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in The Museum of Modern Art Archives



The Museum of Modern Art Archives
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New York, NY 10019-5497
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© 1994
The Museum of Modern Art Archives
Finding aid prepared by Apphia Loo and Rona Roob, March 1992, updated by Rachel Garbade, 2025.

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Sisler, William
Creator: Sisler, Mary
Title: Mary and William Sisler Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1961-1985
Quantity: 5.34 linear feet
12 5" manuscript boxes, 1 20x16x3.5" box, 1 2.5" manuscript box

Arrangement

The Papers have been processed down to the folder level.
Original order has been maintained whenever possible. Folders in Series I may contain correspondence related to the provenance and sale of works in Sisler's collection in addition to material compiled during research.
Folders containing entry drafts or checklists were sometimes named for research assistants (e.g., "Sue"); these were renamed to reflect their contents.
The Papers are organized into three Series:
Series I: The Mary and William Sisler Catalogue
Series II: Mary Sisler Personal Papers Processed in 1992
Series III: Mary Sisler Personal Papers Processed in 2025


Biographical Note

In the 1960s, following her husband's death, Mary Sisler became a formidable collector of modern art, especially that of Marcel Duchamp. However, works by pop artists, dadaists, and abstract expressionists were also part of the collection, many of which were purchased between the years 1961 and 1965; artists included Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Jim Dine, Claes Oldernburg, James Rosenquist, Josef Albers, Hans Arp, Constantin Brâncuși, Alexander Calder, Jean Dubuffet, Alberto Giacometti, Richard Lippold, Rene Magritte, Henri Matisse, Francis Picabia, Auguste Rodin, and Mark Rothko. Sisler is also credited with helping finance MoMA's acquisitions of Duchamp's Network of Stoppages (1914) and Rotary Demisphere (1925), which formally entered MoMA's collection in 1970.

In addition to The Museum, Sisler supported other institutions and artistic events through the establishment of The Mary Sisler Foundation in 1963. The Merce Cunningham Dance Company, the New York Philharmonic, and the American Theatre were among the beneficiaries.

In 1983, Francis Naumann was asked by the Museum to write a catalogue concerning gifts promised by Mary Sisler to The Museum of Modern Art, which were formally bequeathed to The Museum in December 1990 following her death.


Scope and Content Note

The papers were assembled for The Mary and William Sisler Collection catalogue published by The Museum of Modern Art in 1984.

The Papers relate to two aspects of the Sisler Collection: the preparation of the catalogue including photographs, artists' biographies, and catalog entries for each work in the Collection; and Mary Sisler's personal correspondence related to the purchase, sale, and exhibition of her collection, particularly the loan and exhibition of works by Duchamp (1963-68).

Noteworthy correspondents include Merce Cunningham and John Cage. Entry drafts, published articles and bibliographies on the artists who are represented in this collection are among the items retained as evidence of the catalogue-production process.

The Papers also include a scrapbook of clippings (1x10.5"x12") concerning exhibitions held at the Galleria XXII (the gallery owned by Mary Sisler's son, Paul Sisler Hayes, in Palm Beach, Florida), 2 guest books (0.375x8x10.5" and 0.625x7.25"x9.25"), and photographs of sculpture by Joannis Avramidis.


Restrictions

Access Restrictions

The papers are open for research and contain few restricted materials.

Ownership and Literary Rights

The Mary and William Sisler Papers are the physical property of The Museum of Modern Art. Literary rights, including copyright belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with The Museum of Modern Art. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the staff of the MoMA Archives.


Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the library catalog of The Museum of Modern Art. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.
Subjects:
Art -- Private collections -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- Sources
Dadaism -- History -- Sources
Dubuffet, Jean, 1901-1985 -- Archives
Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968 -- Archives
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- Sources
Naumann, Francis
New York, (N.Y.). -- Museum of Modern Art -- Collections
Sisler, Mary
Sisler, Mary -- Art collections -- Archives
Sisler, William -- Art collections -- Archives
Document Types:
Correspondence


Administrative Information

Provenance

The Department of Painting and Sculpture transferred the papers in Series I and II to the MoMA Archives in 1992. The papers in Series III were transferred to the MoMA Archives in 1998 by the Registrar.

