Betty Parsons Gallery records and personal papers, circa 1920-1991, bulk 1946-1983
The Betty Parsons Gallery records and Betty Parsons papers in the Archives of American Art were digitized in 2009. The bulk of the papers have been scanned and total 61,449 images.
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Series 2:
Exhibition Files
, 1941-1983 Boxes 18-21, 51, 55, OVs 54, 61; 3.8 linear feet
Exhibition files primarily document the gallery's infrequent group or themed exhibitions, and the general administration of exhibitions. Also found are files for exhibitions Parsons organized for other galleries and institutions, and for the short-lived Section Eleven Gallery, an adjunct to the Betty Parsons Gallery that focused on new artists. While some exhibition material related to solo exhibitions can be found here, most of the exhibition material related to one-man/person exhibitions are found in the artists files.
Exhibitions of particular note for which there are files in this series include The Ideographic Picture, which was organized by Barnett Newman and included his work, as well as that of Pietro Lazzari, Boris Margo, Ad Reinhardt, Mark Rothko, Theodoros Stamos, and Clyfford Still.
The Exhibition Files series is arranged into six subseries:
2.1: Group Exhibitions, 1944-1983
2.2: Loan Exhibitions, 1949-1979
2.3: Section Eleven Exhibitions, 1958-1961
2.4: General Exhibition Files, 1941-1983
2.5: Announcements and Catalogs, 1943-1983
2.6: Guest Books, 1969-1983
This series has been mostly scanned in its entirety, except for duplicates and photographs of works of art. Photographs of exhibition installations have been scanned.
To request an appointment to view materials, make your selections using the checkboxes and click the "Reading Room" button. Please note, you will receive the full box.
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