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Archives of American Art
Eleanor Green letters
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.greeelea
- Creators:
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Green, Eleanor, 1929-
- Dates:
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1967-1968
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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8 Items(on 2 partial microfilm reels)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Barnett Newman's letter to Herman Warner Williams and seven letters to Green from Mark Di Suvero, Gerald Nordland, and Clyfford Still discuss the progress and exhibition of their work.
Scope and Contents
Reel 3567: Clyfford Still's 4 letters and a postcard concern plans to visit Green and his views on the state of the art world. Gerald Nordland's letter contains excerpts of his correspondence with Still and his wife regarding a 1967 exhibit of Still's work at the San Francisco Museum of Art. Barnett Newman's letter to Williams, director of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, concerns a proposed exhibit of Newman's work at the Corcoran.
Scope and Contents
Reel 4391: Mark Di Suvero's letter discusses his difficulties in producing work according to a timetable and thanks Green for releasing him from an exhibition deadline.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Gallery owner and art historian; Washington, D.C. During the late 1960s, Eleanor (Sue) Broome Green was curator of contemporary art at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 3567 and 4391 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1985 by Eleanor Broome Green.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
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Curators -- Washington (D.C.) | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art historians -- Washington (D.C.) | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Women art historians | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Nordland, Gerald | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Still, Clyfford, 1904-1980 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Di Suvero, Mark, 1933- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Newman, Barnett, 1905-1970 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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