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A Finding Aid to the Irving Sandler Papers and Interviews, 1944-2017, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.sandirvi
Creators:
Sandler, Irving, 1925-
Dates:
1944-2017
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
2.8 Linear feet
1.63 Gigabytes
Repository:
The interviews and papers of art critic, art historian, and educator Irving Sandler measure 2.8 linear feet and 1.63 GB and date from 1944-2017. Included are interviews and recorded lectures, some in digital format; photographs of artwork and artists; membership files, meeting minutes, and ephemera from the Club organization; printed material from individual artist and group exhibits; and teaching files.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The interviews and papers of Irving Sandler measure 2.8 linear feet and 1.63 GB and date from 1944-2017. Included are interviews and recorded lectures, some in digital format; photographs of artwork and artists; membership files, meeting minutes, and ephemera from the Club organization; printed material from individual artist and group exhibits; and teaching files.

Arrangement

Arrangement
This collection is arranged as 4 series.
  • Series 1: Interviews, 1962-2017 (2.4 linear feet; Boxes 1-3, 1.63 GB; ER01-ER03)
  • Series 2: Photographs, 1955-1965 (2 folders; Box 4)
  • Series 3: Printed Material, 1944-1978 (7 folders; Box 4)
  • Series 4: Professional Activities, 1951-1969 (4 folders; Box 4)

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Irving Sandler (1925-2018) was an art critic, art historian, and educator in New York, NY. Sandler was the art critic for Art News, 1956-1962; for the New York Post, 1960-1965; and an instructor of art history at New York University, 1960-1971. During his career, he was director of the Tanager Gallery and the Club organization.

Administration

Author
Christopher DeMairo
Sponsor
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The bulk of the collection was donated in 1981-1982 by Irving Sandler. Sandler donated an additional interview with Mira Lehr in 2008. Sandler's widow, Lucy Freeman Sandler, donated the 2017 interview of Charles Simonds in 2019.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and a finding aid was written by Christopher DeMairo in 2019. Born-digital materials were processed by Kirsi Ritosalmi-Kisner in 2020 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collection Care and Preservation Fund.
Existence and Location of Copies
Some of the sound recordings in this collection have been digitized for research access and are available in the Archives of American Art offices.

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
Irving Sandler interviews and papers, 1944-2017. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research. Archival audiovisual recordings must be digitized for research access. Researchers may access digitized audiovisual materials in the Archives' Washington, D.C. or New York, N.Y. Research Centers by appointment.

Keywords

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