David Novros papers

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David Novros papers

1963-2008

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The papers of abstract painter David Novros are dated 1963 to 2008, and measure 1.0 linear foot. Correspondence, records relating to the Liaunig Boat House commission (Middleburgh, NY), interview transcripts, printed material, and photographs document the painter's professional career.The vast majority of correspondence consists of incoming letters. The only reciprocal exchanges preserved are with art historian Charles Hope and the Menil Collection. Letters are from artists Rory McEwen, Paul Mogensen, and Ken Price; writers Frances Colpitt and Claudine Humblet; and from other colleagues and friends. The letters David Novros wrote to his family between 1963 and 1979 recount his travels and describe in some detail - many with accompanying illustrations and diagrams - work in progress, exhibitions, and commissions. Also preserved are copies of his letters to the Trustees of the Donald Judd Estate and Ranier Judd concerning the Marfa, Texas properties and projects, his Spring Street studio in New York City, and the Judd Foundation. Novros's letters to editors concern art-related articles that appeared in <emph render="italic">The New York Review of Books</emph>, <emph render="italic">The New York Times</emph>, <emph render="italic">Los Angeles Times</emph>, and other publications.Peter Liaunig's commission for a boat house with three fresco paintings in Middleburgh, New York, is documented by correspondence, plans, and designs. The "Boat House Diary, Middleburgh, NY," kept by Novros August 10-15, 2003, describes the process of painting the frescoes with the assistance of Jason, and notes materials and techniques used.Interview transcripts are of Phong Bui's conversation with David Novros, published June 2008 in <emph render="italic">The Brooklyn Rail</emph>, and an unpublished interview Novros conducted with sculptor Robert Graham in 2008.Printed material about or mentioning David Novros consists of articles and reviews, exhibition announcements and posters. Items written by Novros are a review of Jackson Pollock and two poems.Photographs are of David Novros with his family and friends. There are also views of the Novros family's home in Van Nuys, California, and Indian-painted rocks at Sears Point, Arizona that influenced Novros' art.

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Hope, Charles

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Price, Kenneth, 1935-2012

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McEwen, Rory. 1932-

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Humblet, Claudine, 1946-....

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Judd, Donald, 1928-1994

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Novros, David, 1941-

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David Novros (1941-) is a painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of David Novros papers, 1963-2008. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 319940508 David Novros (1941-) is an abstract painter who lives and works in New York City. From the description of Oral history interview with David Novros, 2008 Oct. 22-27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 297147997 David Novros (1941-) is an abstract painter in New York, NY. Abstract painte...

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Graham, Robert 1938-

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Colpitt, Frances

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Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956

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Hope, Charles.

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