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Merle Schipper interviews

Creator:
Schipper, Merle  Search this
Names:
Anderson, John S., 1928-  Search this
Card, Greg S., 1945-  Search this
Cutler-Shaw, Joyce, 1932-  Search this
DeLap, Tony, 1927-2019  Search this
Graham, Robert, 1938-  Search this
Hammersley, Frederick, 1919-2009  Search this
Harden, Marvin, 1935-  Search this
Kauffman, Craig, 1932-2010  Search this
Kent, Claude, 1945-  Search this
Kessler, Charles, 1943-  Search this
Kipper, Harry  Search this
Onslow-Ford, Gordon  Search this
Pashgian, Helen, 1934-  Search this
Phillips, Jay, 1954-1987  Search this
Seliger, Charles, 1926-2009  Search this
Shelton, Peter, 1951-  Search this
Simonian, Judith, 1945-  Search this
Trowbridge, David, 1945-  Search this
Valentine, DeWain, 1936-  Search this
Van Hamersveld, John  Search this
Wight, Frederick Stallknecht, 1902-  Search this
Yokoi, Rita, 1938-  Search this
Extent:
21 Sound cassettes (Sound recording)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Date:
1978-1987
Scope and Contents:
A lecture and interviews of twenty-two Southern California painters and sculptors, conducted and recorded by Los Angeles art critic Merle Schipper.
Interview tapes and Schipper's fragmentary notes are available for Greg S. Card, Tony Delap, Robert Graham, Frederick Hammersley, Marvin Harden, Craig Kauffman, Claude Kent, Charles Kessler, Harry Kipper, Jay Phillips, Charles Seliger, Peter T. Shelton, Judith Simonian, David Trowbridge, and John Van Hamersveld.
Only tapes are available for John Anderson, Joyce Cutler-Shaw, Gordon Onslow-Ford, Helen Pashgian, Frederick Stallknecht Wight and Rita Yokoi. Only Schipper's fragmentary notes are available for the DeWain Valentine interview. A tape of Craig Kauffman's May 9, 1979 lecture at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is also included.
Arrangement:
John Anderson interview is on the Gordon Onslow-Ford tape.
John Van Hamersveld interview is on the Harry Kipper tape.
Frederick Stallknecht Wight interview is on the Joyce Cutler-Shaw tape.
Rita Yokoi interview is on the Helen Pashgian tape.
Biographical / Historical:
California art critic and curator of the Fine Arts Gallery, California State University; b. in 1922.
Provenance:
Donated 1988 by Merle Schipper.
Restrictions:
Untranscribed interviews; use requires an appointment and is limited to AAA's Washington, D.C. office.
Occupation:
Conceptual artists -- California -- Interviews  Search this
Topic:
Art, Modern -- California  Search this
Painters -- California -- Interviews  Search this
Sculptors -- California -- Interviews  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.schimerl2
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw95ec6a57c-5584-428e-b534-e1f33f11d56b
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-schimerl2

