Institute of Contemporary Arts (Washington, D.C.)
Arts organization and educational institute, incorporated 1947; Washington, D.C.
Founded by poet, Robert Richman, who came to Washington, D.C. in 1947. Devoted to bringing culture to the nation's capital. The school's philosophy was based on Sir Herbert Read's EDUCATION THROUGH ART. Many of the exhibitions and programs were held at the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
From the description of Institute of Contemporary Arts records, 1947-[ca. 1965]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84558173
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Harry Levin papers | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Gore Vidal papers, 1850-2020 (inclusive), 1936-2008 (bulk) | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Washington Gallery of Modern Art records | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Institute of Contemporary Arts records | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Poets' Theatre (Cambridge, Mass.) records | Houghton Library |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Oral history interview with V. V. Rankine | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Hubert Leckie and Alexander Giampietro | Archives of American Art |
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| Relation | Name | |
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| associatedWith | Corcoran Gallery of Art. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Leckie, Hubert. | person |
| associatedWith | Levin, Harry, 1912-1994 | person |
| correspondedWith | Poets' Theatre (Cambridge, Mass.). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Rankine, V. V., 1920-2004 | person |
| associatedWith | Read, Herbert, 1893-1968. | person |
| associatedWith | Richman, Robert. | person |
| correspondedWith | Vidal, Gore, 1925- | person |
| associatedWith | Washington Gallery of Modern Art (Washington, D.C.) | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Washington (D.C.) |
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| Art, Modern |
| Art |
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Active 1961
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