Jackie Ferrara, American, b. Detroit, Michigan, 1929 Search this
Medium:
Ink on graph paper
Dimensions:
framed: 10 1/16 × 12 1/2 in. (25.6 × 31.8 cm)
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1974
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Purchased Through the Jan R. and Daniel R. Lewis Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, 1998
Bodenskulptur : Ausstellung in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Förderkreis für Gegenwartskunst im Kunstverein Bremen, 29. April-15. Juni 1986 / [Herausgeber, Siegfried Salzmann ; Redaktion, Siegfried und Dorothea Salzmann ; Ausstellung und Katalog, Siegfried Salzmann ; Mitarbeit, Annette Meyer zu Eissen]
Carl Andre, Donald Judd, Robert Morris : sculture minimal : Galleria nazionale d'arte moderna, Roma, Valle Giulia, 16 gennaio-2 marzo 1980 / [catalogo a cura di Ida Panicelli]
Photographs, business correspondence, printed matter, writings, and miscellaneous files documenting Wilmarth's career as a sculptor and printmaker, 1956-1987, and his teaching activities at Cooper Union, 1970-1980.
Photographs, color transparencies, and color slides of pieces of Wilmarth's studio at the time of his death (with estate inventory), of works owned by collectors and museums, and of some destroyed pieces. Business correspondence concerns gallery representation, exhibitions, sales, proposals and commissions, and grants and awards; also documented is Wilmarth's "Studio for the First Amendment," and a dispute with Andre Emmerich Gallery in 1978. Miscellaneous files include information on artists' rights with sample contracts; notes on shipping, crating, framing, and related services, with invoices; detailed installation instructions, both general and for specific pieces; insurance and damage claims.
Printed matter consists mainly of reviews and criticism, exhibition catalogs, and invitations. Records concerning Wilmarth's teaching career include photographs of works by individual students, installation views of student exhibitions, class rosters and grade sheets, course descriptions, class assignments/problems, correspondence with college administrators, and ephemera (possibly souvenirs collected by students on a class trip).
Arrangement:
I. Works in the Wilmarth estate. II. Works owned by others. III. Awards and grants. IV. Commissions and proposals. V. Packing, shipping, and installation notes. VI. "Emmerich War." VII. Studio for the First Amendment. VIII. Studios. IX. Exhibitions. X. Writings. XI. Reviews. XII. Correspondence. XIII. Teaching. XIV. Miscellaneous. Exhibitions filed alphabetically by the name of the museum or gallery, and correspondence arranged alphabetically within the subcategories of publications, individuals, museums and galleries; all other material is arranged chronologically.
Biographical / Historical:
Sculptor, printmaker, and educator; New York, N.Y. d. 1987 B.F.A., Cooper Union, 1965.
Provenance:
Donated 1989. Material is from the artist's studio, and was donated by his widow, Susan Wilmarth.
Restrictions:
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:
Art dealers -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
Educators -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
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Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Richard Artschwager papers, 1959-2013. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the digitization of this collection was provided by the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation.
David Rabinowitch : Skulpturen mit ausgewählten Zeichnungen, Plänen und Texten = sculptures with selected sketches, plans and notes / herausgegeben von Catrina Neiman