Special Events Records
This accession consists of records that document receptions for exhibition openings and other special events at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Materials include invitations, invitation lists, lenders lists, photographic negatives/contact sheets of the events, and financial information.
Exhibition Records
This accession consists of records documenting objects used in exhibitions at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Materials consist of correspondence, memoranda, loan agreements, object lists, loan record sheets, shipping records, insurance records, condition notes, and indemnities.
Lucy R. Lippard papers
bulk 1960-1990
0.454 Gigabytes
The papers of New York and New Mexico writer, art critic, and curator, Lucy R. Lippard, measure 70.5 linear feet and 0.454 GB and date from the 1930s to 2007, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1960s to the 1990s. Over half of the collection consists of correspondence files documenting Lippard's professional relationships with artists, writers, galleries, art institutions, and political organizations, and her interest in conceptual and minimalist art, feminism and political activism. Also found are Lippard's notes and writings including sound recordings and interviews, teaching and exhibition files, printed and digital material, several works of art, and photographs of artwork and artists. Scattered throughout the collection are a small number of records concerning Lippard's personal life. An addition of 3.0 linear feet donated 2015 includes subject files on feminist and conceptual art as well as land use, development, and local politics and history in New Mexico. There is a 17.0 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2015 and 2021 that incudes research files (press clippings, notes, correspondence, ephemera) related to the publications 'Lure of the Local' and 'Undermining' are a significant portion. In addition there are approximetley 50 notebooks ranging from 1965-1996, containing notes and daily tasks. Printed material and ephemera includes promotional materials for talks and public engagements, as well as press clippings of reviews and other news items featuring Lippard. Another significant portion of the addition is labeled "miscellaneous professional correspondence."Materials date from circa 1965-2010.
Publicity Records
This accession consists of records thaht document the publicity that promoted and supplemented exhibitions at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, press kits, press releases, brochures, clippings, photographs, slides, fact sheets, magazines, notes, and related material.
Publicity Records
This accession consists of records documenting publicity and outreach activities for the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and its exhibitions, events, programs, and activities. Materials include brochures, flyers, pamphlets, invitations, announcements, guides, press packets, educational materials, advertisement mockups, stationary, planning documents, survey results, and related materials. Some materials are in …
