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Interviewee:

DeMonte, Claudia, 1947-  Search this

Interviewer:

Kirwin, Liza  Search this

Names:

Gracie Mansion Gallery  Search this

McGowin, Ed, 1938-  Search this

Extent:

54 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1991 February 13- April 24

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Claudia DeMonte conducted 1991 February 13-1991 April 24, by Liza Kirwin, for the Archives of American Art.

DeMonte recalls her childhood and growing up in Astoria, New York; her Italian heritage and Catholic education; her early work including the "trade pieces"; the calendar she produced for the Corcoran Gallery show "Five Plus One" in 1976; her marriage to artist Ed McGowin; moving from Washington, D.C. to New York; the making and meaning of her "Claudia dolls"; exhibiting at the Gracie Mansion Gallery; the art community in the East Village in the early 1980s; the dealer Gracie Mansion; gallery representation outside of New York; critical acceptance of her art; collecting the work of Southern self-taught artists and the influence of Sister Gertrude Morgan and James Son Ford Thomas; work methods and techniques; autobiographical and feminist themes; teaching at the university of Maryland from 1972 to the present; and new directions in her art.

Biographical / Historical:

Claudia DeMonte (1947- ) is a painter, mixed-media artist, and instructor of College Park, Maryland and New York, New York.

General:

Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 22 min.

Provenance:

These interviews are 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 others.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Occupation:

Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Mixed-media artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Educators -- Maryland -- College Park  Search this

Collagists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Feminism  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women sculptors  Search this

Women educators  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.demont91

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90981449b-2ae6-48db-acbf-6aa8adbdf658

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-demont91

Interviewee:

Edelson, Mary Beth  Search this

Interviewer:

Richards, Judith Olch  Search this

Names:

Heresies Collective, Inc.  Search this

Extent:

4 Items (wav files (4 hr., 39 min.), digital)

80 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2009 February 1-16

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Mary Beth Edelson conducted 2009 February 1 and 16, by Judith Olch Richards, for the Archives of American Art, at Edelson's studio in New York, New York.

Biographical / Historical:

Mary Beth Edelson (1933-2021) was a feminist artist who lived and worked in New York, New York.

Judith Olch Richards (1947- ) is former Executive director of iCI in New York, New York. Edelson is considered a pioneer in the Feminist Art movement.

General:

Originally recorded on 4 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hr., 40 min.

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 open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its Oral History Program interviews available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. Quotation, reproduction and publication of the recording is governed by restrictions. If an interview has been transcribed, researchers must quote from the transcript. If an interview has not been transcribed, researchers must quote from the recording. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Performance artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Collagists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women sculptors  Search this

Women printmakers  Search this

Women performance artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.

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.edelso09

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9cd1b6dc5-e87c-475b-87d0-218e81a7b8af

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-edelso09

Creator:

Helioff, Anne Graile, 1910-2001  Search this

Extent:

0.2 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1956-1978

Summary:

The scattered papers of painter Anne Graile Helioff measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1956 to 1978. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs and slides of works of art, and printed material.

Scope and Contents:

The scattered papers of painter Anne Graile Helioff measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1956 to 1978. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs and slides of works of art, and printed material.

Arrangement:

Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical:

Anne Graile Helioff (1910-2001) was a painter and collagist active in New York City and Woodstock, New York. Born in England, Helioff settled in New York City and studied at the Art Students League and the Hans Hofmann School of Art. She married Benjamin Hirschberg and together they were closely involved with the Woodstock Art Association.

Provenance:

Anne Graile Helioff donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1978.

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

Collagists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Citation:

Anne Graile Helioff papers, 1956-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

Identifier:

AAA.helianne

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Anne Graile Helioff papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw902478d1d-1424-456b-9961-e50ff25029e5

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-helianne

Creator:

Hoff, Margo  Search this

Extent:

0.3 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1959-1974

Summary:

The scattered papers of painter and collagist Margo Hoff measure 0.3 linear feet and date from circa 1959 to 1974. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and a sketchbook.

Scope and Contents:

The scattered papers of painter and collagist Margo Hoff measure 0.3 linear feet and date from circa 1959 to 1974. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and a sketchbook.

