Query: Chicago Art and Artists: Oral History Project
Janet deCoux papers
Creators:
deCoux, Janet, 1904-1999
Dates:
1895-2000
Size:
3.92 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.decojane
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The papers of sculptor Janet DeCoux date from 1895-2000 and measure 3.92 linear feet. The collection documents DeCoux's career through scattered biographical material, correspondence, audio cassette tapes of an autobiographical narrative, an interview transcript, miscellaneous notes and writings, sketchbooks and drawings, files for commissioned sculpture projects, printed material, photographs of DeCoux, family members, friends, colleagues, and artwork.

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Stanton L. Catlin papers
Creators:
Catlin, Stanton L. , 1915-1997
Dates:
1911-1998
bulk 1930-1994
Size:
56.4 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.catlstan
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The papers of curator, gallery director, educator, and Latin American art historian Stanton L. Catlin (1915-1997) measure 56.4 linear feet and date from 1911 to 1998 with the bulk of the material dating from 1930 to 1994. The papers are comprised of biographical material, correspondence, writings and notes, teaching and project files, professional files, research files, exhibition and subject files, printed material, and photographs.

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George Sugarman papers
Creators:
Sugarman, George, 1912-1999
Dates:
1912-2001
Size:
12.22 Linear feet
21.83 Gigabytes
Collection ID:
AAA.sugageor
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The papers of painter and sculptor George Sugarman measure 12.22 linear feet and 21.83 GB and date from 1912 to 2001, with the bulk of the material dating from 1959 to 1999. The collection documents Sugarman's career as a sculptor primarily through correspondence, project files, exhibition files, writings, and photographs. The collection also includes address and appointment books, business and financial records, and printed material. A partially processed addition consisting of audio (3 sound cassettes) and video recordings (1 video reel, 1/2", 11 videocassettes, 7 U-matic and 4 VHS), and one Super 8 mm motion picture film, as well as digital copies of the film and video recordings, includes lectures by Sugarman, documentaries about Sugarman and his sculptures, and radio and television appearances by Sugarman.

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Rosa Esman Gallery and Tanglewood Press Inc. records
Creators:
Rosa Esman Gallery
Dates:
circa 1922-2011
bulk 1972-1994
Size:
16.4 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.rosaesmg
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The Rosa Esman Gallery and Tanglewood Press Inc. records measure 16.4 linear feet and date from circa 1922 to 2011, with the bulk of the records dating from 1972 to 1994. The records shed light on two businesses operated by Rosa Esman through administrative files, artist files, exhibition and event files, sales and financial records, printed material, photographic materials, and several objects. There is a 3.0 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2023 that includes files on artists such as Alex Katz, Sol Lewitt, Vik Muniz, and others, and their works of art including photographs, CDs and slides; correspondence; financial records including exhibition lists and lists of works sold and returned, invoices, price lists, consignments, inventory; project files and conservation reports; exhibition announcements and catalogs, 1972-1986; writings; and an Imagine Peace rubber stamp (multiple by Yoko Ono) kept on Esman's desk. Materials date from circa 1972-2011.

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National Academy of Design records
Creators:
National Academy of Design (U.S.)
Dates:
1817-2012
Size:
92.7 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.natiacad
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The records of New York City's National Academy of Design measure 92.7 linear feet and date from 1817-2012. The records pertain to all three constituents of the tripartite organization consisting of the Academy, a membership body of artists founded in 1825; the school, founded at the same time to promote arts education; and the exhibition program, inaugurated in 1826. Extensive administrative records include minutes, committee files, director files, annual reports, constitutions, and correspondence and subject files of council officers. Exhibition records, also substantive, date to the Academy's first annual exhibition and include gallery and special exhibitions, as well as exhibitions at the Academy's museum, established in 1979. The collection also includes gifts and funding files, especially relating to endowments and prizes; membership records; National Academy Association records; Ranger Fund assignments; extensive files pertaining to the school's administration, courses of instruction, registrations, and attendance; twenty scrapbooks containing clippings and ephemera; Society of American Artists records; correspondence and ephemera from other organizations; transcripts from oral histories with Academy members; extensive photographic material documenting artists, members, the school, exhibitions, buildings, and artwork created by Academy members; artist files containing correspondence, writings, and sketches from those associated with the Academy; and assorted printed material and ephemera.

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Richard Haas papers
Creators:
Haas, Richard, 1936-
Dates:
1937-2012
Size:
6 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.haasrich
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The Richard Haas papers measure 6 linear feet and are dated 1937 to 2012, bulk 1970-2012. His work and career as a muralist, printmaker, and educator are documented by correspondence, writings, printed material, sketchbooks, and photographs.

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Philip Pearlstein papers
Creators:
Pearlstein, Philip, 1924-
Dates:
circa 1940-2008
Size:
31.8 Linear feet
16.68 Gigabytes
Collection ID:
AAA.pearphil
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The papers of New York artist Philip Pearlstein measure 31.8 linear feet and 16.68 GB and date from circa 1940 to 2008. The collection is comprised of biographical material, correspondence, interviews and transcripts, writing projects and lectures, personal business records, printed material, three scrapbooks, photographs and moving images, documentary production material, digital records, sound and video recordings, and motion picture film that documents Pearlstein's career as a painter and educator.

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Jacob Kainen papers
Creators:
Kainen, Jacob
Kainen, Ruth Cole.
Dates:
1905-2009
bulk 1940-2001
Size:
33.3 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.kainjaco
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The papers of painter, printmaker, and curator Jacob Kainen measure 33.3 linear feet and date from 1905 to 2009, with the bulk of the material from 1940-2001. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence/subject files including personal correspondence to and from friends and family members and professional correspondence and records concerning Kainen's activities as an artist, curator, teacher, and art collector. The collection also contains biographical material, writings, diaries, calendars, inventories, interview transcripts, printed material, photographs, works of art by other artists, and nine scrapbooks.

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Riva Castleman papers
Creators:
Castleman, Riva
Dates:
1871
1930-2013
Size:
10.6 Linear feet
7.83 Gigabytes
Collection ID:
AAA.castriva
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The papers of curator Riva Castleman measure 10.6 linear feet and 7.83 GB, and date from 1930-2013 with one printed item dating from 1871. The collection contains biographical material, correspondence including mail art, writing project files, notebooks, interviews, project files, printed material, photographic material, and artwork. The collection richly documents Castleman's writing and research process and contains dozens of manuscripts for books, catalogs, and essays, as well as related correspondence and research including audio interviews and sound recordings. Several of Castleman's books about contemporary printmaking, such as Prints of the 20th Century (1976) and American Impressions (1985), are extensively documented, as are many of the catalogs she produced to accompany Museum of Modern Art exhibitions, including Jasper Johns: A Print Retrospective (1987) and The Prints of Andy Warhol (1990). Some records are in born-digital form including correspondence, manuscript drafts, and audio conversations with Tatyana Grosman. Other interviews are on sound cassettes.

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Terry Dintenfass, Inc. records
Creators:
Terry Dintenfass, Inc.
Dates:
1947-1987
bulk 1961-1983
Size:
22.1 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.terrdint
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The records of New York art gallery Terry Dintenfass, Inc. date from 1947 to 1987, with the bulk of the collection dating from 1961 to 1983, and measure 22.1 linear feet. The records are comprised of administrative files, correspondence, exhibition files, artists' files, and financial records.

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