Query: Lerner, Abram

Archival
Materials
Memoranda to Staff (Abram Lerner), 1981-1982
Level:
file
Collection ID:
Record Unit 510
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
in Record Unit 510 for Lerner, Abram

Archival
Materials
Correspondence from Abram Lerner, 11/24/1981
Level:
file
Collection ID:
Accession 96-150
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
in Accession 96-150 for Lerner, Abram

Archival
Materials
JHH/Abram Lerner Correspondence, 1970-1971 (with artists and others)
Level:
file
Collection ID:
Record Unit 510
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
in Record Unit 510 for Lerner, Abram

Archival
Materials
Abram Lerner
Level:
file
Collection ID:
Record Unit 438
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
in Record Unit 438 for Lerner, Abram

Archival
Materials
Abram Lerner Memorial, 2008
Level:
file
Collection ID:
Accession 16-318
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
in Accession 16-318 for Lerner, Abram

Archival
Materials
HMSG, biographical information on Abram Lerner
Level:
file
Collection ID:
Record Unit 513
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
in Record Unit 513 for Lerner, Abram

Archival
Materials
Memoranda to Staff (Abram Lerner), 1974-1980 (7 folders)
Level:
file
Collection ID:
Record Unit 510
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
in Record Unit 510 for Lerner, Abram

Archival
Materials
Discusses the founding of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, including: the selection of site and architect of the museum; negotiations with the Smithsonian Institution and drafting the legislation; the groundbreaking ceremony; Robert Hilton Simmons and the congressional hearings; the selection of board of trustees; moving the collection from Greenwich, Connecticut, to Washington, D.C.; construction of the museum building; Joseph Hirshhorn's other collecting interests; strains between Abram Lerner and Joseph H. Hirshhorn as Lerner tried to establish his independence as a director.
Level:
file
Collection ID:
Record Unit 9566
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
in Record Unit 9566 for Lerner, Abram

Archival
Materials
Discusses the Hirshhorns' involvement in the art world in New York City and Europe and the development of Joseph Hirshhorn's collection, including: art scene in New York City; reminiscences of Willem de Kooning, Larry Rivers and Saul Steinberg; the Guggenheim show in 1962; Gordon Bunshaft's design for the museum; dealers visiting the house in Greenwich, Connecticut; New York City galleries in the 1960s; reminiscences of artists in Europe, including Pablo Picasso and Edward Steichen; the Hirshhorns' house on the Riviera; visiting dealers and galleries in Europe; Abram Lerner's involvement in the development of the Hirshhorn collection; Joseph Hirshhorn's patronage to Giacomo Manzu; letters written by Olga Hirshhorn and speeches written by Abram Lerner on behalf of Joseph Hirshhorn; visiting Man Ray's house; the opportunity to acquire the Georgia O'Keefe collection.
Level:
file
Collection ID:
Record Unit 9566
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
in Record Unit 9566 for Lerner, Abram

Archival
Materials
Audio Tape of Dinner Honoring Director Abram Lerner, June 5, 1984
Level:
file
Collection ID:
Record Unit 510
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
in Record Unit 510 for Lerner, Abram
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