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| Title: | William S. Rubin Papers | |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1967–1996 | |
| Quantity: | 12.75 linear feet | |
| Abstract: | This collection comprises the professional papers of William S. Rubin, former Chief Curator (1968–1973), Director (1973–1988), and Director Emeritus (1988–1998) of the Department of Painting and Sculpture at The Museum of Modern Art. Materials in this collection include personal and professional correspondence, exhibition planning documents, administrative records, and research materials. | |
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| The William S. Rubin Papers have been largely kept in their original order as created by Rubin's office. The collection is organized into two series: Correspondence, and Administrative and Exhibition Records. Original folder titles have been preserved when possible, but some have been edited for clarity. Pre-existing alphabetical arrangements have been corrected. | ||
| Series I: Correspondence | ||
| Series I.A: Personal Correspondence | ||
| Series I.B: Gallery/Dealer Correspondence | ||
| Series II: Curatorial and Exhibition Records | ||
| Series II.A: General Work Files | ||
| Series II.B: Exhibition and Collection Files | ||
| Series II.C: Les Demoiselles d'Avignon Research | ||
William S. Rubin (1927–2006) was the former chief curator and director of MoMA's Department of Painting and Sculpture. Born
and educated in New York City, he first taught art history at Sarah Lawrence College and Hunter College. His first curatorial
work at MoMA was as guest organizer of the exhibition Matta [MoMA Exh. #620, September 11–October 20, 1957]. Ten years later Rubin joined the Museum as a full-time curator when working
on the exhibition Dada, Surrealism and Their Heritage [MoMA Exh. #855, March 27–June 9, 1968]. He would go on to become the Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture the following
year, then Director of that department in 1973.
Rubin is known for organizing several large-scale exhibitions. The first was Pablo Picasso: A Retrospective [MoMA Exh. #1290, May 16–September 30, 1980], which dedicated the entirety of MoMA's gallery space to a single artist for
the first time in the Museum's history and included nearly 1,000 works of art from 152 public and private collections. His
next large-scale exhibition was "Primitivism" in 20th Century Art: Affinity of the Tribal and the Modern [MoMA Exh. #1382, September 19, 1984–January 15, 1985] which juxtaposed works of African and Oceanic art with works by Gauguin,
Picasso, Matisse, and other modern artists. The exhibition and its critical public backlash were early milestones in the art
world's late 20th-century discourse on multiculturalism. Rubin ceded his directorship of Painting and Sculpture to Kirk Varnedoe
in 1988 but continued as Director Emeritus until 1998. His final major exhibitions were Picasso and Braque: Pioneering Cubism [MoMA Exh. #1529, September 24, 1989–January 16, 1990], which explored the dialogue of the two artists between 1907 and 1914,
and Picasso and Portraiture: Representation and Transformation [MoMA Exh. #1743, April 28–September 17, 1996].
Aside from his exhibitions, Rubin also played a key role in many major acquisitions. Through his efforts, MoMA was able to
acquire works such as The Swimming Pool by Henri Matisse, Guitar by Pablo Picasso, Birth of the World by Joan Miró, and most notably the William S. Paley Collection. He also expanded the Museum's collection of Abstract Expressionism
with works by Jackson Pollock and Barnett Newman.
Rubin passed away in Pound Ridge, New York, in 2006.
The William S. Rubin Papers comprise the records created and collected by MoMA's former chief curator and director
of the Department of Painting and Sculpture, William S. Rubin. The bulk of this collection spans his time at MoMA from 1967
to 1998. The records in this collection are organized into two series according to their original order.
Series I comprises Rubin's correspondence files. Rubin divided them into two categories: personal, and gallery/dealer correspondence.
In Subseries I.A, personal refers to correspondence addressed to his person and largely concerning matters outside of exhibitions
and acquisitions such as lectures, articles, and publications. Subseries I.B contains correspondence related to the movement
of artworks for exhibitions, loans, and potential acquisitions. Both subseries are arranged alphabetically, as implemented
by Rubin.
Series II holds the records related to MoMA operations, such as exhibitions, administrative matters, and research. Subseries
II.A comprises Rubin's administrative records that concern subjects such as building operations, letters of recommendation,
and other museum-related matters. Subseries II.B contains records concerning exhibitions such as Dada, Surrealism and Their Heritage [MoMA Exh. #855, March 27–June 9, 1968], "Primitivism" in 20th Century Art: Affinity of the Tribal and the Modern [MoMA Exh. #1382, September 19, 1984–January 15, 1985], and Picasso and Braque: Pioneering Cubism [MoMA Exh. #1529, September 24, 1989–January 16, 1990]. It also includes records related to significant acquisitions during
this time, such as The Swimming Pool by Henri Matisse and the William S. Paley Collection. Subseries II.C comprises correspondence and memoranda concerning the
exhibition Les Demoiselles d'Avignon at Musée Picasso in Paris, January 26–April 18, 1988, and at Museo Picasso in Barcelona, May 10–June 14, 1988; and Rubin's
research, drafts, and notes for the MoMA publication Studies in Modern Art 3: Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1994).
The records are open for research and contain few restricted materials.
Within the MoMA Archives, folders related to William S. Rubin can be found in the Department of Public Information / Communications Records, the John B. Hightower Papers, the Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Papers, the Dorothy C. Miller Papers, and the William S. Lieberman Papers. Records concerning the numerous exhibitions organized by Rubin can be found in The Museum of Modern Art Exhibition Records. The Archives also includes an oral history interview with him, and the Calvin Tomkins Papers in our holdings include research materials pertaining to Tomkin's 1985 New Yorker profile on Rubin.
Materials were collected and transferred to the MoMA Archives prior to Rubin's departure in 1997. Additional materials were donated by Rubin's widow, Phyllis Hattis, in 2012 and added to the collection during processing in December 2025.
Published citations should take the following form:
Long version: William S. Rubin Papers, [series.folder]. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York.
Short version: WSR, [series.folder]. MoMA Archives, NY.
