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Peter Howard Selz papers, 1929-2014, bulk 1950-2005

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Series 2: Writings , 1942-2014
8.3 Linear feet
Box 3-10, OV 32, Box 37

Writings include typescript drafts of books, articles, essays, and lectures by Selz, along with writings by others. Also found are publication and research related materials and correspondence.
This series is arranged as 3 subseries.
  • 2.1: Books, 1942-2007
  • 2.2: Other Writings, 1963-2014, undated
  • 2.3: Writings By Others, 1980-circa 1985, 1999-2012

2.1: Books, 1942-2007

This series is comprised of typescript drafts, correspondence, publishing contracts, research files, image rights and reproduction requests, financial material, and reader feedback, all related to books written or co-authored by Peter Selz. The titles include Art in a Turbulent Era, Art in Our Times, Art of Engagement, Beyond the Mainstream, Theories and Documents, and Theories of Modern Art. There are also monographs on artists such as Eduardo Chillida, Sam Francis, and William Congdon.
Description Container
Art in a Turbulent Era
UMI Research Press Correspondence, 1982-1985
3
9
Royalty Reports, 1986-1993
3
10
Art in Our Times
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Correspondence, 1978-1984
3
11
Harry Abrams, Inc. Correspondence, 1977-1982
3
12
General Correspondence, 1971-1985
3
13-20
Image Rights and Reproductions Requests, 1978-1980
3
21-22
Reader Feedback for Publisher's Examination Copy, circa 1981
3
23
Art in Our Times
Introduction, circa 1975
4
1
Chapter 1 Drafts, circa 1975
4
2
Chapter 1 Images of Artwork, circa 1975
4
3
Chapter 2 Drafts, circa 1975
4
4-5
Chapter 2 Images of Artwork, circa 1975
4
6-7
Chapter 3 Drafts, circa 1975
4
8-9
Chapter 3 Images of Artwork, circa 1975
4
10
Chapter 4 Drafts, circa 1975
4
11
Chapter 4 Images of Artwork, circa 1975
4
12
Chapter 5 Draft and Images, circa 1975
4
13-15
Chapter 6 Draft and Images, circa 1975
4
16-17
Chapter 7 Draft, circa 1975
4
18
Art in Our Times
Chapter 7 Images of Artwork, circa 1975
5
1-2
Chapter 8 Introduction Drafts, circa 1975
5
3-4
Chapter 8 "Painting" Draft and Images, circa 1975
5
5
Chapter 8 "Sculpture" Draft and Images, circa 1975
5
6-7
Chapter 8 "Architecture" Draft and Images, circa 1975
5
8
Chapter 9 Draft and Images, circa 1975
5
9-12
Bibliography, circa 1975
5
13
Miscellaneous Printed Material, circa 1981
5
14
Art of Engagement
San Jose Museum of Art Correspondence, 2000-2005
5
15
University of California Press Correspondence, 2000-2007
5
16
General Correspondence, 1999-2005
5
17
Contracts and Agreements, 2002-2005
5
18
Reader Reports, 2002-2005
5
19
Interview with Peter Selz on KPFK 90.7 FM Sound Exchange Program, 2005
Includes 1 sound disc (CD). (Transfer not possible.)
5
20
"Art and Politics in California in the 1960s" Typescript Draft, circa 2003
5
21
Second Typescript Draft, 2003
5
22
Third Typescript Draft, 2003
5
23
Art of Engagement
Sixth Typescript Draft, 2003
6
1-3
Final Typescript Draft, 2004
6
4-6
Beyond the Mainstream
Cambridge University Press Correspondence, 1995-1996
6
7
General Correspondence, 1995-1996
6
8
Invoices, 1995-1996
6
9
Notes, circa 1994
6
10
"Discards", circa 1995
6
11
Royalty Statements, 1995-2012
6
12
Permissions for Image Rights and Reproductions, 1995-1997
6
13-14
Photographs of Artwork, 1998
6
15-16
Photocopies of Illustrations, circa 1997
6
17
Illustrations and Introduction Draft, 1995-1997
6
18
Outline, circa 1995
6
19
"Own Copies" of Essays for Book, circa 1995
6
20-23
Beyond the Mainstream Galleys, 1997
7
1-3
Chillida
Correspondence, 1984-1997
7
4-6
Harry Abrams Book Contract, 1984
7
7
"Chillida: Two Public Spaces in the Basque Country" Essay Draft, 1984-1985
