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Correspondence

Archives of American Art

Object Details

Collection Creator
Stella, Frank
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Frank Stella papers
Extent
(Boxes 1-4; 3.25 linear feet)
Date
1966-1989, undated
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.stelfran, Series 1
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
Frank Stella papers, 1941-1993, bulk 1978-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Arrangement note
This series is organized into twelve subseries: 1.1: Awards, 1978-1989 1.2: Dealers, 1966-1989, undated 1.3: Fan Mail, 1980-1989, undated 1.4: Organizations and Institutions, 1973-1989, undated 1.5: Legal, 1972-1991 1.6: Miscellaneous, 1980-1991 1.7: Permissions, 1981-1989 1.8: Political, 1979-1989, undated 1.9: Projects Proposed but Not Executed, 1982-1984, undated 1.10: Requests Accepted, 1980-1989 1.11: Requests Denied, 1976-1989, undated 1.12: Schools, Colleges, and Universities, 1977-1989
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
Awards correspondence is about various prizes and honorary degrees conferred. Correspondence with dealers concerns exhibitions, loans, and sales. Fan Mail includes general letters and ones specifically regarding Stella's Norton Lecture series at Harvard University. Correspondence with organizations and institutions consists mainly of requests for Stella's participation in programs or events. Legal correspondence concerns lawsuits, real estate matters, speeding tickets, and unauthorized reproductions of Stella's work. Miscellaneous correspondence regards conservation, Nicaragua, poster designs, and a catalogue raisonné project for Stella's prints. Permissions correspondence concerns publication, reproduction, recording, filming and broadcasting of Stella's art work and writings. Political correspondence is mainly about various campaign fund raising activities supported or organized by Stella. Projects proposed but not executed consists of correspondence and related records about four major proposals. Requests Accepted consists of appeals from individuals, institutions, and organizations for autographs, donations, interviews, etc. Requests Denied-more broad ranging than Requests Accepted-includes offers of visiting artist/teaching positions, requests for lectures, art jury service, studio tours, proposals for exhibitions and collaborative projects, etc. Correspondence with schools, colleges, and universities regards exhibitions and loans to affiliated galleries, Stella's participation in programs or events, donations, service as a visiting critic or lecturer, etc. A small amount of additional correspondence is included with Stella's papers from his undergraduate years at Princeton University (Series 2). Correspondence concerning the editorial process for Working Space is filed with Writings by Stella (Series 3.1.).
Collection Restrictions
The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1562716209370-1562716209394-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw980ab019e-40dc-4c41-9fa9-ed5aae265bc1

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