The collection as a whole is in good condition. In processing, staples and other metal fasteners were removed; photographs, negatives and other photographic materials were rehoused in polyester sleeves; and acidic and other unstable materials were isolated or encapsulated as appropriate. The core of the collection had been rehoused in acid-free folders before transfer to the Archives; additional materials added were similarly rehoused. All files have been kept in their original order when possible. Folder titles reflect the original written title of the folder before processing and rehousing.
Series I: Correspondence |
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Series I consists primarily of correspondence records. Rubin divided the correspondence into "Personal" and "Gallery/Dealer" as reflected by Subseries I.A and I.B. In this collection, "personal" refers to Museum matters outside of exhibitions and acquisitions. This includes meetings, operations, and administrative correspondence. Correspondence concerning exhibitions and acquisitions can be found in Subseries I.B. All correspondents have been listed as they appear in the records, and reflect the original organization, which is not always strictly alphabetical within the folders. Words in quotation marks are treated as subjects, rather than direct correspondents. |
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Subseries I.A: Personal Correspondence |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| I.A.1 | Personal Correspondence: A Harry N. Abrams Inc., Abusch, Access Press, Ms. Perry Miller Adato, William Agee, Paloma Alarcó, Albert Albano, Richard Aldrich, Pierre Alechinsky, Alvar Aalto Museum, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Association of Museums, American Federation of Arts, Victor d'Amico, Paul Amir, Christine L. Anderson, The Anderson Collection, David Anfam, Angerer der Jüngere, Walter Annenberg, David Antin, Guillaume Apollinaire, Pierre Apraxine, Lawrence T. Aragon, Arman Fernandez, Mariette Arguimbau, John Armbruster, Hôtel les Armures Genève, Rudolf Arnheim, Art as Investment, Art International, ARTnews, Art Press, Artforum, Sandra Arthur, Artist Relations, Artist Rights Society, Richard Aschenbrand, Asha Puthli, Celia Asher, Georgine Assante, AVnet. |
1973-1999 |
| I.A.2 | Personal Correspondence: B Jean-Baptiste Bacquart, Mrs. Pat Badt, Brigitte Baer, Paolo Baldacci, Claudia Baracchi, Annika Barbarigos, Jean-Paul Barbier, Alfred H. Barr, Jr., Andrew Barr, Basel Kunstmuseum, Georg Baselitz, Gregory Battock, Frank Beaty, P. Bedford, Richard Bellamy, Galerie Bellier, Graziella Berlanga, Bern Kunstmuseum, Walter Berndorf, Jake Berthot, Ernst Beyeler, Adam Biro, Irène Bizot, Elaine Block, Gero von Boehm, Sutherland Boggs, Al Boime, Yve-Alain Bois, Bookstore, Gilbert Boudar, Alan Bowness, Jeanne Faton-Boyance, Philip de Bruno, The Burns Collection, William A. M. Burden, William Bradshaw, Brassaï, Victor Brauner, George Braziller, Klein Brewer, John Brinson, Carol Breckenridge, Marcella Brenner, Michael Brenson, Thomas Bright, Elise Broach, Richard L. Brown, Sara Bruckell, Marcus Burke, Edward Burns, Stanley Burns, Jonathan Brent, Hans-Peter Bühler, Hortense Anda-Bührle, Christoph Bürgi. |
1967-1995 |
| I.A.3 | Personal Correspondence: C Folder 1 of 2. Viviane Candas, Eugene G. Canade, Canberra School of Art, CBS, "Cézanne," Claude Cernuschi, Philippe de Chaisemartin, Art Institute of Chicago, Patricia Clarac, Chase, Chenue, Eugenio Chicano, China Arts Exchange, Giorgio de Chirico, Christie, Manson and Woods International, Chryssa, Steve Clark, "clippings," Francesco Clemente, Sidney G. Clyman, Freddi R. Cohen, Annie Cohen-Solal, David Cole, Tioga Court, "computer," Jeanne Collins, Connaissance des Arts, Contemporary Arts Council, Contemporary Art in Context, Colgate University, "contract language," Douglas Cooper. |
1977-1995 |
| I.A.4 | Personal Correspondence: C Folder 2 of 2. Copenhagen, "copier machine," "corporation assets," George Costakis, Jan Cowles, Peggy Crawford, James Crimmins, Judith Cousins, José Cruz-Salvadores, "cubism," "Cultural Exchange-China," James Cuno, Rafael Cuello, Columna Edicions, Lynne Cohen, The Color Wheel (business), Nicolas Cendo, Ralph Colin, Lou Cousens, Daniel Cottom, John Cook, Annie Cohen-Solal, Tim Clark, Claude Cernuschi, David Cateforis, Diego Cortez, James Croul, E.A. Carmean, Richard Calvocoressi, Chuck Close, Louise Chinn, Iris Carulli, Herschel Chipp, Margherita Christian von Stein, Jeanne-Claude Christo, Christie's. Restricted material removed: Personnel records. |
1971-1995 |
| I.A.5 | Personal Correspondence: D Marc Dachy, Pierre Daix, François Daulte, Roselle Davis, Lydia Delectorskaya, Anne DeVecchio, Tomas F. Mayoral Dorado, Piero Dorazio, "dove painting," "Thomas Downing," Douglas Dreishpoon, Arthur Drexler, "Jean Dubuffet," "Marcel Duchamp," Dennis Dutton, Arthur B. Davies, "Salvador Dali," Des Moines Public Library, Jim Dine, Alessandro De Stefani, François Daix, Timothy Duggan, Douglas Davis, Mr. Dreyfus (Agence ELVI, real estate agency), Honoria Donnelly, Professor Warren Davis, Magdalena Dabrowski, Benoît D'Aboville, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, David Douglas Duncan, Marisa Del Re Gallery, Design and Production Incorporated, Roland Dumas, Ruth David, Musée Dapper, Bertrun Delli, Willard van Dyke. Restricted material removed: Acquisition information and personnel records. |
