The Mary Fuller McChesney papers measure 44.1 linear feet and date from 1949-2011. Included are biographical material, correspondence, writings, artists' files, financial records, photographs, artwork, printed material, and reel-to reel sound recordings documenting the career of sculptor, art historian, and author, Mary Fuller McChesney. A small portion of the papers includes material on painter, Edward Corbett.
Among the sound recordings are interviews conducted by McChesney between 1965 and 1966, and used as the primary research for her book. Interviewees include Jeremy Anderson, Dorr Bothwell, Ernest Briggs, Joan Brown (2), Lawrence Calcagno (2), Edward Corbett (2), James Budd Dixon, Edward Dugmore, Jorge Goya, Dimitri Grachis, John Grillo (1966, 1972), John Hultberg, Jack Jefferson, James Kelly, Walter Kuhlman, Seymour Locks, Douglas MacAgy, Madeleine Martin, William Morehouse, Raymond Parker, Leonard Pollakoff, Ad Reinhardt, Deborah Remington, Phil Roeber, John Saccaro, Jon Schueler, Peter Shoemaker, Hassel Smith, Clay Spohn, Jean Varda, and James Weeks.
Biographical / Historical:
Mary Fuller McChesney (1922-2022) was a sculptor, art historian, and author in San Francisco and Petaluma, California.
Provenance:
A majority of the collection donated 2015 by Mary Fuller McChesney. Photographs on reel 1329 donated 1973 and sound recordings donated 1994 by McChesney. Material on reel NDA 1 (fr. 728-741) lent for microfilming 1964 by Lewis Ferbrache; material on NDA 1 (fr. 930-943) lent 1964 by Mary F. McChesney.
Restrictions:
This collection is temporarily closed. Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
The collection includes some professional letters; slides, transparencies, and negatives of artwork; exhibition catalogs and announcements; and printed material including magazines and newspaper articles.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter; San Francisco, Calif. b. 1921, d. 2000. Jefferson was born in Lead, S.D., the birthplace of his mentor and major influence, Clyfford Still. He studied with Still at the California School of Fine Arts from 1946 to 1950 and there participated in the development of the west coast version of Abstract Expressionism. He was a founder of the Metart Gallery, which opened in 1949.
Provenance:
Donated 2000 by Zena Jefferson, widow of Jack Jefferson.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Painters -- California -- San Francisco Search this
The records of California fine arts print publisher 3EP Ltd. founded by Moo (Mary Margaret) Anderson, Joseph Goldyne, and Paula Kirkeby measure 4.3 linear feet and date from 1970 to 1984. The records include scattered administrative files; artists' files that include correspondence, lists, price lists, and miscellany; printed materials, photographs, including two dismantled photo albums and negatives; and numerous fine arts prints by various contemporary artists, including Gordon Cook, Claire Falkenstein, Joe Fay, Sam Francis, David Gilhooly, Joseph Goldyne, Jack Jefferson, Frank Lobdell, Fred Martin, Ed Moses, Nathan Oliveira, Jay Phillips, Matt Phillips, and Joseph Zirker.
Scope and Contents:
The records of California fine arts print publisher 3EP Ltd. founded by Moo (Mary Margaret) Anderson, Joseph Goldyne, and Paula Kirkeby measure 4.3 linear feet and date from 1970 to 1984. The records include scattered administrative files; artists' files that include correspondence, lists, price lists, and miscellany; printed materials, photographs, including two dismantled photo albums and negatives; and numerous fine arts prints by various contemporary artists, including Gordon Cook, Claire Falkenstein, Joe Fay, Sam Francis, David Gilhooly, Joseph Goldyne, Jack Jefferson, Frank Lobdell, Fred Martin, Ed Moses, Nathan Oliveira, Jay Phillips, Matt Phillips, and Joseph Zirker.
Administrative records consist of chronological correspondence, subscriber lists and forms, price lists, exhibition lists, and other miscellaneous records. Business/administrative correspondence is mostly between the 3EP Ltd. founders and various museums, galleries, and collectors, with a few letters to artists. Artists' files include resumes, correspondence, catalogs, clippings, photographs and slides. Artists include Chuck Arnoldi, Billy Al Bengston, Gordon Cook, Claire Falkenstein, Joe Fay, Sam Francis, Jack Jefferson, Frank Lobdell, Ed Moses, George Sugarman, and Joseph Zirker, among many others.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged as 5 series.
