Greenberg, Clement, b. 1909
Art criticNew York, N.Y. (Show Bio)
Clement Greenberg papers, 1937-1984
9.0 linear ft. (partially microfilmed on 3 reels)
Reel(s): N737R, N69-91R and N70-7R
Letters (1937-1984), business records (1959-1983), notes and writings (1967-1983), a print (1973), photographs, and printed material (1968-1983) document the career and relationships of art critic Clement Greenberg, including his role as trustee of the David Smith estate.
REELS N737R and N69-91R: Letters to Greenberg from artists, art dealers, publishers, and other colleagues concern business matters and professional projects (1939-1969). Correspondents include Peter Blanc, Jack Bush, John Canaday, Anthony Caro, Gene Davis, Richard Diebenkorn, Thomas Downing, James A. Elliot, Paul Feeley, James Fitzsimmons, Adolph Gottlieb, Patrick Heron, Roger Hilton, Hans Hofmann, Wolfgang Hollegha, Paul Jenkins,Max Kozloff, Ernest Lindner, Morris Louis,Howard Mehring, John Latham, Kenwoth Moffett, Robert Murray, Charles Pollock, Jules Olitski,David Smith, Anne Truitt, William Turnbull, and Leslie Waddington.
REEL N70-7R: Letters to Greenberg from authors, literary and art critics and artists in the United States, Canada, and England discuss a wide range of personal, aesthetic, and business matters (1937-1966). Principal English correspondents on art are George Barker, David Gibbs, Leslie Waddington and Patrick Heron. Canadian artists include Jack Bush, Kenneth Lochhead and Ernest Lindner. Among American artists, Weldon Kees, Robert Flint, Charles Pollock, Robert Motherwell, Barnett Newman, Morris Louis, Lenita Manry, Margaret Marshall, David Riesman, Walter Pach, Peggy Guggenheim,Daniel Fuchs, Marianne Moore, David Smith and Clyfford Still are the main correspondents. Suggesting the extent of Greenberg's professional and personal acquaintances are letters from Wystan Hugh Auden, Cyril Connolly, Jean Dubuffet, Frederick Kiesler, F. R. Leavis, Jacques Lipchitz, Henri Matisse, and Jean Stafford.
UNMICROFILMED: Letters to Greenberg from artists, art dealers, publishers, and other colleagues discuss personal and professional matters (1937-1984). Some letters contain illustrations, writings, clippings, and photographs of artists and their works. Correspondents include Walter Darby Bannard, Jack Bush, Anthony Caro, Gene Davis, Piero Dorazio, Helen Frankenthaler, Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland, Jules Olitski, David Smith, Anne Truitt, and Leslie Waddington.
Business records consist of legal documents concerning the Mark Rothko trial (1974), loan agreements (1963-1974), royalty statements (1974-1983), and receipts (1959-1981). Among the notes and writings are Greenberg's accounts of travel in India and Japan and lists of artists (1979-1983). An etching is by Kurt Wisneski (1973). Printed material includes 9 clippings (1969-1982), an exhibition catalog (1977) and posters.
Material concerning the David Smith estate consists of letters (1965-1982), notes (1966-1969), conservation reports (1977), price lists and inventories (1965-1980), critical reviews, a clipping (1974), and photographs of Smith's works (1976).
Microfilmed material lent for filming 1968-1969 by Greenberg; several items were subsequently donated with additional unmicrofilmed material, 1984-1985, by Greenberg.
How to Use this Collection
- Material on estate of David Smith; loan agreements, 1963-1974; a selection of documents concerning sales; and correspondence with Peter Fuller and Nuala O'Faolain: ACCESS RESTRICTED; written permission required.
Microfilmed portion must be consulted on microfilm. Use of unmicrofilmed portion requires an appointment and is limited to Washington, D.C. storage facility. - Microfilm reel N737R, N69-91R and N70-7R available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
- Selected images of documents in this collection are online.
- For more information on using resources at the Archives of American Art, please visit our Ask Us page
Also in the Archives:
