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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. James Johnson Sweeney subject files, 1961-1968.

Title: James Johnson Sweeney subject files, 1961-1968.

The Subject Files illustrate Sweeney's active role as a juror and guest curator for international exhibitions held outside the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, specifically, the 1961 Bienal de Sao Paulo (Brazil) and the 1963 Irish Exhibition of Living Art (Dublin). A prominent subject is the 1967 exhibition ROSC, The Poetry of Vision (Dublin), for which Sweeney served as chairman of a jury completed by Willem Sandberg and Jean Leymarie. The papers include correspondence with his fellow jurors as well as with artists (Alberto Burri, Pierre Soulages, Pierre Alechinsky, and Joan Miro) who contributed to the exhibition. In addition the papers document Sweeney's role as guest curator for the 1962 exhibition of sculptures and mobiles by Alexander Calder held at the Tate Gallery in London. There are numerous letters from Calder which include sketches, his suggestions as to which works were to be included in the Tate exhibition and how they were to be shown, and discussion of new works in progress. The Subject Files also contain materials related to the Tamarind Lithography Workshop (Los Angeles), including correspondence between Sweeney and Director June Wayne; copies of correspondence between Wayne and Jean Dubuffet concerning the latter's much-publicized refusal of a Tamarind award in August 1965; and copies of minutes of the annual meeting of Tamarind's Board of Directors (1961-1967).

ArchivalResource: 4.25 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122349008 View

Roth, Jack, 1927-2004. Artist file.

Title: Artist file.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/314174313 View

Roth, Jack, 1927- : [miscellaneous ephemeral material].

Title: Roth, Jack, 1927- : [miscellaneous ephemeral material].

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

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/199280689 View

New York Times Company records. A.M. Rosenthal papers, 1955-1994, 1967-1986

Title: New York Times Company records. A.M. Rosenthal papers 1955-1994 1967-1986

The New York Times Company records: A.M. Rosenthal papers document the editorial career of Managing and Executive Editor Abraham Michael Rosenthal (1922-2006), noted for his stewardship of that newspaper during one of its most tumultuous periods, from the 1960s through the 1980s. The collection contains Rosenthal's office files from , spanning the era of his editorial tenure. Containing extensive professional correspondence, the papers illustrate the deliberations and thought processes behind the decisions made at the very top of arguably the most important newspaper in the world. New York Times The New York Times

ArchivalResource: 54.18 linear feet; 129 boxes

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/17929 View

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. James Johnson Sweeney correspondence, 1961-1967.

Title: James Johnson Sweeney correspondence, 1961-1967.

The correspondence files of James Johnson Sweeney contain the Director's communications with Trustees (including John de Menil), artists, art critics and journalists, collectors, art gallery owners, and museum and university professionals. Mostly dealing with possible acquisitions and exhibitions for the MFA,H, the correspondence includes requests for consultations on the value and identification of art works and arrangements for Sweeney's participation as curator or judge for exhibitions and competitions held outside the MFA,H. The papers include correspondence with artists (such as Ida Kohlmeyer, Dorothy Hood, and Laszlo Moskovits) who encouraged Sweeney to visit their studios and wrote to him about the evolution and meaning of their work. The papers illustrate Sweeney's wide circle of contacts in the international art scene and demonstrate his commitment to the broadening of the public's exposure to and understanding of twentieth-century art.

ArchivalResource: 11 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122319012 View

Roth, Jack, 1927-2004. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material.

Title: Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/780725540 View