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Accession 10-047

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Communications and Marketing

Publicity Files, circa 1975-2006

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Communications and Marketing
Title:Publicity Files
Dates:circa 1975-2006
Quantity:4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 10-047
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of records documenting publicity for exhibitions, lectures, films, public programs, and other activities. Exhibitions documented in this accession include "Clyfford Still: Paintings, 1944-1960;" "Edward Ruscha;" "Regarding Beauty: A View of the Late Twentieth Century;" "William Kentridge;" "Alberto Giacometti, 1901-1966;" "DIRECTIONS: Alison Saar;" "DIRECTIONS: Juan Munoz;" "DIRECTIONS: Robert Cummings: Intuitive Inventions;" "Distemper: Dissonant Themes of the Art of the 1990's;" "Jeff Wall;" "Relief Sculpture: Selections from the Museum's Collection;" "Richard Lindner: Paintings and Watercolors, 1948-1977;" "Stanley Spencer: An English Vision;" "Stephan Balkenhol: Sculptures and Drawings;" "WORKS: Different Drummers;" "WORKS: Kate Ericson/Mel Ziegler;" "WORKS: Vernon Fisher;" "DIRECTIONS: Christian Marclay;" "DIRECTIONS: Cindy Sherman;" "DIRECTIONS: Ericka Beckman;" "DIRECTIONS: Jac Leirner;" "DIRECTIONS: Keith Sonnier Neon;" "DIRECTIONS: Mel Chin;" "DIRECTIONS: Susana Solano;" "Francis Bacon;" "Jean Dubuffet 1943-1963: Paintings, Sculptures, Assemblages;" "John Baldessari;" "Martin Puryear;" "Robert Moskowitz;" "Sean Scully: Twenty Years, 1976-1995;" "Sigmar Polke;" "WORKS: Krzysztof Wodiczko;" "WORKS: Alfredo Jaar;" "WORKS: Daniel Buren;" "WORKS: David Ireland;" "WORKS: Lawrence Weiner - With the Passage of Time;" "WORKS: Matt Mullican;" "DIRECTIONS: Walter Pichler: Works on Paper;" "DIRECTIONS: Boyd Webb;" "DIRECTIONS: Francesc Torres;" "DIRECTIONS: Saint Clair Cemin;" "DIRECTIONS: Thomas Struth Museum Photos;" "DIRECTIONS: Tim Rollins and K.O.S. 'Animal Farm';" "Gerhard Richter Paintings;" "DIRECTIONS: Cecily Brown;" "DIRECTIONS: Dan Steinhilber;" "DIRECTIONS: Ernesto Neto;" "DIRECTIONS: Marina Abramovic;" "DIRECTIONS: Ron Mueck;" "DIRECTIONS: Tacita Dean;" "H. C. Westermann;" "Zero To Infinity: Arte Povera 1962-1972;" "Open City: Street Photographs Since 1950;" "Metropolis in the Machine Age;" "Gyroscope;" "Douglas Gordon;" "Biennale di Venezia;" "WORKS: Sol LeWitt;" "Recent Acquisitions: 1974-1977;" "Works: Dennis Adams;" "DIRECTIONS: Joel Shapiro: Painted Wood;" "Els Quatre Gats: Art in Barcelona Around 1900;" "De Stijl: 1917-1931, Visions of Utopia;" "Artists and Models;" and "Ana Mendieta: Earth Body Sculpture and Performance, 1972-1985." Materials include press releases, press kits, newspaper clippings, correspondence, handouts, invitations, background materials, audiotaped interviews, photographs, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format. This accession also includes biographical files for Ned Rifkin, Director, 2002-2004; Olga M. Viso, Assistant Curator, 1995-1997, Associate Curator, 1998-2000, Curator of Contemporary Art, 2000-2003, Deputy Director, 2003-2005, and Director, 2005-2007; and Stephen E. Weil, Deputy Director, 1974-1995.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records documenting publicity for exhibitions, lectures, films, public programs, and other activities. Exhibitions documented in this accession include Clyfford Still: Paintings, 1944-1960; Edward Ruscha; Regarding Beauty: A View of the Late Twentieth Century; William Kentridge; Alberto Giacometti, 1901-1966; DIRECTIONS: Alison Saar; DIRECTIONS: Juan Munoz; DIRECTIONS: Robert Cummings: Intuitive Inventions; Distemper: Dissonant Themes of the Art of the 1990's; Jeff Wall; Relief Sculpture: Selections from the Museum's Collection; Richard Lindner: Paintings and Watercolors, 1948-1977; Stanley Spencer: An English Vision; Stephan Balkenhol: Sculptures and Drawings; WORKS: Different Drummers; WORKS: Kate Ericson/Mel Ziegler; WORKS: Vernon Fisher; DIRECTIONS: Christian Marclay; DIRECTIONS: Cindy Sherman; DIRECTIONS: Ericka Beckman; DIRECTIONS: Jac Leirner; DIRECTIONS: Keith Sonnier Neon; DIRECTIONS: Mel Chin; DIRECTIONS: Susana Solano; Francis Bacon; Jean Dubuffet 1943-1963: Paintings, Sculptures, Assemblages; John Baldessari; Martin Puryear; Robert Moskowitz; Sean Scully: Twenty Years, 1976-1995; Sigmar Polke; WORKS: Krzysztof Wodiczko; WORKS: Alfredo Jaar; WORKS: Daniel Buren; WORKS: David Ireland; WORKS: Lawrence Weiner - With the Passage of Time; WORKS: Matt Mullican; DIRECTIONS: Walter Pichler: Works on Paper; DIRECTIONS: Boyd Webb; DIRECTIONS: Francesc Torres; DIRECTIONS: Saint Clair Cemin; DIRECTIONS: Thomas Struth Museum Photos; DIRECTIONS: Tim Rollins and K.O.S. 'Animal Farm'; Gerhard Richter Paintings; DIRECTIONS: Cecily Brown; DIRECTIONS: Dan Steinhilber; DIRECTIONS: Ernesto Neto; DIRECTIONS: Marina Abramovic; DIRECTIONS: Ron Mueck; DIRECTIONS: Tacita Dean; H. C. Westermann; Zero To Infinity: Arte Povera 1962-1972; Open City: Street Photographs Since 1950; Metropolis in the Machine Age; Gyroscope; Douglas Gordon; Biennale di Venezia; WORKS: Sol LeWitt; Recent Acquisitions: 1974-1977; Works: Dennis Adams; DIRECTIONS: Joel Shapiro: Painted Wood; Els Quatre Gats: Art in Barcelona Around 1900; De Stijl: 1917-1931, Visions of Utopia; Artists and Models; and Ana Mendieta: Earth Body Sculpture and Performance, 1972-1985. Materials include press releases, press kits, newspaper clippings, correspondence, handouts, invitations, background materials, audiotaped interviews, photographs, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format. This accession also includes biographical files for Ned Rifkin, Director, 2002-2004; Olga M. Viso, Assistant Curator, 1995-1997, Associate Curator, 1998-2000, Curator of Contemporary Art, 2000-2003, Deputy Director, 2003-2005, and Director, 2005-2007; and Stephen E. Weil, Deputy Director, 1974-1995.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 10-047, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Communications and Marketing, Publicity Files