Roy R. Neuberger papers

Creator:
Neuberger, Roy R.  Search this
Names:
Africano, Nicholas, 1948-  Search this
Ajay, Abe  Search this
Austin, Darrel, 1907-  Search this
Avery, Milton, 1885-1965  Search this
Baldessari, John, 1931-  Search this
Baziotes, William, 1912-1963  Search this
Bearden, Romare, 1911-1988  Search this
Brooks, James, 1906-1992  Search this
Browne, Byron, 1907-1961  Search this
Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976  Search this
Constant, George  Search this
Davis, Stuart, 1892-1964  Search this
Evergood, Philip, 1901-1973  Search this
Feininger, Lyonel, 1871-1956  Search this
Gatch, Lee, 1902-1968  Search this
Gottlieb, Adolph, 1903-1974  Search this
Hurd, Peter, 1904-1984  Search this
Kinigstein, Jonah, 1923-  Search this
Knaths, Karl, 1891-1971  Search this
Kopman, Benjamin, b. 1887  Search this
Lamis, Leroy, 1925-  Search this
Laufman, Sidney, 1891-  Search this
Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000  Search this
Levine, Jack, 1915-2010  Search this
Levine, Les, 1935-  Search this
Maccoy, Guy C., 1904-1981  Search this
Magriel, Paul David, 1906-  Search this
Marin, John, 1870-1953  Search this
Moller, Hans, 1905-  Search this
Morris, George L. K., 1905-1975  Search this
Orr, Elliot, 1904-1997  Search this
Pereira, I. Rice (Irene Rice), 1902-1971  Search this
Quirt, Walter, 1902-  Search this
Rivers, Larry, 1925-2002  Search this
Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich), 1908-1979  Search this
Roth, Frank, 1936-  Search this
Rothschild, Judith  Search this
Schueler, Jon, 1916-  Search this
Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969  Search this
Sheeler, Charles, 1883-1965  Search this
Snyder, Joan, 1940-  Search this
Sonfist, Alan  Search this
Steinberg, Saul  Search this
Walker, Hudson D. (Hudson Dean), 1907-1976  Search this
Weber, Max, 1881-1961  Search this
Wight, Frederick Stallknecht, 1902-  Search this
Extent:
5.4 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 2 reels))
0.2 Linear feet (Addition)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1940-1979
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence, printed material, photographs; and "birthday books" containing drawings and writings by artists sent to Neuberger on his 50th and 75th birthdays.
REEL NSM 1: A "Birthday Book," 1953, for Neuberger containing drawings, sketches and written birthday greetings from 38 artists, compiled by Mrs. Neuberger. Contributors include Alexander Calder, Byron Browne, George Constant, Adolph Gottlieb, Jack Levine, Lyonel Feininger, Lee Gatch, Benjamin Kopman, Jonah Kinigstein, Karl Knaths, William Baziotes, Peter Hurd, Walter Quirt, Milton Avery, Ben Shahn, George L. K. Morris, Hans Moller, Guy Maccoy, Irene Rice Pereira, Max Weber, Stuart Davis, Charles Sheeler, Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden, Darrel Austin, Philip Evergood, Saul Steinberg, Elliot Orr, and John Marin.
REEL 4588: A scrapbook containing illustrated birthday cards from artists sent to Neuberger on the occasion of his 75th birthday (1978). Included are cards from Nicolas Africano, Abe Ajay, John Baldessari, Romare Bearden, James Brooks, Les Levine, Judith Rothschild, Joan Snyder, and Alan Sonfist, and others.
UNMICROFILMED: Material relating to Neuberger's activities as an art collector, patron, and trustee consisting of: clippings, exhibiton catalogs and announcements; photographs; and correspondence with Leroy Lamis, Sidney Laufman, Paul David Magriel, Larry Rivers, Frank Roth, Jon Rudolf Schueler, Hudson Walker and Frederick Stallknecht Wight.
ADDITION: Correspondence with artists and other prominent people including: Edward Albee, Alexander Calder, Merce Cunningham, Lyonel Feininger, Henry Geldzahler, Henry Moore, Gerald Ford, Robert F. Kennedy, John V. Lindsay, George McGovern and Nelson Rockefeller. Also included are a letter from Mr. and Mrs. John Walker relating to their trip to Europe to return the "Mona Lisa" to the Louvre in 1963; printed material relating to Nelson Rockefeller; and four lists of art related papers remaining with Neuberger.
Biographical / Historical:
Art collector, patron; New York, N.Y. Born 1903. A collector of primarily American art. President of the American Federation of the Arts, 1958-1968; a trustee and member of Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art; honorary trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; member of the executive committee of the Council of Friends, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University; and many other positions and memberships. A large part of his private art collection was donated to the Roy R. Neuberger Museum of the State University of New York College at Purchase.
Provenance:
"Birthday books" on reels NSM 1 and 4588 lent for microfilming 1963 and 1992 by Neuberger. He donated the unmicrofilmed material in 1975 and 1993.
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 patrons -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Art patronage -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Artists and patrons -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Artists' books  Search this
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.neubroy
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ed9bd2bc-13f3-4cf8-83fa-08ac83e43104
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-neubroy

Frederick Stallknecht Wight letters

Creator:
Wight, Frederick Stallknecht, 1902-  Search this
Names:
Graves, Morris, 1910-  Search this
Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966  Search this
Oliveira, Nathan, 1928-2010  Search this
Sheeler, Charles, 1883-1965  Search this
Extent:
17 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1954-1963
Scope and Contents:
Photocopies of letters to Wight from Charles Sheeler, Morris Graves, Nathan Oliveira and Hans Hofmann.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter, author, gallery director, art administrator; Los Angeles, Calif. Died 1986 Was director of the University of California, Los Angeles art gallery, now called the Frederick S. Wight Galleries.
Provenance:
Photocopies discarded after microfilming.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Arts administrators -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Gallery directors -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Topic:
Painting, Abstract -- United States  Search this
Painting, American  Search this
Function:
Art museums, University and college -- California -- Los Angeles
Identifier:
AAA.wighfred
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw94108fa46-0c14-475b-9b13-b9931e104428
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-wighfred

Frederick Stallknecht Wight letters, 1954-1963

Creator:
Wight, Frederick Stallknecht, 1902-1986  Search this
Subject:
Hofmann, Hans  Search this
Oliveira, Nathan  Search this
Sheeler, Charles  Search this
Graves, Morris  Search this
Citation:
Frederick Stallknecht Wight letters, 1954-1963. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Painting, Abstract -- United States  Search this
Painting, American  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)8684
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210864
AAA_collcode_wighfred
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210864

Hyman Bloom / with an essay by Frederick S. Wight and a postscript by Lloyd Goodrich ; [exhibition] Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo ... [et al.]

Author:
Bloom, Hyman 1913-2009  Search this
Wight, Frederick Stallknecht 1902-1986  Search this
Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston, Mass.)  Search this
Albright Art Gallery (Buffalo, N.Y.)  Search this
Subject:
Bloom, Hyman 1913-2009  Search this
Physical description:
15 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm
Type:
Books
Exhibitions
Date:
1954
Call number:
N40.1.B645 W6 1954
N40.1.B645W6 1954
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_412894

Jack Levine / with a foreword by Lloyd Goodrich and an essay by Frederick S. Wight

Author:
Levine, Jack 1915-2010  Search this
Wight, Frederick Stallknecht 1902-1986  Search this
Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston, Mass.)  Search this
Phillips Collection  Search this
Subject:
Levine, Jack 1915-2010-  Search this
Physical description:
15 p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Exhibitions
Date:
1952
Call number:
N40.1.L66 I5 1952
N40.1.L66I5 1952
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_434699

Transparency, reflection, light, space: four artists. An exhibition arranged by Peter Alexander [and others

Author:
Wight, Frederick Stallknecht 1902-1986  Search this
Alexander, Peter 1939-  Search this
UCLA Art Galleries  Search this
Physical description:
140 p. illus., ports. 16 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Date:
1971
1971]
20th century
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
Art--Philosophy  Search this
Call number:
N6512 .W65
N6512.W65
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_8749

Frederick Wight : transcendental landscapes

Title:
Transcendental landscapes
Artist:
Wight, Frederick Stallknecht 1902-1986  Search this
Host institution:
Gerald Peters Gallery  Search this
Subject:
Wight, Frederick Stallknecht 1902-1986  Search this
Physical description:
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 16 x 21 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
California
Date:
2015
[2015]
20th century
Topic:
Painting, American  Search this
In art  Search this
Call number:
ND237.W646 A4 2015
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1057158

Richard Neutra: Is planning possible; can destiny be designed? [Published on the occasion of the exhibition at the UCLA Art Galleries. Exhibition designed by Jack Carter

Author:
UCLA Art Galleries  Search this
Wight, Frederick Stallknecht 1902-1986  Search this
Subject:
Neutra, Richard Joseph 1892-1970  Search this
Physical description:
48 p. illus., port. 28 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1959
[1959]
Call number:
NA737.N49C15
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_104963

John Marin : memorial exhibition / tributes by William Carlos Williams, Duncan Phillips, Dorothy Norman ; Conclusion to a biography / by MacKinley Helm ; John Marin, frontiersman / by Frederick S. Wight

Author:
Williams, William Carlos 1883-1963  Search this
Wight, Frederick Stallknecht 1902-1986  Search this
Phillips, Duncan 1886-1966  Search this
Norman, Dorothy 1905-1997  Search this
Helm, MacKinley 1896-1963  Search this
Subject:
Marin, John 1870-1953  Search this
Physical description:
[78] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Exhibitions
Date:
1956
C1956
Call number:
N40.1.M328 J652 1956
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_454129

Charles Sheeler : a retrospective exhibition / with a foreword by William Carlos Williams ; essays by Bartlett H. Hayes, Jr., Frederick S. Wight ; organized by the Art Galleries, University of California, Los Angeles ... [et al.]

Title:
Sheeler, retrospective exhibition
Author:
Sheeler, Charles 1883-1965  Search this
Williams, William Carlos 1883-1963  Search this
Hayes, Bartlett H. 1904-  Search this
Wight, Frederick Stallknecht 1902-1986-  Search this
UCLA Art Galleries  Search this
Subject:
Sheeler, Charles 1883-1965  Search this
Physical description:
47 p. : mounted col. front., ill. (some col.), port. ; 29 cm
Type:
Books
Exhibitions
Date:
1954
Call number:
N40.1.S56 C2
ND237.S47 A4 1954b
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_41591

Frederick Wight : visions of California

Title:
Visions of California
Author:
Wight, Frederick Stallknecht 1902-1986  Search this
Louis Stern Fine Arts  Search this
Subject:
Wight, Frederick Stallknecht 1902-1986  Search this
Physical description:
96 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
California
Date:
2005
C2005
20th century
Topic:
Painting, American  Search this
In art  Search this
Call number:
ND237.W646 A4 2005
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_765473

John Marin: tributes by William Carlos Williams, Duncan Phillips [and] Dorothy Norman. Conclusion to a biography, by Mackinley Helm. John Marin, frontiersman, by Frederick S. Wight

Author:
Williams, William Carlos 1883-1963  Search this
Wight, Frederick Stallknecht 1902-1986  Search this
Subject:
Marin, John 1870-1953  Search this
Physical description:
[78] p. illus. [part col.] 28 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1956
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_800441

Seeing the light : postmodern luminous landscapes by Frederick S. Wight : April 12-June 7, 2008, Louis Stern Fine Arts / [essay by Michael Duncan]

Author:
Wight, Frederick Stallknecht 1902-1986  Search this
Duncan, Michael  Search this
Louis Stern Fine Arts  Search this
Subject:
Wight, Frederick Stallknecht 1902-1986  Search this
Physical description:
128 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Exhibitions
Place:
California
Date:
2008
C2008
Topic:
In art  Search this
Call number:
ND237.W646 A4 2008
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_840090

Milestones of American painting in our century / by Frederick S. Wight

Author:
Wight, Frederick Stallknecht 1902-1986  Search this
Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston, Mass.)  Search this
Physical description:
135 p. : ill. (part. col.) ; 25 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
United States
Date:
1949
20th century
Topic:
Painting, American  Search this
Painters  Search this
Call number:
ND212 .W65 1949
ND212.W65 1949
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_320969

Jack Levine / with an essay by Frederick S. Wright and a foreword by Lloyd Goodrich ; exhibition and catalogue by the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston

Author:
Levine, Jack 1915-2010  Search this
Wight, Frederick Stallknecht 1902-1986  Search this
Goodrich, Lloyd 1897-1987  Search this
Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston, Mass.)  Search this
Whitney Museum of American Art  Search this
Subject:
Levine, Jack 1915-2010  Search this
Physical description:
15 p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1955
1955.]
Call number:
N40.1.L66 W6
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_196894

20th century sculpture from southern California collections : an exhibition / organized by Frederick S. Wight ; sponsored by the UCLA Art Council [at] the UCLA Art Galleries, Spring 1972

Author:
UCLA Art Galleries  Search this
Wight, Frederick Stallknecht 1902-1986  Search this
UCLA Art Council  Search this
Physical description:
84 p. : ill. ; 31 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Date:
1972
1972]
20th century
Topic:
Sculpture, Modern  Search this
Call number:
NB198 .U103
NB198.U103
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_204432

Nathan Oliveira. Exhibition organized by the UCLA Art Galleries. Several places of exhibition

Author:
UCLA Art Galleries  Search this
Oliveira, Nathan 1928-2010  Search this
Wight, Frederick Stallknecht 1902-1986  Search this
Subject:
Oliveira, Nathan 1928-2010  Search this
Type:
Books
Call number:
ND237.O53 C3
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_669031

Stanton MacDonald-Wright; a retrospective exhibition, 1911-1970. [Presented by] the UCLA Art Galleries [and] the Grunwald Graphic Arts Foundation, Nov. 16 through Dec. 20, 1970

Author:
Macdonald-Wright, Stanton 1890-1973  Search this
Wight, Frederick Stallknecht 1902-1986  Search this
UCLA Art Galleries  Search this
Grunwald Graphic Arts Foundation  Search this
Subject:
Macdonald-Wright, Stanton 1890-1973  Search this
Physical description:
1 v. (unpaged) illus. (part col.) 22 x 28 cm
Type:
Books
Exhibitions
Date:
1970
1970]
Call number:
N40.1.M132 C15
ND237.M19 C3
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_115148

The potent image : art in the Western world from cave paintings to the 1970s / Frederick S. Wight

Author:
Wight, Frederick Stallknecht 1902-1986  Search this
Physical description:
595 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1976
Topic:
Art--History  Search this
Call number:
N5300 .W615 1976b
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_652798

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