Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Art Committee
Object Details
- Collection Creator
- Miller, Dorothy Canning, 1904-2003
- See more items in
- Dorothy C. Miller papers
- Sponsor
- Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art
- Extent
- 0.8 Linear feet (Boxes 14-15, OV 27)
- Date
- circa 1965-1987
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Art
- Identifier
- AAA.milldoro, Series 6
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Dorothy C. Miller papers, 1853-2013, bulk 1920-1996. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- 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
- In 1969 Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANJY) Austin J. Tobin established a committee to commission and acquire artwork for PANJY's facilities and hired Miller as the primary art consultant. Files are found here that document Miller's work with the committee, including committee meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence and notes, printed materials, photographs. Several files are related to Miller's work with the committee for selecting artwork for the World Trade Center in the early 1970s. These contain letters from Alexander Calder discussing the purchase of Calder's World Trade Center Stabile, also known as Three Wings and The Cockeyed Propeller which was originally commissioned for the entrance to 1 World Trade Center on West Street, but was moved around the plaza over time. One of Calder's letters is illustrated with a picture indicating how he wanted the stabile's "feet" to be installed. Also found here are several photographs of Calder and his mobiles and stabiles, letters from Joan MirĂ³, Chryssa, and photographs of artwork by other artists. One file in this series contains writings by Miller concerning the collections of the PANJY.
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of original papers requires an appointment.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503513295030-1503513295100-7
- Metadata Usage
- CC0