7
8
Notes and Printed Material for "Public Spaces" Essay, circa 1984
7
9
Art Inventories and Bibliographies, circa 1985
7
10
Photocopies of Eduardo Chillida Photographs, 1958-1984
Photocopies of Eduardo Chillida and other people at various events.
7
11
Notes, circa 1985
7
12
Printed Material, circa 1985
7
13
Chillida Typescript Draft, circa 1986
7
14
Photocopy of Finalized Chillida Manuscript, 1986
Oversized material house in OV 32.
7
15
Miscellaneous Material, circa 1984
7
16
German Expressionist Painting Bound Typescript Draft, circa 1957
7
17
Sam Francis
Correspondence, 1970-1976
7
18-20
Undated Correspondence, circa 1970-1976
7
21
Index Cards with Notes, circa 1975
7
22
Notes, circa 1975
7
23-24
Exhibition Announcements, 1961-1978
7
25
Printed Material, 1952-1973
7
26-28
Photographs of Sam Francis and Others, 1959-1972
7
29
Early Manuscript Draft, circa 1975
7
30-31
Later Manuscript Draft, circa 1975
7
32-33
Final Manuscript Draft, circa 1975
7
34-35
Sam Francis Material for Revised Edition, 1980-1982
8
1
Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art
John Hallmark Neff Correspondence, 1992
8
2
Richard Hertz Correspondence, 1984-1985
8
3
Scott Norton Correspondence, 1994
8
4
University of California Press Correspondence, 1982-1995
8
5-8
Publisher and Artist Permissions, circa 1994
8
9
Chapter 1 Illustrations, circa 1995
8
10
Chapter 3 Illustrations, circa 1995
8
11
Chapter 6 Illustrations, circa 1995
8
12
Reader Feedback Reports, 1984-1993
8
13
Royalties and Reader Feedback, 1996-1997
8
14
Miscellaneous Printed Material, circa 1995
8
15
Preface and Introduction Drafts, 1991-1994
8
16
Table of Contents, 1990
8
17
Chapter 1 Drafts, circa 1995
8
18-22
Chapter 2 Drafts, circa 1995
8
23-24
Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art
Chapter 3 Drafts, circa 1995
9
1-6
Chapter 4 "Pop Selections" Drafts, circa 1995
9
7
Chapter 4 "Pop Discards" Printed Material, circa 1995
9
8
Chapter 6 Drafts, circa 1995
9
9-10
Chapter 6 "Discards" Printed Material, circa 1995
9
11
Chapter 10 Drafts, circa 1995
9
12
Theories of Modern Art
Herschel Chipp and Joshua Taylor Correspondence, 1958-1959
9
13
University of California Press Correspondence, 1960-1961
9
14
General Correspondence, 1961-1964
9
15
Royalties and Reader Feedback, 1965-1969
9
16
Research Material on Artists, circa 1968
9
17
Typescript Drafts of Essays, circa 1968
9
18
Book Outline and Essay Draft, circa 1968
9
19
Notes and Printed Material, circa 1968
9
20
Bibliographic Notes, circa 1968
9
21
William Congdon
Foundation for Improving Understanding of the Arts Correspondence, 1987-1993
9
22
William Congdon Correspondence, 1989-1990
Includes a mixture of photocopies and originals of correspondence.
9
23
General Correspondence, 1993-1998
9
24
Foundation for Improving Understanding of the Arts Essay Proposal, 1989
9
25
Biographical Material, circa 1981-1988
9
26
William Congdon
Notes, circa 1990
10
1
"William Congdon, American Painter" Early Typescript Draft, circa 1989
10
2
"William Congdon" Final Typescript Draft, circa 1990
10
3
"The Workshop of the Artist" by Rodolfo Balzarotti, circa 1985
10
4
"The Art of William Congdon" by Fred Licht, 1990
10
5
Photocopy of In the Death of One, 1942-1945, circa 1995
10
6
Photocopies of "Letters to Jim", 1950-1959
10
7
Transcripts of Letters to Belle Gardner, 1948-1958
10
8
Transcripts from Artist Notebooks, 1948-1988
10
9
Transcript of Conversation between Rodolfo Balzarotti, Cacciari, and Peter Selz, 1989
10
10
Photographs of Artist, circa 1990
10
11
Black and White Photographs of Art, 1950-1977
10
12
Color Photographs of Art, 1942-1989
10
13-15
Printed Material, 1975-1988
10
16
Oversized Chillida Manuscript Photocopy from Box 7, Folder 15, 1986
OV 32