1976-1995 |
| I.A.6 | Personal Correspondence: E Ray Eames, Ediciones Poligrata, Mercedes H. Eichholz, Elderfield, Galli Emanuela, Pierre Encreves, Roberta Entwistle, Lance Entwistle, Eugene Epstein, Louis Estrada, "executive order." |
1987-1995 |
| I.A.7 | Personal Correspondence: F Giovanni Fabbri, Diane Farynyk, Dario Favier, "fax," Suzanne Ferguson, John Field, Michael Findlay, Jonathan Fineberg, Michael Fitzgerald, Mike Frampton, Helen Frankenthaler, Judy Freeman, John Friede, Edward Fry, Katsumori Fukaya. |
1983-1995 |
| I.A.8 | Personal Correspondence: G "Galleries," Victor Ganz, "garden," Mikka Gee, Christian Geelhaar, Mr. Gefter, Natasha Gelman, C. Germain Image, George Washington State University, Getty, Michael Gibson, Sam Gimbel, Arnold Glimchner, Madeleine Gobeil, Siegfried Gohr, William Golen, John Golding, Merle Goldman, Renate Graf, Christopher Green, Ronald K. Greenberg, Sara Gregg, Elouise Greggs, Suzanne Greub, Fridel et Witold Grünbaum, Jean-François Grünfeld, Robert Campbell Gruskin, Stephanie Guegan, Philippe Guimiot, Agnes Gund. Restricted material removed: Loan forms and personnel records. |
1985-1995 |
| I.A.9 | Personal Correspondence: H Wolfgang Haberland, Edith Hafter-Kottman, Brynnen Hahn, Easton Hamilton, George Heard Hamilton, Yuval Hanina, Anne d'Harnoncourt, Harvard University Art Museum, Phyllis Hattis, Brigitte Hausmann, Haupt Fund, Michael Heinlen, "Henry V," Matthew Herban III, Klaus Herding, Hermitage Museum (Mikhail Piotrovski), Frank Herreman, Pedro Herrero, Arnold Herstand and Company, Charlotte Higgins, Sanford Hirsch, Reinhold Hohl, Selma Holo, Marijke Holtrop, William Honan, Michel Hoog, Lita Hornick, Centre Picasso d'Horta, "hotels," Pontus Hulten, Humboldt State University, Jeffrey Hunter, Cathy Huntin, Huntington Block. Restricted material removed: Loan forms. |
1982-1996 |
| I.A.10 | Personal Correspondence: I Dider Imbert Fine Art, "internship," IRS, University of Iowa. |
1984-1995 |
| I.A.11 | Personal Correspondence: J Jane Jacobs, Dr. R. Jacobs, Ron Johnson, Betsy Jones, Carrie Jones, Marc Jordan, Annely Juda. |
1985-1994 |
| I.A.12 | Personal Correspondence: K Lewis Kachur, Yoshitomo Kajikawa, Sybil Kantor, Nancy Karlins-Thoman, Pepe Karmel, Manfred Karnovsky, Alex Katz, Thomas Kellein, Joseph Ketner, Alain Kirili, Komad Klapheck, Herbert Klapper, Horst Klemstein, Eugene Kleinbauer, Corey Fernandez-Klobas, Billy Klüver, Jans-Joachin Koloss, Richard Koshalek, Dorothy Kosinski, Jiri Kotalik, Brenda Kozak, Dagmar Kranjc, Anton Kranjc, Hartmut Kraft, Hilton Kramer, Rosalind Krauss, Gilbert Krill, Karl Krogstad, Galerie Jan Krugier, Joanne Kuebler, Udo Kulturmann. |
1983-1994 |
| I.A.13 | Personal Correspondence: L "Labels," Gaston Lachaise, Michel Laclotte, Dominique Lacroze, Alice Ladas, Debra Laefer, Ellen Lagow, Vojtěch Lahoda, Karen Lamberti, Jack Lang (Legion d'Honneur), Cecily Langdale, Latin American art/artists, Ronald Lauder, Paul Lauf, Claude and Denice Laurens, Quentin Laurens, R. Laurens, Steingin Laursen, Carla Lavatelli, Miguel Lawrence, "lectures," Jean-Jacques Lebel, Claire Legarde, Fernand Léger, James Leggio, Legion d'Honneur (Jack Lang), Wilhelm Lehmbruck, David Leiber, Phil Leider, Leinster Fine Art, Madeleine Chalette Lejwa, Hélène Leloup, Elbert Lenrow, Doris Lerman, Robert and Ryda Levi, Gail Levin, Neil Levine, Julien Levy, Ira Lewis, Sol Lewitt, Alexander Leiberman, William S. Lieberman, Alexander Liberman, Roy Lichtenstein, Ben Lieberman, Rhonda Lieberman, George Liebert, Carine Lienard, Bettine Lintig, Jean Lipman, Seymour Lipton, Maria Lucia Lloreda, "lobby," Carl Lobell, Locus gallery guide, Richard Long, Frank Lopardo, James Lord, Elizabeth Meyer Lorentz, Maître Guy Loudmer, Nathan Aaron Low, Helaine and Chester Lowenthal, Velma Lubliner, Claire Booth Luce, Maximilien Luce, Museum Ludwig, William Luers, Anna Luken, Gerbrand Luttik. Restricted material removed: Personnel records. |
1976-1994 |
| I.A.14 | Personal Correspondence: M Folder 1 of 3. "Dora Maar," Archibald MacLeish, Macmillan Publishing, Robert MacNeil, Jörg Madlener, Steven Madoff (ArtNews), "magic realism," Deborah Magid, Paul Magriel, René Magritte, Alex Maguy, University of Maine, Umberto Allemandi, John L. Marion, Tana Matisse, James Maroney, Donald Marron, "marketing committee," Marlborough Gallery, Musée de Marseille, Alvin Martin, Jean-Hubert Martin, Steve Martin, James Maruggi, Peter Marzio, André Masson, Jean Masurel, Joséphine Matamoros, Mario von Mathiessen, "Henri Matisse," Roberto Matta, "MC files," James McCarron, Cara McCarty, William McCarty-Cooper, Miranda McClintic, Jason McCoy, James McCredic. Restricted material removed: Condition report. |
1976-1994 |
