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Marcia Tucker papers

1973-1994

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The papers of curator and museum director Marcia Tucker measure 2.4 linear feet and date from 1973-1994. The collection documents Tucker's tenure as the Director of the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York through artists' files, correspondence, project files, printed material, and photographs. The papers also reflect Tucker's activities as an advocate for women in the arts.Artists' files include correspondence, artists' statements, exhibition lists, press releases, printed material, and photographs of artwork. There is extensive correspondence with Richard M. Allen, James W. Johnson, Bruce Melamid, and Earl and Suzanne Staley.Correspondence consists of a mix of professional and personal letters between Tucker and artists, business colleagues, and friends. Correspondence relating to the founding of the New Museum includes draft versions of the mission statement. Among the notable correspondents are: Louise Bourgeois, Joan Brown, Howardena Pindell, Markus Raetz, Joan Snyder, and Idelle Weber. Project files reflect Marcia Tucker's activities as an educator, writer, and advocate for women's role in the arts.Photographs include an inscribed photograph to Marcia Tucker from Raymond Lark.

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Bourgeois, Louise, 1911-2010

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Melamid, Bruce

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Pindell, Howardena, 1943-....

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Tucker, Marcia, 1940-2006

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American curator, art critic and museum director (1940-2006) received her Bachelor of Arts from Connecticut College in 1961. She then went on to earn a Masters of Art from New York University's Institute of Fine Arts in 1965. Starting out as an artist, she wrote reviews for art magazines, and cataloged and curated the private collections of Alfred and Margo Barr, and of William and Noma Copley. Finding she preferred the role of art interpreter and presenter, she accepted a position curator o...

Staley, Suzanne

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Weber, Idelle, 1932-

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Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Idelle Weber papers, 1965-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122571115 ...

Allen, Richard, 1945-

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Staley, Earl, 1938-

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Painter, craftsman, and filmmaker; Houston, Tex. From the description of Earl Staley papers, 1960-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82274938 ...

New Museum of Contemporary Art (New York, N.Y.)

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Snyder, Joan, 1940-....

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Joan Snyder (1940- ) is a painter in New York, N.Y. From the description of Joan Snyder papers, 1976 Dec. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 767864722 Joan Snyder (1940- ) is an abstract artist in Brooklyn, N.Y. Judith Olch Richards (1947- ) is former executive director of iCI in New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Joan Snyder, 2010 Feb. 25-26 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 657043789 ...

Johnson, James W., 1938-....

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Brown, Joan, 1938-1990

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Joan Brown was an artist. From the description of Joan Brown papers, 1959-2002 (bulk 1970-1990). (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 62767038 Painter, professor; San Francisco, Calif.; d. 1990. Studied at the California School of Fine Arts 1955-1960 under Elmer Bischoff and others. Killed in an accident in Proddatura, India. From the description of Joan Brown papers, 1955-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77979761...

Ratz, Markus

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