman, both of New York. Hales developed a new method of making a poster by placing cut-out pieces of materials such as composition board or wood on a background, then building layers to form three dimensions in the finished product. The first store to use Hales layer posters was Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City. The posters were never sold and were only used in advertising and window displays.

The materials consist of stock shares and values, a certificate of incorporation, branded letterhead, correspondence, an order book (blank forms), a point-of-purchase ad featuring Little Red Riding Hood, a patent for a display device, layer poster instructions, examples of posters, sample card stock, and instructions for the ABCD Ease Game. The display device patent (US 1,563,485) was issued to Hales on December 1, 1925. The invention relates to display devices for commercial advertising arrangements constructed out of layers of veneer or cardboard for reproducing and illustrating articles for sale, magazines, posters or art works. The principal object was to provide a display picture having depth. The correspondence, 1922-1937, 1969 and undated, contains letters with individuals companies, hotels, and department stores primarily in New York City such as B.F. Keith's New York Hippodrome, Saks & Company, Hotel Nassau, Keystone Manufacturing Company, and Rialto Theatre. Much of the correspondence relates to services provided by Hales Layer Poster Corporation. Hales's correspondence with Morris Gest, a theatrical producer who introduced La Chauve-Souris, a touring revue during the early 1900s, to the United States. There is also a letter typewritten by Hales in 1969 to Pablo Picasso about copying Picasso prints using the Hales layer poster method.

The instructions for "how to make" a Hales layer poster are well documented, detailing the step-by-step process and including the use of Hales Studio colors for painting. Specific instructions for the "Tom, Tom Piper's Son" with color guide are found here. A full, unused layer poster kit is in box 14. Additionally, Hales created the ABCD Ease Game, a board game played with dice with the objective to reach "ease." The way to reach "Ease" is through truth, courage, justice, thrift, study, work, loyalty, and honesty. Instructions and prototypes of the gameboard are represented.

Series 4, Hales Manikins, Inc., 1938-1948 and undated, consists of correspondence, a voting trust agreement, board of directors meeting minutes, stock shares, a floor plan for the company, blueprints for rubber figures, and a patent for a manikin and method of making the same (US 2,129,421). Hales Maninikin incorporated in 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland to manufacture, distribute, sell and otherwise deal in manikins and other display advertising figures. The board of directors meeting minutes contain articles of incorporation, by-laws, and minutes.

Series 5, Hales Pictures, Inc., 1937-1938, 1967 and undated, consists of an agreement with Walt Disney Enterprises, sketches by Kay Kamen, Ltd., a press release about Hales Picture Puzzles, and prototypes of Hales Puzzle Pictures. Of note is a copy of the February 1938 Rockefeller Center Magazine. The magazine contains articles about science, technology, publishing, the arts, events at Radio City Music Hall (Disney-related) and television. It offers good documentation of office business machines.

The first series of puzzles Hales introduced in 1937 were four subjects from Walt Disney's characters: Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, and Donald Duck. The object of the puzzle was to put all of the pieces together in their proper place--some of the puzzle pieces were raised to different levels. After the puzzle was completed, it could be glued to a backboard. There are prototypes for the Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck puzzles. Only the Mickey and Minnie puzzles contain puzzle pieces. The Donald Duck puzzle consists of the box only.

In August 1937, Hales Pictures Inc., entered into a one year agreement with Walt Disney Enterprises that granted Hales the right to reproduce Disney characters for his puzzles and poster pictures. Hales paid Disney the sum of five-hundred dollars as an advance on future royalties. Disney also provided to Hales typical representations of the Disney characters. There are a series of Kay Kamen Ltd., Disney character drawings for Pluto, Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse, and Mickey Mouse. These drawings were provided to Hales by Kamen. The Minnie and Mickey Mouse drawings have been heavily annotated and mocked up by Hales for the purposes of creating his signature Hales Puzzle Pictures. Kamen (d. 1949) began his professional career as a retail hat merchant and later entered advertising. In 1932, Kamen contacted Disney, soon signed a contract, and was named the company's sole licensing representative. Through merchandising, Kamen made Disney's mouse star popular.

Series 6, Hales Sign Company, 1909 and undated, consists of examples of promotional and branded pieces for Hales's sign painting business that was located in Baltimore, Maryland.

Series 7, Drawings/Sketches, 1927-1930 and undated, consists of pencil, ink and paint sketches. The bulk of the sketches are Christmas-related, such as the poster study for the Macy's Christmas Wonderland, 1927 and the toy department displays for a bridge, drawbridge, house and tower. Other sketches include Noah's Ark, a matador, the "The Wise Woman of Gotham," Carlin's Amusement Park of Baltimore, Maryland, and resort scenes (tennis, golf and sailing).

Series 8, Photographs, 1925-1935, consists primarily of black-and-white prints documenting Hales's work in his studio and for clients such as Macy's. Some of the photographs were taken by Worsinger Window Service, Hughes Company of Baltimore, Le Don Studio of White Plains, New York; Apeda Studio, Inc. of New York City; Schultze Studio of Brooklyn, New York, and H.C. Campbell Company of Oakland, California.

Series 9, Greeting Cards, undated, consists of examples of greeting cards and postcards, primarily for Christmas, Easter, and Valentines Day, assembled by Hales.

Series 10, Clippings, 1922-1935, consists of loose photocopies and original news and magazine clippings in a bound volume. The clippings primarily relate to Hales's work in New York City, but there are clippings about The Corner Shop at Macy's, and there are copies of illustrations assembled by Hales, specifically the "Best Fifty Small Folio Currier and Ives Prints. " The majority of these he clipped from the New York Sun. Also included are clippings about La Chauve-Souris the touring revue during the early 1900s.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into ten series.

Series 1, Brillant Sign Company, 1908-1909

Series 2, Landy R. Hales, Inc., 1927-1929, 1944

Series 3, Hales Layer Poster Corporation, 1922-1969 (bulk 1920s)

Series 4, Hales Manikins, Inc., 1938-1948 and undated

Series 5, Hales Pictures, Inc., 1937-1938, 1967 and undated

Series 6, Hales Sign Company, 1909 and undated

Series 7, Drawings/Sketches, 1927-1930 and undated

Series 8, Photographs, 1925-1935

Series 9, Greeting Cards, undated

Series 10, Clippings, 1922-1935

Biographical / Historical:

Landy R. Hales was born on September 17, 1889 in Baltimore, Maryland to Landy J. Hales and Fanny Linthicum Hales. Hales grew up in Anne Arundel, Maryland and had one brother, Wesley Hales. Hales began his career with no formal art training and apprenticed as a sign painter in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1908, Hales formed the Brilliant Sign Company in Baltimore to design displays for area businesses. In 1913, Hales married Lenore McCully. They had two children, Elizabeth McCully Hales (b. 1915) and Landy Romain Hales (b. 1921).

During World War I, Hales designed posters for the Liberty Bond Program, created by then Secretary of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo (1863-1941). This poster campaign was intended to popularize the bonds, and Hales created posters using his "layer technique," which was a method of making a poster by placing cut-out pieces of materials such as composition board or wood on a background, then building layers to form three dimensions in the finished product. In the early 1920s, Hales moved to New York City to advance his career and expand his opportunities. In New York, Hales specialized in display devices, commercial art, and advertising. An artist-inventor, Hales patented two ideas, a display device (US Patent 1,563,485) and a manikin (US Patent 2,129,421). He founded Landy R. Hales, Inc. (1925), Hales Layer Poster Corporation (1925), Hales Manikins, Inc. (1941), and Hales Pictures, Inc. 1937. In 1937, Hales Pictures Inc., entered into a one-year agreement with Walt Disney Enterprises that granted Hales the right to reproduce Disney characters for his puzzles and poster pictures. During the same year, Hales leased office space at Rockefeller Center.

