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Dwan Gallery records

1959-circa 1982

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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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Richenburg, Robert

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Painter, sculptor; Ithaca, New York. From the description of Robert Richenburg interview, [ca. 1968]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220198857 Abstract expressionist painter, Robert Richenburg (1917-2006) studied at the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Art Students League, as well as with Amedee Ozenfant and Hans Hofmann. He was an active member of the Artist's Club, founded in 1949, showed in the Ninth Street show, and was included in three Stable Gallery Annuals. He taught ...

Flavin, Dan, 1933-1996

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Dan Flavin (April 1, 1933 – November 29, 1996) was an American minimalist artist famous for creating sculptural objects and installations from commercially available fluorescent light fixtures. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Flavin) ...

Dwan, Virginia ca. um 1935-

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Art dealer (New York, N.Y.). From the description of Oral history interview with Virginia Dwan, 1984 Mar. 21-June 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646397025 From the description of Virginia Dwan interviews, 1984 Mar. 21 - June 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220181953 Virginia Dwan is an art dealer from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Virginia Dwan, 1984 Mar. 21-June 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 756821051 ...

Arman, 1928-2005

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Arman (1928-2005) was a sculptor from New York, N.Y. Born Armand Pierre Fernandez. Changed name to Armand Pierre Arman and known as Arman. From the description of Oral history interview with Arman, 1968 May 18 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595110 ...

Scarpitta, Salvatore, 1919-2007

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Sculptor.; d. Apr. 12, 2007, at age 88. From the description of Salvatore Scarpitta interview, 1975 Jan. 31.-Feb. 3 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220189903 Salvatore Scarpitta (1919-2007) was a sculptor. From the description of Oral history interview with Salvatore Scarpitta, 1975 Jan. 31.-Feb. 3 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007050 ...

Rivers, Larry, 1925-2002

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Larry Rivers (1925-2002) was a painter from Southampton, N.Y.). From the description of Oral history interview with Larry Rivers, 1968 Nov. 2 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84233674 Larry Rivers was born Yitzhok Loiza Grossberg to Russian-Jewish parents in 1923 (sometimes claimed to be 1925) in the Bronx, New York, changing his name to Larry Rivers in 1940 after being introduced as "Larry Rivers and the Mudcats" performing at a local pub. From 1940-1945 he...

Richenburg, Robert

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Robert Bartlett Richenburg (1917-2006) was a painter and educator in New York City, Ithaca, New York, and East Hampton, New York. At age 13, Bob Richenburg's artistic talent earned him a place in a daily class for Boston Public School students at the Museum of Fine Arts. Most classes focused on copying; of far greater benefit to the young art student was the opportunity to wander through the museum and look at art nearly every day of his high school career. R...

Scarpitta, Salvatore, 1919-

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Parker, Raymond, 1922-1990

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Reinhardt, Ad, 1913-1967

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An abstract painter considered influential in the development of Minimalism. Though a contemporary of the Abstract Expressionists, he rejected biomorphism and developed paintings based on geometry, specifically grids, often using a single color in gradations. His last works were a series of all-black canvases. From the Getty's Union List of Artist Names record...

Weber, John, 1932-2008

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John Weber (1932- ) is an art dealer from Chatham, N.Y. James McElhinney ( 1952- ) is a painter, educator of New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with John Weber, 2006 Mar. 21-Apr. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220228453 ...

Rivers, Larry, 1925-

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Klein, Yves, 1928-1962

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French painter and experimental artist. From the description of Papers, 1957. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 80343294 ...

LeWitt, Sol, 1928-2007

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Sol LeWitt (1928 – 2007) Sol LeWitt was born on September 9th, 1928 in Hartford, Connecticut to Eastern European immigrants. His father, a doctor and inventor, died when he was 6. Soon after, he moved with his mother, a nurse, to live with an aunt in New Britain, Connecticut. His mother took him to art classes at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford and he would draw on wrapping paper from his aunt’s grocery store. LeWitt received a BFA from Syracuse University in 1949 (where he made his f...

Saint-Phalle, Niki de, 1930-2002

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1930. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122378197 ...

Mitchell, Joan, 1925-1992

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Oct. 30, 1992. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 83529128 Joan Mitchell, b. 1925 Feb. 21, Chicago, Ill.; d. 1992 Oct. 30, Paris, France, Painter. Birth date also cited, incorrectly, as 1926. From the description of Oral history interview with Joan Mitchell, 1986 Apr. 16 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80375972 ...