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:

Long version: Mary and William Sisler Papers, [series.folder]. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York.

Short version: Sisler, [series.folder]. MoMA Archives, NY.


Additional Descriptive Data

Explanation of Abbreviations

ALS autograph letter signed
TLS typed letter signed
TL typed letter
n.d. no date given
[] information determined by an outside source
corresp. correspondence
incl. includes


Container List

Series I: The Mary and William Sisler Collection Catalogue, 1962-1984

Folder Title Date
I.1 "Susan Ginsburg - Original Entries"

0.25"
Incl. drafts

1984
I.2 Entry Drafts

0.25"
Originally titled "Sue" for Susan Ginsburg

1984
I.3 Entry Drafts

35 sheets
Entry drafts by Nancy Glove

1984
I.4 "Nancy Glove entries"

0.5"
Incl. entry drafts

1984
I.5 "Nancy's Grove Final Version"

0.5"
Incl. entries with handwritten notes

1984
I.6 "Bios Artists' Biographies"

0.5"

I.7 Checklist of Collection; Correspondence

0.25"
Originally titled "Lisa"; incl. Brâncuși biographical outline
Entry drafts
Time sheets for Marina Vidas

1984
I.8 "Sisler Checklist and Correspondence"

13 items

1983
I.9 Checklists of Illustrations

0.5"

1984
I.10 Checklists and Reproductions

0.25"
Incl. reproductions of photographs used in catalogue
Photocopy of A I'Infinitif by Marcel Duchamp (NY: Cordier & Ekstrom; 1966)
Article, "Pop Culture, Metaphysical Disgust, and the New Vulgarian" by Max Kozloff, Art International 6(2): Feb. 1962

1984
I.11 Correspondence re: Reproductions

1"
Incl. letters to artists, collectors and institutions requesting photographs, corresp. with Mary Sisler

1983-84
I.12 "Photographs to be Labelled"

10 items
Incl. 1 TLS Barbara Klein (Sotheby's)-Marina Vidas, 1984
1 memorandum Lisa Kurzner-Susan Ginsburg (not sent), 1984
Incl. clipping
Handwritten notes
Photograph
Slide
Checklist of illustration sources for Duchamp entries

1984
I.13 "Copy Prints"

5 items
Incl. lists of institutions from which MoMA solicited aid in obtaining photo reproductions

n.d.
I.14 "Extra Photos - Harriet Bee"

8 items

n.d.
I.15 Photo Credits

0.25"
Originally titled "C.S."

1984
I.16 "Processed Check Requests"

0.125"
Incl. corresp. re: reproductions for catalogue

1984
I.17 "Artists' Questionnaires" 2 items

Incl. 1 TLS Judith Zilczer (Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden)-Lisa Kurzner, 1983
Samples of Artist's Biographies and Object Records from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

1983
I.18 Memoranda

4 items
Originally titled "Lauren"
Incl. memoranda from Lisa Kurzner and William S. Rubin

1984
I.19 "Letters"

0.25"
Incl. corresp. re: Tal Streeter (artist)
1 TLS Claude Mercier, 1984

1984
I.20 "Bills"

7 items
Incl. photo requisitions, receipts

1984
I.21 "Agostini, Peter"

0.5"
Incl. photograph; articles for research, 1960-82

1984
I.22.a "Albers, [Josef]"

0.75"
incl. 1 TLS Nicholas Fox Weber (Josef Albers Foundation)-Lisa Kurzner, 1983
1 TLS Katherine Plake-Mary Sisler, 1980
Corresp. with Xavier Fourcade (Fourcade, Droll Inc.) and the Palm Springs Desert Museum, 1972-73, 1977
Articles and texts for research, 1971-77

1980, 1983
I.22.b "Albers, [Josef]"

0.75"
Articles and texts for research

1954-71
I.23.a Chronologies and articles for research

0.875"
Incl. 2 TLS Arp Foundation-Lisa Kurzner

1968-84
I.23.b Chronologies and articles for research

0.5"

1949-57
I.24 "Saul Baizerman"

16 items
Incl. 3 invoices
Photograph
Articles for research, 1933, 1952, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1975