Hales worked for Morris Gest, a theatrical producer, creating advertising for the Russian show Le Chauve Sourvis which featured the Parade of the Wooden Soldiers. Hales also manufactured and installed mechanical displays in Macy's Christmas windows at 34th Street and worked as an independent contractor for other department stores such as Gimbel Brothers and Saks & Company as well as the Hotel Nassau, Keystone Manufacturing Company, Rialto Theater, Keith's New York Hippodrome, and the Music Box Theatre.

Hales left New York City in 1945 and returned to Maryland, where he did commercial work for Carlin's Amusement Park in Baltimore and created layer posters for himself and family members. Hales died in 1972 at the age of 84.

Related Materials:

Materials at the Archives Center

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Parades:stereographs, circa 1880-1908 (AC0060)

Messmore and Damon Company Records, 1930s-1990s (AC0846)

Hudson Fulton Celebration Parade Photograph Album, 1909 (AC1149)

William L. Bird "Holidays on Display" Collection (AC1288)

Provenance:

The collection was donated by Katharine Landa McNulty Hogben, Frances Helen McNulty Beverage, Margaret Ann McNulty Klipp, Lenore Hales McNulty Frey, and Elizabeth Stuart McNulty on November 27, 2005.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Games  Search this

Display of merchandise  Search this

Toys -- 20th century  Search this

Store decoration  Search this

Parades  Search this

Parade floats  Search this

Show windows  Search this

Packaging  Search this

Parade float designers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photograph albums

Design drawings

Sketches

Scrapbooks

Photographs -- 20th century

Clippings

Citation:

Landy R. Hales Papers, 1908-1969, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0906

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Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep851d5a1c1-6cde-4678-93d8-d2dc3f1dfa2d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0906

Creator:

McLanathan, Richard B. K., 1916-1998  Search this

Subject:

Bulfinch, Charles  Search this

Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute  Search this

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston  Search this

Harvard University  Search this

American Association of Museums  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Moving images

Citation:

Richard McLanathan papers, 1901-1995, bulk 1940s-1990s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Theme:

Research and writing about art  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)6431

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)215555

AAA_collcode_mclarich

Theme:

Research and writing about art

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_215555

Creator:

McLanathan, Richard B. K.  Search this

Names:

American Association of Museums  Search this

Harvard University  Search this

Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute  Search this

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston  Search this

Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844  Search this

Extent:

29.8 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Moving images

Date:

1901-1995

bulk 1940s-1990s

Summary:

The papers of art historian, arts administrator, consultant, and author Richard McLanathan, measure 29.8 linear feet and date from 1901 to 1995, with the bulk of the records dating from the 1940s to 1990s. The collection documents McLanathan's career through correspondence, education records, writings, and lecture files; papers related to his career at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and his directorship at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute; and project files from his consulting work in arts, education, historic preservation, administrative reorganization, funding, and publicity. The collection is primarily composed of correspondence, writings, reports, printed matter, as well as some photographs and audiovisual material.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of art historian, arts administrator, consultant, and author Richard McLanathan, measure 29.8 linear feet and date from 1901 to 1995, with the bulk of the records dating from the 1940s to 1990s. The collection documents McLanathan's career through correspondence with artists, museum professionals, and collectors; records from his education at Harvard, including papers related to the American architect Charles Bulfinch; papers pertaining to various lectures, essay, and book projects; material documenting his career at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and his directorship at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute; and project files from his consulting work in arts, education, historic preservation, and administrative reorganization, funding, and publicity. Also included is a significant amount of material related to McLanathan's post as art curator at the American National Exhibition, Moscow, USSR, in 1959; and his work as writer, researcher, and editor at the National Gallery of art form the late-1960s to late-1970s.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged as 9 series

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1942-1994 (1.0 linear feet; Boxes 1, 30-31, FC 32)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1901-1995, bulk 1940s-1990s (0.4 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Writings, 1934-1995 (9.6 linear feet; Boxes 1-10, 31)

Series 4: Association and Membership Records, 1950-1987 (3.5 linear feet; Boxes 11-14, FC 33)

Series 5: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, circa 1946-1976 (2.0 linear feet; Box 14-16)

Series 6: Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, 1958-1963 (1.0 linear feet; Box 16-17)

Series 7: Consulting Projects, 1950s-1991 (10.8 linear feet; Box 17-28, 31)

Series 8: Printed Material, 1930s-1990s (1.0 linear feet; Box 28-29)

Series 9: Photographs, circa 1940s-1990s (0.5 linear feet; Box 29)

Biographical / Historical:

Richard McLanathan (1916-1998) was an art historian, curator, museum administrator, consultant, and author in New York and Boston. McLanathan began his career at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, followed by the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, New York before moving on to consulting work for the remainder of his career. He published numerous books and articles, was a key member of several professional and cultural organizations, and consulted on multiple projects for corporations, municipalities, museums, and educational institutions.

McLanathan graduated from high school from The Choate School in 1934, followed by his bachelor's degree and doctorate from Harvard University. While writing his dissertation on the early-American architect Charles Bulfinch, McLanathan was hired as assistant curator of paintings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA). Other titles he held there include Secretary of the Museum (1949-1956), Editor of Museum Publications (1952-1957), and Curator of Sculpture and Decorative Arts (1954-1957). Additionally, McLanathan was a member of the art and executive committees for the Boys' Club of Boston (circa 1950-1956).

McLanathan moved to Utica, New York, in 1957, for the position of director at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Museum of Art (MWP) where he organized exhibitions, was responsible for the institute's community arts program, oversaw the planning and completion of a new museum building designed by Philip Johnson, and worked on the restoration of Fountain Elms, a nearby 1850s Tuscan villa. McLanathan was then assigned as curator of the art exhibition at the American National Exhibition, Moscow, USSR, in 1959. This led to additional roles as an American specialist for the State Department in West Germany (1959), Poland (1959), Denmark (1959), and Yugoslavia (1961). Around this time, McLanathan also served on the Commissioner's Committee for the Arts and Museum Resources under the New York State Council of the Arts (1960-1964).

After resigning from MWP in 1961, McLanathan worked primarily as a freelance writer, lecturer, and consultant. His consulting projects included program planning, future development, curriculum development, administrative reorganization, exhibitions, historic preservation, budgeting and funding, and policy development. His clients included the Atlanta Art Association, IBM, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Time-Life, State University of New Mexico, and U. S. Plywood. In the late 1960s, McLanathan began working as a project consultant for the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. While there, his projects included Art & Man (1969-1973), A Guide to Civilisation: The Kenneth Clark Films on the Cultural Life of Western Man (1970), East Building, National Gallery: A Profile (1978), and various other writings and films .

As a writer, McLanathan contributed to the Encyclopedia of World Art and Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, and published articles on artists, architecture, art history in general, and museums in the Atlantic Monthly, New York Times, Art News, and Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. The books he wrote include Images of the Universe: Leonardo da Vinci, The Artist as Scientist (1966), The Pageant of Medieval Art and Life (1966), The American Tradition in the Arts (1968), Art in America, A Brief History (1973), The Art of Marguerite Stix (1977), and World Art in American Museums, A Personal Guide (1983).

Provenance:

This collection was donated in two installments by Richard McLanathan, 1994-1995, and by Jane McLanathan, 2005-2007, via her estate's executor.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment, and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References 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 consultants -- New York (State)  Search this

Art historians -- New York (State)  Search this

Arts administrators -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Arts administrators -- New York (State) -- Utica  Search this

Authors -- New York (State)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Moving images

Citation:

Richard McLanathan papers, 1901-1995. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.