Dwan Gallery (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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Snelson, Kenneth, 1927-....

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Dwan Gallery

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In 1959, Virginia Dwan opened her first gallery on 1091 Broxton Avenue in the Westwood Village neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Her independent wealth allowed her to open a gallery without worrying about business and sales. Three years after opening, the Dwan Gallery moved into a new Westwood Village space especially designed to express the gallery's contemporary aesthetic. In 1965, Virginia Dwan moved to New York City and founded an east coast branch of the Dwan Gallery at ...

Dwan Gallery (New York, N.Y.)

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In 1959, Virginia Dwan opened her first gallery in the Westwood Village neighborhood of Los Angeles, Calif. In 1965, Virginia Dwan moved to New York City and founded an east coast branch of the Dwan Gallery. Exhibitions at the Dwan Gallery showed Abstract Expressionist artists, Nouveaux Realistes artists, Land, and Minimilist artists. Dwan recognized that many of her shows were not considered salable but continued to show the avant-garde. The Dwan Gallery Los Angeles closed in mid-1967 but the N...

André, Carl 1935-...

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Sculptor (New York, N.Y.). From the description of Carl Andre interviews, 1972 Sept. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220178198 Sculptor; New York, N.Y. From the description of Carl Andre interview, 1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220199022 Carl Andre (1935-) is a sculptor from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Carl Andre, 1972 Sept. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595034 ...

Kline, Franz, 1910-1962

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Franz Kline created bold, vigorous, large-scale calligraphic abstract paintings in black and white. His first solo exhibition at the Egan Gallery, New York, in 1950 established him as one of the leading Abstract Expressionists. In the late 1950s he integrated strong colors into some of his works. From the description of Franz Kline papers, 1930-1967. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 518305942 ...

Oldenburg, Claes, 1929-

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B. 1929, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN Claes Oldenburg was born in 1929, in Stockholm. His father was a diplomat, and the family lived in the United States and Norway before settling in Chicago in 1936. Oldenburg studied literature and art history at Yale University, New Haven, from 1946 to 1950. He subsequently studied art under Paul Wieghardt at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1950 to 1954. During the first two years of art school, he also worked as an apprentice reporter at the City News Bureau of Chi...

Morris, Robert, 1931-....

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Robert Morris (1931-) is a sculptor from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Robert Morris, 1968 Mar. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83475559 ...

Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008

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Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) was a painter and photographer from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Robert Rauschenberg, 1965 Dec. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646398681 Painter, photographer; New York, N.Y. Born 1925. Died 2008. From the description of Robert Rauschenberg interview, 1965 Dec. 21 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78470377 ...

Goodnough, Robert, 1917-2010

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Robert Goodnough (1917-2010) was a painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Robert Goodnough papers, circa 1960-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 744426296 Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Robert Goodnough photographs and printed material, 1965-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122389788 Robert Goodnough (1917-) was an American painter and teacher of art, known for modern, non-objective, and collage pieces. He was...

Dwan, Virginia

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Kienholz Edward 1927-1994

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Edward Kienholz (October 23, 1927 – June 10, 1994) was an American installation artist and assemblage sculptor whose work was highly critical of aspects of modern life. From 1972 onwards, he assembled much of his artwork in close collaboration with his artistic partner and fifth wife, Nancy Reddin Kienholz. Throughout much of their career, the work of the Kienholzes was more appreciated in Europe than in their native United States, though American museums have featured their art more prominently...

Arman, 1928-

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Smithson, Robert

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Robert Smithson (1938-1973) was the pioneer of land and earthworks art. He was also a noted sculptor, painter, writer, and lecturer working primarily in New York City. Smithson's wife, Nancy Holt (1938-) was a noted sculptor and filmmaker and also worked as an earthworks artist. Born in Passaic, New Jersey, Smithson expressed an early interest in art, enrolling in classes at the Brooklyn Museum School and the Art Student's League in New York while still attending high sc...

Arakawa, Shūsaku, 1936-2010

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Guston, Philip, 1913-1980

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xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-33-4">Painter. From the description of Oral history interview with Philip Guston, 1965 Jan. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78587878 Philip Guston, born Phillip Goldstein (June 27, 1913 – June 7, 1980), was a painter and printmaker in the New York School, an art movement that included many abstract expressionists like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. In the late 1960s Guston helped to lead a transition from abstract expressionism to neo...