John Weber Gallery Records Concerning Robert Smithson

Object Details

Collection Citation: Nancy Holt Estate records, 1835, circa 1900-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Arrangement: The series is arranged as four subseries. 12.1: Smithson Photocopies of Drawings with Inventory Numbers, circa 1990-1992 12.2: Smithson Drawing Archives with Images, circa 1970s-circa 1990 12.3: Smithson Master Slides of Sculpture Works, 1960s-circa 2001 12.4: Smithson Master Slides of Works on Paper, circa 1960-circa 2001

Rights: Items created by Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson copyright held by Holt/Smithson Foundation/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Requests for permission to reproduce should be submitted to ARS.

Existence and Location of Copies: Series has been digitized in entirety with the exception of one folder of the negatives of the master slides.

Scope and Contents: John Weber first worked with earthworks artist Robert Smithson at the Dwan Gallery, initially in Los Angeles and then as director of Dwan's New York location. After Dwan Gallery closed in 1971, Weber opened the John Weber Gallery, and continued his association with Smithson. The gallery operated in various locations in Soho and Chelsea until it closed in 2000. This series houses the gallery's inventory and slide records of Robert Smithson's drawings and sculptures, including earthworks, and incorpoates some slides from the James Cohan Gallery. Additional records relating to John Weber Gallery's relationship with Holt and Smithson can be found in Series 10.

Collection Restrictions: Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.