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Materials pertaining to exhibitions presented at the Whitney Museum of American Art at Philip Morris (renamed Whitney Museum of American Art at Altria in 2003), which operated from 1983–2008. The records include brochures, checklists, correspondence, installation photographs, loan agreements, press releases, and other materials.

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Press clippings of reviews, listings, announcements, and advertisements pertaining to exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art. While the bulk of the clippings cover exhibitions mounted at the Museum’s main branch, there is also coverage of Museum events, general news, the New American Filmmakers series, and the activities and development of Whitney Museum branches.

Abstract Created or maintained by members of the Curatorial Film and Video Department, these materials document the work of a broad range of artists working primarily in the mediums of film and video. Materials include exhibition records, CVs, correspondence, proposals, statements, brochures, programs, announcements, articles, and questionnaires. The collection also includes records related to the planning of exhibitions, acquisitions, and programs at the Museum. The bulk of the materials were...

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A selection of original records from fifteen Whitney Museum curators: Paul Cummings, Robert Doty, Ella Foshay, Lloyd Goodrich, John Gordon, Barbara Haskell, Richard Marshall, James K. Monte, Lisa Philips, Patterson Simms, Elisabeth Sussman, Beth Venn, Adam Weinberg, and Thelma Golden. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, exhibition planning records, itineraries, meeting minutes, notes, and administrative documents.

Abstract Materials pertaining to exhibitions presented at the Downtown Branch of the Whitney Museum of American Art, which operated in lower Manhattan from 1973–1992. Many records document early exhibitions organized by curatorial fellows in the Whitney Independent Study Program (ISP), such as Nine Artists/Coenties Slip (January 10–February 14, 1974), The Prison Show: realities and representations (April 21–June 12, 1981), and Site Seeing: Travel and Tourism in Contemporary Art (April 3–June 7,...

Abstract The collection encompasses a selection of central administrative records produced by Whitney Museum staff and maintained by the Museum secretary from 1930 to approximately 1960. Records include administrative files, correspondence, board meeting minutes, annual reports, photographs, publications, exhibition planning documents, early property records, press announcements, clippings, and lists of art works. The records provide unique insight into the early history and operations of the Whitney...

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The Edward and Josephine Hopper Research Collection documents the long relationship between Edward Hopper (1882–1967) and the Whitney Museum of American Art. It includes voluminous documentation of the artist’s life and work compiled by Whitney curators while preparing exhibitions of Hopper’s work and the Hopper Catalogue Raisonné. Materials include correspondence with Edward Hopper, his wife Josephine, and with collectors of Hopper works.

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Materials pertaining to exhibitions presented at the Whitney Museum of American Art at Equitable Center, its fourth and largest branch that operated out of the Equitable Tower from 1986–1991.

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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.

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Materials generated by writer Florence Rubenfeld during a decade of research supporting the writing and publication of Clement Greenberg: A Life (New York: Scribners, 1998) by art critic Florence Rubenfeld. Materials include the author’s notebooks, correspondence, transcripts of interviews, audio recordings, and articles.

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Photographs pertaining to Whitney educational programs, performances, special events, artworks, artists, staff members, trustees, and properties. Materials encompass multiple formats, including negatives, prints, slides, and transparencies.

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This collection consists of material sent to Whitney Museum print department staff members by wood engraver John DePol during the years 1997, 1998 and 2004. It includes samples of DePol’s work, as well as documentation about his career.

Abstract The original records of four former directors of the Whitney Museum of American Art: Lloyd Goodrich (1958–1968), John I.H. Baur (1968–1974), Thomas N. Armstrong III (1974–1990), and David A. Ross (1991–1998). Records include correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes, notes, drafts of speeches and writings, itineraries, and research materials pertaining to artists, institutional events, and exhibitions. The materials document the individual tenures of each director as well as multiple...

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A selection of exhibition records pertaining to Whitney-organized exhibitions that travelled to other institutions.

Abstract Gathered from Whitney Museum artist files, this collection includes original correspondence, notes, announcements, invitations, and other unique materials that document the activities and artistic work of numerous American artists. The correspondence is diverse and ranges from formal requests to writing that is more personal in nature. Select folders contain hand-drawn artist illustrations and postcards. Made possible with generous support from the Leon Levy Foundation, much of the...

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The Whitney Museum Exhibition Records document the efforts of multiple Museum departments in planning and presenting exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art over the span of seventy-three years. Materials include correspondence, contracts, artists’ proposals, statements, CVs, photographs, checklists, press releases, announcements, brochures, articles, installation layouts, didactic texts, and other materials.