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Container List

Box 1

DIRECTIONS: Ernest Neto (2 folders - folder 1 includes electronic records)

Box 1 of 4

H. C. Westermann (3 folders - folder 1 includes electronic records)

Box 1 of 4

DIRECTIONS: Marina Abramovic

Box 1 of 4

DIRECTIONS: Juan Munoz (3 folders - folder 1 includes electronic records)

Box 1 of 4

DIRECTIONS: Tacita Dean

Box 1 of 4

Zero to Infinity: Arte Povera (3 folders - folder 3 includes electronic records)

Box 1 of 4

Box 2

Ron Mueck (4 folders - folder 3 includes electronic records)

Box 2 of 4

Open City: Street Photographs Since 1950 (3 folders - folder 1 includes electronic records)

Box 2 of 4

Metropolis in the Machine Age (2 folders - folder 1 includes electronic records)

Box 2 of 4

Gyroscope

Box 2 of 4

DIRECTIONS: Dan Steinhilber (2 folders - both include electronic records)

Box 2 of 4

Box 3

Douglas Gordon (4 folders - folder 2 includes electronic records)

Box 3 of 4

Gerhard Richter (4 folders - folder 4 includes electronic records)

Box 3 of 4

Minimal Art and Its Legacy

Box 3 of 4

DIRECTIONS: Cecily Brown (2 folders - folder 1 includes electronic records)

Box 3 of 4

Robert Gober - Venice Bienniale (4 folders - folder 1 includes electronic records)

