Smithsonian Archives of American Art

Dean Fleming
Notes on possibilities for public art by Dean Fleming, 196-
Dean Fleming’s notes on possibilities for Park Place, ca. 1965.

List of possible outdoor and educational projects for Park Place Gallery artists, between 1964 and 1973
Notes on Out-door Public Art and Park Place. Unknown author, ca. 1966.

Peter Forakis, Bernie Kirschenbaum, Paula Cooper, and Chris Wilmarth, between 1964 and 1967
Park Place artists with Paula Cooper, working on a sculpture, ca. 1966.

Robert Grosvenor at work, between 1964 and 1973
Robert Grosvenor and Anthony Magar working, ca. 1966.

Edwin Ruda with his work, between 1964 and 1973

Hanging bench, between 1964 and 1973

Fred W. McDarrah (b. 1926 )
Dean Fleming, 1965

List of Park Place artists and their patrons, ca. 1967
List of “Park Place people and Their Patrons,” with notes on how many works from each artist the patron had. Rather than relying on one-man shows and the sale of individual works, Park Place Gallery was funded by a set sum from these patrons, who in turn received one work per year by each artist.

List of tasks to be done for Paula Cooper Inc., ca. 1967
Notes regarding start-up work for Paula Cooper, Inc., ca. 1968. Author unknown.

Certificate of incorporation for The Center for New Art, Inc., 1965 Oct. 10
Certificate of Incorporation of The Center for New Art, Inc., 10 October 1965, signed by Forrest “Frosty” Myers, Tamara Melcher Myers, Dean Fleming, Robert Grosvenor, Edwin Ruda, Leo Valledor, and Peter Forakis. The name of the corporation was later changed to Art Research, Inc.

Fred W. McDarrah (b. 1926 )
Dean Fleming at work in the Park Place Gallery, ca. 1968
Dean Fleming, in front of one of his paintings, ca. 1965. Photograph by Fred McDarrah.

Floor plan for the Paula Cooper Gallery, ca. 1968
Floor plan of 96 Prince Street.

Edwin Ruda with his artwork - Motown, 1966
Edwin Ruda with Motown, 1966.

John D Schiff
Installation of Mark di Suvero's and David Novros', at the Park Place Gallery, 1966 Jan. 23 - Feb. 24
Installation photograph of an exhibition at Park Place, January 23 to February 24, 1966, showing Mark di Suvero’s sculptures and David Novros’s paintings. Photograph by John Schiff.

Dean Fleming
Dean Fleming, Malibu, Calif. letter to Paula Cooper, 1966 Jul.
Letter from Dean Fleming to Paula Cooper, in which he describes surfing, drawing, and giving out books and buttons, July 1966.

Peter Moore
Contact sheet of images taken at Dean Fleming and Andrew Magar exhibition installation, 1966 Sept. 18

Artists of Park Place Gallery, ca. 1967-1968
The Park Place group outside the Park Place Gallery at 542 West Broadway. From left to right: David Novros, Robert Grosvenor, Peter Forakis, Ed Ruda (in white on step), Anthony Magar, Tamara Melcher, Dean Fleming, Forrest Myers, Leo Valledor.

David Novros (b. 1941 )
David Novros letter to Paula Cooper, ca. 1969
Letter from David Novros to Paula Cooper, lamenting the dogma that “is gobbled up by various chroniclers about town and comes out as some sort of group manifesto.” August 5, ca. 1965.

Frosty Myers installing outdoor sculpture, ca. 1969

Unidentified sender, Bronx, N.Y. letter to Park Place Gallery Art Research Inc., New York, N.Y., 1967 Mar. 06
Postcard from Cathie Koenig to “Sirs,” 6 March 1967, in which she asks how to purchase “your arty buttons.”

Donald Gratz (b. 1935 d. 2003)
Donald Gratz, New York, N.Y. letter to Paula Cooper, New York, N.Y., 1967 Aug. 17
Letter from Donald Gratz to Paula Cooper regarding a quote for the fabrication of a Robert Grosvenor sculpture, 17 August 1967.

Press release for the opening of the Paula Cooper Gallery, 96-100 Prince Street, New York, N.Y., 1968
Press release for the opening of the Paula Cooper Gallery at 96 Prince Street, October 1968.

Steve Reich and William Wiley sitting on the floor, 1968-69

Steve Reich and William Wiley, 1968-69

Rent receipt for the Paula Cooper Gallery, 1968 Oct. 3
Rent bill for October 1968 for Paula Cooper’s first SoHo space, at 96-98 Prince Street.

Letter accompanying several legal applications and tax information for Paula Cooper, Inc., 1968 Oct. 3
Letter from William Feltzin to Paula Cooper, 3 October 1968, in which he outlines the actions needed to establish Paula Cooper, Inc.

Ulrich Ruckriem at work, 1971?

Ulrich Ruckriem with a worker, 1971?