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Creator:

Lawrence P. Fraiberg Productions  Search this

Names:

Lawrence P. Fraiberg Productions  Search this

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

New Museum (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

O.K. Harris Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Whitney Museum of American Art  Search this

Campoli, Cosmo  Search this

Cavanau, Ted  Search this

Derman, Rick  Search this

Fraiberg, Lawrence P.  Search this

Karp, Ivan C., 1926-2012  Search this

Kovich, Robert  Search this

Nolan, Barry  Search this

Paik, Nam June, 1932-2006  Search this

Phillips, Liz  Search this

Rose, Barbara  Search this

Segal, George, 1924-2000  Search this

Solomon, Holly  Search this

Thorne, Joan, 1943-  Search this

Extent:

2.4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Interviews

Video recordings

Date:

1979

Summary:

The State of the Arts videorecordings measure 2.4 linear feet and consist of 30 videocassettes (U-matic) and three sets of handwritten notes, all created during the production of a pilot episode for a broadcast television documentary series on contemporary art in 1979. Four stories were produced for the pilot: a staged debate on modern art at the Museum of Modern Art; an investigation into the economics of the contemporary art market, a collaboration between video artist Nam June Paik and sound artist Liz Phillips, and an extended interview with sculptor George Segal on the occasion of his 1979 retrospective exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Video footage includes raw footage for each segment and edited versions of the economics of art story, the Nam June Paik and Liz Phillips story, and the George Segal story. The reporter and interviewer for the program was Barry Nolan.

Scope and Contents:

The State of the Arts videorecordings measure 2.4 linear feet and consist of 30 videocassettes (U-matic) and three sets of handwritten notes, all created during the production of a pilot episode for a broadcast television documentary series on contemporary art in 1979. Four stories were produced for the pilot: a staged debate on modern art at the Museum of Modern Art; an investigation into the economics of the contemporary art market, a collaboration between video artist Nam June Paik and sound artist Liz Phillips, and an extended interview with sculptor George Segal on the occasion of his 1979 retrospective exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Video footage includes raw footage for each segment and edited versions of the economics of art story, the Nam June Paik and Liz Phillips story, and the George Segal story. The reporter and interviewer for the program was Barry Nolan.

Although the program never aired, the video shot for the pilot documents significant artists and gallerists of its time, with profiles of O.K. Harris Works of Art and its founder, Ivan Karp, as well as art dealer Holly Solomon and critic Barbara Rose, Marcia Tucker in the early days of the New Museum, and footage of artists like Nam June Paik, Liz Phillips, and George Segal in their studios, describing their work in detail. The sound and video piece created by Paik and Phillips with the dancer Robert Kovich was commissioned by the State of the Arts producers for the pilot program, and the four hours of video documenting their collaboration and its product may therefore be unique.

Interview subjects for the economics of art story include Ivan Karp, Tom Drysdale, Rick Derman, Cosmo Campoli, Joan Thorne, Holly Solomon, Marcia Tucker, and Barbara Rose. The Marcia Tucker interview takes place at the New School, which was at the time the home of the New Museum. Footage also includes a gallery opening at O.K. Harris Works of Art. Extended interviews with Liz Phillips, Nam June Paik, and George Segal are found in the footage of their respective stories.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as one series.

Missing Title

Series 1: -- State of the Arts -- Production Video, 1979 (2.4 linear feet; boxes 1-3)

Biographical / Historical:

State of the Arts was planned as a broadcast television magazine program on the subject of contemporary art. The pilot was produced in 1979 by Lawrence P. Fraiberg Productions with funding provided jointly by IBM and the National Endowment for the Arts. Fraiberg and Tom Cavanau served as executive co-producers, Rick Derman as field producer, and Barry Nolan as interviewer. The program never aired.