Identifier:

AAA.mclarich

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw94cfbdcde-8849-4607-902b-41ada5b9da17

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-mclarich

Creator:

Tam, Reuben  Search this

Subject:

Andrews, Dorothy  Search this

Nesjar, Carl  Search this

Kienbusch, William  Search this

Solomon, Hyde  Search this

Alan Gallery (Charles Alan)  Search this

Coe Kerr Gallery  Search this

Brooklyn Museum of Art  Search this

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation  Search this

Downtown Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture  Search this

Type:

Sketchbooks

Sound recordings

Poems

Diaries

Scrapbooks

Watercolors

Drawings

Citation:

Reuben Tam papers, 1931-2006. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Educators -- Hawaii  Search this

Educators -- Maine  Search this

Educators -- New York (State)  Search this

Asian American artists  Search this

Theme:

Asian American  Search this

Sketches & Sketchbooks  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)8481

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210657

AAA_collcode_tamreub

Theme:

Asian American

Sketches & Sketchbooks

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210657

Creator:

Zogbaum, Elisabeth Ross, 1912-2005  Search this

Subject:

Kline, Franz  Search this

Type:

Drawings

Scrapbooks

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Elisabeth Zogbaum papers regarding Franz Kline, 1892-circa 2005, bulk 1930-1990. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Abstract expressionism  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9155

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211349

AAA_collcode_klinfran

Theme:

Women

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211349

Creator:

Wood, Beatrice, 1893-1998  Search this

Subject:

Arensberg, Walter  Search this

Arensberg, Louise S. (Louise Stevenson)  Search this

Duchamp, Marcel  Search this

Hoag, Stephen Asa  Search this

John Waller, Fine Ceramics (Firm : Los Angeles, Calif.)  Search this

Zachary Waller Gallery (Los Angeles, Calif.)  Search this

Garth Clark Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Type:

Interviews

Diaries

Drawings

Sketchbooks

Drawings

Citation:

Beatrice Wood papers, 1894-1998, bulk 1930-1990. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Women ceramicists  Search this

Scrapbooks  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women authors  Search this

Theme:

Diaries  Search this

Women  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9363

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211559

AAA_collcode_woodbeat

Theme:

Diaries

Women

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211559

Artist:

Edward Sorel, born 1929  Search this

Sitter:

Thomas Jefferson, 13 Apr 1743 - 4 Jul 1826  Search this

James Madison, 16 Mar 1751 - 28 Jun 1836  Search this

Woodrow Wilson, 28 Dec 1856 - 3 Feb 1924  Search this

Harry S. Truman, 8 May 1884 - 26 Dec 1972  Search this

George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799  Search this

Richard Milhous Nixon, 9 Jan 1913 - 22 Apr 1994  Search this

Stephen Grover Cleveland, 18 Mar 1837 - 24 Jun 1908  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 30 Jan 1882 - 12 Apr 1945  Search this

Martin Van Buren, 5 Dec 1782 - 24 Jul 1862  Search this

Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865  Search this

Theodore Roosevelt, 27 Oct 1858 - 6 Jan 1919  Search this

Calvin Coolidge, 4 Jul 1872 - 5 Jan 1933  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower, 14 Oct 1890 - 28 Mar 1969  Search this

William Howard Taft, 15 Sep 1857 - 8 Mar 1930  Search this

Warren Gamaliel Harding, 2 Nov 1865 - 2 Aug 1923  Search this

John Adams, 30 Oct 1735 - 4 Jul 1826  Search this

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 29 May 1917 - 22 Nov 1963  Search this

Medium:

Color halftone poster

Dimensions:

Sheet: 57.9 x 67.4cm (22 13/16 x 26 9/16")

Type:

Print

Date:

1996

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this

Equipment\Sign  Search this

Poster  Search this

Poster\Political  Search this

Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\United States  Search this

Stephen Grover Cleveland: Male  Search this

Stephen Grover Cleveland: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

Stephen Grover Cleveland: Politics and Government\Governor\New York  Search this

Stephen Grover Cleveland: Law and Crime\Police\Sheriff  Search this

Stephen Grover Cleveland: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

Stephen Grover Cleveland: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University trustee  Search this

Stephen Grover Cleveland: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor\Buffalo, NY  Search this

George Washington: Male  Search this

George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War  Search this

George Washington: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman  Search this

George Washington: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer  Search this

George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this

George Washington: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

George Washington: Science and Technology\Surveyor  Search this

George Washington: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this

Calvin Coolidge: Male  Search this

Calvin Coolidge: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

Calvin Coolidge: Literature\Writer  Search this

Calvin Coolidge: Politics and Government\Governor\Massachusetts  Search this

Calvin Coolidge: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US  Search this

Calvin Coolidge: Politics and Government\Government official  Search this

Calvin Coolidge: Politics and Government\State Senator\Massachusetts  Search this

Calvin Coolidge: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

Calvin Coolidge: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist  Search this

Calvin Coolidge: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor  Search this

Calvin Coolidge: Politics and Government\Lieutenant Governor\Massachusetts  Search this

Calvin Coolidge: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Massachusetts  Search this

James Madison: Male  Search this

James Madison: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

James Madison: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Virginia  Search this

James Madison: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman  Search this

James Madison: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

James Madison: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State  Search this

James Madison: Literature\Writer\Essayist  Search this

James Madison: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Virginia  Search this

James Madison: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution  Search this

Woodrow Wilson: Male  Search this

Woodrow Wilson: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

Woodrow Wilson: Literature\Writer  Search this

Woodrow Wilson: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University  Search this

Woodrow Wilson: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University president  Search this

Woodrow Wilson: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

Woodrow Wilson: Politics and Government\Governor\New Jersey  Search this

Woodrow Wilson: Nobel Prize  Search this

Warren Gamaliel Harding: Male  Search this

Warren Gamaliel Harding: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher  Search this

Warren Gamaliel Harding: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

Warren Gamaliel Harding: Politics and Government\US Senator\Ohio  Search this

Warren Gamaliel Harding: Politics and Government\State Senator\Ohio  Search this

Warren Gamaliel Harding: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Broker\Insurance agent  Search this

Warren Gamaliel Harding: Politics and Government\Lieutenant Governor\Ohio  Search this

Harry S. Truman: Male  Search this

Harry S. Truman: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

Harry S. Truman: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US  Search this

Harry S. Truman: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist  Search this

Harry S. Truman: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Captain  Search this

Harry S. Truman: Law and Crime\Judge  Search this

Harry S. Truman: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

Harry S. Truman: Politics and Government\US Senator\Missouri  Search this

Harry S. Truman: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this

William Howard Taft: Male  Search this

William Howard Taft: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

William Howard Taft: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War  Search this

William Howard Taft: Politics and Government\Government official  Search this

William Howard Taft: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University  Search this

William Howard Taft: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

William Howard Taft: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice\Chief Justice of US  Search this

William Howard Taft: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\College administrator\Dean  Search this

William Howard Taft: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\Law  Search this

John Adams: Male  Search this

John Adams: Literature\Writer  Search this

John Adams: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman  Search this

John Adams: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration  Search this

John Adams: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US  Search this

John Adams: Politics and Government\Diplomat  Search this

John Adams: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

John Adams: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Massachusetts  Search this

John Fitzgerald Kennedy: Male  Search this

John Fitzgerald Kennedy: Literature\Writer  Search this

John Fitzgerald Kennedy: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Massachusetts  Search this

John Fitzgerald Kennedy: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer  Search this

John Fitzgerald Kennedy: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

John Fitzgerald Kennedy: Politics and Government\US Senator\Massachusetts  Search this

John Fitzgerald Kennedy: Pulitzer Prize  Search this

John Fitzgerald Kennedy: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Male  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Literature\Writer  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University president  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Politics and Government\Chief of Staff  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\World War II  Search this