Box 3 of 4

Arte Povera

Box 3 of 4

John Baldessari

Box 3 of 4

Regarding Beauty

Box 3 of 4

Box 4

William Kentridge

Box 4 of 4

Ed Ruscha

Box 4 of 4

Clyfford Still

Box 4 of 4

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG) Family Guide

Box 4 of 4

Kate Ericson/Mel Ziegler Works

Box 4 of 4

Sol LeWitt Works

Box 4 of 4

Acquisitions: 1974-1977

Box 4 of 4

Alfredo Jaar

Box 4 of 4

Exhibition Brochure

Box 4 of 4

DIRECTIONS: Ericka Beckman

Box 4 of 4

DIRECTIONS: Tim Rollins and K. O. S. Animal Farm

Box 4 of 4

Matt Mullican Works

Box 4 of 4

HMSG Brochure

Box 4 of 4

DIRECTIONS: Susana Solano

Box 4 of 4

Martin Puryear

Box 4 of 4

Lawrence Weiner Works

Box 4 of 4

DIRECTIONS: Christian Marclay

Box 4 of 4

DIRECTIONS: Francesc Torres Memorial

Box 4 of 4

DIRECTIONS: Thomas Struth Museum Photographs

Box 4 of 4

DIRECTIONS: Saint Clair Cemin

Box 4 of 4

DIRECTIONS: Walter Pichler Works on Paper

Box 4 of 4

David Ireland Works

Box 4 of 4

Sigmar Polke

Box 4 of 4

Dennis Adams Works

Box 4 of 4

Daniel Buren Works

Box 4 of 4

Robert Cummin Intuitive Inventions

Box 4 of 4

DIRECTIONS: Joel Shapiro Painted Wood

Box 4 of 4

Vernon Fisher Works

Box 4 of 4

DIRECTIONS: Keith Sonnier Neon

Box 4 of 4

DIRECTIONS: Jac Leirner

Box 4 of 4

DIRECTIONS: Boyd Webb

Box 4 of 4

Krysztof Wodiczko Works

Box 4 of 4

DIRECTIONS: Mel Chin

Box 4 of 4

DIRECTIONS: Alison Saar

Box 4 of 4

DIRECTIONS: Cindy Sherman Film Stills

Box 4 of 4

Jeff Wall

Box 4 of 4

Els Quatre Gats: Art in Barcelona Around 1900

Box 4 of 4

Saul Steinberg

Box 4 of 4

De Stijl: Visions of Utopia

Box 4 of 4

Henry Moore

Box 4 of 4

Regarding Beauty: A View of the Late Twentieth Century

Box 4 of 4

Different Drummers

Box 4 of 4

Distemper: Dissonant Themes in the Art of the 1990s

Box 4 of 4

Artists and Models: Portraits from HMSG

Box 4 of 4

Looking at Abstract Art: A Tour to Give Yourself

Box 4 of 4

Stanley Spencer: An English Vision

Box 4 of 4

Hans Richter's Stalingrad (Victory in the East)

Box 4 of 4

Robert Moskowitz

Box 4 of 4

Bruce Nauman

Box 4 of 4

Richard Lindner: Paintings and Watercolors, 1948-1977

Box 4 of 4

Chuck Close

Box 4 of 4

Alexandra Exeter: Marionettes and Theatrical Designs

Box 4 of 4

John Baldessari

Box 4 of 4

Jean Dubuffet, 1943-1963: Paintings, Sculptures, Assemblages

Box 4 of 4

Stephan Balkenhol: Sculptures and Drawings

Box 4 of 4

Sean Scully: Twenty Years, 1976-1985

Box 4 of 4

Francis Bacon

Box 4 of 4

Alberto Giacometti, 1901-1966

Box 4 of 4

Direct Sculpture

Box 4 of 4

Relief Sculpture

Box 4 of 4

Arthur B. Carles Collection of HMSG

Box 4 of 4

Genre Scenes: Works on Paper from HMSG

Box 4 of 4

Gyroscope (includes electronic records)

Box 4 of 4

Ana Mendieta: Earth Body Sculpture and Performance, 1972-1985

Box 4 of 4

Olga Viso Biographical File

Box 4 of 4

Ned Rifkin Biographical File

Box 4 of 4

Stephen Weil Biographical File

Box 4 of 4

Death File

Box 4 of 4

Staff and Event Photographs

Box 4 of 4

Selections from HMSG - Oklahoma Museum of Art

Box 4 of 4

Selections from HMSG - Greenville County Museum of Art

Box 4 of 4

Traveling Exhibitions

Box 4 of 4