Lawrence P. Fraiberg was a longtime television documentary veteran when the pilot was produced. He graduated from the University of California in 1949 and began his career at television station KPIX in San Francisco. He became vice president and general manager of WNEW-TV in New York in 1965, and was named president of Metromedia Television in 1977. In 1980 he was appointed president of the Television Station Group for Westinghouse Broadcasting. An active member in community and industry organizations, he is a recipient of an honorary degree (1978) from St. John's University, New York, a Peabody Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Broadcasting Industry (1986), and a Trustees Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (1990). He died in 2011.

Barry Nolan, the interviewer for State of the Arts, went on to a career as a television magazine host and producer, with credits including Evening Magazine, Hard Copy, Extra!, and Nitebeat, and in 2012 produced the documentary No Way Out But One with his wife, Garland Waller.

Provenance:

Donated 1979-1980 by Lawrence P. Fraiberg.

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:

Authorization to quote or reproduce for purposes of publication requires written permission from Ted Cavanu, Rick Derman and Barry Nolan. Contact Reference Services for more information.

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, Modern -- 20th century -- Study and teaching  Search this

Performance art  Search this

Artists' studios  Search this

Video art  Search this

Sound sculpture -- United States  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Art -- Economic aspects  Search this

Function:

Production companies

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Video recordings

Citation:

State of the Arts Videorecordings, 1979. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources' Hidden Collections grant program.

Identifier:

AAA.frailawr

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State of the arts videorecordings

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw92f7d4bec-4caf-4705-8058-87f72987ab5a

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-frailawr

Creator:

Lawrence P. Fraiberg Productions  Search this

Subject:

Campoli, Cosmo  Search this

Karp, Ivan C.  Search this

Fraiberg, Lawrence P.  Search this

Thorne, Joan  Search this

Solomon, Holly  Search this

Segal, George  Search this

Rose, Barbara  Search this

Phillips, Liz  Search this

Paik, Nam June  Search this

Kovich, Robert  Search this

Cavanau, Ted  Search this

Derman, Rick  Search this

Nolan, Barry  Search this

Whitney Museum of American Art  Search this

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

Lawrence P. Fraiberg Productions  Search this

O.K. Harris Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

New Museum (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Type:

Interviews

Video recordings

Citation:

State of the arts videorecordings, 1979. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Study and teaching  Search this

Performance art  Search this

Artists' studios  Search this

Video art  Search this

Sound sculpture -- United States  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Art -- Economic aspects  Search this

Theme:

Research and writing about art  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)10962

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)214748

AAA_collcode_frailawr

Theme:

Research and writing about art

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_214748

Creator:

Hanson, Duane, 1925-1996  Search this

Subject:

Bush, Martin H.  Search this

Hanson, Dewey  Search this

Karp, Ivan C.  Search this

O.K. Harris Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Type:

Sketches

Sketchbooks

Video recordings

Visitors' books

Citation:

Duane Hanson papers, 1935-2006. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Sculptors -- Florida  Search this

Theme:

Sketches & Sketchbooks  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)6110

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)216313

AAA_collcode_hansduan

Theme:

Sketches & Sketchbooks

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_216313

Creator:

Goings, Ralph, 1928-2016  Search this

Subject:

McLean, Richard Thorpe  Search this

Karp, Ivan C.  Search this

O.K. Harris Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Type:

Interviews

Citation:

Ralph Goings papers, circa 1950-2008. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Photo-realism  Search this

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)15725

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)284278

AAA_collcode_goinralp2

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_284278

Creator:

Karp, Ivan C., 1926-2012  Search this

OK Harris Works of Art (Gallery: New York, N.Y.)  Search this

O.K. Harris Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Subject:

Wesselmann, Tom  Search this

Rohm, Robert  Search this

Salt, John  Search this

Kacere, John C.  Search this

McLean, Richard Thorpe  Search this

Goings, Ralph  Search this

Grinder, Robert  Search this

Hanson, Duane  Search this

Karp, Marilynn Gelfman  Search this

Baeder, John  Search this

Butterfield, Deborah  Search this

Castanis, Muriel  Search this

Celender, Don  Search this

Clarke, John Clem  Search this

De Andrea, John  Search this

Dufresne, Leonard  Search this

Type:

Photographs

Prints

Diaries

Citation:

Ivan C. Karp papers and OK Harris Works of Art gallery records, 1960-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Photo-realism  Search this

Theme:

Art Gallery Records  Search this

Art Market  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)16157

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)366202

AAA_collcode_okharr

Theme:

Art Gallery Records

Art Market

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_366202

Creator:

Schwartz, Kit  Search this

Subject:

Andre, Carl  Search this

Arman  Search this

Arneson, Robert  Search this

Charlesworth, Sarah  Search this

Graham, Dan  Search this

Johnson, Ray  Search this

Karp, Ivan C.  Search this

Kosuth, Joseph.  Search this

Paik, Nam June  Search this

Warhol, Andy  Search this

Wegman, William  Search this

Weiner, Lawrence  Search this

Marianne Deson Gallery  Search this

O.K. Harris Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Type:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Citation:

Kit Schwartz interviews with artists, 1977-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Theme:

Research and writing about art  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)16298

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)373776

AAA_collcode_schwkit

Theme:

Research and writing about art

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_373776

Interviewee:

Karp, Ivan C., 1926-2012  Search this

Interviewer:

Brach, Paul H. (Paul Henry), 1924-2007  Search this

Subject:

Cohen, Ronny  Search this

O.K. Harris Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Leo Castelli Gallery  Search this

Type:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Ivan C. Karp, 1986 April 17-1988 October 18. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12283

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)214747

AAA_collcode_karp86

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_214747

Creator:

Karp, Ivan C., 1926-2012  Search this

Brach, Paul, 1924-  Search this

Interviewer:

Cohen, Ronny  Search this

Names:

Leo Castelli Gallery  Search this

O.K. Harris Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Extent:

3 Sound cassettes

87 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound cassettes

Pages

Interviews

Sound recordings

Date:

1986 April 17-1988 October 18

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Ivan C. Karp conducted 1986 April 17-1988 October 18, by Ronny Cohen for the Archives of American Art.

Karp discusses his background, working at the Leo Castelli Gallery from 1959 to 1969; the process of opening the OK Harris Gallery in 1969 in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City; his perception of art collectors and the nature of art collecting; the New York art scene from the 1960s through the 1980s; how art work is priced; artists he considers to be overvalued; and how one knows which art works have value. He mentions Leo Castelli, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol, David Salle, Mark Rothko, and Anselm Kiefer.

Paul Henry Brach (painter, New York, New York) joins the discussion on the third tape recorded on October 18, 1988.

Biographical / Historical:

Ivan C. Karp (1926-2012) was an art dealer and director of the OK Harris Gallery, New York, New York.

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.

Occupation:

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

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

Topic:

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Identifier:

AAA.karp86

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a3cf2811-185b-4d51-9ac8-da872084a04b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-karp86

Interviewee:

Karp, Ivan C., 1926-2012  Search this

Interviewer:

Cummings, Paul, 1933-1997  Search this

Subject:

Artschwager, Richard  Search this

Bellamy, Richard  Search this

Castelli, Leo  Search this

Johns, Jasper  Search this

Lichtenstein, Roy  Search this

Rauschenberg, Robert  Search this

Rosenquist, James  Search this

Scull, Robert C.  Search this

Sonnabend, Ileana  Search this

Twombly, Cy  Search this

Warhol, Andy  Search this

Club (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Richard Green Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

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

O.K. Harris Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Ivan C. Karp, 1969 March 12. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Optical art  Search this

Pop art  Search this

Soft sculpture -- United States  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)11717

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211988

AAA_collcode_karp69

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_211988

Interviewee:

Hanson, Duane, 1925-1996  Search this

Interviewer:

Kirwin, Liza, 1957-  Search this

Subject:

Carter, Dudley  Search this

De Andrea, John  Search this

Grygo, George  Search this

Hauser, Alonzo, 1909-1988  Search this

Karp, Ivan C.  Search this

Kienholz, Edward  Search this

McVey, William Mozart  Search this

Milles, Carl  Search this

Rood, John  Search this

O.K. Harris Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Duane Hanson, 1989 August 23-24. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Figure sculpture  Search this

Sculpture -- Technique  Search this

Pop art  Search this

Sculptors -- Florida -- Interviews  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)11643

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212357

AAA_collcode_hanson89

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212357

Interviewee:

Hanson, Duane  Search this

Interviewer:

Kirwin, Liza  Search this

Names:

O.K. Harris Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Carter, Dudley  Search this

De Andrea, John, 1941-  Search this

Grygo, George  Search this

Hauser, Alonzo, 1909-1988  Search this

Karp, Ivan C., 1926-2012  Search this

Kienholz, Edward, 1927-  Search this

McVey, William Mozart, 1905-1995  Search this

Milles, Carl, 1875-1955  Search this

Rood, John, 1902-1974  Search this

Extent:

3 Items (Sound recording, sound cassettes)

39 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1989 August 23-24

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Duane Hanson conducted 1989 August 23-24, by Liza Kirwin, for the Archives of American Art.

Hanson speaks of his years growing up in rural Minnesota; his Swedish ancestry; the influence of his wives and family on his art; his teaching career spanning sixteen to twenty years; his experiences at Cranbook; discussions of his place in the art world as a Realist, Hyperrealist, or New Realist; influence of contemporary sculptors of the time on his work; the importance of American art being able to break into the Russian art scene; his process and the pitfalls and advantages of different types of materials, including bronze and polyester resin; the schedule he follows when working and how the pace of his schedule and deadlines affect his art; whether the materials he employs contributed to his cancer; the discussion of his disease, subsequent treatment, and how it impacted his art; the change in focus from his earlier pieces centered around war or social upheaval to his newer, satirical work such as "Jogger" or "Sunbather with Black Bikini," which featured more athletic or trendy characterizations of people; his thought process in choosing what to sculpt; discussions of his exhibition at the Whitney Museum and various galleries in the United States, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, and Australia, among others; and his ecological concerns. Duane Hanson also recalls Andy Warhol, John DeAndrea, Carl Milles, John Rood, Julius Schmidt, William McVey, Rodin, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Duane Hanson (1925-1996) was a sculptor from Davie, Florida. Hanson was best known for his life-size figures, often dressed in real clothes.

Provenance:

These interviews are part of the Archives' 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. Funding for this interview provided by the Lannan Foundation.

Occupation:

Artists' models  Search this

Artists' models  Search this

Topic:

Figure sculpture  Search this

Sculpture -- Technique  Search this

Pop art  Search this

Sculptors -- Florida -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by the Lannan Foundation.

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.hanson89

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9642c706a-7f96-4d4e-8eda-6d2f37312e6e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-hanson89

Interviewee:

Karp, Ivan C., 1926-2012  Search this

Interviewer:

Cummings, Paul  Search this

Names:

Club (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

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

O.K. Harris Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Richard Green Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Artschwager, Richard, 1923-2013  Search this

Bellamy, Richard  Search this

Castelli, Leo  Search this

Johns, Jasper, 1930-  Search this

Lichtenstein, Roy, 1923-1997  Search this

Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008  Search this

Rosenquist, James, 1933-  Search this

Scull, Robert C.  Search this

Sonnabend, Ileana  Search this

Twombly, Cy, 1928-  Search this

Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound tape reel (Sound recordings: (2 hours 30 min.), 7 in.)

78 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound tape reels

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1969 March 12

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Ivan C. Karp conducted 1969 March 12, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art at the Leo Castelli Gallery.

Karp discusses the invention of the names "OK Harris" and "Green Gallery"; his work for Leo Castelli including gallery exhibitions, expenses, collectors, critics and staff; the work of Richard Artschwager, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Cy Twombly, Gerry Vanderweil, Andy Warhol, and others; The Club; "soft art"; and the art market. He recalls Richard Bellamy, Ileana Sonnabend, Robert C. Scull, and others. Karp speaks of growing up in the boroughs of New York City, his reading and writing interests, commercial film making, his work for the Hansa Gallery and Martha Jackson, summers in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and the art scene in New York City in the late 1950s.

Biographical / Historical:

Ivan C. Karp (1926- ) is an art dealer and director of the OK Harris Gallery in New York, New York.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives' 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 others.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Occupation:

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

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

Topic:

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Optical art  Search this

Pop art  Search this

Soft sculpture -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.karp69

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw937490cff-69fe-4cbc-b150-25706f2b3bb9

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-karp69

Additional name:

OK Harris Gallery  Search this

Contents:

Folder(s) may include exhibition announcements, newspaper and/or magazine clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, illustrations, resumes, artist's statements, exhibition catalogs.

Place:

New York (N.Y.)

Topic:

Art Organizations  Search this

Location:

Art & Artist files at the Smithsonian American Art Museum/ National Portrait Gallery Library

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILAF_100271

Creator:

Schwartz, Kit  Search this

Names:

Marianne Deson Gallery  Search this

O.K. Harris Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Andre, Carl, 1935-  Search this

Arman, 1928-2005  Search this

Arneson, Robert, 1930-1992  Search this

Charlesworth, Sarah, 1947-2013  Search this

Graham, Dan, 1942-  Search this

Johnson, Ray, 1927-1995  Search this

Karp, Ivan C., 1926-2012  Search this

Kosuth, Joseph.  Search this

Paik, Nam June, 1932-  Search this

Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987  Search this

Wegman, William  Search this

Weiner, Lawrence  Search this

Extent:

0.4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Interviews

Sound recordings

Date:

1977-1978

Scope and Contents:

A compendium of interviews for a project created by Kit Schwartz consisting of responses by 45 artists to the statement "People who live in glass houses should not throw stones" and responses from 90 artists to the question "Describe yourself as a person." Materials include sound recordings and corresponding transcripts of each response in two scrapbooks. Participants include Carl Andre, Arman, Robert Arneson, Sarah Charlesworth, Dan Graham, Ray Johnson, Ivan Karp, Joseph Kosuth, Nam June Paik, Andy Warhol, William Wegman, Lawrence Weiner, and others. Also included is a folder of background information on the project. The project was exhibited under the name "A New Portrait: A Semiographic Representation of Art During the Seventies" at the Marianne Deson Gallery, Ontario, Canada and the O.K. Harris Gallery, New York.

Biographical / Historical:

Kit Schwartz is a female author from Chicago, Illinois.

Provenance:

Transferred 2015 by Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery Library via Anne Evenhaugen, Librarian.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.

Occupation:

Artists  Search this

Authors -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Identifier:

AAA.schwkit

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9390c5904-abbe-4dc0-af31-466eb06e9c26

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-schwkit

Creator:

Karp, Ivan C., 1926-2012  Search this

O.K. Harris Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Names:

Baeder, John  Search this

Butterfield, Deborah, 1949-  Search this

Castanis, Muriel, 1926-2006  Search this

Celender, Don, 1931-2005  Search this

Clarke, John Clem, 1937-  Search this

De Andrea, John, 1941-  Search this

Dufresne, Leonard, 1941-  Search this

Goings, Ralph  Search this

Grinder, Robert  Search this

Hanson, Duane  Search this

Kacere, John C., 1920-1999  Search this

Karp, Marilynn Gelfman  Search this

McLean, Richard Thorpe, 1934-  Search this

Rohm, Robert  Search this

Salt, John, 1937-  Search this

Wesselmann, Tom, 1931-2004  Search this

Extent:

80.3 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Prints

Diaries

Date:

1960-2014

Summary:

The Ivan C. Karp papers and OK Harris Works of Art gallery records measure 80.3 linear feet and are dated 1960-2014. The collection documents the operation and activities of the contemporary art gallery founded by Ivan C. Karp in the SoHo area of Manhattan. Exhibition files, artist files, printed material and photographic materials reveal the wide range of artists represented by OK Harris and the gallery's role in introducing Photo-realism to the public. Aso included are administrative files, prints by OK Harris artists, business and personal correspondence, 39 journals by Karp spanning a period of 62 years, and other personal papers. Material pre-dating the 1969 establishment of OK Harris Works of Art consists of printed items and a few letters.

