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Writings and Notes

Archives of American Art

Object Details

Collection Creator
Pomerantz, Louis
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Louis Pomerantz papers
Sponsor
Funding for the processing of this collection is provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Glass plate negatives in this collection were digitized in 2019 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.
Extent
2.8 Linear feet (Box 7)
Date
1950s-1980s
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.pomeloui, Series 4
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
Louis Pomerantz papers, 1937-1988, bulk 1950s-1988. 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
This series documents Pomerantz's contributions to the field of art conservation through papers and presentations he gave at educational institutions, professional conferences, and seminars. Found are typescripts for lectures and presentations, course material, outlines, notes, related material, and sound recordings. Lectures and papers listed alphabetically by title are all by Pomerantz. Several folders relate to diffrerent iterations of a lecture that ultimately resulted in the exhibition Know What You See circulated by SITES, including draft manuscripts and notes for "Learning to See," "Truth in Seeing" and "Know What You See." Also found is a portfolio of copies of Pomerantz's writings from 1962-1978, and Pomerantz's notebook from the Rijksmuseum which includes notes and hand-colored sketches on conservation techniques, as well as photographs of Pomerantz conducting conservation work. The series contains sound recordings of circa 11 lectures and presentations on 10 sound tape reels and 10 sound cassettes.
Collection Restrictions
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington D.C. research center. Use of audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1503511471982-1503511472019-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ec374e0b-3969-400f-a01e-2e879e78e09f

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