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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 99-006

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Department of Exhibits and Design

Records, 1982-1984

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Department of Exhibits and Design
Title:Records
Dates:1982-1984
Quantity:3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 99-006
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of correspondence maintained by Miranda McClintic, Assistant Curator for Exhibitions, pertaining to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden's tenth anniversary celebration. Much of the correspondence is with artists whose work was considered for exhibition. Also included are visitor comment forms that reflect complaints and compliments on art at the Hirshhorn.

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This accession consists of correspondence maintained by Miranda McClintic, Assistant Curator for Exhibitions, pertaining to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden's tenth anniversary celebration. Much of the correspondence is with artists whose work was considered for exhibition. Also included are visitor comment forms that reflect complaints and (despite folder titles) compliments on art at the Hirshhorn.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 99-006, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Department of Exhibits and Design, Records

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Container List

Box 1

Memos to McClintic, 1982-1983

Box 1 of 3

Tenth anniversary correspondence, 1983-1984

Box 1 of 3

Tenth anniversary, memos from me/us, 1983-1984

Box 1 of 3

Performance, 1983

Box 1 of 3

The following files, arranged by artist's name, seem to concern artists whose work was considered for the exhibition.

A

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Abramovic, Marina and Ulay

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Barry, Robert

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Benglis, Lynda

Box 1 of 3

Boltanski, Christian

Box 1 of 3

Brauntuck, Troy

Box 1 of 3

Brown, Joan

Box 1 of 3

Brown, Roger

Box 1 of 3

Callis, JoAnn

Box 1 of 3

Chase, Louisa

Box 1 of 3

Colescott, Robert

Box 1 of 3

Dokupil, Jiri Georg

Box 1 of 3

Ferrar, Rafael

Box 1 of 3

Fischl, Eric

Box 1 of 3

Fisher, Vernon

Box 1 of 3

Garabedian, Charles

Box 1 of 3

Garouste, Gerard

Box 1 of 3

Goldstein, Jack

Box 1 of 3

Graham, Robert

Box 1 of 3

Harrison, Helen Mayer/Newton

Box 1 of 3

Holt, Nancy

Box 1 of 3

Hurson, Michael

Box 1 of 3

Jonas, Joan

Box 1 of 3

Levine, Les

Box 1 of 3

Michals, Duane

Box 1 of 3

Morton, Ree

Box 1 of 3

Moskowitz, Robert

Box 1 of 3

Nutt, Jim

Box 1 of 3

Otterness, Tom

Box 1 of 3

Parada, Esther

Box 1 of 3

Penck, A. R.

Box 1 of 3

Poirer, Ann and Patrick

Box 1 of 3

Roth, Dieter

Box 1 of 3

Salle, David

Box 1 of 3

Scarpitta, Salvatore

Box 1 of 3

Sherman, Cindy

Box 1 of 3

Smyth, Ned

Box 1 of 3

Spero, Nancy

Box 1 of 3

Sproat, Christopher

Box 1 of 3

Wegman, William

Box 1 of 3

Wiley, William

Box 1 of 3

Wilson, Robert

Box 1 of 3

Winsor, Jackie

Box 1 of 3

Witkin, Joel-Peter

Box 1 of 3

Zucker, Joe

Box 1 of 3

Acquisitions, 1979-1980

Box 1 of 3

Correspondence: artists, A-F

Box 1 of 3

Correspondence: artists, G-L

Box 1 of 3

Correspondence: artists, M-R

Box 1 of 3

Correspondence: artists, S-Z

Box 1 of 3

Correspondence: collectors

Box 1 of 3

Correspondence: galleries, New York (2 folders)

Box 1 of 3

Correspondence: galleries, Texas

Box 1 of 3

Correspondence: galleries, California

Box 1 of 3

Correspondence: galleries, Chicago

Box 1 of 3

Correspondence: galleries, Washington, D.C.

Box 1 of 3

Correspondence: galleries, miscellaneous

Box 1 of 3

Box 2

Correspondence: miscellaneous

Box 2 of 3

Correspondence: museums

Box 2 of 3

David Smith correspondence, general

Box 2 of 3

David Smith correspondence/Smith daughters

Box 2 of 3

Miscellaneous artists' correspondence - Slide returns and bios

Box 2 of 3

Exhibition proposals and ideas

Box 2 of 3

Hirshhorn collection

Box 2 of 3

Lacunae

Box 2 of 3

Memos, general, 1978-1984 (6 folders)

Box 2 of 3

RAF, A-F (acronym obscure but it obviously represents a routine designation assigned to slides, photographs, and other materials being returned to artists or their agents) (9 folders)

Box 2 of 3

Crowe, Mary Ann, 1988-1990

Box 2 of 3

British miscellaneous-contains information on the exhibition A Quiet Revolution: British Sculpture Since 1965, 1988

Box 2 of 3

Lucian Freud Paintings reception, 1987 - Includes photographs

Box 2 of 3

Lucian Freud miscellaneous, 1986-1987

Box 2 of 3

Roger Brown opening, 1987

Box 2 of 3

Roger Brown miscellaneous/lecture

Box 2 of 3

Morris Louis exhibition, opening, 1987

Box 2 of 3

Morris Louis miscellaneous, 1987

Box 2 of 3

Nancy Graves: A Sculpture Retrospective exhibition, 1987

Box 2 of 3

Selections from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, opening, 1986

Box 2 of 3

Bequest, contributing members

Box 2 of 3

Bequest, miscellaneous

Box 2 of 3

Complaints, 1982-1986 (These records consist of visitor comment forms that reflect complaints and - despite the folder titles - compliments on art at the Hirshhorn Gallery. Occasionally, a copy of a letter will be attached to the form, but in most cases only an initial is used.) (6 folders)

Box 2 of 3

Box 3

Complaints, 1974-1981 (These records consist of visitor comment forms that reflect complaints and - despite the folder titles - compliments on art at the Hirshhorn Gallery. Occasionally, a copy of a letter will be attached to the form, but in most cases only an initial is used.) (13 folders)

Box 3 of 3

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