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John Bernard Myers papers

circa 1940s-1987

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The John Bernard Myers papers, which measure 2.0 linear feet, date from circa 1940s to 1987, bulk 1970-1987, and document his work as a writer, editor, and gallery director.Personal and professional correspondence consist mainly of incoming letters from colleagues, friends, and admirers. Among the correspondence is business and fan mail concerning <emph render="italic">Tracking the Marvelous</emph> and <emph render="italic">Parenthése</emph>, letters from writer and English professor Guy Davenport, and invitations to speak and teach. Also included are letters to <emph render="italic">The New York Times</emph> and <emph render="italic">Art In America</emph> complaining about critic John Canaday's behavior and comments during a visit to the Tibor de Nagy Gallery.Myers' published and unpublished writings are the collection's most significant series. These consist of manuscripts for his autobiography, <emph render="italic">Tracking the Marvelous</emph>, published in 1984 ; <emph render="italic">Forward and Backward: A Chronicle</emph>, circa 1976, about Mark Rothko's suicide and the subsequent lawsuit brought by his daughter against Marlborough Galleries (a revised version was published later as part three of Myers' autobiography); and <emph render="italic">Knowing What I Like</emph>, 1985, an unpublished collection of his own essays and criticism compiled and edited by Myers. Among his other writings are articles, essays, and reviews. Also included are his diariess dated 1969 and 1974-1983. Entries record daily activities and reactions to his experiences, news of friends, and reflections on his life and relationships. Excerpts from much earlier diaries (not part of the John Bernard Myers Papers) are quoted extensively in <emph render="italic">Tracking the Marvelous</emph>.Printed Matter consists of writings by Myers - <emph render="italic">Tracking the Marvelous: A Life in the New York Art World</emph>; a selection of articles, essays, and criticism published mainly in art periodicals; and exhibition catalogs. Also included are a few articles about Myers and issues of publications he edited. Other printed matter consists of clippings on art subjects, exhibition catalogs, and miscellaneous publications.Miscellaneous items are artwork, biographical information, minutes and memoranda of the Ingram Merrill Foundation, and transcripts of interviews conducted by and with Myers. Also included are records of the Southampton Artists' Theatre Festival, produced by John Bernard Myers, consisting of director's notes and notes and music for "Gertrude Stein's 'First Reader.'"Photographs are of Myers and unidentified friends, interior views of his home in Brewster, N.Y. and one of the back yard. Also included are many photographs of puppets.

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Grooms, Red interviewee

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Marisol, 1930-

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Sculptor; New York, N.Y. From the description of Marisol interview, 1968 Feb. 8 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80026209 Marisol (1930- ) is a sculptor in New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Marisol, 1968 Feb. 8 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 613316382 ...

Spivy-Anderson, C. Alexandra, 1942-

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Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970

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Russian-born American artist, Mark Rothko, is noted as one of the primary artists of Abstract Expressionism and color field painting. From the description of Mark Rothko manuscripts and sketchbook, circa 1935-1943. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81257215 Mark Rothko was an American painter and draughtsman of Russian birth. Born Sept. 25, 1903, Dvinsk, Russia (now Daugavpils, Latvia). Died Feb. 25, 1970, New York. From the description of The artis...

Ingram Merrill Foundation.

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Sturdevant, Alfred interviewer

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Canaday, John, 1907-1985

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John Canaday (1907-1985) was an art critic and author. From the description of Papers, ca. 1980-1983. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 30019844 Art critic (New York, N.Y.). From the description of John Canaday interviews, 1971 Aug. 17-Aug. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220178367 John Canaday was an American author and educator, best known as a respected art historian. Born in Kansas and educated at the Universit...

Cady, Arthur

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Myers, John Bernard.

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During his youth in Buffalo, New York, John Bernard Myers developed life-long interests in poetry, puppets, and painting. As a teenager, he wrote poetry and established his own marionette theater. He first learned about modern art and became especially interested in Surrealism through reading European magazines and exhibition catalogs in the library of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Through helping to edit Upstate, an avant garde literary magazine, he met many like-minded friends. M...

Davenport, Guy

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Author and illustrator (Nov. 23, 1927-Jan. 4, 2005). Nov. 23, 1927 Born in Anderson, South Carolina 1944 1948 Studied classics and English literature at Duke University 1948 Won Rhodes Scholarship to Merton College, Oxford ...

Tibor de Nagy Gallery

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Art gallery; New York, N.Y. Est. 1950 by Tibor de Nagy. Mr. de Nagy died in 1993. From the description of Tibor de Nagy Gallery records, 1950-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80468462 ...

Southampton Artists' Theatre Festival.

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