George Wittenborn was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1905 into a family of booksellers. Wittenborn ran his father's stationery
and bookshop and apprenticed under the bookseller and gallery owner Karl Buchholz before moving to Berlin in his early twenties
to open his own shop. There, he was harassed by the Nazis for his open display of ideologically left-leaning books. Wittenborn
left for Paris in 1932, where he opened a shop selling art books. Among his most notable clientele were Léger, Arp, Ernst,
Picasso, and Braque. It was in Paris that he met his wife, an English poet and translator Joyce Phillips. Fearful that Nazi
control would spread to Paris, the couple fled for Portugal and then to New York in 1936. On his arrival, Wittenborn managed
the international department of Brentano's bookshop and in 1937, with his friend Heinz Schultz, formed a mail-order company
for art books-Wittenborn and Co.-which operated out of his Columbia University area apartment and his used car. He had met
Schultz (1904-1954), his most important friend, through the social circle of expatriate dealer, Curt Valentin. Together in
1941, they founded Wittenborn & Schultz on East 57th Street. The bookshop became an important intellectual center in New York,
where the refugee Surrealists, art dealers of the day, architects, designers, and young Abstract Expressionists all gathered.
Soon after Schultz's death, Wittenborn moved the store to 1018 Madison Avenue in 1956, and renamed it Wittenborn and Company.
There, the Wittenborns displayed artwork on all available wall (and ceiling) space, calling it the One-Wall Gallery. It became
a venue for both prominent and emerging artists, with shows ranging from André Masson's etchings to the early work of Hans
Haacke, who had his first show there.
In addition to selling monographs, exhibition catalogues, and artists' books, Wittenborn set about publishing books he deemed
important, as he had throughout his career. Certainly the most important of his publishing enterprises was the Documents of Modern Art. The compilation was a venture begun in 1943 in collaboration with Robert Motherwell, who served as general editor, and Bernard
Karpel, Librarian at The Museum of Modern Art, who served as documentary editor and compiled many of the series' bibliographies.
The groundbreaking series specialized in making available in English major European texts by modern artists and about modern
art.
The series was revived by the Viking Press in New York in 1971, with Robert Motherwell as general editor, Bernard Karpel as
documentary editor, and Arthur A. Cohen as managing editor.
Heinz K. A. Schultz (1904-1954) was born in Germany, where he worked in publishing until immigrating to the United States
in 1937. There, through Curt Valentin, he met George Wittenborn. Together they founded Wittenborn and Schultz. Schultz also
pursued a career as an independent dealer and was instrumental in introducing Paul Klee to American audiences. Schultz died
in a plane-crash in Ireland in late 1954.
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) was a leading exponent of Abstract Expressionism. Educated at Stanford University and briefly
in Harvard University's philosophy department, Motherwell concentrated his energies on painting soon after his arrival in
New York in 1939. Beginning in 1945, he showed exclusively at the Samuel Kootz gallery until moving to the Sidney Janis Gallery
in 1958. He had his first major museum retrospective at The Museum of Modern Art in 1965, which subsequently traveled to major
venues in Europe. During the remaining decades of his life, Motherwell saw great success with many exhibitions devoted to
his work.
The George Wittenborn Papers consist of 34 5" document boxes boxes and 10 flat boxes for a total of 17 linear feet. Containing
material with inclusive dates of 1930-1982, the Wittenborn Papers document the changing roles of George Wittenborn's enterprise,
including the founding of his landmark store, his ground-breaking publications, his One-Wall Gallery, as well as the store's
later years and Wittenborn's own death, in correspondence, photographs, clippings, and catalogues. The Papers include correspondence
with numerous prominent artists, translators, critics, and writers who took part in Wittenborn's publishing work, his gallery
shows, or simply were visitors to his shop. Also included are several scrapbooks, detailing the press's reactions to Wittenborn's
publications (1945-72); another containing reviews of exhibitions at the One-Wall Gallery (1955-70); financial records; exhibition
catalogues; and several Dictaphone recordings made by Wittenborn.
The records are open for research and contain no restricted materials.
The George Wittenborn, Inc. 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 Museum Archivist.
See also the Robert Motherwell Scrapbooks; an Oral History with George Wittenborn may be found at the Archives of American
Art; the Dedalus Foundation, New York, maintains comprehensive collections related to Motherwell.
When Wittenborn Art Books, Inc. closed in late 1991, Gabriel Austin, who had purchased the business from Joyce Wittenborn
in 1975, donated seventeen cartons of papers to The Museum of Modern Art Library. On August 14, 1998, the Papers were transferred
from the Library to the Museum Archives, where they were processed in 2001.
George Wittenborn, Inc. Papers, [series.folder]. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York.
| Series I: Correspondence
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| Subseries A: The Documents of Modern Art
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Consists of correspondence concerning a series published by Wittenborn, The Documents of Modern Art. Descriptions of material are arranged in the following order: publication title in italics, author or editor, date range
of materials, notable features.
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| Folder |
Title |
Date |
| I.A.1 |
Plastic Art and Pure Plastic Art, Piet Mondrian general correspondence re: Piet Mondrian
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11/13/44-11/7/45 |
| I.A.2 |
Plastic Art and Pure Plastic Art, Piet Mondrian TLS Charmion Wiegand-RM (5/28/47) [re: her relationship with Mondrian; transcripts of letter to her]
2 ALS Harry Holtzman-RM, HS, GW (3/10/47- 3/11/47) [re: copyright]
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1/21/47-4/13/48 |
| I.A.3 |
Plastic Art and Pure Plastic Art, Piet Mondrian general correspondence
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5/9/51-9/25/51 |
| I.A.4 |
Plastic Art and Pure Plastic Art, Piet Mondrian general correspondence re: reprinting; mostly corresp. GW-Harry Holtzman re: permission to republish
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4/15/57-12/7/59 |
| I.A.5 |
Plastic Art and Pure Plastic Art, Piet Mondrian publication material
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n.d. |
| I.A.6 |
Plastic Art and Pure Plastic Art, Piet Mondrian photographic material
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n.d. |
| I.A.7 |
The New Vision, László Moholy-Nagy typescript
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1/19/45 |
| I.A.8 |
The New Vision, László Moholy-Nagy typescript
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1/19/45 |
| I.A.9 |
The New Vision, László Moholy-Nagy typescript
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1/19/45 |
| I.A.10 |
The New Vision, László Moholy-Nagy general corresp., incl.: annotated broadsheets announcing Documents of Modern Art, Problems of Contemporary Art, and other Wittenborn, Inc. titles.