| I.A.15 | Personal Correspondence: M Folder 2 of 3. McCrory Corporation, Marilyn McCully, Bob McDaniel, Barnabus McHenry, Malcolm McLeod, Kynaston McShine, Bernard Meadows, Jacques Melendez, "membership," "members dining room," Debbie Menaker, Bradley Mendelson, Dominique de Menil, Lois de Menil, Mepra, "Rapid Messenger," Thomas Messer, Ruth Messinger, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Metropolitan Opera, Franz Meyer, William Meyerowitz, Dana Micucci, Virginia Wadsworth Middlemiss, Mies van der Rohe. Restricted material removed: Condition information. |
1975-1994 |
| I.A.16 | Personal Correspondence: M Folder 3 of 3. Tamon Miki, Sybille Millard, Dorothy Miller, Margaret Miller, John Minary, Bert Minkoff, Brigitte Mirche, "Joan Miró," David Mirvish, Kate Misrahi, Madame Molle, Valentina Moncada, Markus Mizne, Mobil Corporation, "mock ups," Natasha Molina, Le Monde, Isabelle Monod-Fontaine, Frank Moore, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Philip Morris, Robert Motherwell, Robert Moulthrop, "movie posters," Musée Barbier-Mueller, "mugs," Douglas Mulaire, "multiples," Munch Gallery, "Edvard Munch," Gerald Murphy, Joseph Murphy, Musée Picasso, Musée St Pierre, Museum of Cultural History (California), Museum of Modern Art. Restricted material removed: Private lender information and personnel records. |
1973-1995 |
| I.A.17 | Personal Correspondence: N David Nash, Ralph Nash, Patsy R. and Raymond D. Nasher Collection, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, Frances Naumann, Francine Ndiaye, John Neff, Claudia Neugenauer, Morton G. Neumann, Jerry Neuner, The New American Painting and Sculpture: The First Generation [MoMA Exh. #893, June 18–October 5, 1969], The New Criterion, New York One Taxi, Samuel and Victoria Newhouse, Andrea Newman, Barnett Newman, Newsweek, Philip S. Niarchos, Alain Nicolas, Pierre Nora, Andrea Norris, Kathleen Norris, Norton Museum of Art. Restricted material removed: Condition information. |
1969-1995 |
| I.A.18 | Personal Correspondence: O Teresa Ocaña, Norio Ohashi, Richard Oldenburg, "on call," "[building] operations," Ellen Oppler. |
1981-1993 |
| I.A.19 | Personal Correspondence: P Folder 1 of 2. Pace Gallery, Tom Padon, Paley Foundation, Richard Palmer, Paul Page, Virginia Pancoast, "Giovanni Papini," William Park, "parking," PASIT/MOMA (Painting and Sculpture in the Museum of Modern Art), Passaic County Community College, PASTA, "patrons," Jay Pattison, Jean Louis Paudrat, "payroll," "pedestal," John Peek, Jill Perez, Jed Perl, Klaus Perls, Carlo Perrone, David Perry, "personnel," Sarah Peters, Peter Peterson, Morris Philipsin, The Phillips Collection, Gifford Phillips, Sherry Phillips, Sandra Phillips, "photography," Picasso Foundation, Claude Picasso. Restricted material removed: PASTA contract and personnel records. |
1976-1995 |
| I.A.20 | Personal Correspondence: P Folder 2 of 2. Christine-Ruiz Picasso, Paloma Picasso-Lopez, Claude Picasso, Jacqueline Picasso, Joyce Piper, "pipes," "Camille Pissarro," Silvia Pizitz, "planning committee," Albert Plaza, Jerome Pleasants, Jochen Poetter, Marcia Pointon, Patrick Poirier, Christian Poitevin, Christine Poggi, Stephen Polcari, "Jackson Pollock," Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Carl Popper, "postcards," "Prague," Jean-Louis Prat, Maurice and Charles Prendergast Fellowship, "press," Primitivism, "printing," "project series," Michael Provart, Jeannene Przyblyski, "publications," "purchasing [office supplies]," Pulitzer. Restricted material removed: Museum purchasing ledgers. |
1977-1996 |
| I.A.21 | Personal Correspondence: R Folder 1 of 2. J. Railine, Lawrence Rainey, Francis Randall, Peter Read, "Odilon Redon," "Ad Reinhardt," Rita Reinhardt, Regency Deli, "registrar," Gerard Regnier, Dorothy Renc-Gray, "Pierre-Auguste Renoir," Pierre Restany, "research guests," Stanley Resor, "restaurant," John Rewald, Françoise Rey, Brenda Richardson, John Richardson, Martha Richards, George Rickey, Robert Riley, Rizzoli, Warren Robbins, Michelle Rocard, Dorothea Rockburne, Allen Rosenbaum, David Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller, Florian Rodari, "Alexander Rodchenko," Richard Rodriguez, David Rogath, F. Rohner, John Romano, Nicole de Romilly, Eleanor Roosevelt Monument Fund, David Rosand, Barbara Rose, Nancy Rosen, Elaine Rosenberg, Katie Rosenberg, Bill Rosenblum, Angela Rosengart. Restricted material removed: Condition and acquisition information. |
1975-1995 |
| I.A.22 | Personal Correspondence: R Folder 2 of 2. Frieda Rosenthal, Nan Rosenthal, Norman Rosenthal, David Rose, Joan Rosselet, Theodore Roszak, "Mark Rothko," Rothko Foundation, Cecile de Rothschild, Alaine de Rothschild, Etienne Roudenker, "Henri Rousseau," Margit Rowell, Tim Rub, Peter Rübel, Florence Rubenfeld, Ephraim Rubenstein, "Rubin-Euro," James Rubin, Mariana Rubin, "William Rubin (personal)," Angelica Rudenstein, Willi Rüegg, Lawrence Ruiz, Alexander Rupa, David Rosand, Frank Russell, John Russell, Carletta Rutledge, Susan Ryan. |
1966-1994 |
