Series 2: Correspondence, 1931-1979 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. This series has been scanned in its entirety, except for Louise Nevelson's correspondence with her son Mike, which is sealed.
Description Container General Correspondence
General Correspondence, 1931-1933 General Correspondence, 1941-1949 General Correspondence, 1950-1953 General Correspondence, 1954 General Correspondence, 1955 General Correspondence, 1956 General Correspondence, 1957 General Correspondence, 1958 General Correspondence, 1959 General Correspondence, 1960 General Correspondence, 1961 General Correspondence, 1962 General Correspondence, 1963 General Correspondence, 1964 General Correspondence, 1965 General Correspondence, 1966 General Correspondence, 1967 General Correspondence, 1968 General Correspondence, 1969 General Correspondence, 1970 General Correspondence, 1971 General Correspondence, 1972 General Correspondence, 1973 General Correspondence, 1974 General Correspondence, 1975 General Correspondence, 1976 General Correspondence, 1977 General Correspondence, 1978 General Correspondence, 1979 General Correspondence, undated Mike Nevelson Letters
Letters, 1931-1939 Letters, 1940 Letters, 1941 Letters, 1942 Letters, 1943 Letters, 1944 Letters, 1947-1949 Letters, 1950-1951 Letters, 1952 Letters, 1953 Letters, 1954 Letters, 1955 Letters, 1956-1957 Letters, 1958 Letters, 1959 Letters, 1960 Letters, 1961 Letters, 1962-1965, 1972
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