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American Federation of Arts records

Title: American Federation of Arts records

The records of the American Federation of Arts (AFA) provide researchers with a complete set of documentation focusing on the founding and history of the organization from its inception through the 1960s. The collection measures 79.8 linear feet, and dates from 1895 through 1993, although the bulk of the material falls between 1909 and 1969. Valuable for its coverage of twentieth-century American art history, the collection also provides researchers with fairly comprehensive documentation of the many exhibitions and programs supported and implemented by the AFA to promote and study contemporary American art, both nationally and abroad.

ArchivalResource: 79.8 Linear feet

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James Thrall Soby papers, 1928-1975, 1935-1955

Title: James Thrall Soby papers 1928-1975 1935-1955

American art critic, curator, and collector. Papers document Soby's nearly 45-year career in 20th-century art scholarship and criticism. Materials date from about 1929, when Soby became a partner in Edwin Valentine Mitchell, Inc., booksellers and publishers, to his retirement from the board of trustees at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1975. The bulk of the collection comprises correspondence from 20th-century artists and photographers, MoMA personnel, curators, critics, friends and family members.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear ft.; (10 boxes, 1 flat file folder)

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Bernard and Rebecca Reis papers, ca. 1924-1985

Title: Bernard and Rebecca Reis papers ca. 1924-1985

Accountant who served as a financial advisor and patron to many artists; wife Rebecca Reis (b. 1900) was an art collector. The papers contain correspondence, business and financial records, printed ephemera, photographs, a substantial body of letters from major and minor figures of the American art world, written and visual documentation of the Reis collection of art and books, and ephemeral material relating to artists and patrons.

ArchivalResource: 3.4 linear ft.; (8 boxes)

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa900184 View

Dwan Gallery records

Title: Dwan Gallery records

The Dwan Gallery records measure 2.3 linear feet and consist primarily of files of exhibitions curated by Virginia Dwan at Dwan Galleries in Los Angeles (1959-1967) and New York (1965-1971). Found within this nearly comprehensive set of exhibition files may be lists of exhibited works, price lists, photographs, slides or color transparencies of installations, invitations, full-size posters, magazine and newspaper clippings and exhibition catalogs.Artists that held exhibitions at the Dwan Gallery in New York and Los Angeles include: Robert Goodnough, Robert Richenburg, Larry Rivers, Philip Guston, Yves Klein, Salvatore Scarpitta, Arakawa, Martial Raysse, Ad Reinhardt, Arman, Franz Kline, Edward Kienholz, Claes Oldenburg, Niki de Sainte Phalle, Joan Mitchell, Robert Rauschenberg, Robert Morris, Dan Flavin, Raymond Parker, Kenneth Snelson, Carl Andre, Sol LeWitt, Robert Smithson, and Anastasi. Also, the exhibition files are nearly comprehensive and include: <emph render="italic">Language to be Looked at and/or Things to be Read</emph> annual series (1967-1970), <emph render="italic">Boxes </emph>(1964), <emph render="italic">Earth Works </emph>(1968), <emph render="italic">My Country 'tis of Thee</emph> (1962) and <emph render="italic">10</emph> (1967 and 1968). Many of the multiple artist shows were created and organized by gallery director John Weber and/or Virginia Dwan. Many of these exhibition files include full-sized posters and panoramic photos showing installations. Also found are records created by a consulting firm hired by the Dwan Gallery to inventory the exhibition files prior to donation to the Archives of American Art. These guides appear at the beginning of each series and outline a chronology of exhibitions held at each branch.

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Daisy Aldan Papers TXRC94-A18., 1946-1966

Title: Daisy Aldan Papers 1946-1966

Daisy Aldan, perhaps bestknown for her poetry and editorial work, is also an accomplished translator andteacher. Her papers emphasize her editorial work, in particular her efforts for (1953-59). Her own work isalso represented by materials from and as well as her translation of by Stephanie Mallarme. Folder Magazine The Destruction of Cathedrals Seven: Seven A Throw of the Dice Never Will Abolish Chance

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Herbert Matter papers, ca. 1937-1984

Title: Herbert Matter papers ca. 1937-1984

Original artwork, photographs, letters, manuscripts, process materials, memorabilia, negatives, transparencies, film, printed material, and working equipment.

ArchivalResource: ca. 310 linear feet

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Jane Freilicher papers, 1945-1995.

Title: Jane Freilicher papers, 1945-1995.

Correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs of the American artist Jane Freilicher and New York School poets.

ArchivalResource: 5 boxes (.66 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00052/catalog View

Fairfield Porter papers

Title: Fairfield Porter papers

The papers of New York-based painter, lithographer, art critic, and poet Fairfield Porter measure 9.3 linear feet and date from 1888 to 2001, with the bulk of material dating from 1924 to 1975. The collection includes a biographical chronology; certificates, awards, and diplomas; letters to Fairfield and Anne Porter; scattered outgoing correspondence; and reviews, essays, notes, poems, and translations written by Porter and others. Among the writings are poetry manuscripts written by several New York School Poets including Frank O'Hara, James Schuyler, and Kenneth Koch. Also found are gallery records, inventories and appraisals, financial records, exhibition catalogs, clippings, posters, and records of Anne Porter's efforts to place his collection and document and publish his work after his death. Photographs of Porter, his homes, and his family are also present, as well as sketchbooks, loose sketches, and drawings spanning his entire career. Significant correspondence is present from the Porters' many poet friends, including Kenneth Koch, James Schuyler, Ron Padgett, Kenward Elmslie, Barbara Guest, Carl Morse, David Shapiro, and others. Among the letters are poetry manuscripts by Koch, Morse, Schuyler, Padgett, and Shapiro. Some letters are actually written in verse, especially those from Kenneth Koch.Artists with letters in the collection include Joe Brainard, Rudy Burkhardt, John Button, Lucien Day, Rackstraw Downes, Philip Evergood, Jane Frielicher, Arthur Giardelli, Leon Hartl, Alex Katz, Edward Laning, Roy Lichtenstein, Larry Rivers, Richard Stankiewicz, Nicolas Vasilieff, among others. Other art world figures represented include John Bernard Myers, curator at the Tibor de Nagy gallery (New York), and Tom Hess, editor of <emph render="italic">ArtNews</emph>. Artwork found within the correspondence includes an illustrated letter from Ron Padgett and an original print on a holiday card by Edith Schloss.

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