View PDF of folder I.24

n.d.
I.25 "Bissier Julius"

5 photographs

n.d.
I.26 "Bolomey, Roger"

0.625"
Incl. 1 TLS Bolomey-Marina Vidas, 1984
1 TLS Bolomey-Thomas Carr Howe (California Palace Legion of Honor), 1957
1 ALS Bolomey-Lisa Kurzner, n.d.
1 TLS Bolomey-George Culler (San Francisco Museum of Art), 1962; chronologies and articles for research, 1953-84
Bolomey's resumé

1984
I.27 "Brancusi, Constantin"

0.375"
Incl. photograph
Corresp. re: Endless Column by Brâncuși
Articles for research, 1921-80

1984
I.28 "James Byars"

1"
Incl. lists of Byars's "favorites" from conversations with the artist
Corresp. re: exhibition of untitled works and anonymity requested by Byars
Articles for research, 1955-81

1983
I.29 "John Cage"

10 items
Incl. 1 ALS (copy) Merce Cunningham-Mary Sisler, 1983
1 ALS (copy) Cunningham-Mary Sisler, n.d.
1 TLS Cage-Mary Sisler, 1975

1975-83
I.30.a "Calder, [Alexander]"

1"
Incl. 4 photographs
Program of memorial service at the Whitney Museum of American Art, 1976 December 6
Articles for research, 1964-82

1984
I.30.b "Calder, [Alexander]"

0.625"
Articles for research

1952-73
I.31 "Isabel Canova Copy"

3 items
Incl. photograph
2 postcards

n.d.
I.32 "Charcoune, Serge Ivanovitch"

0.75"
Incl. 2 photographs
1 TLS James M. Brown (The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach)-Mary Sisler, 1982 re: gift of 2 paintings by Charcoune
1 TLS Mary Sisler-Brown, 1982
Articles for research, 1956-71

1982-83
I.33 "Chen Wing"

7 items
Incl. 4 photographs
Incl. 2 photographs of the artist
Poem by the artist

n.d.
I.34 "Cornell, Joseph"

0.625"
Incl. Articles for research, 1957-80

I.35 "Dine, Jim"

0.625"
Incl. 2 photographs
1 TLS Lisa Kurzner-Dine, 1983
Corresp. with Michael S. Cullen (Galerie Mikro) re: consignment agreement, 1974
Corresp. with the Palm Springs Desert Museum re: works on loan
Corresp. with Margaret Watherston re: conservation of paintings by Dine, 1976
Articles and bibliographies for research, 1966-83

1983
I.36.a "Dubuffet, [Jean]"

0.875"
Incl. entry drafts
1 TLS Armande de Trentinian (secretary to Dubuffet)-Lisa Kurzner, 1983
1 TLS Waldo Rasmussen-Mary Sisler, 1963
Bibliographies and articles for research, 1963, 1979

1983
I.36.b "Dubuffet, [Jean]"

1.125"
Articles for research

1947-79
I.37 "Duchamp, Marcel"

0.75"
Incl. advertisements which influenced Duchamp's work (Putnam clothes-wringer)
Photograph credits
Label information
Handwritten notes
3 photographs
Transparency
Corresp. re: purchase and exhibition of Résaux des Stoppages

View PDF of folder I.37

1963, 1967, 1970-71, 1978, 1982-84
I.38 "Oyvind Fahlstrom"

0.625"
Incl. photograph
Corresp. re: gift to the University of Notre Dame, 1978
Articles for research, 1962-64, 1966-67, 1969, 1971-74, 1976-78, 1979-80

1982-83,
I.39.a "Alberto Giacometti"

0.75"
Articles for research

1971-81
I.39.b "Alberto Giacometti"

0.75"
Articles for research

1932-71
I.40 "Jaki AKA Jose Horvat"

7 items
Incl. 3 photographs

1978
I.41 "Alfred Jensen"

1"
Incl. Articles and texts for research, 1924-79
1 TL Xavier Fourcade-Mary Sisler, 1976
2 photographs

1976, 1979
I.42 "Johns, Jasper"