| I.A.23 | Personal Correspondence: S Folder 1 of 2. Serge Sabarsky, Augustin Diener Saenz, Gerhard Sailer, Myriam Salomon, Mario Salvadori, Arnold Saltzman, Katia Samaltanos, James Scarborough, Leon Schaefler, Sam Schaefler, Meyer Shapiro, The Schenectady Museum, Paul Schimmel, Carlors von Schmidt, Werner Schmalenbach, Bill Schmidt, Katherina Schmidt, "Julian Schnabel," Shirley Luke Schnell, Florene Schoenborn, School of Visual Arts, Arturo Schwarz, "Kurt Schwitters," Sue Scott, Seattle Art Museum, June O'Keefe Sebring, Hélène Seckel, "Jerome Seckler," "secretaries," "security," Seibu Museum of Art, Carol Selle, "Gino Severini," Chip Severs, Donald H. Seixas, Tony Shafrazi, Ethel Shein, Roger Sherman, Cynthia Shevlin, "shippers," David A. Shute, Miriam Simon, Patterson Sims, Michael Singer, "David Alfaro Siqueiros," Gene Sizemore. Includes a poster for Michael Singer at Portland Center for the Visual Arts from May 4–June 10, 1979. Restricted material removed: Private lender information. |
1976-1995 |
| I.A.24 | Personal Correspondence: S Folder 2 of 2. Nathan Skolnick, Sylvia and Joseph Slifka, David Smith, Louise Smith, Tony Smith, James Snyder, "James Thrall Soby," David Solinger, Deborah Solomon, Agatha Sorel, Humberto Soto-Ricart, "Pierre Soulages," S.P.A.D.E.M., Ronald Spencer, Werner Spies, Allen Staley, Sylvester Stallone, "staff," Arianna Stassinopoulos, "Edward Steichen," Judith Stein, Leo Steinberg, Steiner and Staffer, Kate Steinitz, Frank Stella, Joanne Stern, Sidra Stich, "still," Mary Stinson, Charlotte Stokes, Chris Stonehouse, "storage," "museum store," Jonas Storsve, Claire Stoullig, Elizabeth Streibert, Jonas Strosve, Walter Stuermer, Rosa M. Subirana, "subscriptions," "Summer Garden," Peter C. Sutton, "Sweeny," "Switzerland," Eugene-Louis Sylvano, Hélène Sylvano, John Szarkowski. Restricted material removed: Condition information. |
1968-1995 |
| I.A.25 | Personal Correspondence: T Frank M. Tack, "tantra art," Alain Tarica, Tate Gallery, Hans Christian von Tavel, "taxes," Paul Taylor, Michael Taylor, Afework Tekle, Gene Thaw, Jeanne Thayer, Joan di Tieri, Timothy Dwight College, Ellen Todd, Mabel Toledo, Calvin Tomkins, Robert Farris Thompson, Marianna Torgovnick, "translator," Marcia Tucker, Ygael Turmakin, "typewriter repair," Evan H. Turner, M. Tyler, Christophe Tzara. |
1979-1994 |
| I.A.26 | Personal Correspondence: U Vera Udoenko, Amy Brooks Ulifusa, Ludwig Ullmann, Anne Umland, Uncle Dave's Kitchen, George Utley. |
1986-1991 |
| I.A.27 | Personal Correspondence: V Mary Lynn Zink Vance, Elizabeth Varet, Kirk Vardenoe, Dina Vierny, André Villers. |
1983-1995 |
| I.A.28 | Personal Correspondence: W Leslie Waddington, David Ward, Rolf and Margit Weinberg, Norma Weinberg, Ulrich Weisner, Sister Wendy-Mary, Robert Wernick, Westbury Hotel, Ortrud Westheider, Daniel Wheeler, Monroe Wheeler, Betty Whildin, Gerrard White, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Cecile Whiting, John Hay Whitney, Jack Whitten, Leslie Whitten, Wichita State University, John Wielk, Edy de Wilde, Hugues Wilhelm, Jill Willder, Fatma Turkkan-Wille, Karen Wilson, Thomas B. Windholz, WNBC, Emile Wolf, Franz Xavier Wolf, Beverly Wolff, Andrew Wylie. |
1983-1995 |
| I.A.29 | Personal Correspondence: Y Yale University Press, Yoshida Kenji, Frank Yung, José-Francisco Yvars. |
1987-1995 |
| I.A.30 | Personal Correspondence: Z Maureen Zarember, Richard Zeisler, John K. Zvereff. |
1983-1991 |
Subseries I.B: Gallery/Dealer Correspondence |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| I.B.1 | Gallery/Dealer Correspondence: A Art Dealers Association of America, Galerie AK (Frankfurt, Germany), Aberbach Fine Art, Thomas Amman Fine Art, Arco Contemporaneo, Artcurial. Personal Identifying Information (PII) redacted. Restricted material removed: Original unredacted document(s) containing PII. |
1977-1988 |
| I.B.2 | Gallery/Dealer Correspondence: B Jayne H. Baum Gallery, Galerie Beyeler, Edith C. Blum Art Institute, Hal Bromm, Galerie Brusberg, Bruxton Gallery. |
1983-1987 |
| I.B.3 | Gallery/Dealer Correspondence: C Callaway Editions, Steve Cardin Gallery, Fabian Carlsson Gallery, CDS Gallery, Claremont-Branan, Garth Clark Gallery, Cold Hollow Iron Works, Charles Cowles Gallery, Galerie Heike Curtze. |
1983-1986 |
| I.B.4 | Gallery/Dealer Correspondence: D Dia Art Foundation, Didier Imbert Fine Art, DiLaurenti Gallery, Jean-Pierre Dillée, Terry Dintenfass, Collection Dobe, Galerie du Dragon, Solange Dreyfus. |
1983-1987 |
| I.B.5 | Gallery/Dealer Correspondence: E Marlene Eleini, Andrew Emmerich Gallery, Galerie St Etienne. |
1983-1987 |
| I.B.6 | Gallery/Dealer Correspondence: F Richard L. Feigen, Marianne Fielchenfeldt, David Findlay Jr., Fischer Fine Art, Xavier Fourcade, Barry Friedman Ltd. |
1983-1986 |
| I.B.7 | Gallery/Dealer Correspondence: G Gimpel Fils London, Galerie Gmurzynska, Albert F. Gordon, Sala de Arte Goya, Graham Modern, Richard Gray Gallery, Harriet Griffin Fine Arts, Shelly Guggenheim Gallery. |
1982-1986 |
| I.B.8 | Gallery/Dealer Correspondence: H Dr. Habeck Kunsthandel, Hand in Hand Galleries, Marshall C. Henis, Arnold Herstand, Hill Samuel, Hirschl and Adler, HRN Primitives. |
1983-1987 |
| I.B.9 | Gallery/Dealer Correspondence: I Imprimatur Ltd, Infrastruct. |
1986-1987 |
| I.B.10 | Gallery/Dealer Correspondence: J Sidney Janis Gallery, Annely Juda, Maria de Juan. |
1984-1987 |
| I.B.11 | Gallery/Dealer Correspondence: K L. Kahan Gallery, Kent Fine Art, M. Knoedler and Co., Galerie Krief-Raymond. |
1983-1987 |
| I.B.12 | Gallery/Dealer Correspondence: L Albert Landry, Baudoin Lebon. |
1983-1987 |
| I.B.13 | Gallery/Dealer Correspondence: M Galerie Maeght Lelong, Fondation Maeght, Luigi Majno, Manhattan Art, James Maroney, Barbara Mathes Gallery, Pierre Matisse Gallery Corporation, Stephen Mazoh, Jason McCoy, Peter McLeavey Gallery, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, Galerie Bruno Meissner, Midtown Galleries Incorporated, Robert Miller Gallery, Modernart, Monbrison, Gallery Moos, Stanley Moss, Tobey Moss. |
1983-1987 |
| I.B.14 | Gallery/Dealer Correspondence: N Peter Nathan, Neo Persona Gallery. |
1985-1986 |
| I.B.15 | Gallery/Dealer Correspondence: O O'Toole-Ewald Art Associates. |
1986 |
| I.B.16 | Gallery/Dealer Correspondence: P Pace Gallery, Herbert Palmer Gallery, Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, The Peters Corporation, Anne Plumb Gallery, P.P.O.W., Max Protetch Gallery. Restricted material removed: Condition information. |
1980-1986 |
| I.B.17 | Gallery/Dealer Correspondence: R Marisa del Re, Halder Rodriguez, Paul Rosenberg and Co, Dorothy Rosenthal. |
1983-1986 |
| I.B.18 | Gallery/Dealer Correspondence: S Serge Sabarsky Gallery, Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Aurek Scheibler, Galerie Schmit, Thomas Segal Gallery, Seixas and Company, Luis Gari de Sentmenat, Merton Simpson Gallery, Skulptur, Holly Solomon Gallery, Stephen Solovy, The Somogye's, Space Los Angeles, Tony Shafrazi, Ira Spanierman Gallery, Werner Spies, Spiess, Jeremy Stone Gallery, Withers Swan. |
1983-1987 |
| I.B.19 | Gallery/Dealer Correspondence: T Gallery Tatu Collage. |
1985 |
| I.B.20 | Gallery/Dealer Correspondence: U Gallery Ulysses. |
1984 |
| I.B.21 | Gallery/Dealer Correspondence: V Varley and Stevens Galleries. |
1985 |
| I.B.22 | Gallery/Dealer Correspondence: W Waddington Galleries, Alfred J. Walker Fine Art, Wallace Wentworth Gallery, Galerie Michael Werner, Wright Gallery. |
1983-1986 |
| I.B.23 | Gallery/Dealer Correspondence: Y Yale University Art Gallery, Richard York Gallery. |
1982-1986 |
| I.B.24 | Gallery/Dealer Correspondence: Z Zabriskie Gallery. |
1983-1987 |
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Series II: Curatorial and Exhibition Records |
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Series II.A: General Work Files |
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Subseries II.A contains general correspondence as well as personnel, operational, and administrative documents. Records are organized as kept by Rubin, with minor adjustments made to correct the alphabetization. |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| II.A.1 | Georg Baselitz Correspondence. |
1994-1995 |
| II.A.2 | Byers Committee The Byers Committee was founded by Frederic Byers with the purpose to study Afro-American, Hispanic and "other ethnic art," according to committee notes. This folder includes correspondence, memoranda, and the Humble Oil and Refining Company newsletter, The Humble Way VII no. 3 (1968), and IX no. 2 (1970). |
1968-1970 |
| II.A.3 | Collections/Insurance Restricted material: Condition information and acquisition information. |
1977-1985 |
| II.A.4 | Correspondence: 1970's Correspondence concerning insurance, loans, building operations, and exhibitions. |
1975-1978 |
| II.A.5 | Correspondence: 1980–1984 Interdepartmental memoranda, and correspondence concerning insurance, loans, building operations, and exhibitions. Restricted material: Condition information. |
1980-1984 |
| II.A.6 | Correspondence: 1985 Correspondence and memoranda concerning administrative matters, exhibition planning, slides and transparencies, insurance, and building operations. |
1985 |
| II.A.7 | Correspondence: 1986 Correspondence and memoranda concerning personnel, exhibitions and loans, and personal travel and invitations. |
1986 |
| II.A.8 | Correspondence: 1987 Correspondence and memoranda concerning insurance, exhibitions and loans, personal travel and invitations, and responses to inquiries and acquisition requests. |
1987 |
| II.A.9 | Correspondence: 1987 Personal correspondence handled by an assistant while Rubin was recovering from a surgery. |
1987 |
| II.A.10 | Correspondence: 1988–1989 Correspondence and memoranda concerning all-staff communications, personal requests and inquiries, and rights and reproductions. |
1988-1989 |
| II.A.11 | Correspondence: 1990–1993 Correspondence and memoranda concerning personal requests and inquiries. |
1990-1993 |
| II.A.12 | Correspondence: A-I Sidney Aronson, Blanca Tturriagagoitia Bassas, Monique Beudert, Nancy Boas, Lee Boltin, Leslie Borns, Sir ALan Bowness, Klein Brewer, Anna Brooke, Jean-Francois Brrielle, Jeanne Collins, Michael Compton, Diego Cortez, Secretariat du Marquis de Dali Pubol, DHL, Ray Eames, Christina Esparza, Tom Ettinger, Emanuela Galli, Michael Gibson, Barbara Grad, Reesa Greenberg, Sara Gregg, Elouise Greggs, Alfreed Guzzetti, Marijke J. Holtrop, IRS. |
1988 |
| II.A.13 | Correspondence: H Margit Hahnloser, Evelyn Hall, Elise McKibbin Hall, Gordon Hendricks, Mathew Herban III, Editions Herscher, Pedro Herrero Pintó, Thomas B. Hess, Reinhold Hohl, Valerie Holman, Hugh Honour, Lita Hornick, "hotels," Sam Hunter, Hannah Höch, "Hochschild heirs," "Hockney," Hans Hoffman, "Hopper." |
1976-1990 |
| II.A.14 | Correspondence: K-W Nancy Kranz, Jiri Kotalik, Ronnie Landfield, Martine Lainé, Georges Liébert, Jörg Madlener, Eduardo Martinez, Michael McAteer, Cara McCarty, Mark Mercury, Eva Mendgen, George Robert Minkoff, Elisabetta Surdi Myhre, Pamela Esther Nask, S.I. Newhouse, Yujiro Ochi, Norio Ohashi, Jean Louis Paudrat, Ray Petit, The Ogilvy Group, Albert Plaza, A. Carter Pottash, Per Jonas Strosve, Bill Retskin, Florian Rodari, Susan R. Ryan, Mario Salvadori, Viviane Scema, Rachel Schwartz, Gene Sizemore, Edward Totah, Diane Waldman, David Wagner, Monroe Wheeler. |
1984-1988 |
| II.A.15 | Deaccessions Includes transparencies and photographs. Entire folder restricted. |
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| II.A.16 | Donors List of donors from FY 1982. |
1981-1982 |
| II.A.17 | Education Contains a schedule of group tours in July and August of an unknown year, and a clipping of an article in French newspaper Nord éclair from April 15, 1988. |
1988 |
| II.A.18 | Framing Correspondence and memoranda. Restricted material: Condition information. |
1977-1985 |
| II.A.19 | French Correspondents Includes personal and exhibition-related correspondence. Correspondents: Picasso Museum, Pont-Aven, Prime Minister Jacques Chirac, Office de Radiodiffusion, Secretary of Culture Michel Guy, Louvre, Marseille Museum, Ministry of Culture, Musée d'art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Musée de l'Orangerie, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Musée D'Orsay, Musée Matisse, Centre Pompidou, Château Versailles, Consul general, Embassy. |
1971-1987 |
| II.A.20 | High and Low: Modern Art and Popular Culture [MoMA Exh. #1559, October 7, 1990–January 15, 1991] Reviews and Other Articles Memoranda and news clippings. |
1984-1991 |
| II.A.21 | Installation Correspondence and memoranda. |
1978-1985 |
| II.A.22 | International Council and International Program Correspondence and memoranda. |
1976-1988 |
| II.A.23 | Interns Correspondence and memoranda. |
1986-1987 |
| II.A.24 | Sidney Janis Correspondence. Restricted material removed: Trustee information. |
1978-1986 |
| II.A.25 | Johnson Ellen Johnson, Ron Johnson, and Philip Johnson. |
1970-1986 |
| II.A.26 | Library Correspondence, notes and research, memos. Includes Library Bulletins: no. 79 (November 1990), no. 78 (January 1990), no. 77 (November 1988), no. 76 (October 1988), no. 73 (November 1985), no. 72 (Summer 1985), no. 71 (December 1984). |
1981-1990 |
| II.A.27 | Loans/Exchanges Correspondence, and memoranda. |
1974-1988 |
| II.A.28 | Loans A-H (by city) Correspondence, memoranda, notes and research. |
1977-1988 |
| II.A.29 | Loans I-N (by city) Correspondence, memoranda, notes and research. |
1976-1988 |
| II.A.30 | Loans O-Z (by city) Folder 1 of 2. Correspondence, memoranda, notes and research, and loan forms. |
1972-1988 |
| II.A.31 | Loans O-Z (by city) Folder 2 of 2. Correspondence, memoranda, notes and research, and loan forms. |
1972-1988 |
| II.A.32 | Meetings Correspondence concerning the International Council and the Projects Committee. Minutes of the Meeting of the Curatorial Committee on Exhibitions on September 18, 1989 and October 25, 1990, and of the International Council on October 30–November 2, 1988 were removed from this folder and re-filed in the collection Committee Minutes. |
1989 |
| II.A.33 | Memoranda Correspondence concerns the MoMA publication An Invitation to See: 125 Paintings from The Museum of Modern Art (1973) by Helen Franc, Italian loan processes, Byron Hunt, IBM, and indemnity applications. |
1978-1990 |
| II.A.34 | MoMA (Miscellaneous) Correspondence, research, and notes regarding artist research, publication requests, building operations, and financial matters. |
1977-1986 |
| II.A.35 | MoMA Opening 1984 Correspondence, memoranda, notes and research |
1984 |
| II.A.36 | Rencontre à Montréal Draft of an essay for the exhibition Rencontre à Montréal held at Musee des Beaux Arts from June 21–November 10, 1985. |
1985 |
| II.A.37 | Museums Correspondence with other museums concerning exhibition research, planning, announcements, and potential loans. |
1976-1990 |
| II.A.38 | Museums Correspondence with other museums concerning exhibition research, planning, announcements, and potential loans. |
1976-1991 |
| II.A.39 | Museums Correspondence with other museums concerning exhibition research, planning, announcements, and potential loans. |
1983-1990 |
| II.A.40 | Museum, NYC, Guggenheim Correspondence and news clippings. |
1976-1988 |
| II.A.41 | Museum, NYC, Metropolitan Museum of Art Correspondence and news clippings. |
1977-1987 |
| II.A.42 | Museum, NYC, Whitney Contains a news clipping from 1977 and a single piece of correspondence concerning square footage from 1988. |
1973-1988 |
| II.A.43 | Museum, Paris, Centre Pompidou Exhibition, loan, and personal correspondence. |
1975-1985 |
| II.A.44 | Painting and Sculpture Committee Correspondence and memoranda. Entire folder restricted. Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee on Painting and Sculpture on October 10, 1985 were removed from this folder and re-filed in the collection Committee Minutes. |
1976-1988 |
| II.A.45 | Photos: Conservation Entire folder restricted. |
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| II.A.46 | Photos: Jules Olitski Sculpture Transparencies of a sculpture installation. |
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| II.A.47 | Photos: Artworks Mary Gillis, Paul Klee, Franz Kline, Lee Krasner, Fernand Léger, Sol Lewitt, Alexander Liberman, Henri Matisse, Joan Miro. Amadeo Modigliani, Louis Morris, Barnett Newman. |
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| II.A.48 | Photos: Archives Photographs of Sara and Gerald Murphy, and Pablo Picasso. |
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| II.A.49 | Public Information Summary Reports Correspondence and memoranda. Includes issues of Staff News. |
1979-1988 |
| II.A.50 | Public Information Summary Reports Correspondence and memoranda. Includes issues of Staff News. |
1976-1988 |
| II.A.51 | Recommendations Entire folder restricted. |
1988-1995 |
| II.A.52 | Letters of Recommendation/Requests: A–C Entire folder restricted. |
1967-1991 |
| II.A.53 | Letters of Recommendation/Requests: C–K Folder 1 of 2. Entire folder restricted. |
1966-1990 |
| II.A.54 | Letters of Recommendation/Requests: C–K Folder 2 of 2. Entire folder restricted. |
1966-1990 |
| II.A.55 | Letters of Recommendation/Requests: K–L Entire folder restricted. |
1967-1993 |
| II.A.56 | Letters of Recommendation/Requests: L–S Entire folder restricted. |
1969-1992 |
| II.A.57 | Letters of Recommendation/Requests: L–S Entire folder restricted. |
1966-1990 |
| II.A.58 | Letters of Recommendation/Requests: S–Z Entire folder restricted. |
1966-1991 |
| II.A.59 | Requests for lectures, articles, other services Correspondence. |
1986-1991 |
| II.A.60 | Requests for lectures, jury participation, and articles Correspondence. |
1976-1984 |
| II.A.61 | Requests for lectures, jury participation, and articles Correspondence. |
1984-1987 |
| II.A.62 | Rockefeller Correspondence. Restricted material removed: Conservation information. |
1970-1990 |
| II.A.63 | Russia Correspondence, news clippings, notes and research. Includes visa documents, and research for Picasso and Braque: Pioneering Cubism [MoMA Exh. #1529, September 24, 1989–January 16, 1990]. Personal Identifying Information (PII) redacted. Restricted material removed: Original unredacted document(s) containing PII. |
1977-1988 |
| II.A.64 | Russian Documents Correspondence with the U.S.S.R. Ministry of Culture. |
1979 |
| II.A.65 | Florene May Schoenborn Includes shipping expects and correspondence concerning donations of the exhibition catalog for Henri Matisse: A Retrospective [MoMA Exh. #1633, September 24, 1992–January 1993] in Florene May Shoenborn's name. |
1992-1996 |
| II.A.66 | Janet Sobel Includes correspondence from Peggy Guggenheim. |
1966-1987 |
| II.A.67 | James Thrall Soby Correspondence. Includes photographs of James Thrall Soby and Leigh Westbrook. |
1965-1985 |
Series II.B: Exhibition and Collection Files |
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Subseries II.B primarily contains research and correspondence concerning exhibitions, collection development, and publications. Related exhibitions have been noted. Records are organized as kept by Rubin. |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| II.B.1 | Abstract Expressionism Exhibition Catalogue Folder 1 of 2. Correspondence, memoranda, and a draft of an unpublished catalogue on Abstract Expressionism works in MoMA's Collection. |
1969-1971 |
| II.B.2 | Abstract Expressionism Exhibition Catalogue Folder 2 of 2. Contains a draft of an unpublished catalogue on Abstract Expressionism works in MoMA's Collection. |
1971 |
| II.B.3 | Artforum Correspondence and news clippings. Includes a draft of an article for October/November 1974 issue. |
1974 |
| II.B.4 | Bois Matisse Article Contains the 1900 article Matisse and 'Arche-drawing by Dr. Yves-Alain Bois. Article is written in French. |
1990 |
| II.B.5 | Bois Chapter IV Contains chapters of an unfinished book titled History of Axonometry, and Archeology of Modernity by Dr. Yves-Alain Bois. |
1981 |
| II.B.6 | Braque Research Correspondence. Restricted material removed: list of bids at auction of a Braque painting. |
1976-1977 |
| II.B.7 | Pablo Picasso, Bread and Fruit Dish on a Table Correspondence, notes and research. |
1980-1984 |
| II.B.8 | Connaissance des Arts Material Correspondence and a draft of an essay. |
1984 |
| II.B.9 | Dada Correspondence Correspondence, notes and research, memoranda, and news clippings. Materials are related to Dada, Surrealism and Their Heritage [MoMA Exh. #855, March 27–June 9, 1968]. |
1966-1988 |
| II.B.10 | Dada Research Material Correspondence, notes and research, news clippings. Materials are related to Dada, