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Wagstaff, Samuel J. Samuel Wagstaff papers, 1796-1987, 1952-1986.

Title: Samuel Wagstaff papers, 1796-1987, 1952-1986.

The papers document Sam Wagstaff's activities as curator and collector, with a focus on his collections and collecting processes. The papers are rich in correspondence, original photographs and non-photographic original artworks, as well as slides, negatives, postcards, film reels, prints and drawings. Original photographs in the archive include a range of 19th- and 20th-century photographic processes. Among many snapshots by Wagstaff in Series I are portraits of his long-term partner, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Patti Smith, among others. In Series II, the development of Wagstaff's collections is traced through receipts and other documentation, including letters from cultural institutions, photographers and artists such as Agnes Martin, H.C. Westermann, Michael Heizer and Tony Smith. This series also includes original artworks by Dan Basen, Robert Morris and Gordon Newton. The personal papers in Series III range from family photographs to financial documents. Series IV contains the correspondence that Wagstaff did not file in other series, dating primarily to the 1970s and 1980s. In Series V are photographs and other documents relating to specific exhibitions, publications and research by Wagstaff. Series VI contains posters, exhibition announcements and other ephemera, as well as clippings of articles profiling Wagstaff and his collections. Among the 12 film reels in Series VII are seven unidentified and four undeveloped reels, and one labeled "Potatoes on a Studio Floor."

ArchivalResource: 96 linear ft. (126 boxes, 5 rolls, 19 flatfiles)15 film reels ; original.

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Robert Scull papers

Title: Robert Scull papers

The Robert Scull papers measure 2.2 linear feet and date from 1950 to circa 1984, with the bulk of the material dating from 1965 to 1970. Throughout the 1960s, Robert Scull was a wealthy and prominent art collector of Abstract, Pop, and Minimalist art whose collection included works by Michael Heizer, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, and Andy Warhol, among others. His papers include fourteen annotated appointment books, correspondence, financial and legal records, printed material, and photographs. There is a 0.2 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2020 that includes black and white photographs (and 1 color photograph), snapshots, negatives and negative strips of family, friends artwork and artists; correspondence; and loan forms for works of art.

ArchivalResource: 2.2 Linear feet

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Heizer, Michael, 1944-.... Double négatif [Multimédia multisupport].

Title: Double négatif [Multimédia multisupport].

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/690758656 View

Heizer, Michael : [miscellaneous ephemeral material].

Title: Heizer, Michael : [miscellaneous ephemeral material].

The folder may include clippings, announcements, small exhibition catalogs, and other ephemeral items.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/199256073 View

Oral history interview with Robert Scull

Title: Oral history interview with Robert Scull

Interview of Robert Scull conducted by 1972 June 15-28, Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Scull speaks of his early life and education in New York City; attending night classes at the Art Students League; the importance of museum visits; becoming assistant art director for Saks 34th Street; financially successful ventures; the start of his collection in 1954; his criteria for acquisition; his relationships with artists; the pop art scene; portraits of Scull by various artists; the effects of publicity surrounding his collection; his interest in the future of art; the disposition of his collection; critics; relationships with dealers and museums.

OralHistoryResource: Sound recording: 3 sound tape reels ; 5 in.Transcript: 69 p.

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Gorgoni, Gianfranco. Photographs of earthworks / Gianfranco Gorgoni.

Title: Photographs of earthworks / Gianfranco Gorgoni. [197-]

The photographs by Gianfranco Gorgoni document earthworks by artists Michael Heizer (8), Robert Smithson (2), and Walter de Maria (1). Included are aerial views, details of the works, and images of the works in progress. Works by Heizer include: Circular Planar Displacement Drawing; Double Negative; City; and Displaced-Replaced Mass I. Heizer is present in several of the images. There are two views of Smithson's Spiral Jetty and one of de Maria's Chalk Piece.

ArchivalResource: 11 photographic prints : gelatin silver ; 30 x 40 cm. or smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/664384554 View

Heizer, Michael, 1944-.... Double négatif.

Title: Double négatif.

