Jean Tinguely Sculptures, exhibition files, 1964-1965.

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Jean Tinguely Sculptures, exhibition files, 1964-1965.

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This subseries documents the exhibition "Jean Tinguely Sculptures" (April 3-May 16, 1965), a retrospective selection including eleven mechanical sculptures purchased for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston by benefactors Jean and Dominique de Menil. The works were purchased as a group at the request of James Johnson Sweeney, then Director of the Museum, from Alexander Iolas Gallery in Paris. Twenty-one drawings by Tinguely were loaned to Houston for inclusion in this exhibition. The papers include Sweeney's correspondence with gallery owner Alexander Iolas, artist Tinguely, and Simone Swan of Withers Swan Public Relations; conservation reports; press releases; and the Registrar's annotated copy of the exhibition catalogue.

0.25 linear ft. of photographic materials.

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