16 items
Incl. 1 TLS (copy) Johns-Mary Sisler, 1981, provenance information and biography from Leo Castelli Gallery
1 photograph of Merce Cunningham and Viola Farber in Antic Meet, 1958

1963, 1964, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984
I.43 "Lichtenstein, Roy: Articles, etc. (Castelli files)"

16 items
Incl. 1 TLS Lisa Kurzner-Peter Brant, 1984
5 invoices
Handwritten note
Articles for research, 1962-84

1984
I.44 "Richard Lippold"

0.75"
Incl. corresp. re: repairs
Articles and texts for research, 1956-68

I.45.a "Magritte, René"

1"
Articles and text on and by artist for research

1970-80
I.45.b "Magritte, René"

0.5"
Articles and text on and by artist for research

1953-66
I.45.c "Magritte, René"

1"
Incl. handwritten notes
Articles for research

1946-84
I.46.a "Henri Matisse" "Le Serf"

1.25"
Incl. articles for research 1931-83
Corresp. re: The Serf by Matisse

1983
I.46.b "Henri Matisse, Dwg. Drawing of Nude Figure"

0.75"
Incl. photograph
Catalogue, "Henri Matisse Sculptures" (Musée Matisse, Nice, 1974)
Articles for research, 1931-83

1983
I.47 "Claude Mercier"

1.25"
Incl. 1 TLS Mercier-Lisa Kurzner, 1984
7 photographs
Exhibition catalogues

1965-84
I.48 "Isamu Noguchi"

18 items
Incl. 1 TLS Isamu Noguchi-Lisa Kurzner, 1983
Corresp. with The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, (New York), 1983

1961, 1962, 1964, 1983-84
I.49 "Oldenburg, Claes"

13 items
Incl. 1 TLS Thomas N. Armstrong, 3rd (Whitney Museum of American Art)-Mary Sisler, 1983
1 TLS MS-Anna Astner; Brydon E. Smith-Mary Sisler, 1966
1 article and bibliographies for research, 1962, 1965

1966, 1981, 1983
I.50 "Picabia, Frances"

15 items
Incl. 2 photographs
1 TLS William A. Camfield (Rice University)-Francis Naumann, 1983
1 TLS Mary Sisler-Milwaukee Art Center, 1976
Bibliographies for research

1964, 1970, 1975, 1983
I.51 "Rauschenberg, Robert"

9 items
Incl. corresp. with Leo Castelli re: sales of works

1962, 1982, 1984
I.52.a "Rodin, Auguste," 1 of 2

1"
Incl. signature rubbings
15 photographs
Articles for research, 1936-67

1962
I.52.b* "Rodin, August," 2 of 2

Includes one oversize photograph of a Rodin sculpture.

1962
I.53 "Rosenquist, James"

7 items
Incl. photograph; lists of selected group and one-man exhibitions at Leo Castelli Gallery, NY

1976, 1984
I.54 "Mark Rothko"

1¼"
Incl. corresp. re: exhibition of Red on Orange by Rothko at The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York)
Articles for research, 1947-84

1984
I.55 "Segal, George"

7 items
Incl. article, bibliographies, biographies, and lists of exhibitions for research, 1961-81; 1 TL Mary Sisler-Ralph F. Colin (Art Dealers Association of America), 1981

1981
I.56 "Antoni Tàpies"

0.875"
Incl. 2 photographs
Articles and texts for research, 1956-79

1967, 1972, 1976
I.57 "Valenta, Barbara"

23 items
Incl. press clippings
3 exhibition announcements
13 slides; biography of the artist

1978-79
I.58 "Vechenict"

1 item

n.d.
I.59 "The William & Mary Sisler Collection"

Binder with hand drawn mock up of the catalogue The Mary and William Sisler Collection (New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1984).

This folder was added in 2025.

c. 1984
I.60 "The William & Mary Sisler Collection"

Binder with hand drawn mock up of the catalogue The Mary and William Sisler Collection (New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1984).