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/765048797 View

William H. Kessler papers on Michael Heizer sculpture project for Michigan State Capitol Complex

Title: William H. Kessler papers on Michael Heizer sculpture project for Michigan State Capitol Complex

The papers of architect William H. Kessler measure 0.4 linear feet and date from circa 1969 to 1981. Included are correspondence, business records, a project file, printed material, and photographic material relating to Kessler's service on the [Michigan] Special Commission of Art in State Buildings, and the Commission's pilot project, a sculpture by Michael Heizer for the West Plaza of the State Capitol Complex in Lansing.

ArchivalResource: 0.4 Linear feet

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Robert Smithson and Nancy Holt papers

Title: Robert Smithson and Nancy Holt papers

The papers of sculptor, writer, and earthworks artist Robert Smithson and his wife, sculptor, filmmaker, and earthworks artist Nancy Holt measure 15.1 linear feet and date from 1905 to 1987, with the bulk of the material dating from 1952 to 1987. The papers consist of Smithson's biographical material; business and personal correspondence, much of it with artists; interview transcripts; extensive writings and project files; financial records; printed material; a scrapbook of clippings; holiday cards with original prints and sketches; photographic material; and artifacts. Also found are project files related to Nancy Holt's films "Pine Barrens" and "Suntunnels."

ArchivalResource: 15.1 linear feet; 8 rolled docs; Library: 76.0 linear feet.

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Oral history interview with Virginia Dwan

Title: Oral history interview with Virginia Dwan

An interview of Virginia Dwan conducted 1984 March 21-June 7, by Charles F. Stuckey, for the Archives of American Art.

OralHistoryResource: Sound recordings: 10 sound cassettes.Transcript: 360 p.

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Heizer, Michael : Biographical file.

Title: Heizer, Michael : Biographical file. [1900-9999]

May contain: Resumes, newspaper articles, magazine articles, invitations to exhibition openings, gallery hand-outs, check-lists of exhibitions, advertisements, obituaries, 35 mm. slides of the artist's work.

ArchivalResource: 1 envelope : manila ; 13 x 10 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50920313 View

Wagstaff, Samuel J. The Samuel J. Wagstaff, Jr. records, 1956-1978 (predominantly 1968-1971).

Title: The Samuel J. Wagstaff, Jr. records, 1956-1978 (predominantly 1968-1971). 1956-1978 (predominantly 1968-1971)

The records contain administrative correspondence, personal correspondence prior to and during Wagstaff's tenure as Curator of Contemporary Art at the Detroit Institute of Arts, research work on various artists, periods and schools of art, and files dealing with accessioned art objects and exhibitions during Mr. Wagstaff's tenure. Included are letters between the exhibiting artists and Mr. Wagstaff. In the series on exhibitions, there is also much correspondence with the artists, some of whom has later become more prominent. Also included are original drawings and plans by various artists, especially Robert Morris. Also of interest is Wagstaff's personal correspondence regarding research on Gauguin and the Ecole du Pont-Aven; research notes and a rough draft of an article on sources of influence in the work of Gauguin; and a critique of a monograph on the ceramics and sculpture of Gauguin by Christopher Gray. Notes and correspondence regarding the provenance and symbolic history of various objects in the collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum (including various Medieval panels and missal) are of additional interest. Correspondence regarding Wagstaff's personal collecting parallels some of his work on exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum, the Wadsworth Atheneum and the Detroit Institute of Arts, and after. Notable are early recorded interest in silver collecting and photographic collecting. Researchers will find this collection of great use because of Wagstaff's importance as a primary figure in the museum exhibition of avant-garde American art of the 1960s and early '70s. Though this collection does not cover his years as a collector and promoter of photography, it provides precursory documentation and information regarding his collecting and research strategies.

ArchivalResource: 9 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/422767042 View

Samuel Wagstaff papers, 1796-1987 (bulk 1952-1986)

Title: Samuel Wagstaff papers 1796-1987 (bulk 1952-1986)

The papers document Sam Wagstaff's activities as curator and collector, with a focus on his collections and collecting processes. The papers are rich in correspondence and include letters from artists, photographers and cultural institutions. Original photographs and non-photographic original artworks are included, as well as slides, negatives, postcards, film reels, prints and drawings.

ArchivalResource: 96.0 linear feet; (126 boxes, 5 rolls, 19 flatfiles)

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