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| Creator: | Johnson, Elaine L., 1928-1979 | |
| Title: | Elaine Johnson Papers | |
| Dates | 1960-1979 | |
| Quantity: | 3.13 linear feet Seven 5" document boxes, one 2.5" document box |
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Arrangement |
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| The Papers are processed to the folder level and arranged based on original order according to manuscript title. | ||
| The Papers are organized into six Series: | ||
| Series I. Sculpture, 1875-1975 | ||
| Series II: Modern Drawing | ||
| Series III: Bi-Century Bibliography | ||
| Series IV: History of Printmaking | ||
| Series V: Subject Material | ||
| Series VI: Latin American Material | ||
Elaine L. Johnson joined The Museum of Modern Art's Department of Circulating Exhibitions in 1960. She became an Assistant Curator in the Department of Drawings and Prints in 1961 and served as an Associate Curator in the same department from 1963 to ca. 1971.
She directed or co-directed twenty exhibitions of graphic art for the Museum, devoted to many styles and periods, including: Orozco: Studies for the Murals at Dartmouth College (MoMA Exh, #698, Nov. 22, 1961-Jan. 21, 1962); Prints by German Expressionists (C/E II.2/128(13), 1961-1963); Modern American Drawings (ICE-F-44-60, 1961-1962); The Responsive Eye: Prints ("op" art) (MoMA Exh, #757, Feb. 25-Apr. 25, 1965; C/E II.3.4 (48), 1966-1969); and Dada, Surrealism, and Today (C/E II.2/141(7), 1967-1969.)
The Papers comprise eight 5" document boxes of various manuscripts, both published and unpublished by Elaine L. Johnson; photographs; and correspondence.
The records are open for research and contain no restricted materials.
The Elaine Johnson 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 |
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| 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 museum curators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Archives | ||
| Art, Modern -- 19th century -- Sources | ||
| Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Sources | ||
| Johnson, Elaine L. -- Archives | ||
| Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) -- Employees -- Archives | ||
| Research notes | ||
| Women art critics -- New York (State) -- New York -- Archives | ||
| Women art historians -- New York (State) -- New York -- Archives | ||
Related material can be found in the Department of Public Information / Communications Records, the Department of Circulating Exhibition Records, the International Council and International Program Records, and The Museum of Modern Art Exhibition Records in the MoMA Archives.
Series I, II, III, IV, and V were donated to the MoMA Library by the executors of Johnson's estate in 1980. In 1998, the Papers
were transferred from the MoMA Library to the MoMA Archives and re-housed according to archival principles.
Elaine Johnson transferred eight photo albums and one envelope of prints to the photographic archive (then overseen by the
Department of Rights and Reproductions) in 1971; they were added to this collection in 2014 and formally processed in 2025
as folders VI.1 to VI.36.
In 2003, the Department of Prints and Illustrated Books transferred two folders of correspondence to the MoMA Archives; they
were added to this collection in 2025 as folders VI.37 and VI.38.
Published citations should take the following form:
Long version: Elaine Johnson Papers, [series.folder]. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York.
Short version: Elaine Johnson, [series.folder]. MoMA Archives, NY.
Series I: Sculpture, 1875-1975 |
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Unfinished manuscript |
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| Folder | Title | |
| I.A | Notes for introduction | |
| I.B | Notes for plates and comments | |
| I.C | Notes for glossary and chronology | |
| I.D | Notes for sources Incl. Bibliography, visual index, special index, and general index |
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Series II: Modern Drawing |
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Unfinished manuscript |
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| Folder | Title | |
| II.A | Forward and Introduction | |
| II.B | Artist list and "Chapter 2, Traditional Language" | |
| II.C.1 | Drafts of "entries": Handwritten Alphabetical by artist |
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| II.C.2 | Drafts of "entries": Typewritten version 1 A-C |
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| II.C.3 | Drafts of "entries": Typewritten version 1 D-K |
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| II.C.4 | Drafts of "entries": Typewritten version 1 L-R |
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| II.C.5 | Drafts of "entries": Typewritten version 1 S-Z |
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| II.C.6 | Drafts of "entries": Typewritten version 2 A-Z |
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| II.C.7 | Drafts of "entries": Typewritten version 3 D, F, G, M, N, O, P |
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| II.D.1 | Drawing Collection Worksheets | |