Martin Van Buren: Male  Search this

Martin Van Buren: Politics and Government\US Senator\New York  Search this

Martin Van Buren: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

Martin Van Buren: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US  Search this

Martin Van Buren: Politics and Government\Governor\New York  Search this

Martin Van Buren: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

Martin Van Buren: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State  Search this

Martin Van Buren: Politics and Government\State Senator\New York  Search this

Martin Van Buren: Politics and Government\State Attorney General\New York  Search this

Richard Milhous Nixon: Male  Search this

Richard Milhous Nixon: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

Richard Milhous Nixon: Literature\Writer  Search this

Richard Milhous Nixon: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US  Search this

Richard Milhous Nixon: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer  Search this

Richard Milhous Nixon: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

Richard Milhous Nixon: Politics and Government\US Senator\California  Search this

Richard Milhous Nixon: Politics and Government\US Congressman\California  Search this

Theodore Roosevelt: Male  Search this

Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\State Legislator\New York  Search this

Theodore Roosevelt: Literature\Writer  Search this

Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US  Search this

Theodore Roosevelt: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Colonel  Search this

Theodore Roosevelt: Natural Resource Occupations\Explorer  Search this

Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Governor\New York  Search this

Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

Theodore Roosevelt: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Historian  Search this

Theodore Roosevelt: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist  Search this

Theodore Roosevelt: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Rancher  Search this

Theodore Roosevelt: Nobel Prize  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Male  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Governor\New York  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\State Senator\New York  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Vice-Presidential Candidate  Search this

Thomas Jefferson: Male  Search this

Thomas Jefferson: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

Thomas Jefferson: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman  Search this

Thomas Jefferson: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration  Search this

Thomas Jefferson: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US  Search this

Thomas Jefferson: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer  Search this

Thomas Jefferson: Visual Arts\Architect  Search this

Thomas Jefferson: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

Thomas Jefferson: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State  Search this

Thomas Jefferson: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister  Search this

Thomas Jefferson: Science and Technology\Inventor  Search this

Thomas Jefferson: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Virginia  Search this

Thomas Jefferson: Politics and Government\Governor\Virginia  Search this

Thomas Jefferson: Education and Scholarship\Founder\University  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Male  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Military and Intelligence\Soldier  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Illinois  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Surveyor  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\State Senator\Illinois  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Crafts and Trades\Boat builder  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Alan Fern

Object number:

NPG.2000.56

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© Edward Sorel

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Location:

Currently not on view

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a36e3ce3-4af1-47ef-a83d-b577d962515c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.2000.56

Artist:

Robert Rauschenberg, 22 Oct 1925 - 12 May 2008  Search this

Sitter:

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, 30 Nov 1874 - 24 Jan 1965  Search this

Lady Clementine Spencer Churchill, 1 Apr 1885 - 12 Dec 1977  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 30 Jan 1882 - 12 Apr 1945  Search this

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, 11 Oct 1884 - 7 Nov 1962  Search this

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1870 - 1924  Search this

Mohandas Gandhi, 2 Oct 1869 - 30 Jan 1948  Search this

Mao Tse-Tung, 26 Dec 1893 - Sep 1976  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower, 14 Oct 1890 - 28 Mar 1969  Search this

Martin Luther King, Jr., 15 Jan 1929 - 4 Apr 1968  Search this

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, 18 Jul 1918 - 5 Dec 2013  Search this

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, 13 Oct 1925 - 8 Apr 2013  Search this

Medium:

Collage of black and white and color transparencies on paperboard

Dimensions:

35.2 x 25.8 cm. (13 7/8 x 10 3/16")

Type:

Collage

Date:

1998

Topic:

Collage  Search this

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela: Male  Search this

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist  Search this

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\President  Search this

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela: Nobel Prize  Search this

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin: Male  Search this

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Revolutionary  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Male  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Literature\Writer  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University president  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Politics and Government\Chief of Staff  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\World War II  Search this

Margaret Hilda Thatcher: Female  Search this

Margaret Hilda Thatcher: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\Prime Minister\Great Britain  Search this

Margaret Hilda Thatcher: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this

Mohandas Gandhi: Male  Search this

Mohandas Gandhi: Society and Social Change\Reformer  Search this

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Female  Search this

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Literature\Writer  Search this

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist  Search this

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Politics and Government\First Lady\First Lady of US  Search this

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Humanitarian  Search this

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill: Male  Search this

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill: Literature\Writer  Search this

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\Prime Minister\Great Britain  Search this

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill: Nobel Prize  Search this

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Male  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Governor\New York  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\State Senator\New York  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Vice-Presidential Candidate  Search this

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Male  Search this

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist\Civil rights leader  Search this

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Minister  Search this

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Nobel Prize  Search this

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this

Mao Tse-Tung: Male  Search this

Mao Tse-Tung: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Revolutionary  Search this

Mao Tse-Tung: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\Communist Party Chairman  Search this

Lady Clementine Spencer Churchill: Female  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine

Object number:

NPG.99.TC13

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

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Location:

Currently not on view

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4484eef0e-43e3-4bfa-b69a-cff5f7c7becc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.99.TC13

Artist:

Robert Lee Dean Jr., born 1929  Search this

Sitter:

Dwight David Eisenhower, 14 Oct 1890 - 28 Mar 1969  Search this

Medium:

Bronze cast

Dimensions:

61cm (24")

Type:

Sculpture

Date:

c. 1969-90

Topic:

Dwight David Eisenhower: Male  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Literature\Writer  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University president  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Politics and Government\Chief of Staff  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\World War II  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Freedoms Foundation

Object number:

PA460003

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4b04643dc-856e-45b2-b608-3609a1d04352

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_PA460003

Creator:

Colpitt, Frances  Search this

Extent:

9.3 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Date:

1932-2022

Summary:

The papers of Frances Colpitt measure 9.0 linear feet and date from 1932 to 2022. The papers document Colpitt's career as an art historian and educator through artist files, research writing project records, teaching files, other professional activities files, printed materials, sound recordings of interviews and lectures, video recordings, and born-digital materials.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of Frances Colpitt measure 9.0 linear feet and date from 1932 to 2022. The papers document Colpitt's career as an art historian and educator through artist files, research writing project records, teaching files, other professional activities files, printed materials, sound recordings of interviews and lectures, video recordings, and born-digital materials.

Artist files consist of notes, articles and clippings, exhibition announcements and some catalogs, interview transcripts, and some photographs of artwork related to various artists.

Research writing projects records consist of files on various topics related to abstract art and Los Angeles art compiled by Colpitt for essay and book projects. The files primarily contain photocopies of research articles from the 1930s-1990s with some of Colpitt's notes, but do not typically contain drafts of writings.

Teaching files contain course materials for courses taught by Colpitt at the University of Southern California, University of Texas at San Antonio, and Texas Christian University. Records include some lecture notes.

Professional activity files consist of administrative material related to teaching positions, some curatorial projects, and contract writing work.

Printed materials include a copy of Colpitt's dissertation, articles, and exhibition catalogs for exhibitions Colpitt either wrote essays for or helped curate.

Also found are sound recordings of interviews Colpitt conducted with artists and sound recordings of some of Colpitt's lectures.

A series of unidentified born-digital material remains unprocessed.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into seven series.

