Mitch Tuchman papers relating to the book Painters Painting

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Mitch Tuchman papers relating to the book Painters Painting

1980-1989

Papers related to Tuchman's co-authoring with Emile de Antonio the book Painters Painting: A History of American Modernism in the Words of Those Who Created It (Abbeville Press, 1984). The book was based on uncut transcripts and the film script from de Antonio's 1972 film Painters Painting, inspired by the Museum of Modern Art's exhibition, New York Painting and Sculpture: 1940-1970, curated by Henry Geldzahler. Included are correspondence; transcripts of interviews conducted by de Antonio of painters, critics, curators, and collectors; notes; drafts of the book; and a subject card file.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6718901

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Albers, Josef, 1888-1976

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Josef Albers was born on March 19, 1888 in Bottrop, Westphalia, Germany, the only child of Lorenz Albers, a housepainter, and Magdelena (Schumacher) Albers. He attended the Präparanden-Schule in Langenhorst from 1902 to 1905 and then the teachers college in Büren, graduating in 1908. He became an instructor in several Westphalian primary schools. Albers studied at the Royal Art School in Berlin, the Arts and Crafts School (Folkwang School)in Essen, and at the Art Academy in Munich u...

Frankenthaler, Helen, 1928-2011

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Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005

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Geldzahler, Henry.

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d. Aug. 16, 1994. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 122310922 Henry Geldzahler was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1935, and emigrated with his family to the United States in 1940. He graduated from Yale University in 1957 and joined the staff of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1960, becoming the first curator of contemporary art. In 1966, Geldzahler served as United States Commissioner ...

Scull, Ethel Redner 1922-2001

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De Kooning, Willem, 1904-1997

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Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) was an abstract artist from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Willem De Kooning and others, 1979 Sept. (Smithsonian Archives of American Art). WorldCat record id: 688855147 Abstract artist; New York. 1904-1997. From the description of Oral history interview with Willem DeKooning and others, 1979 September [sound recording]. (Smithsonian Archives of American Art). WorldCat record id: 123944643 ...

Greenberg, Clement, 1909-1994

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Clement Greenberg, for many years America's most influential art critic, helped to create an audience and market for New York School artists such as Pollock, Newman, and David Smith. Greenberg wrote for Partisan review in the late 1930s and began writing art reviews for The Nation in the 1940s. Beginning in the 1950s, he abandoned regular reviewing in favor of the occasional article, organized exhibitions, lectured around the world, and served as a consultant for galleries, museums, and dealers....

Stella, Frank, 1945-

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Rubin, William Stanley

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Noland, Kenneth, 1924-2010

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Motherwell, Robert

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Poons, Larry

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Castelli, Leo

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Hess, Thomas B.

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Kramer, Hilton

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Scull, Robert C.

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Tuchman, Mitch

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Tuchman is an author and editor; Los Angeles, Calif. From the description of Mitch Tuchman papers related to the book Painters Painting, 1980-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122455143 ...

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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 ...

Leider, Philip, 1929-

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Founding editor of Art forum. From the description of Correspondence to Edward F. Fry, 1969. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 212816863 Philip Leider (1929-) was a founding editor of ArtForum magazine. He works in Los Angeles, Calif. and New York, N.Y. From the description of Philip Leider papers, 1962-1997, bulk 1965-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 756821135 Phillip Leider, 1929-, editor and educator of Oakland...