Thomas M. Messer papers, 1949-2010

Correspondence dates from 1962-2010 and is both personal and professional in nature. Items include letters, postcards, and greeting cards. Other materials such as clippings, writings by Messer, and reports are mixed in throughout. Folder titles refer to name of correspondent, although in a few instances the title refers to the subject, such as "Exhibitions at Guggenheim." Correspondence dating from before 1990 primarily relates to Messer's role as director at the Guggenheim Foundation. Correspondence dating after 1990 primarily reflects Messer's freelance career as a curator, lecturer, writer and art consultant. Notable correspondents include Francis Bacon, Will Barnet, Larry Bell, Alberto Burri, Pol Bury, Marc Chagall, Chryssa, Jean Dubuffet, Max Ernst, Dan Flavin, Helen Frankenthaler, Alberto Giacometti, Richard Hamilton, Jean Hélion, Grace Knowlton, Rosemarie Koczy, Jirí Kolár, Katharine Kuh, Agnes Martin, Henry Moore, George Rickey, Charles Simonds, Clyfford Still, Jack Tworkov, and many others.