The New Arts records, 1952-1977
Collection Information
Size: 1.4 linear ft. (on 3 microfilm reels).
Summary: Files on artists and people associated with the gallery, including: Forrest Bess, James Boynton, Lawrence Calcagno, Joseph Cornell, André Emmerich, Max Ernst, Walter Kuhlman, Peter Plagens, Hassel Smith, Richard Steinberg, Jean Varda, and others. The files usually contain correspondence, exhibition catalogs and announcements, clippings, and photographs. Also included are exhibition files, material on the Contemporary Arts Association in Houston, and miscellaneous catalogs and announcements.
Additional Forms Available
Microfilm reels 2242-2244 available at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (Library), 1001 Bissonnet, Houston, TX 77005, and through interlibrary loan.
Restrictions on Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Tags
- New Arts (Art gallery)
- Varda, Jean
- Ernst, Max
- Bess, Forrest
- Boynton, Jack
- Steinberg, Richard
- Kuhlman, Walter Egel
- Cornell, Joseph
- Plagens, Peter
- Emmerich, Andre
- Smith, Hassel Wendell
- Calcagno, Lawrence
- Exhibition catalogs
- Photographs
- Gallery records
- Art galleries, Commercial
