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Louise Nevelson papers, circa 1903-1982

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Series 2: Correspondence, 1931-1984
(Boxes 1-2, 31-35, Sol 42; 6 linear feet)

Series consists primarily of Nevelson's professional correspondence, as well as some personal and family correspondence. Files are typically made up of letters, invitations, greeting cards, and telegrams received by Nevelson, copies of letters sent on her behalf (by lawyers and assistants) or shared with her by others, and photographs, press releases, clippings, and other printed material enclosed with correspondence. Correspondents include artists, dealers, museums, universities, art critics, collectors, arts-related and social organizations, admirers, along with some friends, colleagues, and family members in addition to her son. (See appendix for a select list of notable correspondents.)
General correspondence details the exhibition of Nevelson's work in various group and one-man shows; the consignment, sale, and disposition of her work, especially her dealings with the Martha Jackson Gallery and Daniel Cordier (in Europe); her donations of art work to museums and universities, and for auction by charitable organizations; and the various honors and awards received by her later in her career (including the Creative Arts Medal in Sculpture from Brandeis University and honorary degrees from the Philadelphia College of Art and Bowdoin College, among others). General correspondence also concerns Nevelson's various art-related activities, including her participation on various panels, and in workshops, conferences, and lecture series on art; her involvement in professional organizations, such as the Sculptor's Guild; and her service on various award juries and arts committees (such as the Arts and Entertainment Committee for the Rockefeller Team).
Correspondence is arranged chronologically. Correspondence in this series from the 1966-1979 acquisition has been scanned in its entirety, except for Louise Nevelson's correspondence with her son, Mike. The bulk of correspondence donated by the Farnsworth Art Museum includes an item-level inventory, and is mostly separated by personal and business subject matter.
Description Container Select
General Correspondence
General Correspondence, 1931-1933
1
26
General Correspondence, 1941-1949
1
27
General Correspondence, 1950-1953
1
28
General Correspondence, 1954
1
29
General Correspondence, 1955
1
30
General Correspondence, 1956
1
31
General Correspondence, 1957
1
32
General Correspondence, 1958
1
33
General Correspondence, 1959
1
34
General Correspondence, 1960
1
35
General Correspondence, 1961
(2 folders)
1
36-37
General Correspondence, 1962
(3 folders)
1
38-40
General Correspondence, 1963
(2 folders)
1
41-42
General Correspondence, 1964
(2 folders)
1
43-44
General Correspondence, 1965
(2 folders)
1
45-46
General Correspondence, 1966
(2 folders)
1
47-48
General Correspondence, 1967
(2 folders)
2
1-2
General Correspondence, 1968
(2 folders)
2
3-4
General Correspondence, 1969
2
5
General Correspondence, 1970
2
6
General Correspondence, 1971
(5 folders)
2
7-11
General Correspondence, 1972
2
12
General Correspondence, 1973
(2 folders)
2
13-14
General Correspondence, 1974
(2 folders)
2
15-16
General Correspondence, 1975
2
17
General Correspondence, 1976
2
18
General Correspondence, 1977
2
19
General Correspondence, 1978
2
20
General Correspondence, 1979
2
21
General Correspondence, undated
(2 folders)
2
22-23
Mike Nevelson Letters
Letters, 1931-1939
2
24-26
Letters, 1940
2
27
Letters, 1941
2
28
Letters, 1942
2
29
Letters, 1943
2
30
Letters, 1944
2
31
Letters, 1947-1949
2
32
Letters, 1950-1951
2
33
Letters, 1952
2
34
Letters, 1953
2
35
Letters, 1954
2
36
Letters, 1955
2
37
Letters, 1956-1957
2
38
Letters, 1958
2
39
Letters, 1959
2
40
Letters, 1960
2
41
Letters, 1961
2
42
Letters, 1962-1965, 1972
2
43
Nevelson Correspondence from Farnsworth Art Museum
Farnsworth Art Museum Item-Level Inventory, 2002-2003
31
3
Personal Correspondence, 1957-1979
31
4-18
Personal Correspondence, 1979-1983
32
1-17
Personal Correspondence, 1981
42
2
Personal Correspondence, 1983-1984
33
1-4
Business Correspondence, 1959-1977
33
5-15
Business Correspondence, 1978
33
16
Business Correspondence, 1979-1980
34
1-5
Business Correspondence, 1980
34
6
Business Correspondence, 1980-1981
34
7-15
Business Correspondence, 1982-1984
35
1-5
Business Correspondence, 1973, undated
35
6
Mixed Personal and Business Correspondence, 1950s-1980s, undated
35
7

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