Jennifer E. Neal
Scope and Contents
The papers of art historian and author Hayden Herrera measure 14.8 linear feet and date from 1926-2006. Included are notes, interview transcripts, photographs, and sound recordings related to Herrera's writing projects, including her biography on abstract expressionist, Arshile Gorky.
Materials include detailed, handwritten notes and typed transcripts from interviews she conducted between 1970 and 2004, and sound recordings of notable figures in the art world and friends and family of Arshile Gorky that Herrera interviewed between 1977 and 2006. Among the sound recordings are interviews with Lucio Amelio, Mary Bauermeister, Wolfgang Becker, Bruno Bischofberger, Margaret Cogswell, Mary Frank, Christian Geelhaar, Olle Granath, Nigel Greenwood, Wolfgang Hahn, Werner Hofmann, Fred Jahn, Paul Jenkins, Jacob Kainen, R. B. Kitaj, Donald Judd, Peter Nestler, Lars Nittve, Peter Ludwig, Hans Mayer, Jorn Merkert, Franz Meyer, Dorothy Miller, Bryan Robertson, Werner Schmalenbach, Joan Snyder, Ileanna Sonnabend, David Sylvester, Evelyn Weiss, and Rudolph Zwirner. Research files related to Arshile Gorky consist of photocopies of archival materials from various repositories including correspondence, interview transcripts, and photographic material; Herrera's interview transcripts and notes; correspondence; clippings; and photographs of Gorky, his friends and family, and his work. The bulk of the collection dates from 1984 to 1997.
There is a 9.3 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2024 that includes notes and writings, printed material, photographs, interview and lecture transcripts, interviews on cassettes, subject files regarding artists, and photographs and negatives of Frida Kahlo, her works of art and others; and a zip disk. Materials date from circa 1970-2006.
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated in 2020 and 2024 by Hayden Herrera.
Processing Information
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jennifer E. Neal and Lewis Tio in 2021. Additional finding aid description of the sound recordings was completed by Kirsi Ritosalmi-Kisner in 2023.