Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw979c8d4b1-019f-4508-9938-4b5603bfca31

Collection Creator

Liberman, Alexander, 1912-1999

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Alexander Liberman papers

Sponsor

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund.

Extent

4 Linear feet (Boxes 1-5, 56, OV 65)

Date

1944-1997

Archival Repository

Archives of American Art

Identifier

AAA.libealex, Series 2

Type

Archival materials

Collection Citation

Alexander Liberman Papers, circa 1912-2003. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Arrangement note

Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by name. Some general miscellaneous correspondence is filed at the end of the series. Additional correspondence is found in Series 6: Subject Files.

Collection Rights

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Scope and Contents note

Personal and professional correspondence consists of letters, memos, and telegrams to and from Liberman and his friends, family, colleagues, including artists and photographers, galleries, museums, magazines, and clients. Correspondents include Adam Aronson, Richard Avedon, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Burt Chernow, Helen Frankenthaler, Anne d' Harnononcourt, Dongwoo Development Co., Francine Gray (née du Plessix), House and Garden Magazine, Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, Beatrix Miller of French Vogue, Robert Motherwell, Henriette Pascar, Peter Schub, South Bay Construction and Development Co., Viking Press, and many others. Associated documentation such as clippings, photographic materials, reports, invoices, shipping forms, architectural drawings, and notes are often interfiled with the correspondence. Topics covered include commissions, exhibitions, negotiations with contractors, publication of photographs from Liberman's collection, and information requests concerning Liberman or his areas of expertise. Several folders contain exchanges written in French.

Collection Restrictions

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. research center. Contact Reference Services for more information. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

Record ID

ebl-1503512364282-1503512364305-4