Elaine L. Johnson papers, 1957-1977

Collection Information

Size: 1 Linear foot

Summary: The papers of Elaine L. Johnson measure 1.0 linear foot and date from 1957 to 1977. The papers document her career as an art curator and historian through correspondence regarding her work and professional material such as a resume, clippings, speeches and interviews, and manuscripts and notes for a book on Jose Clemente Orozco. Also included are 7 untranscribed cassette tapes of Johnson interviewing Jose Clemente Orozco's son, Clemente, and Miguel Ocampo, Alejandro Obregon, Emilio Sanchez and other Latin American artists, 1968-1970.

Biographical/Historical Note

Elaine L. Johnson (1928-1979) was a museum curator and art historian in New York City. Johnson was an associate curator of paintings and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, New York who wrote, "Contemporary Painters and Sculptors as Printmakers," 1966.

Provenance

Donated in 1980 by Alan W. Johnson, Elaine Johnson's brother.

Related Materials

Elaine Johnson Papers are located at the The Museum of Modern Art Archives.

Language Note

The clippings are mostly in Spanish.