This folder was added in 2025.

c. 1984

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Series II: Mary Sisler Personal Papers Processed in 1992, 1962-1984

Folder Title Date
II.1 "Sisler Papers"

12 items
Incl. list of artists' work owned by MS

1963, 1965, 1983
II.2 "Sisler"

25 items
Incl. 1 TLS Lawton Chiles (United States Senate)-MS, 1974
Corresp. with Heide Lubell and Co., Inc. re: damages to Sisler's Duchamp collection, 1966
1 TLS Yoshiaki Tono-Alan Solomon, 1966
1 TLS Xavier Fourcade-Mary Sisler re: sale prices of Duchamp pieces, 1978

Restricted materials removed: Condition correspondence.

1964, 1966, 1972, 1974-78, 1980, 1983-84
II.3 "Sisler"

9 items
Incl. handwritten notes
1 ALS Mary Sisler-Francis Naumann, n.d.

1961, 1963, 1965, 1970
II.4 "To Be Filed"

0125"
Incl. list of museums where Mary Sisler Foundation Collection exhibited

1967
II.5 "Lawsuits, Problems, Etc."

8 items

1965-66, 1976, 1982
II.6 Catalogues and Unidentified Photographs

4 items
Incl. "Giulio Carlo Argan, Tekstovi O Modernoj Umetnosti" (Muzej Savremene Umetnosti, Beograd, 1983) and "The Ringling Museum of Art Journal" (1983)

n.d.
II.7.a Correspondence, Catalogue, Photographs, 1 of 2

1"
Incl. 1 ALS Joannis Avramidis-Mary Sisler, 1984; exhibition brochure, Jean Dubuffet (NY: Cordier & Ekstrom, 1964)
8 photographs of works by Avramidis

n.d.
II.7.b* Correspondence, Catalog, Photographs, 2 of 2

Includes one copy of Joannis Avramidis (Vienna: Galerie Ulysses, 1982).

1982
II.8 "Richard Hamilton/Duchamp"

1 item
1 binder
Incl. "Not Seen and/or Less Seen of" by Marcel Duchamp/Rrose Sélavy, 1904-64

1964
II.9 "Sisler Duchamp Exhibition - Travel and Loan Arrangements; Originals from Sisler Files"

1.25"
Incl. corresp. with institutions where exhibition was shown

1964-69
II.10 "Sisler"

0.375"
Incl. corresp. with the Milwaukee Art Museum, Zurcher Kunstgesellschaft, Walker Art Center re: exhibition of Sisler's Duchamp collection

1962, 1965-66, 1978, 1983
II.11 "Sisler"

30 items
Incl. Mary Sisler's handwritten notes; corresp. with Fourcade, Droll, Inc., the Walker Art Center, and the Rose Art Museum (Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts) re: Duchamp exhibition
Article re: John Cage and Merce Cunningham

1962-66, 1970, 1972, 1975-78, 1983-84
II.12 "Clippings - Duchamp Show"

0.375"
Incl. The New Yorker "Profile" on Marcel Duchamp, 40(51), 1965 February 6

1965, 1972-79
II.13 Photographs, Clippings

26 items
Incl. photographs of works by Joannis Avramidis and personalities (possibly the Sislers)
Removed from an album (1.5"x10x12") because of an acidic odor
The album was not annotated.

n.d.
II.14* "Drawer #7, Item #1; Press Clippings #; Galleria XXII - 1962"

Paul Sisler Hayes, owner of Galleria XXII, is Mary Sisler's son
Incl. 1 album (1"x10.5"x12") of clippings re: exhibitions at the Galleria XXII Marzo (Palm Beach, Florida), March-May 1962

1962
II.15 Guest Registrar Book

1 item
Not annotated
Incl. 20 pages of signatures
0.375"x8x10.5"

1962
II.16 Guest Registrar Book, De Kooning: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, 1967-75

1 item
Exhibition sponsored by the Mary Sisler Foundation
Incl. invitation and 3 photographs
0.625"7.25"x9.25"

1975-76
II.17 Slides of works in Sisler Collection

2.375"x6.5"x8.875" box

II.18 Invoices, Inventories, and Insurance Values

Includes invoices, inventories, and insurance values for works by various artists in Sisler's collection.

This folder was added in 2025.

1961-1985

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Series III: Mary Sisler Personal Papers Processed in 2025, 1961-1985

In 1998, the Registrar transferred these papers to the MoMA Archives. They were processed in 2025.

Folder Title Date
III.1 "The Museum of Modern Art"

Blueprint of Fifth Floor, 1009 5th Ave, New York, photocopies of bank account statements, and correspondence.

Restricted material removed: correspondence regarding agreements with MoMA and deed of gift.

1965-1984
III.2 No Label

Photocopied correspondence from John Cage; correspondence regarding appraisals and sales of Alexander Calder artwork; invoices for Alexander Calder artwork; correspondence regarding appraisals for other artwork owned by Mary Sisler; correspondence regarding donations of Serge Ivanovitch Charchoune artworks to The Society of The Four Arts; manuscript titled "Inventory and History of Charchoune"; clippings.

1962-1982
III.3 "Avramidis"

Folder was received empty.

III.4 "Arp"

Correspondence, photographs, catalogues, appraisals, invoices for artwork purchases, and more regarding the following artists: Serge Ivanovitch Charchoune, Willem de Kooning, Josef Albers, Alfred Jensen, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Peter Agostini, and more; one copy of Notable Acquisitions, 1984-1985 (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985); checks for the purchases of artwork by various artists; lists of artists and artworks in Mary Sisler's collection; insurance documentation.

1961-1985
III.5 "Arp"

Inventories of artwork in Mary Sisler's collection; invoices for the purchases of artwork by Alfred Jensen; insurance documentation; financial documents; loan agreements; correspondence regarding conservations; receipts; correspondence from Richard E. Oldenburg of MoMA and William Macomber of the Met; advertisements for Knoll furniture; manuscript regarding the International Exhibition Cologne 1981; tax documentation; slides of artwork; invoices for purchases of artwork.

Restricted materials removed: Condition correspondence.

1962-1984
III.6 "Agostini"

Folder was received empty.

III.7 "MoMA"

Correspondence from MoMA membership department; notes regarding gifts to MoMA; clippings; unedited manuscript regarding William and Mary Sisler Collection; inventory of artwork; shipping correspondence for loan of artwork to MoMA; correspondence from Mary Sisler to Richard E. Oldenburg.

1961-1985
III.8 "Albers"

Folder was received empty.

III.9 "Baizerman"

Inventories of artwork with works by Saul Baizerman and Roger Bolomey highlighted; biographies of Roger Bolomey, Alfred Jensen, and James Lee Byars.

1973-1976
III.10 "Bolomey"

Folder was received empty.

III.11 "Bosello"

Folder was received empty.

III.12 "Byars"

Condition correspondence, biographies, lists of artwork in the Sisler Collection, other correspondence, invoices, and more regarding James Lee Byars.

Restricted materials removed: Condition correspondence.

1962-1985
III.13 "Calder"

Invoices, photographs, and lists of artwork in the Sisler Collection regarding Alexander Calder.

1962-1983
III.14 "Leo Castelli"

Correspondence with a list of artwork purchased from Leo Castelli.

1983
III.15 "Charchoune"

Lists of slides of artworks and artworks by Serge Ivanovitch Charchoune owned by Mary Sisler; list of books owned by Sisler; correspondence regarding donation of Charchoune works to The Society of The Four Arts; brochure for Charchoune: 60 Annees d'Avant-Garde at the Galerie de Seine (1976); manuscript titled "Inventory and History of Charchoune."

1971-1978
III.16 "Chen Wing"

Loan receipt from the Palm Springs Desert Museum with "Chen Wing" highlighted.

1971-1978
III.17 "Dubuffet"

One copy of Jean Dubuffet: A Retrospective Glance at Eighty (New York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1981).

1981
III.18 "Dine"

Inventory lists of Jim Dine artworks; invoices for the purchase of Dine artworks; condition and loan correspondence from the Norton Gallery and School of Art.

Restricted materials removed: Condition correspondence.

1962-1983
III.19 "Fahlstrom"

Correspondence regarding loans and purchase of artwork by Öyvind Fahlström.

1972-1982
III.20 "Habbah"

Folder was received empty.

III.21 "Jaki"

Folder was received empty.

III.22 "Art Inventory"

Folder was received empty.

III.23 "Duchamp Purchases"

Folder was received empty.

III.24 "Duchamp Sales"

Appraisals of works by Marcel Duchamp in the Sisler Collection; correspondence regarding Sisler's support of the Smithsonian Institution.

1963-1978
III.25 No Label

Inventories of Marcel Duchamp artworks owned by Mary Sisler and their insurance values.

1961-1967
III.26 "Duchamp Correspondence 1971"

Correspondence regarding the appraisal of Sisler's Marcel Duchamp collection.

1971
III.27 "Fourcade, Droll Inc., Xavier Fourcade, Inc. - Art Dealers Association of America"

Correspondence regarding Marcel Duchamp works owned by Sisler; 1982-1984 brochure from the Art Dealers Association of America, Inc.; correspondence regarding appraisal of Brâncuși's Endless Column; correspondence regarding Sisler loans to museums; itinerary from trip to Egypt; financial documents.

1965-1984
III.28 "Fourcade, Droll Inc."

Consignment and appraisal correspondence; invoices; inventory list of artworks; copies of checks for the purchase of artworks; one copy of In Honor of De Kooning (New York: Xavier Fourcade, Inc., 1984); one copy of Le Corbusier (New York: Xavier Fourcade, Inc., 1984).

1972-1984
III.29 "Duchamp Clippings & Letters"

Clippings regarding Marcel Duchamp; loan, insurance, and conservation correspondence regarding the Sisler Duchamp Collection; inventory list of artworks owned by Sisler; invoices; consignment agreements.

Restricted materials removed: Condition correspondence.

1965-1977
III.30 "Duchamp Appraisals"

Correspondence regarding purchases of Marcel Duchamp artwork; invoices for purchases of Duchamp artwork; manuscript titled "De Kooning's Sculpture So Far" by Peter Schjeldahl.

1963-1964
III.31 "Duchamps Thru 1969"

Documentation regarding sales of Marcel Duchamp and Josef Albers artwork consigned from Mary Sisler; inventory lists of Duchamp artworks owned by Sisler; invoices; invoices and correspondence regarding works by Jean Dubuffet.

1961-1981
III.32 "Mary Sisler Art"

Inventories and correspondence regarding works in the Sisler collection; one copy of De Kooning: Painting, Drawings, Sculpture, 1967-1975 (West Palm Beach: Norton Gallery of Art, 1976); correspondence regarding Mary Sisler's will, mortgage, promised gifts, appraisals, loans; invoices for artwork purchases; clippings; inventories of artwork.

1957-1983
III.33 "Duchamp"

Notes, photographs, and correspondence regarding a touring exhibition of Sisler's Marcel Duchamp artworks; invoices; loan, condition, consignment correspondence; inventories of artworks.

Restricted materials removed: Condition correspondence.

1965-1982
III.34 "Artist - Marcel Duchamp, Mrs. Sisler Collection"

Correspondence and clippings regarding Sisler's collection of Marcel Duchamp artworks and exhibitions of the collection.

1966-1979
III.35 "Marcel Duchamps"

Correspondence and clippings regarding Sisler's collection of Marcel Duchamp artworks and exhibitions of the collection in Australia; correspondence regarding purchases of Duchamp artwork from the Sisler collection; invoices and consignment correspondence.

1963-1971
III.36 "MoMA"

Brochure for Whitney Museum of American Art's 1976-77 Bicentennial; personal correspondence; thank you notes for MoMA's gift of their catalogue, The Mary and William Sisler Collection, to other institutions; photographs; notes; correspondence regarding Sisler's gift of Brâncuși's Endless Column to MoMA.

1976-1985
III.37 "Delta Upholsterers, Inc. - 1977-78"

Correspondence regarding upholstery projects; written inventory of household furniture.

1977-1978
III.38 "Art Books"

Excerpt from radio program about Claude Mercier; clipping regarding Jasper Johns; inventories of art books in Sisler's collection and other belongings.

1975-1976
III.39 "Guggenheim Museum"

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 1978 Annual Report; correspondence regarding a possible publication about the Sisler collection and loans.

1978-1982
III.40 "Letters Send to Museums"

Photocopies of financial documents; affidavit.

