This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
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Collection Citation:
Mimi Gross papers, 1960-1981. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
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:
Mimi Gross papers, 1960-1981. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
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:
Mimi Gross papers, 1960-1981. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
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:
Mimi Gross papers, 1960-1981. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
The papers of painter Mimi Gross measure 0.9 linear feet and date from 1960 to 1981. The bulk of the papers focus on the relationships between Mimi Gross and Red Grooms and their artist friends and family members. Found are sketches, biographical material, correspondence, printed material, and an unsigned writing.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of painter Mimi Gross measure 0.9 linear feet and date from 1960 to 1981. The bulk of the papers focus on the relationships between Mimi Gross and Red Grooms and their artist friends and family members. Found are sketches, biographical material, correspondence, printed material, and an unsigned writing.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Mimi Gross (1940- ) is a multimedia artist and painter in New York City, New York. Gross began exhibiting at a young age in Provincetown, Massachusetts and her work is included in numerous public collections in the United States and internationally. Gross is a member of the faculty at the Maryland Institute College of Art, and is the daughter of Chaim and Renee Gross. She was married to Red Grooms from 1963-1976, and collaborated with him on many large mulitidimensional installations from 1960-1976.
Provenance:
Mimi Gross donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1981.
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.
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:
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
Multimedia artists -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
Original footage includes an interview with Red Grooms, and footage of Grooms working in his New York studio. Additional interviews were shot at the Hudson River Museum during Grooms' 2008 exhibition and include museum director Thomas Hoving, curator Bartholomew Blake, and Grooms' daughter and granddaughters at the exhibition. Location footage of Grooms' neighborhood in New York City is also found, as well as motion camera footage of artwork and photographs. Transcripts for all original footage are present.
Production material includes copies of the animated film "Tappy Toes" by Red Grooms and Mimi Gross from 1969, and the live action/animation feature film The Making of Ruckus Manhattan, on Grooms' massive installation by that name, made by Grooms, Mimi Gross, Rudy Burkhardt, Jacob Burkhardt, and Peter Hutton.
The finished documentary exists in a single, half-hour version.
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 donor has retained all intellectual property rights, including copyright, that she may own.
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:
Linda Freeman papers, 1971-2015. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
An interview of Yvonne Jacquette conducted 2010 Oct. 19 and 21, by James McElhinney, for the Archives of American Art's Elizabeth Murray Oral History of Women in the Visual Arts project, at Jacquette's home and studio, in New York, N.Y.
Jacquette talks about a current competition for art in a Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) subway station at 34th Street and 11th Avenue in New York City; mosaics and fresco; materials and methods; other MTA commissions; her late husband Rudy Burckhardt; teaching at Moore College of Art in Philadephia, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the University of Pennsylvania, and Parsons School of Design; flying over proposed subjects to get an aerial view; spending summers in Maine; other artists in Maine; her interest in painters who "developed spiritually"; travel to Japan with Burckhardt; collaborating with Burckhardt on the film, "Night Fantasies," (1990); acceptance of women artists; galleries; women artists she admires, and other topics. She recalls Robert Kushner, Edwin Denby, Alex Katz, Mimi Gross, and others.
Biographical / Historical:
Yvonne Jacquette (1934-) is a painter and printmaker in New York, N.Y. James McElhinney is an artist and educator in New York, N.Y.
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.
Restrictions:
This interview is access restricted; written permission is required. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
An interview of Yvonne Jacquette conducted 1989 June 6-Dec. 13, by Barbara Shikler for the Archives of American Art.
Jacquette discusses the evolution of her subject matter, attaining aerial views; pivotal paintings; techniques and media; locales; and meditation. She recalls Rudy Burckhardt, Edwin Dewby, Janet Fish, Sylvia Mangold, Brooke Alexander, Red and Mimi Grooms and others.
Biographical / Historical:
Yvonne Jacquette (1934- ) is a painter from New York, N.Y.
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral Hisotry Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics, and administrators. Funding for this interview provided by the Lannan Foundation.
Occupation:
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
Topic:
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
Letters, many illustrated, from Groom's wife, Mimi Gross; letters from Dominic Falcone, other friends and his mother; brief financial records, 1962; two exhibition announcements; a contract with Rudolf Burckhardt for their film, "Shoot the Moon"; three photographs of Grooms and Mimi Gross; and printed miscellany.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter; New York, N.Y. Born Charles Grooms, 1937.
Provenance:
Donated 1980 by Red Grooms.
Restrictions:
ACCESS RESTRICTED; written permission required.
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
The donor has retained all intellectual property rights, including copyright, that she may own in the following material: photographs taken by Rudy Burckhardt.
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:
Rudy Burckhardt papers, 1934-2015. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Mimi Gross Grooms and Judith Wilson. Interview about Bob Thompson with Mimi Gross, 1987 March 9. Judith Wilson papers, 1966-2010. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Paul Suttman and Judith Wilson. Interview about Bob Thompson with Paul Suttman, 1987 March 21. Judith Wilson papers, 1966-2010. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Mimi Gross Grooms. Mimi Gross letter to Chaim, Renee and Yudie Gross, 1961 September 22. Chaim Gross papers, 1920-2004. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Mimi Gross, Paul Suttman, Elisse Pogofsky-Harris, Edith Schloss and Red Grooms (kneeling) in St. Marks Piazza, Venice, Italy, 1968. Paul Suttman papers, 1947-1998. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