Series 1: Artist Files, 1933-2022 (2.8 linear feet; Boxes 1-3)

Series 2: Research Writing Projects, 1930-2022 (2.8 linear feet; Boxes 3-6)

Series 3: Teaching Files, 1981-2021 (1.8 linear feet; Boxes 6-8)

Series 4: Professional Activity Files, 1977-2020 (0.7 linear feet; Boxes 8-9)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1975-2018 (0.3 linear feet; Boxes 9)

Series 6: Audio Interviews and Lectures, 1980-1983 (0.3 linear feet; Box 9)

Series 7: Unprocessed Born-Digital Material, undated (0.2 linear feet; Box 9)

Biographical / Historical:

Frances Jean Colpitt (1952-2022) was an art historian, art museum curator, and educator in Fort Worth, Texas, who specialized in American art after the 1960s and wrote extensively on abstract art.­

Colpitt was born in 1952 and completed her undergraduate studies in Fine Arts at the University of Tulsa in 1974. Colpitt then went on to receive a PhD in art history from the University of Southern California in 1982. Colpitt taught at the University of Southern California from 1988 to 1990, the University of Texas San Antonio from 1990 to 2005, and at Texas Christian University from 2005 to 2021. Colpitt died in 2022.

Provenance:

Donated in 2023 by the Estate of Frances Jean Colpitt via Mary Margaret Colpitt, estate executor.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records in this collection must use access copies. Contact References 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 historians -- Texas -- Fort Worth  Search this

Educators -- Texas -- Fort Worth  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Citation:

Frances Colpitt papers, 1932-2022. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.colpfran

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9770fd7c2-9ca2-4d7f-b926-74afd493792f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-colpfran

Collection Creator:

Colpitt, Frances  Search this

Extent:

2.8 Linear feet (Boxes 3-6)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1930-2022

Scope and Contents:

Series is comprised of files, including born-digital files, on various topics related to abstract art and Los Angeles art compiled by Colpitt for various essay and book projects. The files primarily contain photocopies of research articles from the 1930s-1990s along with some of Colpitt's notes. Most of the files do not contain drafts of writings.

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records in this collection must use access copies. Contact References 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:

Frances Colpitt papers, 1932-2022. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.colpfran, Series 2

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw95da85b95-ef73-4caf-8c0c-9df5206f97e4

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-colpfran-ref102

Collection Creator:

Bohrod, Aaron  Search this

Container:

Box 10, Folder 44-50

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References 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:

Aaron Bohrod papers, 1507-1994, bulk circa 1930-1994. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Aaron Bohrod papers

Aaron Bohrod papers / Series 5: Writings

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e926eb9b-b4de-403f-b280-ea2e3d757b58

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-bohraaro-ref361

Collection Creator:

Bohrod, Aaron  Search this

Container:

Box 19, Folder 4

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs [31027000865259]

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References 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:

Aaron Bohrod papers, 1507-1994, bulk circa 1930-1994. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Aaron Bohrod papers / Series 8: Photographic Materials

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e6fafd61-ae0a-4dec-a2a0-dc7a1cd86dd7

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-bohraaro-ref426

Creator:

Genauer, Emily, 1910-2002  Search this

Names:

Aronson, David, 1923-2015  Search this

Bishop, Isabel, 1902-1988  Search this

Carnegie, Dorothy  Search this

Chagall, Marc, 1887-1985  Search this

Dalí, Salvador, 1904-1989  Search this

Davis, Stuart, 1892-1964  Search this

Graham, Martha  Search this

Guggenheim, Harry Frank, 1890-1971  Search this

Pereira, I. Rice (Irene Rice), 1902-1971  Search this

Still, Clyfford, 1904-  Search this

Tamayo, Rufino, 1899-1991  Search this

Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959  Search this

Extent:

11.4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Interviews

Essays

Lectures

Transcriptions

Speeches

Photographs

Date:

circa 1920-1990

Summary:

The papers of art critic Emily Genauer measure 11.4 linear feet and date from circa 1920 to 1990. Found within the papers are correspondence with artists, gallery owners, and friends; extensive writings; research and reference files; personal business records; and photographs. Notable correspondents include David Aronson, Mrs. Max Beckman, Isabel Bishop, Dorothy Carnegie, Marc Chagall, Salvatore Dali, Stuart Davis, Martha Graham, Harry F. Guggenheim, Irene Rice Pereira, Clyfford Still, Rufino Tamayo, and Frank Lloyd Wright, among many others.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of art critic Emily Genauer measure 11.4 linear feet and date from circa 1920 to 1990. Found within the papers are correspondence with artists, gallery owners, and friends; extensive writings; research and reference files; personal business records; and photographs.

Notable correspondents include David Aronson, Mrs. Max Beckman, Isabel Bishop, Dorothy Carnegie, Marc Chagall, Salvatore Dali, Stuart Davis, Martha Graham, Harry F. Guggenheim, Irene Rice Pereira, Clyfford Still, Rufino Tamayo, and Frank Lloyd Wright, among numerous others. Extensive writings consist largely of drafts of columns written by Genauer and supporting research notes, as well as essays, speeches, lectures, book manuscripts, and memoirs. Research and reference files include source material for columns and essays. Personal business records document Genauer's work on committees and arts organizations, juries, awards, honors and also include interview transcripts and other personal scattered files. There is material regarding her leaving the New York World-Telegram. Printed material includes two of Genauer's books, magazines, newspaper clippings, and exhibition catalogs. Photographs are portraits of Genauer and of artwork.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged as 6 series.

Missing Title

Series 1: Correspondence and Letters, 1938-1991 (Box 1, 12, 0.8 linear feet)

Series 2: Writings, circa 1930s-1990s (Box 1-3, 2.5 linear feet)

Series 3: Research and Reference Files, circa 1920s-1990s (Box 4-6, 2.6 linear feet)

Series 4: Personal Business Records, 1933-1992 (Box 6-7, 0.8 linear feet)

Series 5: Printed Materials, circa 1920s-1990s (Box 7-9, 12, 1.6 linear feet)

Series 6: Photographs, circa 1930s-1970s (Box 9-11, 12, 1.8 linear feet)

Biographical / Historical:

Emily Genauer (1911-2002) was a modern art critic and columinst working in New York City from 1932 until well into the 1980s. In 1974, she won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished art criticism.

Genauer was born in 1911 in Staten Island. She attended Hunter College and Columbia University, majoring in Journalism. She began her writing career in 1929 with the New York World, which later became the New York World-Telegram. She became a strong advocate for modern art and sculpture and introduced modern artists like Marc Chagall and Diego Rivera to the newspaper audience. She also followed lesser known artists and often visited their studios, and they, in return, regularly read her articles and reviews of their shows.

Genauer left the New York World-Telegram in 1949 after a dispute with the owner who accused her writing as overly sympathetic to "Communists and left-wingers" and told her she could no longer write about Picasso. She immediately went to work as the art critic for the New York Herald Tribune, where she worked until 1967, when it folded. She then wrote a regular column for the Newsday Syndicate until the mid-1970s. She also worked for Harper's and in television and served on the council for the National Endowment for the Humanities from 1966 to 1970. Genauer was the author of a number of books, including The Best of Art, Chagall at the Met, and Rufino Tamayo.

Genauer passed away in 2002 in New York City at the age of 91.

Separated Materials:

The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming (reel NG1) including 300 letters, photographs, and printed material. Loaned materials were returned to the lender and are not described in the collection container inventory.

Provenance:

Emily Genauer lent letters on reel NG1 for microfilming 1959. Constance Roche, daughter of Emily Genauer, donated additional papers in 2000 and 2003.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice. 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 -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Gallery owners -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Women art critics  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Essays

Lectures

Transcriptions

Speeches

Photographs

Citation:

Emily Genauer papers, circa 1920s-1990s. Archives of American art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian Institution Collections Care Pool Fund.

