Mary and William Sisler papers, 1962-1984.

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Mary and William Sisler papers, 1962-1984.

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The papers were assembled for "The William and Mary Sisler Collection" catalog published by The Museum of Modern Art in 1984. The Papers relate to two aspects of the Sisler Collection: the preparation of the catalog including photographs, artists' biographies, and catalog entries for each work in the Collection; and Mary Sisler's personal correspondence related to the purchase, sale, and exhibition of her collection, particularly the loan and exhibition of works by Duchamp (1963-68). Noteworthy correspondents include Merce Cunningham and John Cage. Entry drafts, published articles and bibliographies on the artists who are represented in this collection are among the items retained as evidence of the catalog-production process. The Papers also include a scrapbook of clippings concerning exhibitions held at the Galleria XXII (the gallery owned by Mary Sisler's son, Paul Sisler Hayes, in Palm Beach, Florida), 2 guest books, and photographs of sculpture by Joannis Avramidis.

4 linear ft. (4 boxes)

Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)

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Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)

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Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968

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SISLER, MARY

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Sisler, William

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Museum of modern art New York, N.Y.

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Died 1989. From the description of Archives pamphlet file : Titus, Roy V. : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83119924 Art museum; New York, N.Y. From the description of Museum of Modern Art first loan exhibition : November 8th to December 7, 1929. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557713 d. 2001. From the description of Archives pamphlet file : Matisse, Maria-Gaetana : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Unk...

Naumann, Francis M

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Francis M. Naumann, an art historian and curator, collected this material in preparation for How, When and Why Modern Art Came to New York, by Marius de Zayas (Cambridge: MIT Press, 1996), which he edited. Naumann specializes in Dada and Surrealism in Europe and the United States, and runs a gallery, Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, in New York City. Marius de Zayas (1880-1961), an artist and gallery operator, was born in Veracruz, Mexico, the son of Rafael de Zayas, a noted...