Jacqueline Gourevitch papers, 1949-2019, bulk 1955-2005

Biographical material document Gourevitch's education and her interest in painting. Materials include a pamphlet from Camp Strawderman; teacher bios from her attendance at the Art Students League in 1952 and the Art Institute of Chicago in 1956, including Charles Alston and Paul Wieghart; a Fulbright scholarship application to study in France, which she "reluctantly turned down"; and alumni lists, classmate bios, and correspondence from Black Mountain College and the High School of Music and Art reunions.

Correspondence documents Gourevitch's career as an artist and educator, and her personal connections to friends and other artists she met while studying at Black Mountain College and in Chicago, including Marion Miller and Ellen Lanyon. She often received photographs, clippings, and exhibition announcements, and corresponded frequently with current and former students.

Professional Files document projects that Gourevitch was involved in outside of teaching and exhibiting her work. Although art related, the material document her passion for art education and her strong ties with the art world and to Black Mountain College. She participated in numerous projects related to Black Mountain College, including the Black Mountain College Project dedicated to documenting the history and influence of the college's unique educational experiment; costume work for Susan Foster's "Corpus Delecti" choreography; contributions to art related publications and films; and her work with the Ora Lerman Charitable Trust, Women in the Arts, and the Connecticut Commission on the Arts. Materials include transcripts, correspondence, pamphlets, lists, clippings, notes, and photocopies from the North Carolina State Archives.

Gallery and Exhibition Files document Gourevitch's participation in group and solo exhibitions at galleries and museums across the United States, primarily in Chicago and New York, and span six decades. They also document museums and galleries that acquired her work either by donation or purchase. Notable institutions include DFN Gallery, Eleanor Rigelhaupt Gallery, Paesaggio Gallery, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, Whitney Museum of American Art, Wadsworth Atheneum, Yale University Art Gallery, Art Institute of Chicago, and Black Mountain College Museum and Arts Center. Materials in this series include correspondence, checklists, price lists, exhibition announcements, floor plans, photographs, rights and reproduction requests, catalog mock-ups, and photocopied guest books.

Teaching files document Gourevitch's career as an educator, including art instructor and visiting artist positions at numerous institutions across the United States including Wellesley College, Cooper Union, University of Huston, Vassar College, University of New Mexico (Albuquerque); University of California (Berkeley), and others. She taught beginning and advanced painting and drawing, and has given numerous talks and lectures on a variety of topics including specific artists and styles. Materials include notes, lesson plans, handouts, syllabi, lecture notes and announcements, grant paperwork, correspondence, campus maps, committee notes, and pamphlets.

Printed Material document Gourevitch's painting career and the work of her former students. Materials include clippings reviewing her work; exhibition announcements, notes, and letters from her former students; and various exhibition announcements and clippings related to her shows.