Scope and Contents:

The Ivan C. Karp papers and OK Harris Works of Art gallery records measure 80.3 linear feet and are dated 1960-2014. The collection documents the operation and activities of the contemporary art gallery founded by Ivan C. Karp in the SoHo area of Manhattan. Exhibition files, artists' files, printed material, and photographic materials reveal the wide range of artists represented by OK Harris and the gallery's role in introducing Photo-realism to the public. Also included are administrative files, prints by OK Harris artists, business and personal correspondence, 39 journals by Karp spanning a period of 62 years, and other personal papers. Material pre-dating the 1969 establishment of OK Harris Works of Art consists of printed items and a few letters.

Correspondence, both professional and personal, is with museums, galleries, art dealers, art collectors, and graduate students. Artists John Baeder, Deborah Butterfield, John Clem Clarke, John DeAndrea, Jim Dine, Leonard Dufresne, Robert Ginder, Ralph Goings, Duane Hanson, Richard McLean and Tom Wesselmann are among the correspondents.

Admininstrative files concern the daily operation of OK Harris Works of Art. Included are instructions regarding administrative functions and forms for routine activities to enable employees to conduct business in Ivan Karp's absence. Along with files about other items occasionally sold at the gallery, there are files about projects of interest to the Karps, sample announcements, invitations, and advertisements.

Exhibition files document group shows, collectibles and antique exhibitions, summer invitationals, and special event exhibitions at OK Harris Works of Art. The files include photographs and slides, schedules, lists of titles and prices, artists' resumes, installation layouts, reviews and publicity materials, and other items.

Artist files constitute the largest series in the collection at 34 linear feet, and document the gallery's relationships with artists throughout its 45 year history. Files are comprised of biographical information, correspondence, notes, publicity and other printed material (including a few items pre-dating the gallery). Among the many transactions recorded are arrangements for and documentation of solo exhibitions at OK Harris. There are photographs, slides and color transparencies of individual works, and some views of exhibition installations. John Baeder, Muriel Castanis, Don Celender, Ralph Goings, John Kacere, Richard McLean, Robert Rohm and John Salt are among the most extensively documented artists.

Printed material produced by OK Harris Works of Art includes exhibition catalogs, exhibition announcements, invitations, checklists, price lists posters, and notices of gallery sponsored events and activities. Printed material from other sources consists of exhibition reviews, articles about Ivan and Marilynn Karp, OK Harris Works of Art, and the gallery's artists. These appeared in art and mainstream periodicals, newspapers, exhibition catalogs, and books. Also found are posters, reproductions of artwork, and miscellaneous printed items. Artwork consists of 40 prints by artists affiliated with OK Harris. Most are signed; 2 are black and white prints, the remainder are color lithographs. Included is Radical Realism I, a set of 6 prints issued by Mother Lode Editions, 1972.

Thirty-two linear feet of photographs, negatives, slides, transparencies and digital images are of artwork by OK Harris artists, exhibition installation views, and miscellaneous subjects. Photographs of artwork by 59 OK Harris artists are found in binders called "Artists' Photo Books." Installation views of exhibitions held at OK Harris Works of Art during its 45 year history fill 61 binders. Miscellaneous subjects include OK Harris office space, galleries and staff. Also found are photographs of group shows, art fairs, and gallery artists' exhibitions at other venues.

