Nan Rosenthal papers, circa 1940-2013
Rosenthal, Nan, 1937-2014
Curator, Art historian
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Collection Information
Size: 17.1 Gigabytes; 26.6 Linear feet
Summary: The papers of curator Nan Rosenthal measure 26.6 linear feet and 17.1 gigabytes and date from circa 1940-2013. There is a small amount of biographical material; correspondence, mostly letters from her first husband Otto Piene; project and research files encompassing her work as a curator and historian; as well as teaching files; and thousands of slides organized by subject. Among Rosenthal's research and project files are sound recordings and transcripts from dozens of interviews Rosenthal conducted with artists including Howard Hodgkin, Anselm Kiefer, friends and family of Yves Klein, Robert Rauschenberg and friends, George Rickey, Claus Oldenburg, and Sangbin Im. In addition to paper records, the collection also includes a large number of sound recordings, video recordings, and born digital material.
Biographical/Historical Note
Nan Rosenthal (1927-2014) was a curator and art historian in New York City and Washington, D.C. who specialized in twentieth-century modern and contemporary art. Born in New York, Rosenthal attended Smith College before earning her bachelor's degree from Sarah Lawrence College in 1959. After college, she worked as a journalist for a number of publications including Art in America and the New York Post .
Language Note
Collection is in English
Also in the Archives
Tags
- Rosenthal, Nan, 1937-2014
- Klein, Yves
- Rickey, George
- Kiefer, Anselm
- Hodgkin, Howard
- Rauschenberg, Robert
- Im, Sangbin
- Piene, Otto
- Oldenburg, Claes
- Curators -- New York (State) -- New York
- Art, Modern
- Art -- Study and teaching
- Slides (photographs)
- Interviews
- Video recordings
- Transcripts
- Sound recordings
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