Jock Truman papers

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Jock Truman papers

1852-2011

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The papers of gallery director and art collector Jock Truman measure 4.0 linear feet and date from 1852 to 2011. Found within the collection are biographical material; correspondence with friends, family, artists, and others; records of the short-lived Truman Gallery; a few writings by Truman; printed material; artwork by Truman and others; and photographs of Truman, his partner Eric Green, friends, family, and the Truman-Green collection of artwork. A small amount of material documents his work at the Betty Parsons Gallery.

4 Linear feet

Archives of American Art

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SNAC Resource ID: 8331771

Archives of American Art

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Nevelson, Louise, 1899-1988

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Sculptor; New York, N.Y.; d. 1988. From the description of A Conversation with Louise Nevelson, 1980 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123419967 Sculptor; interviewee d.1988. From the description of Reminiscences of Louise Nevelson : oral history, 1977. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122419737 Sculptor (New York, N.Y.) Died in 1988. From the description of Louise Nevelson interviews, 1964 Ju...

Truman Gallery

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Commercial art gallery; New York, N.Y. Owned and run by Jock Truman from 1976-1979. Truman worked for Betty Parsons for many years before opening Truman Gallery. An important but short-lived gallery. From the description of Truman Gallery records, 1976-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122599658 ...

Reinhardt, Ad, 1913-1967

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An abstract painter considered influential in the development of Minimalism. Though a contemporary of the Abstract Expressionists, he rejected biomorphism and developed paintings based on geometry, specifically grids, often using a single color in gradations. His last works were a series of all-black canvases. From the Getty's Union List of Artist Names record...

Truman, Jock, 1920-2011

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Gallery director; New York, N.Y. Jock Truman is the former director of the Betty Parsons Gallery and the Jock Truman Gallery in New York. From the description of Jock Truman papers, 1949-2004. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 85027398 ...