The Ivan C. Karp personal papers include obituaries from print and internet sources along with other biographical information, published versions of brief interviews conducted for various purposes, writings, a few materials relating to business and academic activities, and some personal photographs. Journals, 1950-2012 (bulk 1991-2012) record travel, daily activities, and reflections.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in 8 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Correspondence, 1960-2013 (Boxes 1-2B; 2.4 linear feet)

Series 2: Administrative Files, 1969-2014 (Box 3; 0.7 linear feet)

Series 3: Exhibition Files, 1969-2014 (Boxes 3-4; 1.2 linear feet)

Series 4: Artist Files, 1967-2014 (Boxes 4-38, 80; 34 linear feet)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1963-2014 (Boxes 38-44, 80, OV 88 - OV 90; 5.2 linear feet)

Series 6: Artwork, 1970s-circa 1980 (Box 44, OV 81-OV 87; 0.8 linear feet)

Series 7: Photographic Materials, 1960s-2014, bulk 1969-1999 (Boxes 44-76; 32 linear feet)

Series 8: Ivan C. Karp Personal Papers, 1961-2012 (Boxes 76-79; 4 linear feet)

Historical note:

OK Harris Works of Art specialized in a wide range of contemporary art and was known for its early support of Photo-realism. When it opened in 1969, the gallery was one of the first to operate in the SoHo area of Manhattan and its presence helped shape the neighborhood's development into a vibrant arts district.

Ivan C. Karp (1926-2012), the founder of OK Harris Works of Art, established a reputation in the art world while co-director of Leo Castelli Gallery from 1959-1969. He is credited with launching the careers of Pop artists such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, John Chamberlain, Tom Wesselmann, and Claes Oldenburg. Karp wrote, published, and lectured extensively on art and the art business. He was the author of a romantic novel about New York life, Doobie Doo (published in 1965, front cover by Roy Lichtenstein, back cover by Andy Warhol) and his short stories were published in literary reviews. Karp was actively involved in architectural preservation efforts in New York City. As President of the Anonymous Arts Recovery Society, he rescued and stored cornices, capitals, portals, columns and other architectural fragments of historical and aesthetic interest from demolition sites. Many are displayed in his Anonymous Arts Museum, Charlotteville, NY and some became part of a sculpture garden that Karp donated to the Brooklyn Museum of Art.

While Leo Castelli Gallery was closed for summer vacations in 1963 and 1964, Karp ran his own contemporary art gallery in Provincetown. He named it OK Harris, a name he thought suggestive of a colorful, very American character. A few years later, Karp opened OK Harris Works of Art in SoHo where a portrait of a bearded man titled "Oscar Klondike Harris" hung in his office. "Mr. Harris" frequently assumed blame for delays, rejections and other unwelcome news or decisions. OK Harris Works of Art (first at 469 West Broadway and later at 383 West Broadway) was a 10,000 square foot ground-floor space where as many as six concurrent solo exhibitions were presented every six weeks. The goal was "to exhibit the broadest spectrum of the most adventuresome art being offered" and the focus was on emerging artists, many of them unknown. In addition to being at the forefront of the Photo-realist movement in 1969, OK Harris Works of Art was the first gallery to exhibit the work of Duane Hanson, Deborah Butterfield, Manny Farber, Richard Pettibone, Robert Cottingham, Robert Bechtle, Marilyn Levine, Nancy Rubins, Malcolm Morley, Luis Jiminez, Jake Berthot, Jack Goldstein, Porfirio DiDonna, and Al Souza.

An approachable, friendly man who enjoyed sharing his knowledge, Karp usually sat at the gallery's front desk and was available to all. Unlike many dealers, he was willing to look at and discuss artists' slides, offered encouragement, and often followed up with studio visits.

At his request, Marilynn Gelfman Karp became gallery director after her husband's death in 2012. She ran the business with gallery staff including Ivan's oldest son, Ethan. Following Ivan's guidelines, OK Harris Works of Art closed with a gala celebration 2014 for all the gallery's artists, collectors and friends.