1978
III.41 "Letters Received from Museums"

One page of notes.

Undated
III.42 "Mr. Fourcade"

Consignment correspondence; inventory of artwork.

1971-1985
III.43 "Xavier Fourcade"

Notecards; photographs and correspondence regarding replica made of Brâncuși's Endless Column.

1978-1979
III.44 "Correspondence - Fourcade (De Kooning)

Correspondence regarding exhibition of Willem de Kooning works in Sisler collection.

1975-1976
III.45 "Photos Willem de Kooning"

Correspondence, photographs, clippings regarding exhibition of Willem de Kooning works in Sisler collection.

1975-1976
III.46 "Duchamp Photos - Extras"

Photographs of artwork by Marcel Duchamp; inventories of artwork.

Undated
III.47 "Jensen"

Correspondence, invoices, and inventories regarding Alfred Jensen.

1962-1979
III.48 "Johns"

Correspondence, invoices, and inventories, and clippings regarding Jasper Johns.

1962-1983
III.49 "Marko"

Inventories and invoice regarding Carl Marko.

1983
III.50 "Magritte"

Condition correspondence and inventories of artwork with Rene Magritte highlighted.

Restricted materials removed: Condition correspondence.

1963-1983
III.51 "Matisse"

Invoices; consignment correspondence; inventories of artwork with Henri Matisse highlighted.

1961-1982
III.52 "Mercier"

Excerpt from radio program about Claude Mercier; inventories of artwork with Mercier highlighted.

1983
III.53 "Minassian"

Inventory of artwork with Minassian highlighted.

Undated
III.54 "Moskowitz"

Inventories of artwork with Robert Moskowitz highlighted.

1982-1983
III.55 "Man Ray"

Invoices; consignment correspondence; inventories of artwork with Man Ray highlighted.

1963-1983
III.56 "Noguchi"

Invoices and reproductions of artwork by Isamu Noguchi.

1961-1964
III.57 "Lippold"

Invoices, inventories, and reproductions of artwork by Richard Lippold.

1964-1978
III.58 "Lichtenstein"

Inventories of artwork by Roy Lichtenstein.

1962-1983
III.59 "Picabia"

Inventories and reproduction correspondence regarding Francis Picabia artworks.

1975-1977
III.60 "Porcinai"

Inventory of Porciani artwork.

Undated
III.61 "Rodin"

Clipping and inventory of Auguste Rodin artwork.

1962-1983
III.62 "Rondelli"

Inventory of Rondelli artwork.

Undated
III.63 "Rauschenberg"

Clipping, loan correspondence, and inventories of Robert Rauschenberg artwork.

1964-1984
III.64 "Rothko"

Folder was received empty.

III.65 "Segal"

Folder was received empty.

III.66 "Stevenson"

Folder was received empty.

III.67 "Oldenburg"

Exhibition correspondence, invoices, and inventories of Claes Oldenburg artwork.

1962-1983
III.68 "Tapies"

Inventory lists, clippings, and correspondence regarding Antonio Tapies and Mark Rothko.

1961-1983
III.69 "Vagnetti"

Excerpt from radio program about Vagnetti.

Undated
III.70 "Vuchik"

Inventory of artwork by Vuchik.

III.71 "Insurance for Duchamp, Collection"

Folder was received empty.

III.72 "Catalogue of the Mary and William Sisler Collection"

One copy of The Mary and William Sisler Collection (New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1984)

1984
III.73 "Inventory-Sisler Duchamp Collection - 1969"

Binder with condition reports of works in Sisler's Duchamp collection.

Entire folder restricted.

1969
III.74 "Sisler Duchamp Collection - Condition Report"

Binder with condition reports of works in Sisler's Duchamp collection.

Entire folder restricted.

1969

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Box and Folder List

Box Series Folder
1 I 1-18
2 I 19-29
3 I 30.a-37
4 I 38-45.a
5 I 45.b-49
6 I 50-52.a, 53-59
7 I 60
II 1-7.a, 8-10
8 II 11-13, 15-17
9 II 18
III 1-20
10 III 21-32
11 III 33-42
12 III 43-74
13 I 52.b*
II 7.b*, 14*


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