Identifier:

AAA.genaemil

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9fe4ef839-12c1-4272-b2a9-b443c96d360a

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-genaemil

Creator:

Lippard, Lucy R.  Search this

Names:

Addison Gallery of American Art  Search this

Alliance for Cultural Democracy  Search this

Art Workers Coalition  Search this

Heresies Collective, Inc.  Search this

Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Political Art Documentation/Distribution (Organization)  Search this

Printed Matter, Inc.  Search this

Studio International (Firm)  Search this

University of Colorado -- Faculty  Search this

Women's Caucus for Art  Search this

Andre, Carl, 1935-  Search this

Chicago, Judy, 1939-  Search this

Darboven, Hanne  Search this

Edelson, Mary Beth  Search this

Hammond, Harmony  Search this

Henes, Donna  Search this

Johnson, Ray, 1927-  Search this

Judd, Donald, 1928-  Search this

LeWitt, Sol, 1928-2007  Search this

Pearson, Henry, 1914-2006  Search this

Stevens, May  Search this

Extent:

88.9 Linear feet

0.454 Gigabytes

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Gigabytes

Sound recordings

Interviews

Photographs

Date:

1930s-2010

bulk 1960-1990

Summary:

The papers of New York and New Mexico writer, art critic, and curator, Lucy R. Lippard, measure 88.9 linear feet and 0.454 GB and date from the 1930s to 2007, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1960s to the 1990s. Over half of the collection consists of correspondence files documenting Lippard's professional relationships with artists, writers, galleries, art institutions, and political organizations, and her interest in conceptual and minimalist art, feminism and political activism. Also found are Lippard's notes and writings including sound recordings and interviews, teaching and exhibition files, printed and digital material, several works of art, and photographs of artwork and artists. Scattered throughout the collection are a small number of records concerning Lippard's personal life. An addition of 3.0 linear feet donated 2015 includes subject files on feminist and conceptual art as well as land use, development, and local politics and history in New Mexico.

There is a 35.4 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2015, 2021 and 2023 that incudes research files (press clippings, notes, correspondence, ephemera) related to the publications 'Lure of the Local' and 'Undermining' are a significant portion. In addition there are approximetley numerous notebooks ranging from 1965-1996, containing notes and daily tasks. Printed material and ephemera includes promotional materials for talks and public engagements, as well as press clippings of reviews and other news items featuring Lippard. Another significant portion of the addition is labeled "miscellaneous professional correspondence." Materials date from circa 1965-2010.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of New York and New Mexico writer, art critic, and curator, Lucy R. Lippard, measure 70.5 linear feet and 0.454 GB and date from the 1930s to 2007, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1960s to the 1990s. Over half of the collection consists of correspondence files documenting Lippard's professional relationships with artists, writers, galleries, art institutions, and political organizations, and her interest in conceptual and minimalist art, feminism and political activism. Also found are Lippard's notes and writings including sound recordings and interviews, teaching and exhibition files, printed and digital material, several works of art, and photographs of artwork and artists. Scattered throughout the collection are a small number of records concerning Lippard's personal life. An addition of 3.0 linear feet donated 2015 includes subject files on feminist and conceptual art as well as land use, development, and local politics and history in New Mexico.

A small amount of biographical material comprises resumes and an address book.

Correspondence files document all aspects of Lippard's professional life including her relationships with artists such as Carl Andre, Judy Chicago, Hanne Darboven, Ray Johnson, Sol LeWitt, and Henry Pearson; feminist artists including Mary Beth Edelson, Harmony Hammond, Donna Henes, and May Stevens; political and art-related activist groups such as Alliance for Cultural Democracy, Art Workers Coalition, Political Art Documentation/Distribution, Printed Matter, and Women's Caucus for Art; galleries and museums including Addison Gallery of American Art and the Museum of Modern Art, and publishers including Art International and Art Forum. The series also traces the development of Lippard's involvement in activist causes including censorship and the rights of artists, Central America and the impact of U.S. policy on the region, and equality and reproductive rights for women, as well as her interest in conceptual and minimalist art. The series includes scattered artwork and photographs of artists.

Writings are primarily by Lippard and include correspondence, manuscript drafts, extensive notes, and publication records for some of her best-known books such as The Graphic Work of Philip Evergood (1966), Six Years: The Dematerialization of the Art Object (1973), Eva Hesse (1976), Ad Reinhardt (1985), and Mixed Blessings: New Art in a Multicultural America (1990), as well as essays for publications such as Art Forum and Studio International and contributions to exhibition catalogs. Also found are edited transcripts from conferences, symposia and interviews conducted by and of Lippard, some audio recordings of interviews and symposia, including an interview with Donald Judd, and notes and typescripts for lectures and speeches.

A small number of files document Lippard's teaching work during the 1970s and 1980s, primarily at the University of Colorado, Boulder where she taught several courses and seminars.

Exhibition files document Lippard's involvement with exhibitions she helped to organize or curate such as A Different War: Vietnam in Art (1989-1991) 557,087 and 955,000 (1969, 1970), 2,972, 453 (1971) c.7,500 (1973-1974) and those for which she wrote catalog contributions.

Printed material includes a collection of articles written by Lippard and a small amount of material concerning events, such as speaking engagements, in which Lippard was involved. Other printed material reflects Lippard's wide range of artistic, political and activist interests and documents exhibitions and performances and the activities of art-related and political groups. Material includes many exhibition catalogs, announcements, invitations, printed posters, news clippings, journal articles, brochures, pamphlets and other publications.

Artwork includes sixteen items by unidentified artists, including two by children. Photographs consist primarily of photographs of works of art in addition to a small number of photos of exhibition installations.

There is a 35.4 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2015, 2021 and 2023 that incudes research files (press clippings, notes, correspondence, ephemera) related to the publications 'Lure of the Local' and 'Undermining' are a significant portion. In addition there are approximetley numerous notebooks ranging from 1965-1996, containing notes and daily tasks. Printed material and ephemera includes promotional materials for talks and public engagements, as well as press clippings of reviews and other news items featuring Lippard. Another significant portion of the addition is labeled "miscellaneous professional correspondence."Materials date from circa 1965-2010.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as nine series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1960s-circa 1980s (Box 1; 2 folders)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1950s-2006 (Boxes 1-28, 51, OVs 54-63; 28.8 linear feet)

Series 3: Writings, 1930s-1990s (Boxes 28-41, 51-52, OVs 64-66; 13.24 linear feet, ER01; 0.454 GB)

Series 4: Teaching Files, 1966-1993 (Boxes 41, 52; 0.76 linear feet)

Series 5: Exhibitions, 1960s-1990s (Boxes 42-45, 52, OVs 67-68; 4.2 linear feet)

Series 6: Printed Material, 1940s-2007 (Boxes 45-49, 52, OVs 69-77; 5.3 linear feet)

Series 7: Artwork and Ephemera, circa 1960s-circa 1990s (Boxes 50, 53; 4 folders)

Series 8: Photographs, 1950s-circa 1990s (Boxes 50, 53, OV 71; 1.0 linear foot)

Series 9: Unprocessed Addition, circa 1965-2010, (Boxes 78-113; 35.4 linear feet)

Biographical / Historical:

New York and New Mexico writer and art critic, Lucy R. Lippard, is the curator of numerous exhibitions and the author of over twenty-four books and other writings that trace the emergence of minimalist and conceptual art and document Lippard's commitment to feminism and political activism.

Born in New York City in 1937, Lippard earned a B.A. from Smith College in 1958 and an M.A. in 1962 from New York University's Institute of Fine Arts. In the 1960s she began writing art criticism for the journals Art International and Artforum. In 1966 she curated the landmark exhibition Eccentric Abstraction at the Fischbach Gallery in New York City. Lippard then curated the first of four defining conceptual art exhibitions that became known as her "numbers" shows, each titled after the populations of the cities in which they took place, with catalogs in the form of a set of 10 x 15 cm index cards. Opening at the Seattle Art Museum in 1969, 557,087 was followed by 955,000 in Vancouver, Canada, a few months later. 2,972,453 was held at the Centro de Arte y Comunicacíon in Buenos Aires in 1971 and c.7500 opened in Valencia, California, in 1973-1974 before traveling to several other venues in the United States and Europe.

