Fairfield County Branch Exhibition Records
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises exhibition records of the Whitney Museum of American Art, Fairfield County, which was located in the headquarters of Champion International Corporation at One Champion Plaza in Stamford, Connecticut. The records consist of correspondence, loan agreements, installation plans, photographs, publicity, relating to the organizing of exhibitions.
Dates
- 1981-1993
Biographical / Historical
In July of 1981, the Whitney Museum of American Art opened its second branch museum, Fairfield County, at One Champion Plaza in Stamford, Connecticut. Champion International Corporation underwrote the annual cost of operation for the branch, including staff wages, and provided exhibition space in their corporate headquarters. The building, designed by architect Ulrich Franzen, provided the Whitney with roughly 3,600 square feet of exhibition space on two levels. The museum's inaugural exhibition, “Pioneering the Century, 1900-1940,” featured paintings, sculptures, and other works from the Whitney's Permanent Collection. The exhibition was organized by Lisa Philips, then associate curator of branch museums. Admission was offered to the public free of charge. Fairfield County branch ceased operations in 1992.
Bibliography
Extent
5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Materials pertaining to exhibitions presented at the Whitney Museum of American Art at Fairfield County which operated out of the headquarters of Champion International Corporation in Stamford, Connecticut from 1981–1992. The records consist of correspondence, loan agreements, installation plans, photographs, publicity, and ephemera.
Arrangement
The exhibition records are organized chronologically by the opening date of each exhibition.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Whitney Museum of American Art Archives, New York, NY Repository
Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Gansevoort St.
New York, NY 10014 United States
archives@whitney.org