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Archives of American Art
Geoffrey Clements photographic negatives and papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.clemgeof
- Creators:
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Clements, Geoffrey
- Dates:
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circa 1950-2004
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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34 Linear feetca. 60,000 items0.6 Linear feetAddition
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
60,000 negatives and slides of photographs of works of art taken by Clement's and others for art galleries and artists' portraits. Included are ledger books presumably corresponding to the negatives, listing artist, title, gallery and other miscellaneous information. Also found are photographs taken of Whitney Museum of American Art exhibitions; Clement's correspondence with artists (ca. 250 items); and negatives purchased by Clements of works of art taken by Oliver Baker, a colleague of Clements.
Scope and Contents
ADDITION: 634 negatives of works of art taken by Clements and Oliver Baker for Kraushaar Galleries in New York.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Fine art photographer; New York, N.Y.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 2000 by Geoffrey Clements and in 2004 by Kraushaar Galleries. In 1999 Kraushaar Galleries purchased Clements' negatives for images of works of art which were in the gallery's collection.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Negatives and slides are currently unavailable for research. Contact the Archives reference staff for more information.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Photographs | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Artists -- Photographs | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographers | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Baker, Oliver | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Kraushaar Galleries | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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