Archives of American Art

A Finding Aid to the Helen L. Kohen Papers, 1978-1996, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.kohehele
Creators:
Kohen, Helen L.
Dates:
1978-1996
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Linear foot
Repository:
The papers of Miami art critic Helen Kohen date from 1978 through 1996 and contain letters, postcards, exhibition announcements and invitations, seventy-six untranscribed interviews of artists, dealers, and collectors in the Miami area, and two event recordings.

Scope and Content Note

Scope and Content Note
The papers of art historian and critic Helen L. Kohen measure one linear foot and date from 1976 through 1996. They consist primarily of letters, postcards, exhibition announcements and invitations from artists in the Miami area. Also found are eighty-two mini cassette tapes of seventy-six interviews Kohen conducted with art dealers, collectors, contemporary artists, and others in the Miami area as research and background for her newspaper column and other articles. Also included are two event recordings.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The collection is arranged into five series:
  • Missing Title
  • Series 1: Correspondence, 1954, 1984-1993, undated (Box 1, 10 folders)
  • Series 2: Printed Material, 1979-1996, undated (Box 1, 3 folders)
  • Series 3: Photographs, 1969, 1974, 1980-1994 (Box 1, 1 folder)
  • Series 4: Miscellany, 1983-1992, undated (Box 1 , 1 folder)
  • Series 5: Taped Interviews, 1986-1996, undated (Box 1, 1 folder and 82 micro-cassettes)

Biographical Note

Biographical Note
Art historian and critic Helen L. Kohen has authored numerous articles on contemporary art focusing on the formation of the art culture in Miami since the early 1980s. Helen L. Kohen is art critic emeritus for the The Miami Herald newspaper in Miami, Florida.

Administration

Author
Rosa M. Fernández
Provenance
Helen L. Kohen donated her papers to the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution in 1997.
Accruals
Helen L. Kohen intends to deposit additional letters from artists in the future.
Processing Information
Processing of the collection was completed by Rosa M. Fernández in 1997. The finding aid was written in 2001. This collection, along with numerous other Latino collections, was acquired through the Archives of American Art's 1996 "Latino Art Documentation Project" in South Florida with funding from the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Latino Initiatives. Additional finding aid description of the sound recordings was completed by Kirsi Ritosalmi-Kisner in 2023.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access
The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. research facility.
Terms of Use
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Preferred Citation
Helen L. Kohen papers, 1978-1996. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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