2.2: Other Writings, 1963-2011

This subseries consists primarily of drafts of articles, essays, and lectures by Peter Selz.
Researchers should note that writings that appear in notes or draft form in this subseries may be related to materials found in other parts of the collection.
Description Container
Assorted Lectures, circa 1963-circa 1967
Includes typescript drafts from a folder titled "Lectures - Various."
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17
Assorted Articles and Book Reviews, 1963-1977
10
18
Assorted Essays and Lectures, circa 1964-2014
This file includes drafts of essays and lectures including "The Beginnings of Abstract Painting," "Hans Hofmann," "Beckmann: The Final Year," and "Art in a Turbulent Era: German Expressionism From Kirchner to Kiefer."
37
4
Commencement Address for the California College of Arts and Crafts, 1967
37
5
"The Artist as Social Critic in 20th Century America", circa 1970
Also included is Newsletter no. 3 from the New Art Association, 1970 September.
37
6
Writings and Lecture Notes, circa 1973
Also included in this file is an agreement with the University of California Press for the paperback edition of German Expressionist Painting.
37
7
"Schoenberg and the Visual Arts," Lecture for the Aspen Conference on Contemporary Music for the 100th Anniversary of Schoenberg's Birth, 1974
37
8
University of California, Berkeley, Commencement Address, 1981
10
19
"Contemporary American Art: The Support System", circa 1983
37
9
"SFMOMA Lecture" and Other Lecture Notes, circa 1984
37
10
"A Modern Looks at Itself", circa 1985
10
20
Book Review of Art in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1985
10
21
"Art in a Turbulent Era" and "The Art of Political Engagement", circa 1985- circa 2001
37
11
"Contemporary American Art, Lecture 1: The Work", circa 1986
37
12
"The Human Image in an Age of Deconstruction" and "The Human Figure: Survival, Revival and Prescience", circa 1988
37
13
"German Art After WWII", circa 1989
37
14
"Degenerate Art: Censorship in Extremis", circa 1990
37
15
"The Stars and Stripes: Johns to Burkhardt", circa 1990
37
16
"Impact from Abroad" Galleys and Correspondence, 1991-1995
10
22
"The Impact of Artists from Abroad" Early Essay Drafts, circa 1992
Includes born-digital records, see ER01.
10
23
"The Impact of Artists from Abroad" Essay Drafts, 1991
0.001 Gigabytes
One computer file
ER01
"The Impact from Abroad" Later Drafts, circa 1992
10
24
"Max Beckmann: Realism of Inner Vision", 1993 October
37
17
"Americans Abroad", circa 1993
10
25
"Degenerate Art Reconstructed", circa 1993
37
18
"Abstract Classicism Reexamined", circa 1996
10
26
Lecture on Posters, 2004
37
19
"From Free Love to Prostitution to the New Woman, or Arcadia and Metropolis", circa 2004
37
20
Graduate Theological Union (GTU) Lectures, 2009
This file also contains a course syllabus and printouts of powerpoint slides.
37
21
"A Seminal Painting by Mark Rothko: Ex. No. 7", 2013
10
27
"Engagement and Commitment," Arts Club Lecture/ Annual Conference of the Center for Basque Studies, 2013
This file contains a draft copy of Selz's lecture, as well as printed material related to the conference, and postcards from one of the conference organizers. Includes born-digital records, see ER12.
37
22
"Engagement and Commitment", Arts Club Lecture, Digital Presentation, 2013
0.034 Gigabytes
One computer file
ER12
Buck Collection Essay Drafts, "The Human Image" and "The Bay Area Figurative Movement", circa 2014
Pages in this file appear out of order and may be incomplete.
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23
"Der Blaue Reiter", undated
37
24
"The Essential Duality of Jean Dubuffet", undated
37
25
"Existentialist Concepts in Recent Painting and Sculpture", undated
37
26
"German Expressionist and Post-Expressionist Painting" and Other Lectures, undated
37
27
"German Expressionism in the Context of the European Avant-Garde", undated
37
28
Lecture on Alfred Barr Sr., undated
37
29
Lecture on Emil Nolde, undated
37
30
"The Pulse and Sense of Place in Modernist American Painting", undated
37
31
"Women in Modernity", undated
37
32
"World War I and the Image of Struggle and Death", undated
37
33
Miscellaneous Notes, circa 1970-circa 1990
10
28

2.3: Writings By Others, 1980-circa 1985, 1999-2012

Description Container
"Chicago: The City of Surrealism" by Mary Jacob, circa 1985
10
29
Material Related to Writings by Paul Karlstrom, including Peter Selz: Sketches of a Life in Art, 1980, 2000-2012
37
34-35
"Eros in the Studio" by Paul Karlstrom, 1999-2005
37
36
The Religious Art of Pablo Picasso by Jane Dillenberger and John Handley, 2011
10
30

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