Series 1: Administrative Records, 1978-1984 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)
Series 2: Artists Files, 1970-1984 (1.8 linear feet; Box 1-2)
Series 3: Printed Material, 1981-1984 (0.1 linear feet; Box 3)
Series 4: Artwork, 1979-1984 (1.9 linear feet; OV 4-22)
Series 5: Photographic Material, 1981-1983 (0.3 linear feet; Box 3)
Biographical / Historical:
3EP Ltd. was founded by Moo (Mary Margaret) Anderson, Joseph Goldyne, and Paula Kirkeby in 1978 in Palo Alto, California. The print publisher worked with over 20 artists to produce fine art prints and monotypes and operated until 1984.
Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson, respectively known as Hunk and Moo, are avid art collectors with one of the largest private art collections of 20th Century American Art. Moo has a special interest in works of art on paper and prints. Moo and Paula Kirkeby, director of Smith Anderson Gallery in Palo Alto, along with San Francisco artist Joseph Goldyne formed 3EP Ltd. In addition to sales, the mission of 3EP Ltd. was to encourage experimentation with the monoprint. Anderson and Kirkeby commissioned a custom-built Takach-Garfield press for their facilities and invited artists to work with the monotype technique and printmaking, techniques that were initially unfamiliar to many of the artists who worked with 3EP Ltd. Artists invited to work at 3EP include Gordon Cook, Claire Falkenstein, Joe Fay, Sam Francis, David Gilhooly, Frank Lobdell, Ed Moses, Nathan Oliviera, Jay and Matt Phillips, and many others. 3EP Ltd. closed in 1984.
Related Materials:
The de Young Museum has a collection of 3EP Ltd. prints which are part of the Anderson Graphic Arts Collection.
Provenance:
The 3EP Ltd. records were donated in 1984 by Moo (Mary Margaret) Anderson and Paula Kirkeby. Plates received with the donation were returned to the donors.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. research facility.
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.
Topic:
Art publishing -- California -- Palo Alto Search this
The Wiegand Gallery records measure 2.8 linear feet and date from circa 1941 to 2019, with the bulk of the records dating from 1972 to 2010. The records shed light on the gallery's operations through exhibition files and administrative records. The administrative records consist of newspaper clippings accompanied by exhibition ephemera, historical information about the gallery, photographic materials, the gallery newsletter, and press releases. Artists' files for artist, teacher, and Wiegand Gallery curator Charles Strong and Hassel Smith are also present. Exhibition files consist mainly of artist resumes, press releases and announcement cards, catalogs, reviews and clippings, and photographic materials depicting artwork, artists, and installations.
Scope and Contents:
The Wiegand Gallery records measure 2.8 linear feet and date from circa 1941 to 2019, with the bulk of the records dating from 1972 to 2010. The records shed light on the gallery's operations through exhibition files and administrative records. The administrative records consist of newspaper clippings accompanied by exhibition ephemera, historical information about the gallery, photographic materials, the gallery newsletter, and press releases. Artists' files for artist, teacher, and Wiegand Gallery curator Charles Strong and Hassel Smith are also present. Exhibition files consist mainly of artist resumes, press releases and announcement cards, catalogs, reviews and clippings, and photographic materials depicting artwork, artists, and installations.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as two series.
Series 1: Administrative Records, 1970-2019 (Box 1; .5 linear)
Series 2: Exhibition Files, circa 1941-2916, bulk 1972-2010 (Box 1-4; 2.3 linear feet)
Biographical / Historical:
The Wiegand Gallery was an art gallery on the campus of Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California. The Wiegand Gallery was founded in 1987, however, the university held exhibitions of notoriety since the early 1970s. Under the direction of the school's art department as well as painter and professor of art Charles Strong, the university's art gallery held shows for William Synder, Kristen Fenstermaker, Lois Siegriest, James Budd Dixon, Frank Lobdell, Great Plains Native American art and artifacts, and more from the 1970s to 1980s. After 1987 to the 1990s, the gallery focused on exhibiting mid-career artists and lesser-known works by well-known artists. Artists shown in this period include Joel Bass, Susan Mareneck, Jim Melchert, Wayne Thiebaud, Joan Brown and Manuel Neri, Mark di Suvero, and Terry St. John. Artists exhibited in the 2000s include Robert Chiarito, Patrick Morrison, Paul Harris, Oliver Jackson, and John Walker. Notable group shows held at Wiegand include Art from the Inside: Drawings by Chicano Prisoners (2004) and Countdown to Eternity (2005), a photo exhibition of pictures taken during the Civil Rights Movement by Benedict J. Fernandez. Countdown included a gallery event with Tom Houck, Martin Luther King Jr.'s driver and personal assistant. The gallery was closed by administration in 2019.
Provenance:
The collection was donated in 2020 by Dr. Gregory White, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Notre Dame de Namur University.
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.
Function:
Art galleries, University and college -- California
Citation:
Wiegand Gallery records, circa 1941-2019. 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.
