Robert Watts papers, 1883-1989, bulk 1940-1988

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Robert Watts papers, 1883-1989, bulk 1940-1988

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145882578

The collection documents Robert Watts's development as an artist and art professor, with ample evidence of his relationship with Fluxus colleagues, dealers and friends. It presents Watts's Iowa family background with photographs, correspondence, family geneolgies, health histories, legal and financial papers, and clippings dating back to the 1880s; together with report cards and yearbooks, these offer a relatively clear picture of the artist's midwestern roots. Academic files convey Watts's career with nearly annual grant applications and project proposals. Professional Correspondence is mainly between Watts and his dealers, including Francesco Conz and Rolfe Ricke, along with certain curators and collectors, such as Jean Brown and Gilbert Silverman. Personal correspondence is relatively scant.

36.5 linear ft. (76 boxes; 9 flat folders) + ADD1 (3 boxes)3 videocassettes of 3 (Digital Betacam) ; 1/2 in. archival master.2 videocassettes of 2 (Digital Betacam) ; 1/2 in. copy master.3 videodiscs of 3 (DVD) ; 4 3/4 in. use copy.

Getty Research Institute

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6854438

Getty Research Institute

Related Entities

There are 10 Entities related to this resource.

Ricke, Rolf

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6nz8zx3 (person)

Silverman, Gilbert

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qv4bd0 (person)

Watts, Robert, 1923-1988

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kk9kxh (person)

Robert Watts, trained in engineering and ancient art history, was a prescient artist of new and mixed media, best known as a founding member of Fluxus. From the description of Robert Watts papers, 1883-1989, bulk 1940-1988 (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 145882578 Biographical / Historical Note Robert Watts, born in 1923, spent his childhood and adolescence in Iowa and Louisville, Kentucky. The son of a me...

Higgins, Richard S.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jd5kxz (person)

Richard Higgins was from Lexington, Kentucky. From the description of Richard Higgins papers, 1833-1876. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 747110854 ...

Kraft, Pamela.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rv1c40 (person)

Conz, Francesco, 1935-....

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61z4vb4 (person)

Brecht, George, 1925-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mw2pw2 (person)

Kaprow, Allan

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gq72hm (person)

Allan Kaprow, Painter, educator of Pasadena, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Allan Kaprow, 1968 Sept. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 657039358 From the description of Allan Kaprow interview, 1968 Sept. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220186948 Allan Kaprow (1927-2006) was a painter and educator from Pasadena, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Allan Kaprow, 1968 Sept. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat recor...

Implosions.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6t778xr (corporateBody)

Maciunas, George, 1931-1978

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6n304h4 (person)