Arthur Coleman Danto letter to Robert Burns Motherwell

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Object Details

Creator

Danto, Arthur Coleman, 1924-

Motherwell, Robert Burns, 1915-1991

Subject

Danto, Arthur Coleman

Motherwell, Robert Burns

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

Letter : 2 p. : typescript, photocopy ; 28 x 22 cm

Summary

Danto writes in response to Motherwell's letter thanking him for his review of Motherwell's retrospective exhibit at the Guggenheim museum in New York. He compares aspects of Motherwell's work to philosophical principles of Kierkegaard and Plato, and discusses how he stumbled into art criticism.

Citation

Arthur Coleman Danto. Arthur Coleman Danto letter to Robert Burns Motherwell, 1985 March 10. Arthur Coleman Danto papers, 1979-1998. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note

Current copyright status is undetermined

Location Note

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

Date

1985 March 10

Record number

(DSI-AAA)17847

Type

Correspondence

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Arthur Coleman Danto papers, 1979-1998

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Art criticism

Philosophy

Metadata Usage

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Record ID

AAADCD_item_17847