Frank O'Hara papers, 1956-1966.

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Frank O'Hara papers, 1956-1966.

Includes schedules, correspondence for and checklists of exhibitions on which Frank O'Hara worked, and Museum activities in which he was interested: project proposals and cost estimates; information re: lenders and contributors; proposed schedules for exhibitions; articles and clippings with reference to O'Hara; museum administrative matters; staff meeting minutes and notices; exhibition catalogs; and a book and photographs. Correspondents include Michael Barjansky, Robert Bollt, Bernard Brodsky, Wilson Burdett, Walter Burns, Jean Cassou, Enrico Crispolti, Rene d'Harnoncourt, Arthur Drexler, Jean Dubuffet, James C. Dunn, Robert Giron, Jane Gollin, Peggy Guggenheim, Ben Heller, Felrath Hines, Joseph Hirshhorn, Werner Hofmann, Sam Hunter, Elaine Johnson, Dietrich Mahlow, Porter McCray, Patrick B. McGinnis, Dr. O. Meyer, Dorothy C. Miller, Grace L. McCann Morley, George Montgomery, Stefan Munsing, Renee S. Neu, Roy R. Neuberger, Isamu Noguchi, Richard Palmer, Virginia Pearson, Lee Krasner Pollock, Arturo Profili, Waldo Rasmussen, Gerhart Rindauer, Bryan Robertson, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Robert Rosenblum, Arnold Rudlinger, Godfrey Sanitini, Meyer Schapiro, Mrs. Gable Senior, Tom Slick, David Smith, Gordon M. Smith, Francisco Matarasso Sobrino, G. R. Swenson, Vittorio Viale, Monroe Wheeler, E. de Wilde, William Wright.

2 linear feet (4 boxes).

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SNAC Resource ID: 6772878

Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)

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