Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of born-digital records with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
Collection Citation:
Print Council of America records, 1951-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Print Council of America.
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of born-digital records with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
Collection Citation:
Print Council of America records, 1951-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Print Council of America.
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of born-digital records with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
Collection Citation:
Print Council of America records, 1951-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Print Council of America.
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of born-digital records with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
Collection Citation:
Print Council of America records, 1951-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Print Council of America.
The council maintained general and directors' correspondence and subject files.
Arrangement:
This series is arranged as two subseries.
2.1: General Files, 1955-2016
2.2: Directors' Files, 1955-2016
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of born-digital records with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
Collection Citation:
Print Council of America records, 1951-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Print Council of America.
This subseries includes files for organizations, artists, and council members; Crown Publishers Inc. regarding royalty payments; Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Inc. publishers regarding orders for Zigrosser's Prints; the council's legal advisor Joshua Binion Cahn; and extensive files on original prints.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of born-digital records with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
Collection Citation:
Print Council of America records, 1951-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Print Council of America.
Administrative files detail the council's daily and annual activities, the maintenance of their membership files, and the activities of the board of directors, trustees, and committees. Digital photographs of annual meetings are also included.
Arrangement:
This series is arranged as five subseries.
1.1: General, 1955-2016
1.2: Annual Meetings, 1955-2016
1.3: Memberships, 1955-2016
1.4: Board of Directors and Trustees, 1955-2016
1.5: Committees, 1956-2016
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of born-digital records with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
Collection Citation:
Print Council of America records, 1951-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Print Council of America.
Membership files consist of biographical information, correspondence to members, nomination and enrollment records, and cancellations. Card files for foreign dealers and institutions, artists, and individuals were created and updated with membership status information. Two sets of unlabeled card files containing the names and addresses of individuals are also included.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of born-digital records with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
Collection Citation:
Print Council of America records, 1951-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Print Council of America.
Correspondence, elections of board and trustee members by year, major printmaker nominations, member lists, and nominations are in this subseries.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of born-digital records with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
Collection Citation:
Print Council of America records, 1951-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Print Council of America.
The council formed several committees including the Advisory Committee for Artists, Curatorial Restructuring Committee, Executive Committee, Governing, and Membership Committee. The files contain meeting minutes, and correspondence discussing by-laws, fees, and other committee activities.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of born-digital records with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
Collection Citation:
Print Council of America records, 1951-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Print Council of America.
Includes Artists Equity Association, Association of American Artists, and Society of American Graphic Artists.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of born-digital records with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
Collection Citation:
Print Council of America records, 1951-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Print Council of America.
Some material is regarding A Guide to the Collecting and Care of Original Prints.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of born-digital records with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
Collection Citation:
Print Council of America records, 1951-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Print Council of America.
The council's oral history project consists of twenty digital audio recordings of interviews with members that were recorded from 2008 to 2020. Alan Fern, Ruth Fine, Egbert Haverkamp-Begemann, Stephen E. Ostrow, Sue Reed, Robert Waddell, and others discuss their personal and professional histories, as well as, their work at the Print Council of America. Each recording may be accompanied by transcripts, curriculum vitae, correspondence, and other material. General correspondence, interview instructions, and lists of interviews are also in this series.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of born-digital records with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
Collection Citation:
Print Council of America records, 1951-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Print Council of America.
Includes correspondence with Mimi Cazort and Shirley Thompson.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of born-digital records with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
Collection Citation:
Print Council of America records, 1951-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Print Council of America.
The directors' files contain mainly correspondence between members of the board of directors regarding meetings, officers, procedures, and other council activities with extensive files for Richard S. Field, Jay Fisher, Egbert Haverkamp-Begemann, Lessing J. Rosenwald, and Carl Zigrosser.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of born-digital records with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
Collection Citation:
Print Council of America records, 1951-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Print Council of America.
Includes material for Ben Shahn, James J. Sweeney, James T. Soby, W. Sandberg, and Benton Spruance.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of born-digital records with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
Collection Citation:
Print Council of America records, 1951-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Print Council of America.
Correspondence is written on paper with embossed design.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of born-digital records with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
Collection Citation:
Print Council of America records, 1951-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Print Council of America.
This series consists of files for American Prints Today 1959 and 1962, the VII São Paulo Biennial exhibition Eleven American Printmakers (1963), New York World's Fair of 1964-1965, and 30 Contemporary American Prints (1964), an exhibition organized by the Print Council of America and the United States Information Agency. The files include correspondence, publicity records, reports and statistics, shipping information, and exhibition catalog copies and documents. Other files are for traveling and international exhibitions, proposals, and photographs for an unidentified exhibition.
Arrangement:
Exhibition files begin with major exhibitions by exhibition date, followed by traveling and international exhibitions, proposals, and an unidentified exhibition.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of born-digital records with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
Collection Citation:
Print Council of America records, 1951-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Print Council of America.
Recorded on August 20, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario. Includes transcript, and curriculum vitae.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of born-digital records with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
Collection Citation:
Print Council of America records, 1951-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Print Council of America.
Recorded on June 21, 2010 at the Hilton Back Bay Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. Includes transcript, and curriculum vitae.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of born-digital records with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
Collection Citation:
Print Council of America records, 1951-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Print Council of America.
