Mel Ramos papers

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Mel Ramos papers

1962-1971

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Files of source material for artwork including clippings and photocollages for "Elephant Seal," "David's Duo," "Virnaburger," "Manet's Olympia," and other works; letters from art dealers, universities about teaching positions, and from Lawrence Alloway, Carl Belz, Allen Jones, Ivan Karp, R.B. Kitaj, Max Kozloff, Roy Lichtenstein, Wayne Thiebaud, and Tom Wesselmann; clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs; business records, invoices, loan agreements and inventories of art work; and a photocollage, "Study for Salami/Modigliani #4" by Ramos. Writings include "Sexual Remoteness and the Art of Mel Ramos" by Michael Danoff and 2 other manuscripts on the Pop Art movement, an introduction by Lynn Louden and an introduction to the exhibition catalog ELEVEN POP ARTISTS: THE NEW IMAGE by Max Kozsloff, and TRANSCRIPTIONS OF CIRCE: A SEQUENCE OF POEMS TO ACCOMPANY LITHOGRAPHS BY RAMOS by Robin Skeleton; and an interview, "Mel Ramos: A Self Interview."

0.6 linear ft. (on 2 microfilm reels)

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Alloway, Lawrence, 1926-1990

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Lawrence Alloway, born in England in 1926 and largely self-educated, became a major 20th century critic of American art, known for his pluralism and inclusiveness. As a young man he was associated with the Independent Group in England, a circle of artists, critics and writers that included Reyner Banham, and that questioned conventional distinctions between high and low art. As a director of the Institute of Contemporary Art in London from 1954 to 1959, he introduced American Abstrac...

Kitaj, R. B.

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R.B. Kitaj (1932-2007) was a Painter, printmaker in Los Angeles, Calif. From the description of R.B. Kitaj papers, 1960-2001. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81487379 R.B. Kitaj was born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 29, 1932. He studied at the Cooper Union Institute for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York, Academy of Fine Art in Vienna, Ruskin School of Drawing in Oxford, and the Royal College of Art in London. In February 1963, Kitaj had his first professional ex...

Lichtenstein, Roy, 1923-1997

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d. Sept. 29, 1997. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 83084427 Painter and sculptor, New York, N.Y. Studied at Ohio State University and at the Art Students League and under Reginald Marsh. Through his cartoon-like style and commentary, Lichtenstein came to represent a faction of his generation in his art and was one of the great proponents of the Pop Art movement of the 1960's. ...

Kozloff, Max

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Jones, Allen, 1937-....

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Wesselmann, Tom, 1931-2004

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Painter; New York, N.Y. Died 2004. From the description of Oral history interview with Tom Wesselmann, 1984 Jan. 3 - Feb. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220180962 Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004) was a painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Tom Wesselmann, 1984 Jan. 3-Feb. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276394191 ...

Ramos, Mel, 1935-....

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Mel Ramos (1935-) is a painter and teacher in Oakland, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Mel Ramos, 1981 May 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 613315309 Painter and teacher; Oakland, Calif. From the description of Mel Ramos interviews, 1981 May 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84281757 Painter, pop artist, teacher; California. Born Melvin John Ramos. From the description of Mel Ramos papers...

Belz, Carl.

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Karp, Ivan C., 1926-2012

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Ivan C. Karp (1926- ) is an art dealer and director of the O.K. Harris Gallery in New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Ivan C. Karp, 1969 Mar. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84163264 Art dealer and director of the O.K. Harris Gallery, New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Ivan C. Karp, 1986 Apr. 18 - 1988 Oct. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 226956498 From the description of Oral history i...