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  3. Series 1: Research Material for Christo and Jeanne-Claude: A Biography, 1930-2002
  4. 1.4: Chronological Files , 1986-1997

Burt Chernow papers, 1930-2002

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1.4: Chronological Files , 1986-1997
2 Linear feet
Boxes 8-9

Chronological files contain mostly photocopies and seem to have been compiled by Chernow to organize information in the process of writing the Christos' biography. Files are named by the year in the life of Christo and Jeanne-Claude that they document, and they typically contain a chronology of events compiled from the Christo's appointment books, partial copies of interview transcripts, excerpts of Chernow's draft typescripts of the biography, and copies of printed material relating to events from that year, both in the lives of Christo and Jeanne-Claude and world events generally. Copies of material pulled from other libraries and repositories is mixed with copies of material found elsewhere within the current collection throughout the series. When materials have been copied from other sources, the sources are often not cited. Certain sources have been copied with portions interspersed throughout this series, such as the PhD dissertation of Carline Bouihlet on Christo, entitled
Christo : Dialectical Materialism and Artistic Consumerism
, a manuscript with annotations in red pen that is not otherwise identified.
Among the chronological files are files for specific locations where the Christos lived or exhibited, files for the Christos' major art projects, and a single file for an individual, Peter Selz, found with the
Running Fence
file for 1976. The Peter Selz file is comprised entirely of photocopies made by Chernow from Selz's papers held at the Archives of American Art. Files bearing project names contain press coverage and documentation relating to the projects, such as engineering records, budgets, and travel schedules. These files are found with the date the project was executed. A file for
Surrounded Islands
(1983) contains the most primary documents of the project-related chronological files. Other notable documents in this series include Italian translations of reviews of Christo's 1963 exhibition in Milan and a photocopy of Christo's 1963 issue of the arts journal
KWY
.
A complete set of photocopies of this series, made by Ann Chernow for Wolfgang Volz to aid his writing of the biography's epilogue, was discarded during processing.
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Morocco (1956), 1986-1988
8
1
Bulgaria, circa 1986-1997
8
2
Vienna, Geneva, Prague, circa 1986-1997
8
3
1957, circa 1986-1997
8
4
1958, circa 1986-1997
8
5
1959, circa 1986-1997
8
6
1960, circa 1986-1997
8
7
1961, circa 1986-1997
8
8
1962, circa 1986-1997
8
9
1963, circa 1986-1997
8
10
Italian Translations (1963 Milan), circa 1986-1997
8
11
Christo's Issue of
KWY
(1963), circa 1986-1997
8
12
1964, circa 1986-1997
8
13
1965, circa 1986-1997
8
14
1966, circa 1986-1997
8
15
1967, circa 1986-1997
8
16
Air Package
(1968 Kassel), circa 1986-1997
8
17
1968, circa 1986-1997
Oversized material in box 24 (OV)
8
18
1969, circa 1986-1997
8
19
Valley Curtain
(1970-1972), circa 1986-1997
8
20
1970, circa 1986-1997
8
21
1971, circa 1986-1997
8
22
1972, circa 1986-1997
8
23
1973, circa 1986-1997
8
24
The Oceanfront Project
(1974), circa 1986-1997
8
25
1974, circa 1986-1997
8
26
1975, circa 1986-1997
8
27
1976, circa 1986-1997
8
28
Peter Selz (
Running Fence
, 1976), circa 1986-1997
8
29
1977, circa 1986-1997
8
30
1978, circa 1986-1997
9
1
1979, circa 1986-1997
9
2
Abu Dhabi Mastaba
(1979), circa 1986-1997
9
3
Gates
Project Proposal (1980-1982), circa 1986-1997
9
4
1980, circa 1986-1997
9
5
1981, circa 1986-1997
9
6
1982, circa 1986-1997
9
7
Surrounded Islands
(1983), circa 1986-1997
9
8
1983, circa 1986-1997
9
9
Pont Neuf Wrapped
(1985), circa 1986-1997
9
11
1985, circa 1986-1997
9
12
1986, circa 1986-1997
9
13
1987, circa 1987-1997
9
14
1988, circa 1988-1997
9
15
1989, circa 1989-1997
9
16
1990s, circa 1990-1997
9
17
1990, circa 1990-1997
9
18
Umbrellas
(1991), circa 1991-1997
9
19-21
1991, circa 1991-1997
9
22
Over the River
(1992), circa 1992-1997
9
23
1992, circa 1993-1997
9
24
1993, circa 1993-1997
9
25
1994, circa 1994-1997
9
26
Wrapped Reichstag
(1995), circa 1995-1997
9
27-29
1995, circa 1995-1997
9
30
1996, circa 1996-1997
9
31
1997, circa 1997
9
32
Oversized Flyer from Box 8, folder 18
OV 24

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