Burt Chernow papers, 1930-2002

Series contains mainly files for the interview subjects found in series 1.2, including the Christos, their associates, containing transcripts and sometimes other materials related to the interview subject, such as correspondence, photographs, clippings, and other printed material. Also found are files for individuals who were not interviewed by Chernow, or whose interviews were not recorded, containing research or other material. Transcripts of Christo's lectures and interviews of Chrsito by others that were collected by Chernow are also found in this series.

Transcripts for Burt Chernow's interviews with Christo and Jeanne are represented in two separate files, one containing interviews with Christo or both the Christos, and another for interviews with Jeanne-Claude interviewed alone. Each set of these transcripts has unedited and edited versions. The unedited file contains transcripts of all interviews in chronological order, as well as notes from unrecorded conversations, with continuous pagination for the entire set created by Chernow. The edited file contains photocopies of selected pages from these transcripts, with all but the portion used by Chernow in his writing crossed out. Note that many of the transcripts throughout the series contain notes summarizing portions of the session, so transcripts in this series are not a comprehensive record of the interviews found in series 1.2.

A large number of photocopies of photographs and exhibition checklists with prices are found with Christo transcripts from 1992. Transcripts throughout the file also include scattered copies of items related to matters discussed in the interviews.

Transcripts and subject files for subjects other than the Christos are in individual folders by the interview subject's name or by project. Files for Arman, Ray Johnson, and Mary Bauermeister are particularly rich with additional research and other material. A file of edited transcripts also exists for this portion of the series. Transcripts of Christo lectures and interviews of Christo by others are filed chronologically at the end of the series. A file of tyepscript notes regarding questions for interviews is also found at the end of the series.

Note that not all of the transcripts found in this series have recordings in series 1.2. Transcripts and subject files with no corresponding recorded interview in series 1.2 include Lourdes Castro, Paul Cummings, Sam Hunter, James Juszczyk, Nam June Paik, Dieter Rosenkranz, Satcho Todorov, and John Weber, among others.

Transcripts for the Christos are arranged chronologically, followed by transcripts and subject files for other subjects, arranged alphabetically or by project. Most of the transcripts for Christo's lectures, as well as interviews of the Christos conducted by others, are filed at the end of the series, although some are integrated into the unedited Christo transcripts. Note that while most of the interviews with both the Christos are filed with the Christo transcripts, a single interview conducted 8/16/95 with both of them is filed with the Jeanne-Claude transcripts. Additional material related to Arman is found in series 2, Other Writings.