Lippard's first book, The Graphic Work of Philip Evergood was published in 1966, followed by Pop Art the same year, and a collection of her early essays, Changing, in 1971. Six Years: The Dematerialization of the Art Object (1973) and From the Center: Feminist Essays on Women's Art (1976) documented the emergence of conceptual art and the early years of feminist art respectively. In 1976 Lippard published her seminal book on the life and work of Eva Hesse.

Between 1977 and 1978 Lippard lived on a farm in Devon, England, and worked on a novel, The First Stone, about the role of politics in the lives of three generations of women. During her walks across the English countryside she became interested in landscape art and conceived of her book Overlay: Contemporary Art and the Art of Prehistory which was subsequently published in 1983. Other books include Get the Message?: A Decade Of Art For Social Change (1984), Ad Reinhardt (1985), and Mixed Blessings: New Art in a Multicultural America (1990). Lippard has also written regular columns on art and politics for the Village Voice, In These Times and Z Magazine, and has been a contributing editor of Art in America.

Lippard was radicalized during a trip to Argentina in 1968 when she was invited to be a juror at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires. On her return to the United States she became heavily involved in anti-war activities and the Art Workers Coalition. She is a co-founder of several feminist and artist organizations including the feminist collective Heresies, which produced Heresies: A Feminist Journal on Art and Politics from 1977-1992, Ad Hoc Women Artists, Alliance for Cultural Democracy, Artists Call Against U.S. Intervention in Central America, Women's Action Coalition, and Women's Art Registry. In 1976 she was a founder of Printed Matter, a New York nonprofit dedicated to producing artists' publications. She also worked closely with Franklin Furnace, an artist-run space devoted to the promotion of artists' books, installation art, and video and performance art, and served on the organization's International Committee.

Lippard has been a visiting professor at the School of Visual Arts, the University of Colorado, Boulder, and the University of Queensland, Australia, and was Eminent Artist in Residence at the University of Wyoming Department of Art in 2015. She has received honorary doctorates in fine arts from Maine College of Art, the Massachusetts College of Art, Moore College of Art, San Francisco Art Institute, and others, and awards including a Guggenheim Fellowship, two National Endowment for the Arts grants in criticism, the Smith College Medal, the ArtTable Award for Distinguished Service to the Visual Arts, and the Bard College Center for Curatorial Studies Award for Excellence.

Lippard has lived in New Mexico since 1992 and works as a freelance writer and speaker.

Related Materials:

Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Lucy Lippard conducted in 2011 March 15, by Sue Heinemann, for the Archives of American Art's Elizabeth Murray Oral History of Women in the Visual Arts project, funded by a grant from the A G Foundation.

Provenance:

Lucy R. Lippard donated her papers in several increments between 1972-1995, 2006, 2015, 2021 and 2023.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice. 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:

Curators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Authors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Art critics -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Art -- Study and teaching  Search this

Artists -- Political activity  Search this

Art criticism  Search this

Feminism and art  Search this

Women authors  Search this

Women art critics  Search this

Art, Modern -- 20th century  Search this

Conceptual art  Search this

Minimal art  Search this

Women museum curators  Search this

Women educators  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Photographs

Citation:

Lucy R. Lippard papers, 1930s-2007, bulk 1960s-1990s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art

Identifier:

AAA.lipplucy

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9101c6a69-dde9-42ed-94cc-d03650c249ed

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-lipplucy

Collection Creator:

Lippard, Lucy R.  Search this

Extent:

13.24 Linear feet (Boxes 28-41, 51-52, OVs 64-66)

0.454 Gigabytes (ER01)

Type:

Archival materials

Gigabytes

Date:

1930s-1990s

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence, manuscript drafts and galleys, extensive notes, publication records, research material including artist-related correspondence and printed matter, and photographs, document Lippard's prolific writings on the subjects of individual artists such as Philip Evergood, Eva Hesse, Ad Reinhardt, and Tony Smith, conceptual, minimalist, and feminist art, and the relationship between art and activism.

Recordings include one sound cassette, one sound disc (vinyl), eleven sound tape reels, and one electronic disc (CD).

Arrangement:

The series is arranged as 2 subseries.

Missing Title

2.1: Writings by Lippard, 1930s-1990s

2.2: Writings by Others, 1960s-1990s

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice. 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:

Lucy R. Lippard papers, 1930s-2007, bulk 1960s-1990s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art

Identifier:

AAA.lipplucy, Series 3

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Archives of American Art

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw992f1e90b-1ede-4a0b-acb0-7d0fd64f5c13

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-lipplucy-ref2306

Collection Creator:

Lippard, Lucy R.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1930s-1990s

Scope and Contents:

The series documents Lippard's writing activities, primarily from the 1960s to the 1990s, and provides insight into the content and process of her writing for books, columns, essays, and lectures.

Lippard's most renowned writings from this period, including her seminal text on conceptual art, Six Years: The Dematerialization of the Art Object (1973), her monograph on Eva Hesse (1976), Get the Message?: A Decade Of Art For Social Change (1984), and Mixed Blessings: New Art in a Multicultural America (1990), are represented here. The series also includes Lippard's early "New York Letter" manuscripts written for Art International, and circa 100 additional essays written for publications such as Artforum, Art Voices and Hudson Review, including "The Pink Glass Swan" and "Trojan Horses: Activist Art and Power" (1984), as well as essays written for exhibitions on artists such as Rudy Burckhardt, Sol LeWitt, Ree Morton, and James Rosenquist. Also found are records documenting Lippard's role as co-editor for the Alliance for Cultural Democracy handbook How to '92: Model Actions for a Post-Columbian World.

Correspondence found in this series primarily relates to contracts and other aspects of the publication process, but there is also some correspondence with, and related to, artists including two folders of correspondence from Philip Evergood written to Lippard as she was writing The Graphic Work of Philip Evergood (1966), a detailed letter from Ethelyn Haig concerning recollections of Eva Hesse, photocopies of Hesse's correspondence and interviews, and some photocopies of correspondence from Ad Reinhardt.

The series also includes transcripts, notes and related material, including some audio recordings, of 5 interviews of Lippard and 6 interviews conducted by Lippard. These have been arranged as part of this series because they are annotated and edited by Lippard. They include recordings of interviews of Donald Judd and Robert Mangold in 1965 and 1968, transcripts of Lippard's interviews of Sol LeWitt and Tony Smith, and transcripts of interviews of Lippard conducted by Scott Marsden, and Ursula Meyer. Also found is the transcript of an interview regarding Lippard's 1998 book The Lure of the Local.

From 1970 to 1976 Lippard's speaking engagements at art schools were confined to answering written questions submitted by audiences; this series includes an extensive selection of these "questions addressed to Lippard in art schools." There are files on symposia and conferences which include notes and texts for Lippard's contributions and transcripts and notes of panel discussions edited by Lippard for publication.

Additional writings for exhibition catalogs can be found in Series 5.

Arrangement:

Records are arranged by format in which the writings were produced i.e. books, columns, conferences and symposia, interviews, lectures and speeches, and other writings, and are arranged alphabetically by title thereafter.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice. 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:

Lucy R. Lippard papers, 1930s-2007, bulk 1960s-1990s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art

Identifier:

AAA.lipplucy, Subseries 3.1

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw93c8cb69e-7d6b-447f-b931-0b3e19da4651

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Creator:

Zogbaum, Elisabeth Ross  Search this

Names:

Kline, Franz, 1910-1962  Search this

Extent:

11.5 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Scrapbooks

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1892-circa 2005

bulk 1930-1990

Summary:

The Elisabeth Zogbaum papers regarding Franz Kline measure 11.5 linear feet and date from 1892 to circa 2005, bulk 1930-1990. Zogbaum was a close companion to the New York-based painter Franz Kline and she managed his estate after his death. These papers include biographical material on Franz Kline, documents related to the Franz Kline estate and Franz Kline Foundation, and other material about the artist compiled by Elisabeth Zogbaum. In addition to the aforementioned material, the collection also includes correspondence, exhibition files, printed material, Zogbaum's research and notes, photographic material, artifacts, sound recordings of interviews, and books from Franz Kline's personal library.

