Object Details
Collection Creator
Parsons, Betty, 1900-1982
Collection Citation
Betty Parsons Gallery records and personal papers, 1916-1991. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents note
Exhibition files primarily document the gallery's infrequent group or themed exhibitions, and the general administration of exhibitions. Also found are files for exhibitions Parsons organized for other galleries and institutions, and for the short-lived Section Eleven Gallery, an adjunct to the Betty Parsons Gallery that focused on new artists. While some exhibition material related to solo exhibitions can be found here, most of the exhibition material related to one-man/person exhibitions are found in the artists files.
Exhibitions of particular note for which there are files in this series include The Ideographic Picture, which was organized by Barnett Newman and included his work, as well as that of Pietro Lazzari, Boris Margo, Ad Reinhardt, Mark Rothko, Theodoros Stamos, and Clyfford Still.
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Sponsor
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art and The Walton Family Foundation.
Extent
2.9 Linear Feet (Boxes 18-21, 51, 55, OVs 54, 66 )
Date
1941-1983
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.parsbett, Series 2
Type
Archival materials
Arrangement note
The Exhibition Files series is arranged into six subseries:
2.1: Group Exhibitions, 1944-1983
2.2: Loan Exhibitions, 1949-1979
2.3: Section Eleven Exhibitions, 1958-1961
2.4: General Exhibition Files, 1941-1983
2.5: Announcements and Catalogs, 1943-1983
2.6: Guest Books, 1969-1983
Collection Rights
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Existence and Location of Copies
The bulk of this series has been digitized, except for duplicates and photographs of works of art donated or transferred prior to 2017. Photographs of exhibition installations have been digitized.
Collection Restrictions
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
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