Joseph Cornell’s Mail Art
Inside 33 collaged letters from Joseph Cornell to Susanna De Maria Wilson.
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Outside the Box
Stories and unique finds from archives and special collections at the Getty Research Institute.
Nazi Art Looting in Holland
Wartime records offer an uncensored window into the art market.
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Processing the Knoedler Archive
Inside a three-year project to rehouse, clean, and catalog a massive archive.
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Art Versus Archive
In creating an archive, performance artist Barbara T. Smith is transformed.
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A Curio of the Late-20th-Century New York Arts Scene
A poster by Rea Tajiri signifies an important time in the video artist’s career
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Inside the Papers of Longtime LACMA Curator Maurice Tuchman
Inside the papers of the innovative and controversial curator.
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“Who is this man named J. P. Getty?” M. Knoedler & Co. and Getty the Collector
J. Paul Getty, the mysterious art hunter.
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The Research Papers of Elizabeth Roth, Keeper of Prints and Rare Books at the NYPL
A life’s work devoted to the unique art of festival books.
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Pictures for Education: The Records of Art Dealers M. Knoedler & Co.
Booker T. Washington makes an appearance in the M. Knoedler & Co. archive.
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The Business Files of Harald Szeemann
Wine, meticulous receipts, and reimagined police tape in the curator’s files.
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Malcolm Lubliner’s Photographs of the L.A. Art Scene
Photographic portraits of some of the 20th century’s most notable artists.
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100,000 Pieces of Ephemera Tell the Story of 20th-Century Art
A massive collection of 20th-century art ephemera is ready for research.
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