Scope and Contents:

The Elisabeth Zogbaum papers regarding Franz Kline measure 11.5 linear feet and date from 1892 to circa 2005, bulk 1930-1990. Zogbaum was a close companion to the New York-based painter Franz Kline and she managed his estate after his death. These papers include biographical material on Franz Kline, documents related to the Franz Kline estate and Franz Kline Foundation, and other material about the artist compiled by Elisabeth Zogbaum. In addition to the aforementioned material, the collection also includes correspondence, exhibition files, printed material, Zogbaum's research and notes, photographic material, artifacts, sound recordings, and books from Franz Kline's personal library.

Franz Kline biographical material includes Kline's passport, will, address books, biographical outlines, obituaries, health and financial records, high school yearbooks, military training camp material, bills and receipts, loose pages of a high school scrapbook, and other material. There are also drawings and sketches by Franz Kline and a few drawings by others.

Correspondence is divided into two sections: correspondence with Franz Kline and correspondence with Elisabeth Zogbaum. Franz Kline correspondence mostly consists of letters to Franz Kline from friends, colleagues, artists, museums, and galleries. Notable correspondents include Sabro Hasegawa, Hedy Lamarr, John Ferren, Jack Micheline, William Morris, and Shinichi Segui. Elisabeth Ross Zogbaum correspondence consists of condolence letters upon the death of Franz Kline and professional correspondence with museums, galleries, foundations and collectors regarding his art.

The estate of Franz Kline includes financial and legal records on the Franz Kline estate, which Elisabeth Zogbaum managed as the sole executrix. There are art inventories, price lists, condition reports, sales reports, correspondence, contracts, tax records, and documents related to Marlborough Gallery and other galleries.

The Franz Kline Foundation series includes a range of material, such as a survey of public and private collections with Franz Kline artwork, related to the catalogue raisonne which the foundation began work on but did not complete. The series also contains correspondence, administrative records, lists, inventories, and sound recordings.

Elisabeth Zogbaum research and notes includes lists, notes, printed material, correspondence, and sound recordings compiled by Zogbaum regarding Franz Kline. Zogbaum produced an audiovisual presentation consisting of slides of Kline's artwork and an accompanying soundtrack. She recorded dozens of conversations with artists, friends, dealers, and contemporaries of Kline, including James Brooks, Louise Bourgeois, Willem de Kooning, George McNeil, Joan Mitchell, Giuseppe Panza, Ludwig Sander, Aaron Siskind, Ray Spillenger, and Joe Stefanelli, among others.

Exhibition files consist of correspondence, loan forms and agreements, checklists, and itineraries on various posthumous Franz Kline exhibitions.

Printed material includes exhibition catalogs, announcements, clippings, press releases, newsletters, magazines, postcards, and other miscellaneous material. Most of the material is about Franz Kline, but there is also material about other artists.

Photographic material includes photographs of Franz Kline, Elisabeth Zogbaum, family, friends, other artists, houses, studios, artwork, exhibition installations, Japanese calligraphy, and other subjects. There are mostly photographic prints, but there are also a few negatives, slides, and transparencies. There is an album of Franz Kline's artwork. Franz Kline Library consists of various books which were probably in his office. Some books contain articles about Franz Kline or images of his artwork. The rest are miscellanous titles that have been inscribed to Kline. There are also books with artwork by the artist Phil May.

There is a random assortment of artifacts that belonged to Franz Kline including a metal lantern, model car, tea pot, dominoes, a ring, and other objects.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged as 10 series.

Series 1: Franz Kline Biographical Material, 1925-1962, circa 1998 (Box 1, OV 13; 0.6 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1929-1998 (Boxes 1-2, OV 13; 0.7 linear feet)

Series 3: Estate of Franz Kline, 1955-1991 (Box 2; 0.4 linear feet)

Series 4: Franz Kline Foundation, circa 1961-1997, bulk 1980-1990 (Boxes 2-4, 19; 1.6 linear feet)

Series 5: Elisabeth Zogbaum Research and Notes, 1951-1995 (Box 4, 19, OV 14; 1.3 linear feet)

Series 6: Exhibition Files, 1954-1995, bulk 1963-1995 (Box 4; 0.4 linear feet)

Series 7: Printed Material, 1936-circa 2005 (Boxes 4-6, OV 14-15; 2.7 linear feet)

Series 8: Photographic Material, circa 1915-1962, bulk 1936-1962 (Boxes 6-7, OV 14; 0.7 linear feet)

Series 9: Franz Kline Library, 1892-1962 (Boxes 7-10, BV 16-18; 3.2 linear feet)

Series 10: Artifacts, circa 1930-circa 1962 (Boxes 11-12; 0.4 linear feet)

Biographical / Historical:

Elisabeth Zogbaum was a close friend and companion of Franz Kline. She was married to sculptor Wilfrid Meynell Zogbaum. Upon Kline's death in 1962, Elisabeth Zogbaum became the sole executrix of his estate and later the president of the Franz Kline Foundation.

Franz Kline was an Abstract Expressionist painter based in New York City. Kline was born in a coal-mining town in Pennsylvania in 1910. He studied art at Boston University and at the Heatherley Fine Art School in England. He moved to New York City in the late 1930s and became a widely recognized and acclaimed artist. He died in 1962.

Related Materials:

Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Elisabeth Zogbaum conducted by Garnett McCoy on December 3, 1981.

Provenance:

The Elisabeth Zogbaum papers regarding Franz Kline were donated to the archives in multiple installments from 1991 to 2010. The first 1991 donation was made by Elisabeth Ross Zogbaum. Subsequent donations in 2004 and 2010 were made by her son, Rufus Zogbaum.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

Rights:

Images of works of art by Franz Kline copyright held by Franz Kline Estate / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Requests for permission to reproduce images of works of art by Franz Kline should be submitted to ARS.

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:

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Abstract expressionism  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Scrapbooks

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Elisabeth Zogbaum papers regarding Franz Kline, 1892-circa 2005, bulk 1930-1990. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.klinfran

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ca530c73-35b0-4129-b4e7-d1c46da378c7

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-klinfran

Collection Creator:

Zogbaum, Elisabeth Ross  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1951-circa 1990

Scope and Contents:

Most of the research and notes are about Franz Kline. While the bulk of the subseries consists of notes, there are also lists of articles and catalogs about Franz Kline, a folder of mailings lists with addresses of contacts to invite to exhibitions and events, and writings by others which Elisabeth Zogbaum presumably collected for research and reference. Most of the writings consist of typescript drafts of essays about Franz Kline and typed excerpts of reviews. A few writings, such as the poems by Pierre Oberling, are not related to Kline. Sound recordings contain primarily reflections by Zogbaum on her own life and social circle.

Arrangement:

This subseries is in alphabetical order.

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

Collection Rights:

Images of works of art by Franz Kline copyright held by Franz Kline Estate / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Requests for permission to reproduce images of works of art by Franz Kline should be submitted to ARS.

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:

Elisabeth Zogbaum papers regarding Franz Kline, 1892-circa 2005, bulk 1930-1990. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.klinfran, Subseries 5.2

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9b1636adc-8ec8-46e6-9939-edcb8d58d2ac

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-klinfran-ref214