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7/29/67-4/4/69 |
| I.A.11 |
Kindergarten Chats, L.H. Sullivan typescript
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2/12/47 |
| I.A.12 |
Kindergarten Chats, L.H. Sullivan typescript
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2/12/47 |
| I.A.13 |
Kindergarten Chats, L.H. Sullivan typescript
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2/12/47 |
| I.A.14 |
Kindergarten Chats, L.H. Sullivan typescript
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2/12/47 |
| I.A.15 |
Concerning the Spiritual in Art, Wassily Kandinsky 1 ALS Marguerite H. Focillon-GW, Inc. (1/31/[44]) [re: publishing Henri Focillon, The Life of Forms]
3 ALS Nina Kandinsky-GW (6/8/46-7/20/46) [re: Kandinsky's writings]
1 TL GW-Lyonel Feininger (4/9/47) [re: Kandinsky murals]
1 TLS Ralph Mannheim-RM (12/26/46) [re: translations]
1 TLS RM-GW & HS (12/29/46) [re: Kandinsky; rejection of Greenberg's introduction]
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10/17/44-11/11/46 |
| I.A.16 |
Concerning the Spiritual in Art, Wassily Kandinsky Typescript of Nina Kandinsky preface
7 ALS Nina Kandinsky-GW (8/14/46-12/17/46)
1 TLS GW-Clement Greenberg (9/6/46) [re: rejecting Greenberg's introduction]
1 TLS Clement Greenberg-GW (3/24/46) [re: problems with Kandinsky introduction; Greenberg's principles of judgement]
Typescript of Clement Greenberg introduction
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4/19/44-11/11/46 |
| I.A.17 |
Concerning the Spiritual in Art, Wassily Kandinsky general production material
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10/8/46 |
| I.A.18 |
Max Ernst clippings and ephemera
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1/51-11/13/70 |
| I.A.19 |
Dada Painters and Poets, Robert Motherwell, ed. general corresp. and material
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7/25/51-12/12/51 |
| I.A.20 |
Dada Painters and Poets, Robert Motherwell, ed. 1 TLS Raoul Hausmann-GW (1/17/52) [re: complaints about Dada]
ALS "Harold"-GW, HS (12/12/51) [re: Dada]
2 ALS George Hugenot-GW (2/18/48, 9/14/52) [re: use of his article in Dada]
1 TLS Christian Zervos-GW (4/22/45) [re: Hugenot article on Dada]
1 TL André Breton-GW (n.d.) [re: copyright]
1 TLS Tristan Tzara-RM (9/15/49) [re: Dada Manifesto; incl. TL reply]
1 ALS Tristan Tzara-RM (4/3/49) [re: Dada Manifesto]
1 ALS Olga Picabia-GW (9/1/52) [re: Dada Manifesto]
1 TLS Ernst Schwitters-GW (4/26/48) [re: Kurt Schwitters]
1 ALS Jacques Henry Lévesque-GW (4/2/50)
1 TLS Man Ray-GW (2/6/48) [re: Man Ray's contribution to the Dada movement]
2 TL GW-RM (8/18/49, 8/21/49) [re: projects in hand]
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4/22/45-5/11/52 |
| I.A.21 |
Dada Painters and Poets, Robert Motherwell, ed. Proofs of "Dada Manifesto"
1 TLS Raoul Hausmann-GW (11/21/51) [re: illustrated book for sale]
1 ALS Hans Richter-RM (3/23/50) [re: Dada manifesto]
1 TLS Bernard Karpel-GW (11/16/50) [re: Hans Richter's concern with delays in publication of Dada]
1 TLS Bernard Karpel-"Charles Hulbeck" [Richard Huelsenbeck] 1/28/50 [re: delays in publication of Dada]
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11/10/45-11/28/52 |
| I.A.22 |
Dada Painters and Poets, Robert Motherwell, ed. 2 ALS Max Ernst-RM (3/21/50, 10/8/50) [re: Dada Manifesto]
2 ALS Max Ernst-GW and HS (3/2/49, 9/2/49) [re: a visit to New York]
2 ALS Hans Richter-GW (11/5/59, 12/2/59) [re: Dada Manifesto]
1 TL Richard Huelsenback-RM (4/2/50) [re: Dada Manifesto]
1 ALS Hans Richter-GW and HS (2/21/50)
1 TLS Man Ray-GW (1/24/48) [re: use of photography; ignoring his contribution to Dada]
1 ALS RM-Man Ray (1/27/48) [re: Man Ray's involvement in the project]
1 TLS Raoul Hausmann-Hans Richter (2/18/50) [re: his Dada article, Vision in Motion (Nagy); translation follows]
2 TLS Raoul Hausmann-GW (12/6/49, 8/21/49) [re: his inclusion in Dada, his signing the Dada Manifesto]
1 TLS Huelsenback-GW and HS (1/28/49) [re: republishing "Phantastische Gebete"; Clement Greenberg]
1 TLS Jean Arp-RM (1/12/50)
1 TLS Tristan Tzara-RM (9/26/49) [re: Dada]
1 TLS Marguerite Hagenbach-GW (6/22/49)
1 TL GW-Max and Dorothea Ernst (9/19/48) [re: his refusal to sign Dada Manifesto]
1 TLS Bernard Karpel-Richard Huelsenback (1/28/50) [re: delays in publication of Dada]
1 TL GW-various (10/18/49) [re: requesting signature of "Dada Manifesto 1949"]
1 TL RM-Max Ernst (9/27/49) [re: printing Max Ernst's "San Francisco" letter]
1 ALS E.L.T. Mesens-JW (3/14/52) [re: omissions in Dada]
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5/15/47-5/16/52 |
| I.A.23 |
Dada Painters and Poets, Robert Motherwell, ed. general material, incl.: annotated typescript of preface
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6/14/51 |
| I.A.24 |
Dada Painters and Poets, Robert Motherwell, ed. general material, incl.: incomplete typescript of RM's introduction
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n.d. |
| I.A.25 |
Dada Painters and Poets, Robert Motherwell, ed. TL Jaques-Henry Levesque to RM (3/30/50)
Typescript of entry introductions
Revised version of RM's introduction
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2/2/50-3/30/52 |
| I.A.26 |
Dada Painters and Poets, Robert Motherwell, ed. Typescript of "The Dada Manifesto," Richard Huelsenback
Typescript of "An Introduction to Dada," Tristan Tzara
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n.d. |
| I.A.27 |
Dada Painters and Poets, Robert Motherwell, ed. incl.: typescript of texts by Jean Arp, Kurt Schwitters, Albert Gleizes, Harriet and Sidney Janis
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n.d. |
| I.A.28 |
Dada Painters and Poets, Robert Motherwell, ed. general material, incl.: typescript of Gabrielle Buffet-Picabia, "Recollections of Dada"
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n.d. |
| I.A.29 |
Dada Painters and Poets, Robert Motherwell, ed. photographic material
|
n.d. |
| I.A.30 |
Dada Painters and Poets, Robert Motherwell, ed. production materials and unused cuts
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9/6/50-10/10/51 |
| I.A.31 |
Dada Painters and Poets, Robert Motherwell, ed. typescript of Bernard Karpel bibliography, "Did Dada Die?"
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n.d. |
| I.A.32 |
Dada Painters and Poets, Robert Motherwell, ed. typescript of Bernard Karpel bibliography, "Did Dada Die?"; index
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9/28/50-5/18/51 |
| I.A.33 |
Dada Painters and Poets, Robert Motherwell, ed. clippings of reviews
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7/49-4/69 |
| I.A.34 |
The Rise of Cubism, Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler typescript preface, publisher's note
1 TLS Kahnweiler-Bernard Karpel (3/22/49)
Proofs
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3/17/48-3/22/49 |
| I.A.35 |
The Rise of Cubism, Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler preliminary notice and notes by RM (1915-1949)
typescript
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c. 1949 |
| I.A.36 |
The Rise of Cubism, Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler photographic material
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n.d. |
| I.A.37 |
From Baudelaire to Surrealism, Marcel Raymond production information
typescript of "Mallarmé and Painting," Kahnweiler
1 TLS Marcel Raymond-GW (11/9/49)
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2/6/48-12/5/50 |
| I.A.38 |
From Baudelaire to Surrealism, Marcel Raymond 2 TLS Claire Raymond-GW (2/14/50, 11/26/49)
1 TLS Ralph Mannheim-GW (12/9/49, 11/14/49, 11/11/49)
2 ALS RM-GW and HS (10/27/49, 10/24/49)
2 ALS Marcel Raymond-GW (9/29/49, 7/7/49)
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8/11/48-2/14/50 |
| I.A.39 |
From Baudelaire to Surrealism, Marcel Raymond general material, incl.: proofs
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10/27/49-2/27/50 |
| I.A.40 |
From Baudelaire to Surrealism, Marcel Raymond typescript
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n.d. |
| I.A.41 |
From Baudelaire to Surrealism, Marcel Raymond typescript
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n.d. |
| I.A.42 |
From Baudelaire to Surrealism, Marcel Raymond typescript
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n.d. |
| I.A.43 |
From Baudelaire to Surrealism, Marcel Raymond photographs, linecuts
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n.d. |
| I.A.44 |
The Fauvist Painters, Georges Duthuit 1 TLS Georges Duthuit-GW (8/14/50) [re: bad review in London Times]
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6/28/49-1/10/51 |
| I.A.45 |
The Fauvist Painters, Georges Duthuit general corresp. and material
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9/19/49-6/18/51 |
| I.A.46 |
The Fauvist Painters, Georges Duthuit general corresp. and material
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8/14/48-10/17/52 |
| I.A.47 |
The Fauvist Painters, Georges Duthuit photographic material
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n.d. |
| I.A.48 |
The Fauvist Painters, Georges Duthuit general material, incl.: notes on illustrations; chronology; index; cover samples
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2/16/49-1/15/51 |
| I.A.49 |
The Fauvist Painters, Georges Duthuit general material, incl.: typescript of preface (original and translation)]
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n.d.-7/6/50 |
| I.A.50 |
The Fauvist Painters, Georges Duthuit typescript of English translation
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n.d. |
| I.A.51 |
The Fauvist Painters, Georges Duthuit photographic material
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n.d. |
| I.A.52 |
Bernard Karpel corresp. concerning Bernard Karpel and critical bibliography of modern art
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9/28/55-2/20/61 |
| I.A.53 |
The Thinking Eye, Paul Klee general corresp. and production material
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9/28/59-8/28/60 |
| I.A.54 |
Essays on Art 1915-1933, Kasimir Malevich general corresp. and production material
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9/3/68-7/30/71 |
| I.A.55 |
The Nature of Nature, Paul Klee general corresp. and production material
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11/30/60-12/6/73 |
| I.A.56 |
The Thinking Eye, and The Nature of Nature, Paul Klee production material
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n.d. |
| Subseries B: Problems of Contemporary Art
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Consists of correspondence and production materials from Wittenborn-published series, Problems of Contemporary Art. Descriptions
of material are arranged in the following order: publication title in italics, author or editor, parenthetical date range
of materials in file, bracketed notable features.
|
| Folder |
Title |
Date |
| I.B.1 |
Form and Sense, Wolfgang Paalen general corresp. and material, incl.: typescript of preface by RM
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1/23/45-1/11/46 |
| I.B.2 |
Form and Sense, Wolfgang Paaleh photographic material
|
n.d. |
| I.B.3 |
Grass Roots of Art, Herbert Read general corresp.
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9/22/48-4/9/55 |
| I.B.4 |
Grass Roots of Art, Herbert Read general corresp.
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1/2/46-5/8/47 |
| I.B.5 |
Grass Roots of Art, Herbert Read 2 TLS Herbert Read-Isabella W. Athery (7/1/46, 9/18/46) [re: selection of prints for volume]
typescript drafts for preface
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6/19/46-5/28/47 |
| I.B.6 |
Grass Roots of Art, Herbert Read typescript
|
n.d. |
| I.B.7 |
Grass Roots of Art, Herbert Read typescript
|
n.d. |
| I.B.8 |
Grass Roots of Art, Herbert Read photographic material
|
n.d. |
| I.B.9 |
The Way Beyond Art, Alexander Dorner general corresp.
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7/8/46-3/1/51 |
| I.B.10 |
The Way Beyond Art, Alexander Dorner general corresp. and publication material
|
10/29/46-4/24/47 |
| I.B.11 |
The Way Beyond Art, Alexander Dorner general corresp. and publication material, incl.: proofs
|
4/23/46-3/29/47 |
| I.B.12 |
The Way Beyond Art, Alexander Dorner 2 TLS Alexander Dorner-GW, HS (12/14/46-12/1/46)
1 TLS Herbert Bayer-Alexander Dorner (12/6/46-12/19/46)
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6/28/45-1/6/47 |
| I.B.13 |
The Way Beyond Art, Alexander Dorner
general corresp. and publication material
|
10/15/45-11/26/46 |
| I.B.14 |
The Way Beyond Art, Alexander Dorner general corresp. and publication material, incl.: corresp. re: reproductions
|
5/11/46-8/21/46 |
| I.B.15 |
The Way Beyond Art, Alexander Dorner |
4/26/45-6/8/46 |
| I.B.16 |
The Way Beyond Art, Alexander Dorner |
9/12/47-3/12/48 |
| I.B.17 |
The Way Beyond Art, Alexander Dorner photographic material
|
n.d. |
| I.B.18 |
The Way Beyond Art, Alexander Dorner photographic material
|
n.d. |
| I.B.19 |
Possibilities II 1 ALS Louis Zukofsky-GW (5/21/49) [re: his contribution]
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1/26/49-4/24/51 |
| I.B.20 |
Possibilities II general corresp.
|
n.d. |
| I.B.21 |
Possibilities II Typescript "A Statue of 'Strength and Weakness,'" Paul Goodman
Typescript on de Kooning, GH Bennison
|
n.d. |
| I.B.22 |
Possibilities II Typescript "Memoirs of an Amnesiac," Erik Satie
Typescript "Mallarmé on Painting," Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler
Typescript "Fable," Alfred Jarry
|
n.d. |
| I.B.23 |
Possibilities II Typescript "A Personal Expression," RM
|
n.d. |
| I.B.24 |
Possibilities II Typescript of artist's statement, Max Spivak
Photographs, Spivak works
|
n.d. |
| I.B.25 |
Possibilities II Typescript "A Bird for Every Bird," Harold Rosenberg
|
n.d. |
| I.B.26 |
Possibilities II photographs, incl.: installation photographs of Collage [MoMA Exh. # 385, September 21-December 5, 1948]
|
n.d. |
| I.B.27 |
The Lost Art: A Survey of a Thousand Years of Stained Glass, Robert Sower general material
|
8/2/53-3/30/55 |
| Subseries C: Other Publications
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Consists of correspondence concerning individual Wittenborn publications. Descriptions of material are arranged in the following
order: publication title in italics, author or editor, parenthetical date range of materials in file, bracketed notable features.
|
| Folder |
Title |
Date |
| I.C.1 |
German Readings, vol. 1 & 2 ed. Alice Muehsam, ed. general corresp.
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3/9/59-9/3/60 |
| I.C.2 |
Architecture for the New World: the Work of Henry Seidler, Peter Blake general corresp.
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1/29/74-8/5/74 |
| I.C.3 |
Primitifs de Flanders, Centre National de Recherches, Paris general corresp. re: distribution of catalogue
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4/30/64-5/11/78 |
| I.C.4 |
Gaudi: The Genesis of Gaudian Architecture, Juan-Eduardo Cirlot general corresp. and typescript material
|
10/8/66-7/24/67 |
| I.C.5 |
Finnish Architecture, Maria Lluïsa Borrás general corresp. and typescript material
|
10/18/67-11/3/67 |
| I.C.6 |
The Life of Forms in Art, Henri Focillon general corresp. and typescript material
|
1942-7/2/47 |
| I.C.7 |
George Braque: An Essay and Bibliography, A.E. Gallatin general corresp. and typescript material
|
6/18/43-7/27/44 |
| I.C.8 |
George Braque: An Essay and Bibliography, A.E. Gallatin general corresp. and typescript material
|
10/14/43 |
| I.C.9 |
George Braque: An Essay and Bibliography, A.E. Gallatin photographic material
|
n.d. |
| I.C.10 |
Of Art: Plato to Picasso: Observations and Aphorisms, A.E. Gallatin general corrsp.
|
10/14/44-11/15/48 |
| I.C.11 |
Paintings by A.E. Gallatin general corresp.
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2/23/48-1/31/52 |
| I.C.12 |
Josef Albers: His Work as a Contribution to Visual Articulation in the Twentieth Century, Eugen Comringen, ed. general corresp. and typescript material
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7/26/68-8/19/68 |
| I.C.13 |
Josef Albers: His Work as a Contribution to Visual Articulation in the Twentieth Century, Eugen Comringen, ed. typescript
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n.d. |
| I.C.14 |
Josef Albers: His Work as a Contribution to Visual Articulation in the Twentieth Century, Eugen Comringen, ed. typescript
|
n.d. |
| I.C.15 |
Josef Albers: His Work as a Contribution to Visual Articulation in the Twentieth Century, Eugen Comringen, ed. typescript
|
n.d. |
| I.C.16 |
Josef Albers: His Work as a Contribution to Visual Articulation in the Twentieth Century, Eugen Comringen, ed. typescript
|
n.d. |
| I.C.17 |
Architecturology, I.M. Goodovitch typescript
|
n.d. |
| I.C.18 |
Ambrose Vollard, Éditeur, Una E. Johnson general corresp. and typescript material
|
9/22/42-7/27/48 |
| I.C.19 |
Ambrose Vollard, Éditeur, Una E. Johnson general corresp.
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2/2/42-9/18/48 |
| I.C.20 |
Ambrose Vollard, Éditeur, Una E. Johnson proofs
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n.d. |
| I.C.21 |
Photostats of watercolors by Aristide Maillol |
n.d. |
| I.C.22 |
Le Mythologie de l'Etre, André Masson 2 ALS André Masson-GW (2/9/41, n.d.)
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1/23/42-5/14/42 |
| I.C.23 |
Henri Matisse corresp. w/ Georges Duthuit
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n.d./12/51-5/14/55 |
| I.C.24 |
Modern Artists in America, RM, Ad Reinhardt, Bernard Karpel, Aaron Siskand, eds. general corresp. re: publishing and conferences
|
9/5/50-11/19/51 |
| I.C.25 |
Modern Artists in America, RM, Ad Reinhardt, Bernard Karpel, Aaron Siskand, eds. general corresp.
|
12/12/51-12/4/52 |
| I.C.26 |
Modern Artists in America, RM, Ad Reinhardt, Bernard Karpel, Aaron Siskand, eds. general corresp.
|
7/26/51-2/13/52 |
| I.C.27 |
Modern Artists in America (MAA) Conference typescript
|
n.d. |
| I.C.28 |
Modern Artists in America (MAA) Conference typescript
|
n.d. |
| I.C.29 |
Modern Artists in America (MAA) Conference typescript
|
n.d. |
| I.C.30 |
Paris-New York, Michel Seuphor typescript
|
1951 |
| I.C.31 |
Modern Artists in America, RM, Ad Reinhardt, BK, Aaron Siskand, eds. Artists' quotations not used in final publication
|
n.d. |
| I.C.32 |
Modern Artists in America, RM, Ad Reinhardt, BK, Aaron Siskand, eds. Artists' quotations not used in final publication
|
n.d. |
| I.C.33 |
Modern Artists in America, Series 1, RM, Ad Reinhardt, BK, Aaron Siskand, eds. mock-ups; perspectival drawings by unknown hand, back of book
|
n.d. |
| I.C.34 |
Modern Artists in America, Series 2 (never issued), RM, Ad Reinhardt, Bernard Karpel, Aaron Siskand, eds. general corresp.
|
9/9/52-8/24/53 |
| I.C.35 |
Henry Moore: Sculptures and Drawings, David Sylvester, ed. general corresp.
|
6/22/64-6/4/69 |
| I.C.36 |
Idea 53-International Design Annual 1 TLS GW-Fleman Associates
|
6/12/1953 |
| I.C.37 |
New Furniture, Alvin Lustig photographic material
|
c. 1952-1954 |
| I.C.38 |
New Furniture, Alvin Lustig photographic material
|
c. 1952-1954 |
| I.C.39 |
New Furniture, Alvin Lustig photographic material
|
c. 1952-1954 |
| I.C.40 |
New Furniture, Alvin Lustig photographic material
|
c. 1952-1954 |
| I.C.41 |
New Furniture, Alvin Lustig photographic material
|
c. 1952-1954 |
| I.C.42 |
New Furniture, Alvin Lustig photographic material
|
c. 1952-1954 |
| I.C.43 |
New Furniture, Alvin Lustig photographic material
|
c. 1952-1954 |
| I.C.44 |
New Furniture, Alvin Lustig photographic material
|
c. 1952-1954 |
| I.C.45 |
New Furniture, Alvin Lustig photographic material
|
c. 1952-1954 |
| I.C.46 |
New Furniture, Alvin Lustig photographic material
|
c. 1952-1954 |
| I.C.47 |
New Furniture, Alvin Lustig photographic material
|
c. 1952-1954 |
| I.C.48 |
New Furniture, Alvin Lustig photographic material
|
c. 1952-1954 |
| I.C.49 |
New Furniture, Alvin Lustig photographic material
|
c. 1952-1954 |
| I.C.50 |
New Furniture, Alvin Lustig photographic material
|
c. 1952-1954 |
| I.C.51 |
New Furniture, Alvin Lustig photographic material
|
c. 1952-1954 |
| I.C.52 |
New Furniture, Alvin Lustig photographic material
|
c. 1952-1954 |
| I.C.53 |
New Furniture, Alvin Lustig photographic material
|
c. 1952-1954 |
| I.C.54 |
Nicotiana Tabacum general corresp.
|
6/17/65-12/17/65 |
| I.C.55 |
Picasso's Erotic Gravures proofs
|
n.d. |
| I.C.56 |
Pablo Picasso ephemera
|
1954-1/7/62 |
| I.C.57 |
Pablo Picasso photographs of works
|
n.d. |
| I.C.58 |
Thoughts on Design, Paul Rand general corresp.
|
12/9/50-9/15/51 |
| I.C.59 |
Georges Seurat, John Rewald 1 TLS John Rewald-GW (3/16/44)
|
6/17/41-4/12/45 |
| I.C.60 |
Georges Seurat, John Rewald general corresp.
|
1/15/43-7/21/43 |
| I.C.61 |
Georges Seurat, John Rewald general corresp.
|
2/16/43-4/9/47 |
| I.C.62 |
Georges Seurat, John Rewald general corresp.
|
6/25/45-3/29/46 |
| I.C.63 |
Georges Seurat, John Rewald general corresp.
|
11/15/43-7/24/51 |
| I.C.64 |
Georges Seurat, John Rewald annotated typescript
|
n.d. |
| I.C.65 |
Georges Seurat, John Rewald photographic material
|
n.d. |
| I.C.66 |
Seurat: Paintings and Drawings catalogue for Knoedler Gallery exhibition
|
4/18/49-5/7/49 |
| I.C.67 |
The Mosaics of Jeanne Reynal general corresp.
4 ALS Reynal-GW, Joyce Wittenborn (10/5/64-9/13/65)
|
8/28/63-9/13/65 |
| I.C.68 |
Advertisements for Wittenborn, Inc. books Photographs of books
Proof of title page for The Mosaics of Jeanne Reynal
|
c.1963 |
| I.C.69 |
The Changing Concept of Reality in Art, Erwin Rosenthal 9 TLS Erwin Rosenthal-GW (6/16/62-10/5/63)
|
6/11/62-2/10/63 |
| I.C.70 |
The Changing Concept of Reality in Art, Erwin Rosenthal general corresp.
|
7/6/62-2/18/63 |
| I.C.71 |
The Changing Concept of Reality in Art, Erwin Rosenthal general corresp.
|
6/11/70-6/7/71 |
| I.C.72 |
Edward Ruscha 1 TLS Edward Ruscha-Faith Pleasanton (5/27/77) [re: Ruscha books sold by GW, Inc.]
|
6/17/71-4/26/78 |
| I.C.73 |
Edward Ruscha 1 business card by Edward Ruscha (n.d.)
|
10/2/63-9/12/72 |
| I.C.74 |
Edward Ruscha 2 ALS Edward Ruscha-GW September 1966 [re: his books, plans for book about bubbles
|
5/14/64-10/30/68 |
| I.C.75 |
Building Footprints, Eduardo Sacriste 3 TLS Sacriste-GW (1/7/67-12/17/68)
|
2/5/68-1/23/70 |
| I.C.76 |
Line Form Color, Louis Schanker general corresp. and typescript material
|
1/14/44-3/16/44 |
| I.C.77 |
Israel-Vietnam, Rudolf Schoofs and A Flight of Herons, JW (lithographs by Rudolf Schoofs) 5 TLS Rudolf Schoofs-GW, Joyce Wittenborn (11/26/60-3/1/68)
1 ALS Eva Maria Schoofs-GW, Joyce Wittenborn (4/28/68) [re: Rudolf Schoofs]
|
11/26/60-6/20/68 |
| I.C.78 |
Israel-Vietnam, Rudolf Schoofs and A Flight of Herons, Joyce Wittenborn (lithographs by Rudolf Schoofs) Extensive corresp. Rudolf Schoofs-GW, Joyce Wittenborn
|
4/22/63-3/22/68 |
| I.C.79 |
Seth Siegelaub and International General Editions retail records
|
n.d. |
| I.C.80 |
The Miró Atmosphere, James Johnson Sweeney photographs and mock-up copy
|
n.d. |
| I.C.81 |
Tanguy Catalogue Raissoné general corresp.
|
8/18/61-6/8/71 |
| I.C.82 |
Antoni Tàpies, Michel Tapié general corresp. and production material incl.: annotated typescript of introduction
|
1/5/59-12/15/60 |
| I.C.83 |
"The Scoffer at Diadems," Antoni Tàpies, Joyce Wittenborn, tr. general corresp
|
10/4/67 |
| I.C.84 |
The Houses and People of Japan, Bruno Taut general corresp. re: republication
|
5/7/52-8/13/53 |
| I.C.85 |
Paul Tishman Collection of African Art general corresp., re: reprinting catalogue
|
10/20/66-5/15/68 |
| I.C.86 |
Design Books, Jan Tschichold general corresp., typescript of preface
|
5/10/50-2/14/52 |
| I.C.87 |
Design Books, Jan Tschichold general material, typescript
|
n.d. |
| I.C.88 |
Design Books, Jan Tschichold general material, materials by Tschihold; mock-up of cover
|
n.d. |
| I.C.89 |
Collected Essays and Design Books, Jan Tschihold general corresp.
|
10/27/65-4/30/66 |
| I.C.90 |
Discovery of the Square, Bruno Munari general corresp. with Alec Trianti, Ltd. re: publication
|
6/8/64-2/28/66 |
| I.C.91 |
Theo Van Doesberg general corresp. re: possible book on Van Doesberg)
|
5/7/46-6/24/47 |
| I.C.92 |
Andy Warhol catalogue for exhibition at University of Pennsylvania, October 8- November 21, 1965
general corresp.; corresp. re: copyright lawsuit over Andy Warhol, Flowers
|
11/19/65-12/28/67 |
| I.C.93 |
a is an alphabey by andy and corkie, Andy Warhol photocopies of book proofs
|
3/19/96 |
| Subseries D: Correspondence with International Publishers
|
|
Consists of correspondence between Wittenborn's publishing company and international publishers. Subseries divided by geographical
region, and then further alphabetized by publisher, publication, editor, or artist. Where several files are devoted to a single
letter, there is no discernable order other than a very rough chronological split. However, files do overlap by several months
in many cases, so documents may be dispersed throughout the entire range of folders devoted to a single letter of the alphabet.
|
| Folder |
Title |
Date |
| I.D.1.a |
Great Britain, A |
1963-1972 |
| I.D.1.b |
Great Britain, B-C incl.: ALS Stephen Bann-GW (5/23/67) re: anthology of concrete poetry
|
1963-1972 |
| I.D.1.c |
Great Britain, D-F |
1963-1972 |
| I.D.1.d |
Great Britain, G-J |
1963-1972 |
| I.D.1.e |
Great Britain, K-L |
1963-1972 |
| I.D.1.f |
Great Britain, M-P |
1963-1972 |
| I.D.1.g |
Great Britain, R-S |
1963-1972 |
| I.D.1.h |
Great Britain, T |
1963-1972 |
| I.D.1.i |
Great Britain, W-Z |
1963-1972 |
| I.D.2.a |
France, A-B |
1963-1972 |
| I.D.2.b |
France, C |
1963-1972 |
| I.D.2.c |
France, C |
1963-1972 |
| I.D.2.d |
France, D-F |
1963-1972 |
| I.D.2.e |
France, G-H |
1963-1972 |
| I.D.2.f |
France, I-K |
1963-1972 |
| I.D.2.g |
France, L |
1963-1972 |
| I.D.2.h |
France, M-N |
1963-1972 |
| I.D.2.i |
France, O-Q |
1963-1972 |
| I.D.2.j |
France, R-S |
1963-1972 |
| I.D.2.k |
France, T-Z |
1963-1972 |
| I.D.3.a |
Latin America, A |
1940-1948 |
| I.D.3.b |
Latin America, A |
1940-1948 |
| I.D.3.c |
Latin America, B |
1940-1948 |
| I.D.3.d |
Latin America, C |
1940-1948 |
| I.D.3.e |
Latin America, C |
1940-1948 |
| I.D.3.f |
Latin America, D |
1940-1948 |
| I.D.3.g |
Latin America, E-F |
1940-1948 |
| I.D.3.h |
Latin America, E-F |
1940-1948 |
| I.D.3.i |
Latin America, G |
1940-1948 |
| I.D.3.j |
Latin America, H-J |
1940-1948 |
| I.D.3.k |
Latin America, K-L |
1940-1948 |
| I.D.3.l |
Latin America, K-L |
1940-1948 |
| I.D.3.m |
Latin America, M |
1940-1948 |
| I.D.3.n |
Latin America, N-O |
1940-1948 |
| I.D.3.o |
Latin America, P-Q |
1940-1948 |
| I.D.3.p |
Latin America, P-Q |
1940-1948 |
| I.D.3.q |
Latin America, P-Q |
1940-1948 |
| I.D.3.r |
Latin America, R |
1940-1948 |
| I.D.3.s |
Latin America, T |
1940-1948 |
| I.D.3.t |
Latin America, T-V |
1940-1948 |
| I.D.3.u |
Latin America, T-V |
1940-1948 |
| I.D.3.v |
Latin America, W-Z |
1940-1948 |
| I.D.4.a |
Correspondence with London Publisher Lund-Humphries general corresp.
|
1966-1972 |
| I.D.4.b |
Correspondence with London Publisher Lund-Humphries general corresp.
|
1966-1972 |
| I.D.4.c |
Correspondence with London Publisher Lund-Humphries general corresp.
|
1966-1972 |
| I.D.4.d |
Correspondence with London Publisher Lund-Humphries Asger Jorn in Scandanavia, Guy Atkin (7/28/66-10/28/68) [general corresp.]
|
1966-1972 |
| I.D.4.e |
Correspondence with London Publisher Lund-Humphries The Thinking Eye, Paul Klee (9/4/63-10/13/64) [general corresp. re: reprint]
|
1966-1972 |
| I.D.4.f |
Correspondence with London Publisher Lund-Humphries The Thinking Eye, Paul Klee (9/20/65-7/22/66) [general corresp. re: reprint]
|
1966-1972 |
| I.D.4.g |
Correspondence with London Publisher Lund-Humphries The Thinking Eye, Paul Klee (2/13/67-8/1/73) [general corresp. re: reprint]
|
1966-1972 |
| I.D.4.h |
Correspondence with London Publisher Lund-Humphries The Thinking Eye, Paul Klee (4/4/68-12/12/73) [general corresp. re: reprint]
|
1966-1972 |
| I.D.4.i |
Correspondence with London Publisher Lund-Humphries The Thinking Eye, Paul Klee (10/26/73-8/6/74) [general corresp. re: reprint]
|
1966-1972 |
| I.D.5.a |
Switzerland, A Incl. corresp. Max Bill-GW (8/24/45-1/19/46)
|
1939-1947 |
| I.D.5.b |
Switzerland, A |
1939-1947 |
| I.D.5.c |
Switzerland, B |
1939-1947 |
| I.D.5.d |
Switzerland, C-D |
1939-1947 |
| I.D.5.e |
Switzerland, E-F |
1939-1947 |
| I.D.5.f |
Switzerland, G |
1939-1947 |
| I.D.5.g |
Switzerland, G |
1939-1947 |
| I.D.5.h |
Switzerland, G |
1939-1947 |
| I.D.5.i |
Switzerland, G |
1939-1947 |
| I.D.5.j |
Switzerland, G |
1939-1947 |
| I.D.5.k |
Switzerland, H |
1939-1947 |
| I.D.5.l |
Switzerland, H |
1939-1947 |
| I.D.5.m |
Switzerland, H |
1939-1947 |
| I.D.5.n |
Switzerland, K |
1939-1947 |
| I.D.5.o |
Switzerland, M |
1939-1947 |
| I.D.5.p |
Switzerland, N-O |
1939-1947 |
| I.D.5.q |
Switzerland, P-R |
1939-1947 |
| I.D.5.r |
Switzerland, S |
1939-1947 |
| I.D.5.s |
Switzerland, S |
1939-1947 |
| I.D.5.t |
Switzerland, T-V |
1939-1947 |
| I.D.5.u |
Switzerland, W |
1939-1947 |
| I.D.5.v |
Switzerland, X-Z |
1939-1947 |
| Subseries E: General Correspondence
|
|
Subseries arranged in rough chronological order by subjects assigned in the original file titles. Where several files are
devoted to a recurring year, there is no discernable order other than a very rough alphabetical split. However, files do overlap
by subjects in many cases, so documents may be dispersed throughout the entire range of folders.
|
| folder |
Title |
Date |
| I.E.1.a |
1930s-1950s |
1930s |
| I.E.1.b |
1930s-1950s incl. personal corresp. 1937-1938 HS-GW
|
1930s |
| I.E.1.c |
1930s-1950s incl. personal corresp. 1944 HS-GW
|
1940-1949 |
| I.E.1.d |
1930s-1950s |
1940-1943 |
| I.E.1.e |
1930s-1950s |
1940-1943 |
| I.E.1.f |
1930s-1950s |
1944-1945 Winter |
| I.E.1.g |
1930s-1950s |
1944-1945 Summer |
| I.E.1.h |
1930s-1950s |
1944-1950 |
| I.E.1.i |
1930s-1950s personal material: personal letters, newspaper clippings
|
1950 |
| I.E.1.j |
1930s-1950s |
1951 |
| I.E.1.k |
1930s-1950s |
1952 |
| I.E.1.l |
1930s-1950s |
1950s |
| I.E.1.m |
1930s-1950s German corresp.
|
1950s |
| I.E.1.n |
1930s-1950s incl. Dada doodle (hand unknown), German corresp.
|
1950s |
| I.E.1.o |
1930s-1950s |
1950s |
| I.E.1.p |
1930s-1950s incl. German corresp., personal postcards
|
1950s |
| I.E.2.a |
1954-1978, Leon Golub
Golub's application for Guggenheim Fellowship
TL GW recommendation of Golub
|
n.d. |
| I.E.2.b |
1954-1978, The Structurist Eli Bernstein |
1966-1978 |
| I.E.2.c |
1954-1978, The Structurist (2) |
|
| I.E.2.d |
1954-1978, Restricted Merchandise incl.: corresp. with Customs Dept.
|
11/29/58-8/28/61 |
| I.E.2.e |
1954-1978, Quandrum ed. Robert Goldwater 1963-1966 |
3/18/63-5/14/66 |
| I.E.2.f |
1954-1978, Quandrum ed. Robert Goldwater 1961-1963 |
12/23/61-3/9/63 |
| I.E.2.g |
1954-1978, Quandrum ed. Robert Goldwater 1961-1960 |
5/17/60-1/25/62 |
| I.E.2.h |
1954-1978, Felix Lanin Gallery |
6/30/61-(11/30/65 |
| I.E.2.i |
1954-1978, Francis Stahl, Zurich |
1962-1964 |
| I.E.2.j |
1954-1978, Zygos |
1962-1966 |
| I.E.2.k |
1954-1978, Ring des Arts III |
2/13/62-4/25/67 |
| I.E.2.l |
1954-1978, Tselos, Dimitri |
5/9/63-11/20/68 |
| I.E.2.m |
1954-1978, Exhibitions at One-Wall Gallery re: print books and graphic arts
|
1964 |
| I.E.2.n |
1954-1978, Salvador Miranda, Mexico |
9/28/64-1/12/67 |
| I.E.2.o |
1954-1978, Richard Saul Wurman Jordan Press re: Various Dwellings Described in a Comparative Manner
|
3/13/64-4/17/68 |
| I.E.2.p |
1954-1978, Spanish Art Now |
6/28/66-5/25/68 |
| I.E.2.q |
1954-1978, Early Cola Bronzes |
3/24/66-10/10/66 |
| I.E.2.r |
1954-1978, Ting, Walase |
3/23/66-2/12/74 |
| I.E.2.s |
1954-1978, Rainer Wittenborn Note: GW's nephew
|
12/15/68-4/17/69 |
| I.E.2.t |
1954-1978, Rice University / School of Architecture |
6/11/68-10/3/78 |
| I.E.2.u |
1954-1978, Walther König re: Ludwig collection catalogue
|
6/25/70-1/24/71 |
| I.E.2.v |
1954-1978, Dorothy C. Shorr |
11/23/62-1/20/70 |
| I.E.2.w |
1954-1978, Structure magazine |
3/6/60- 20/67 |
| I.E.2.x |
1954-1978, Structure [magazine] |
|
| I.E.2.y |
1954-1978, Ulfer Willte |
9/10/57-4/19/62 |
| I.E.3.a |
1960s-1970s |
1960-1965 |
| I.E.3.b |
1960s-1970s |
1965-1966 |
| I.E.3.c |
1960s-1970s various-GW re: taking over Documents of Modern Art
TL Arthur A. Cohen-GW (5/11/67) [re: Cohen's editorship of new Documents of Modern Art]
|
1966-1969 |
| I.E.3.d |
1960s-1970s |
1967-1968 |
| I.E.3.e |
1960s-1970s corresp. with editors in Paris
|
1967-1968 |
| I.E.3.g |
1960s-1970s |
1968-1975 |
| I.E.3.h |
1960s-1970s |
1971-1975 |
| I.E.3.i |
1960s-1970s |
1968-1976 |
| I.E.3.j |
1960s-1970s |
1969-1971 |
| I.E.3.k |
1960s-1970s |
1969-1971 |
| I.E.3.l |
1960s-1970s |
1970-1975 |
| I.E.3.m |
1960s-1970s |
1972-1975 |
| I.E.3.n |
1960s-1970s |
1972-1975 |
| I.E.3.o |
1960s-1970s |
1972-1975 |
| I.E.3.p |
1960s-1970s |
1973 |
| I.E.3.q |
1960s-1970s |
1973 |
| I.E.3.r |
1960s-1970s |
1973 |
| I.E.3.s |
1960s-1970s |
1973 |
| I.E.3.t |
1960s-1970s |
1974-1975 |
| I.E.4.a |
A-B incl.: 1 ACS Yve-Alain Bois-GW (11/13/71)
|
1970-1972 |
| I.E.4.b |
C-D |
1970-1972 |
| I.E.4.c |
E-G |
1970-1972 |
| I.E.4.d |
H-K |
1970-1972 |
| I.E.4.e |
L-M |
1970-1972 |
| I.E.4.f |
N-P |
1970-1972 |
| I.E.4.g |
R |
1970-1972 |
| I.E.4.h |
S |
1970-1972 |
| I.E.4.i |
T-Y |
1970-1972 |
| I.E.5.a |
A-B |
1971 |
| I.E.5.b |
C |
1971 |
| I.E.5.c |
D-F |
1971 |
| I.E.5.d |
G-J |
1971 |
| I.E.5.e |
K-M |
1971 |
| I.E.5.f |
Mc-R |
1971 |
| I.E.5.g |
S-T |
1971 |
| I.E.5.h |
U-Z |
1971 |
| I.E.6.a |
A |
1972 |
| I.E.6.b |
B |
1972 |
| I.E.6.c |
C |
1972 |
| I.E.6.d |
D |
1972 |
| I.E.6.e |
F-G |
1972 |
| I.E.6.f |
H-J |
1972 |
| I.E.6.g |
K-L |
1972 |
| I.E.6.h |
M-O |
1972 |
| I.E.6.i |
P-R |
1972 |
| I.E.6.j |
S |
1972 |
| I.E.6.k |
T-W |
1972 |
| I.E.7.a |
A |
1973-1974 |
| I.E.7.b |
B-C |
1973-1974 |
| I.E.7.c |
D-F |
1973-1974 |
| I.E.7.d |
G-J |
1973-1974 |
| I.E.7.e |
K-L |
1973-1974 |
| I.E.7.f |
M-O |
1973-1974 |
| I.E.7.g |
P-R |
1973-1974 |
| I.E.7.h |
S |
1973-1974 |
| I.E.7.i |
T-Z |
1973-1974 |
|
