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Nancy Holt Estate records, circa 1960-circa 2001

Holt, Nancy, 1938-2014

Installation artist, Filmmaker, Sculptor

Overview

Collection Information

Size: circa 52.3 Linear feet

Summary: The Nancy Holt Estate records measure circa 52.3 linear feet and date from circa 1960-circa 2001, and include financial records, notebooks, projects files, unrealized proposals and grants, correspondence, calendars and an annotated library. Also included are the John Weber Gallery records concerning Robert Smithson that consists of the gallery's inventory and slide records of Robert Smithson's drawings and sculptures, including earthworks, and incorporates some slides from the James Cohan Gallery. James Cohan worked for John Weber before establishing his own gallery in 2001.

Biographical/Historical Note

Nancy Holt (1938-2014) was a land artist, conceptual artist, and filmmaker.

Provenance

Bequest of Nancy Holt, 2014.

Related Materials

The Archives of American Art also holds the Robert Smithson and Nancy Holt papers, an interview with Nancy Holt conducted 1992 July 6 by Scott Gutterman for the Archives of American Art, and an interview with Nancy Holt conducted 1993 August 3 by Joyce Pomeroy Schwartz for the Archives of American Art.

Language Note

English .

How to Use This Collection

Restrictions on Access

This collection is temporarily closed to researchers due to preliminary archival processing. Contact References Services for more information.

Restrictions on Use

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Items created by Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson copyright held by Holt/Smithson Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Requests for permission to reproduce should be submitted to ARS.

How to Cite This Collection

Nancy Holt Estate records, circa 1960-circa 2001. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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