Related Materials:

Also found in the Archives of American Art are oral history interviews with Ivan C. Karp conducted by Richard Brown Baker, 1963 October 18; by Paul Cummings, 1969 March 12; and by Ronny Cohen, 1986 April 17-1988 October 18. The Marilynn Gelfman Karp Collection of Ephemera owned by the New-York Historical Society includes OK Harris printed material, prints, and posters.

Provenance:

Marilynn Karp, wife of Ivan C. Karp, donated scattered papers in 2011 and 2013, and the bulk of the collection in 2014.

Restrictions:

Use of original material requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

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:

Photo-realism  Search this

Function:

Art galleries, Commercial -- New York (State)

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Prints

Diaries

Citation:

Ivan C. Karp papers and OK Harris Works of Art gallery records, 1960-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.okharr

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw96a2748a9-b34e-44ba-9c6f-c4586b7960c9

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-okharr

Collection Creator:

Karp, Ivan C., 1926-2012  Search this

O.K. Harris Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Extent:

0.7 Linear feet (Box 3)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1969-2014

Scope and Contents:

This series documents the manner in which OK Harris Works of Art conducted business. There are forms for reccurring activities, statements of business practices, and materials to guide gallery personnel in dealings with visitors and artists. Other records concern experiments with selling postcards, reproductions, and the OK Now Watch at the gallery. Also found are samples of announcements, invitations, advertising, and a few files on miscellaneous projects that were important to Ivan and Marilynn Karp.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original material requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

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:

Ivan C. Karp papers and OK Harris Works of Art gallery records, 1960-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.okharr, Series 2

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Ivan C. Karp papers and OK Harris Works of Art gallery records

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw93c8c3e2b-f3ee-472b-9426-5a1abc8f39b4

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-okharr-ref1

Collection Creator:

Karp, Ivan C., 1926-2012  Search this

O.K. Harris Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Container:

Box 4, Folder 22-27

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1978-2013

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original material requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

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:

Ivan C. Karp papers and OK Harris Works of Art gallery records, 1960-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Ivan C. Karp papers and OK Harris Works of Art gallery records

Ivan C. Karp papers and OK Harris Works of Art gallery records / Series 4: Artist Files / 4.1: Current, Group A

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ac34abc5-748b-4032-8465-41dbf093f78f

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-okharr-ref10

Collection Creator:

Karp, Ivan C., 1926-2012  Search this

O.K. Harris Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Container:

Box 22, Folder 20

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1981-2005

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original material requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

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:

Ivan C. Karp papers and OK Harris Works of Art gallery records, 1960-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Ivan C. Karp papers and OK Harris Works of Art gallery records

Ivan C. Karp papers and OK Harris Works of Art gallery records / Series 4: Artist Files / 4.2: Current, Group B

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw935a2ae4d-0d28-42f0-9d07-7e0052b716aa

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-okharr-ref100

Collection Creator:

Karp, Ivan C., 1926-2012  Search this

O.K. Harris Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Container:

Box 74, Folder 6

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

2013-2014

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original material requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

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:

Ivan C. Karp papers and OK Harris Works of Art gallery records, 1960-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Ivan C. Karp papers and OK Harris Works of Art gallery records

Ivan C. Karp papers and OK Harris Works of Art gallery records / Series 7: Photographic Materials / 7.5: Installation Views, Photo Books

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw943e7b25f-9b69-4168-9852-0fde1e564dfb

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-okharr-ref1000

Collection Creator:

Karp, Ivan C., 1926-2012  Search this

O.K. Harris Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Container:

Box 22, Folder 21-24

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1974-1989

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original material requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

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:

Ivan C. Karp papers and OK Harris Works of Art gallery records, 1960-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

See more items in:

Ivan C. Karp papers and OK Harris Works of Art gallery records

Ivan C. Karp papers and OK Harris Works of Art gallery records / Series 4: Artist Files / 4.2: Current, Group B

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw949625007-12b2-4259-b838-92507b0e1e39

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-okharr-ref101