Arrangement:

Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical:

Margo Hoff (1910-2008) was a painter and collagist from Oklahoma who was active in New York City, New York. She studied at Tulsa University, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Pratt Graphics Center.

Provenance:

The collection was donated in 1975 by Margo Hoff.

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

Collagists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Citation:

Margo Hoff papers, circa 1959-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

Identifier:

AAA.hoffmarg

See more items in:

Margo Hoff papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9b8b43403-e94e-48a2-988f-25e6d4e17d1d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-hoffmarg

Interviewee:

Marisol, 1930-2016  Search this

Interviewer:

Roberts, Colette, 1910-  Search this

Names:

Art Students League (New York, N.Y.) -- Students  Search this

Club (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (France) -- Students  Search this

Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973  Search this

Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound tape reel (Sound recording, 7 in.)

34 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound tape reels

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1968 Feb. 8

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Marisol conducted 1968 Feb. 8, by Colette Roberts, for the Archives of American Art.

In the interview Marisol speaks of her childhood spent both in Chile and France; the encouragement of her parents and teachers to draw freely; her progression from painting, to drawing, to collage and reliefs; the influence of Europeans, Matisse and Picasso, and American, Rauschenberg; her time spent in museums as a child and the subsequent exposure to DaVinci and Rembrandt; her art education, predominantly in New York at the Art Students League and briefly in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux Art; her association with the Abstract Expressionists at the Club; the contrast of her work to the dream-based Surrealists; her first show for Castelli in 1957; her shows at the '62 and '64 annual exhibitions at the Stable; her more recent exhibitions for the Carnegie and Sidney Janis Gallery of The Beach and The Party; the origins of her wood drawings as a discovery while drawing lines to be sculpted upon wood; her experience working for the Daily Telegraph and completing portraits of historical figures such as Charles DeGalle; the literary influence of Dostoeveski, and more specifically Crime and Punishment; her recent apathy for visual entertainments and diversions (like the Ballet). Both in the interview and afterwards in a supplemental biographical addition Roberts and Marisol allude to her resistence to sit for interviews. The artist feels that she doesn't "have much to say."

Biographical / Historical:

Marisol (1930- ) is a sculptor in New York, N.Y. She was born in Paris to a Venezuelan family.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 1 hr., 15 min.

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:

Use requires an appointment.

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Occupation:

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Collagists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Latino and Latin American artists  Search this

Abstract expressionism  Search this

Surrealism  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women sculptors  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

The digital preservation of this interview received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Identifier:

AAA.mariso68

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e444fa50-829d-4a34-b0f7-2d5a9faa81c4

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-mariso68

Collection Creator:

Helioff, Anne Graile, 1910-2001  Search this

Extent:

0.2 Linear feet (Box 1)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1956-1978

Scope and Contents:

Biographical materials contain awards, resumes, and a hand-drawn exhibition announcement. Correspondence is scattered and includes personal notes and professional letters. Correspondents include Lucille Blanch, Toni Hershon, Gladstone Gallery, Sol Klots, and Beatrice and Sydney Laufman. Photographs and slides are of Helioff's works of art. Printed materials include clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and press releases.

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.

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:

Anne Graile Helioff papers, 1956-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

Identifier:

AAA.helianne, Series 1

See more items in:

Anne Graile Helioff papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9abaa5767-bc80-4843-bf7d-d9429f1c0101

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-helianne-ref3

Collection Creator:

Helioff, Anne Graile, 1910-2001  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1969-1970

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.

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:

Anne Graile Helioff papers, 1956-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

See more items in:

Anne Graile Helioff papers

Anne Graile Helioff papers / Series 1: Anne Graile Helioff Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw96e994b38-3e91-4aaa-9e0f-2ad59cc5bee0

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-helianne-ref4

Collection Creator:

Helioff, Anne Graile, 1910-2001  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1959-1976

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.

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:

Anne Graile Helioff papers, 1956-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

See more items in:

Anne Graile Helioff papers

Anne Graile Helioff papers / Series 1: Anne Graile Helioff Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9b2dc0d71-4366-45c1-978b-28361f23c4b4

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-helianne-ref5

Collection Creator:

Helioff, Anne Graile, 1910-2001  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 3

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1976

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.

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:

Anne Graile Helioff papers, 1956-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

See more items in:

Anne Graile Helioff papers

Anne Graile Helioff papers / Series 1: Anne Graile Helioff Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91e508bed-fc59-4279-ada3-6ff4d1459dce

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-helianne-ref6

Collection Creator:

Helioff, Anne Graile, 1910-2001  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 4-6

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1956-1978

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.

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:

Anne Graile Helioff papers, 1956-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

See more items in:

Anne Graile Helioff papers

Anne Graile Helioff papers / Series 1: Anne Graile Helioff Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw948c4ca22-17c8-41eb-b670-701662b9b18c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-helianne-ref7

Collection Creator:

Hoff, Margo  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 5

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1965

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.

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:

Margo Hoff papers, circa 1959-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

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Margo Hoff papers

Margo Hoff papers / Series 1: Margo Hoff Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw97c010498-f942-48fc-8bc5-aaa78dd2fd7d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-hoffmarg-ref10

Collection Creator:

Hoff, Margo  Search this

Container:

Oversize 2, Folder 3

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1968

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.

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:

Margo Hoff papers, circa 1959-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

See more items in:

Margo Hoff papers

Margo Hoff papers / Series 1: Margo Hoff Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9650c6ec8-4ea5-48f2-8ba3-88c922b39d7f

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-hoffmarg-ref11

Collection Creator:

Hoff, Margo  Search this

Extent:

0.3 Linear feet (Box 1, OV 2)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1959-1974

Scope and Contents:

Biographical materials include an artist's statement, biographical sketches, and honorary degrees and certificates. Correspondence is with colleges and institutions regarding Hoff's artworks, including letters about the Arts in Embassies program through the United States Department of State. Photographs depict Hoff and her artwork. Printed materials include a copy of The Christmas Cupboard, written and illustrated by Hoff, clippings, exhibition announcements, catalogs, and posters. Also found is one sketchbook and a handwritten plan for a mural.

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.

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:

Margo Hoff papers, circa 1959-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

Identifier:

AAA.hoffmarg, Series 1

See more items in:

Margo Hoff papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9513c548a-d86a-4a7b-bb9e-71c277a62252

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-hoffmarg-ref3

Collection Creator:

Hoff, Margo  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1960

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.

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:

Margo Hoff papers, circa 1959-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

See more items in:

Margo Hoff papers

Margo Hoff papers / Series 1: Margo Hoff Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9b0cdceb6-7930-4434-8b78-1a9f12b84e23

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-hoffmarg-ref4

Collection Creator:

Hoff, Margo  Search this

Container:

Oversize 2, Folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1970

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.

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:

Margo Hoff papers, circa 1959-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

See more items in:

Margo Hoff papers

Margo Hoff papers / Series 1: Margo Hoff Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw967e7f236-c5a5-4b3d-b43b-6ab831df46a3

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-hoffmarg-ref5

Collection Creator:

Hoff, Margo  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1968-1974

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.

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:

Margo Hoff papers, circa 1959-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

See more items in:

Margo Hoff papers

Margo Hoff papers / Series 1: Margo Hoff Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw97dcf3b81-243e-4ce9-833b-9dfe7f595838

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-hoffmarg-ref6

Collection Creator:

Hoff, Margo  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 3

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1959-1970

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.

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:

Margo Hoff papers, circa 1959-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

See more items in:

Margo Hoff papers

Margo Hoff papers / Series 1: Margo Hoff Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c53fd529-b57c-4d66-befe-a9f0a217169b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-hoffmarg-ref7

Collection Creator:

Hoff, Margo  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 4

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1962-1972

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.

Collection Rights:

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Collection Citation:

Margo Hoff papers, circa 1959-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

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Archives of American Art

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Collection Creator:

Hoff, Margo  Search this

Container:

Oversize 2, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1970

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.

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:

Margo Hoff papers, circa 1959-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

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Margo Hoff papers

Margo Hoff papers / Series 1: Margo Hoff Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

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Creator:

Dove, Arthur Garfield, 1880-1946  Search this

Names:

Phillips, Duncan, 1886-1966  Search this

Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946  Search this

Torr, Helen, 1886-1967  Search this

Extent:

3 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Audiotapes

Photographs

Diaries

Sketches

Date:

1905-1975

Summary:

The papers of artists Arthur and Helen Torr Dove measure 3 linear feet and date from 1905 to 1975, with the bulk of material dating from 1920 to 1946. Arthur Dove's life as an artist, and his life with the artist Helen Torr, are documented in biographical narratives, personal documents, an audio recording, correspondence, diaries, essays, poetry, notes, exhibition catalogs, clippings, magazine illustrations, pamphlets, receipts, an accounting ledger, tax records, sketches, and photographs.

Scope and Content Note:

The papers of Arthur and Helen Torr Dove measure 3 linear feet and date from 1905 to 1975, with the bulk of material dating from 1920 to 1946. Arthur Dove's life as an artist, and his life with the artist Helen Torr, are documented in biographical narratives, personal documents, an audio recording, correspondence, diaries, essays, poetry, notes, exhibition catalogs, clippings, magazine illustrations, pamphlets, receipts, an accounting ledger, tax records, sketches, and photographs.

Biographical Materials include a last will and testament, biographical narratives, and other official documents, as well as an audio recording of an interview with William Dove made around 1961 by George Wolfer. Correspondence includes letters from friends, clients, other artists, and Dove's patron Duncan Phillips. There is also correspondence with family members Helen Torr and Paul Dove. Drafts of outgoing letters from Dove to various correspondents including Phillips and Alfred Stieglitz are found.

Writings are extensive and include diaries, autobiographical essays, essays about art, artists, and other subjects, and poetry by Arthur Dove; as well as essays, reminiscences, and notes of Helen Torr. Printed Materials include exhibition catalogs for Dove's shows and the shows of other artists in the Stieglitz Circle, examples of Dove's early magazine illustration work, newspaper reviews of Dove's exhibitions, and various pamphlets related to modern art. Personal Business Records include an accounting ledger of the Doves' expenses, sales receipts, tax records, and an undated art inventory. Artwork consists of ten items, mostly sketches in pencil, watercolor, ink, and colored pencil. Photographs are undated and unidentified, but depict mostly family, homes, and coastal scenes.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into 7 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1928-1937, circa 1961 (Box 1; 2 folders)

Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1920-1974 (Box 1; 0.8 linear feet)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1924-1945 (Boxes 1-3; 1.5 linear feet)

Series 4: Printed Materials, circa 1905-1975 (Box 3; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 5: Personal Business Records, circa 1921-1965 (Box 3; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 6: Artwork, undated (Box 3; 1 folder)

Series 7: Photographs, 1909, undated (Box 3; 4 folders)

Biographical Note:

Arthur Garfield Dove was an early twentieth-century painter, collagist, and illustrator who was one of the first American artists to embrace abstraction in art. He was a part of Alfred Stieglitz's Circle of modern American artists introduced at Stieglitz's 291 Gallery along with John Marin and Georgia O'Keeffe. Dove spent his career developing his own idiosyncratic style of formal abstraction in painting based on his ideas about nature, feeling, and pure form, and characterized by experimentation with color, composition, and materials.

Born in Canandiagua, NY in 1880, Dove grew up in the small, rural town of Geneva, NY. He was first exposed to art by a local farmer and painter named Newton Weatherly, who gave him canvas and paint, and who Dove himself cited as an early influence. Dove went to Cornell University to study law, but soon shifted to art and illustration. He graduated in 1903 and quickly became a success as a magazine illustrator, working for Collier's, McClure's, St. Nicholas, and The Illustrated Sporting News, among other publications. In 1904, he married Florence Dorsey, a Geneva woman, and they lived in New York City. Their son, William Dove, was born in 1910.

In 1908 the couple traveled to Paris to enable Dove to pursue his interest in painting. In Paris, he met Alfred Maurer, Jo Davidson, and other American artists living abroad. The influence of his European and expatriate contemporaries would prove to be a lasting one, exposing him to ideas about abstraction and experimentation that he would develop in his work for the rest of his life.

Soon after Dove's return to the United States, he met Alfred Stieglitz and began a lifelong friendship. Stieglitz ran the Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession, which came to be known as 291, in New York. His daring, avant-garde exhibitions of both European and American modern art at 291 provided a venue and gathering-place for progressive American artists that was unique for its time. Dove's first solo exhibition at 291 was held in 1912, and consisted of ten pastel drawings that have come to be known as the "Ten Commandments." The attention it received established Dove as a prominent abstract painter.

Around 1920, Dove met another Westport artist named Helen S. Torr, also known as Reds. A Philadelphia-born painter who had studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Reds was married at the time to the cartoonist Clive Weed. Torr and Dove eventually left their unhappy marriages and began a life together, moving to a houseboat docked in Manhattan. In 1922, they moved to Halesite, Long Island, New York, where Dove's artwork once again flourished. By the mid-1920s, he was exhibiting regularly, paralleled by the rise of Stieglitz's new Intimate Gallery in 1925. His work continued to explore abstraction and organic forms, and, in addition to paintings, he produced assemblages made of found materials.

Although a building teardown brought the Intimate Gallery to a sudden end in 1929, the financial support of friends enabled Alfred Stieglitz to open An American Place soon thereafter. There Stieglitz would focus on the work of a few American artists, including Dove, John Marin, and Georgia O'Keeffe. Helen Torr was also exhibited at An American Place, in a group show with Arthur in 1933. It was also at this gallery that the art collector Duncan Phillips was introduced to Dove's artwork. Phillips' interest in Dove grew into an ongoing patronage of Dove that would see them through the Depression and periods of serious illness in the 1930s and 1940s. Their arrangement, whereby Phillips had first refusal on all of Dove's new artwork, enabled him to gradually assemble the largest collection of Dove's work held anywhere.

In 1938, while on a trip to New York to attend his exhibition, Dove became suddenly ill. Although he recovered somewhat that year, his health never entirely returned to normal, and he spent long periods during what remained of his life housebound and in a wheelchair. He and Reds bought a home in Centreport, on Long Island, where they would stay the rest of his life. In 1939 he was so ill that neither his family nor Stieglitz thought he would ever paint again. Despite his physical limitations, he continued to work, turning to the less physically strenuous media of drawing and watercolor, and produced new work for five solo exhibitions in the 1940s. His work of this period embraces pure abstraction more fully than ever, and is regarded by some to be a culmination or crystallization of his singular style and approach to abstract painting.

Arthur Dove suffered a stroke in 1946 and died that November, just four months after his lifelong friend and mentor Alfred Stieglitz died of a heart attack. Reds lived until 1967 in their Centreport home. Dove's importance to American art has since been recognized with more than a dozen retrospective exhibitions at major museums and galleries.

This biography relied heavily on the monograph Arthur Dove: Life and Work, with a Catalogue Raisonné (1984) by Ann Lee Morgan.

Separated Material:

The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming. Reel 725 contains Arthur Dove's letters from Alfred Stieglitz (1918-1946) and Georgia O'Keeffe (1921-1948), and two letters from William Einstein (1937). The original letters were later donated to the Beinecke Library at Yale University, which holds the Stieglitz/O'Keeffe Archives. Reel 2803 contains photocopies of Arthur Dove's card catalog of paintings that were discarded after microfilming. This material is not described in the collection container inventory.

Provenance:

The papers of Arthur and Helen Torr Dove were loaned to the Archives of American Art by Arthur Dove's son, William Dove, for microfilming in several increments between 1970 and 1975. The papers were later donated to the Archives by William Dove via the Terry Distenfass Gallery of New York City in multiple accessions between 1982 and 1989, with two major exceptions: 177 letters from Alfred Stieglitz, sixteen letters from Georgia O'Keeffe, and two letters from William Einstein; and Arthur Dove's card catalog of paintings, a photocopy of which had been loaned for microfilming. The papers were digitized in 2006.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Microfilmed and digitized portions must be consulted on microfilm or the Archives website. Use of unmicrofilmed, undigitized portion requires an appointment.

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)  Search this

Collagists -- New York (State)  Search this

Topic:

Works of art  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Genre/Form:

Audiotapes

Photographs

Diaries

Sketches

Citation:

Arthur and Helen Torr Dove papers, 1905-1975. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.

Identifier:

AAA.dovearth

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