| II.D.2 | Drawing Collection Worksheets Includes articles, notes, correspondence and other |
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Series III: Bi-Century Bibliography |
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Possibly notes for Arts in America (1979) edited by Bernard Karpel |
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| Folder | Title | |
| III.A | Introduction (Draft) | |
| III.B.1 | Notes Includes work record, word list, entry on bibliographies and other |
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| III.B.2 | Notes Includes work record, word list, entry on bibliographies and other |
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| III.B.3 | Notes Includes work record, word list, entry on bibliographies and other |
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| III.B.4 | Notes Includes work record, word list, entry on bibliographies and other |
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| III.C.1 | Bibliographical material on individual artists and notes (1/2) | |
| III.C.2 | Bibliographical material on individual artists and notes (1/2) | |
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Series IV: History of Printmaking |
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Includes notes possibly used for the glossary section of Contemporary Painters and Sculptors as Printmakers, MoMA Exh. #747a, Sep. 15 - Oct. 25, 1964. |
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| Folder | Title | |
| IV.A | Notes, drafts, notes on artists | |
| IV.B.1 | Drafts and notes "France to World War I" |
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| IV.B.2 | Drafts and notes "Picasso to World War II" |
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Series V: Subject Material |
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| Folder | Title | |
| V.A | Draft of and notes for "A Report on Art and Architecture" | |
| V.B | Outline of proposed article "Towers" | |
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Series VI: Latin American Material 1967-1974 |
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This series consists of photographs and correspondence from Elaine Johnson's trip to Latin America in 1967 and the correspondence
and research that followed through 1974. This trip was funded by MoMA's International Program. Photographs of artwork are
arranged by country of origin and, sometimes, by year of production; there is often handwritten caption information on the
backs of the photographs. |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| VI.1 | List of Slides in the Office of Elaine L. Johnson, as of July 1970 Lists of artists arranged by country, including: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Haiti, Puerto Rico, French West Indies, Peru, Bolivia, Guatemala, Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Netherland-Antilles. |
1970 |
| VI.2 | Volume I: Argentina, 1820-1890 | 1967 |
| VI.3 | Volume I: Argentina, 1900-1918 This section of the album was received empty. |
1967 |
| VI.4 | Volume I: Argentina, 1919-1945 | 1967 |
| VI.5 | Volume I: Argentina, 1946-1959 | 1967 |
| VI.6 | Volume I: Argentina, 1960- | 1967 |
| VI.7 | Volume IIa: Brazil | 1967 |
| VI.8 | Volume IIa: Brazil, 1820-1899 This section of the album was received empty. |
1967 |
| VI.9 | Volume IIa: Brazil, 1900-1918 | 1967 |
| VI.10 | Volume IIa: Brazil, 1919-1945 | 1967 |
| VI.11 | Volume IIa: Brazil, 1946-1959 | 1967 |
| VI.12 | Volume IIb: Brazil, 1960- | 1967 |
| VI.13 | Volume IIIa: Bolivia | 1967 |
| VI.14 | Volume IIIa: Chile | 1967 |
| VI.15 | Volume IIIa: Colombia | 1967 |
| VI.16 | Volume IIIb: Ecuador | 1967 |
| VI.17 | Volume IIIb: Dutch Guyana | 1967 |
| VI.18 | Volume IIIb: Paraguay | 1967 |
| VI.19 | Volume IIIb: Peru | 1967 |
| VI.20 | Volume IIIb: Uruguay | 1967 |
| VI.21 | Volume IIIb: Venezuela | 1967 |
| VI.22 | Volume IV: Mexico, 1820-1899 | 1967 |
| VI.23 | Volume IV: Mexico, 1900-1918 | 1967 |
| VI.24 | Volume IV: Mexico, 1919-1945 | 1967 |
| VI.25 | Volume IV: Mexico, 1946-1959 | 1967 |
| VI.26 | Volume IV: Mexico, 1960- | 1967 |
| VI.27 | Volume V: Costa Rica | 1967 |
| VI.28 | Volume V: El Salvador | 1967 |
| VI.29 | Volume V: Guatemala | 1967 |
| VI.30 | Volume V: Honduras | 1967 |
| VI.31 | Volume V: Nicaragua This section of the album was received empty. |
1967 |
| VI.32 | Volume V: Panama | 1967 |
| VI.33 | Volume VI: Cuba | 1967 |
| VI.34 | Volume VI: Puerto Rico | 1967 |
| VI.35 | Volume VI: Haiti | 1967 |
| VI.36 | "Orozco" Prints of Jose Clemente Orozco artworks with cataloging sheets. |
Undated |
| VI.37 | "The International Program (Latin America) Elaine Johnson (correspondence, trip…)" Correspondence regarding Latin American artwork, for possible acquisition or exhibition. |
1967-1974 |
| VI.38 | "The International Program (Latin America) Report by Elaine Johnson 1967" Reports on trips to Mexico, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Panama. |
1967 |
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| Box | Series | Folder |
| 1 | I | A-D |
| II | A-C.1 | |
| 2 | II | C.2-C.5 |
| 3 | II | C.6-D.2 |
| III | A-B.1 | |
| 4 | III | B.2-C.1 |
| 5 | III | C.2 |
| IV | A-B.2 | |
| V | A-B | |
| 6 | VI | 1-15 |
| 7 | VI | 16-35 |
| 8 | VI | 36-38 |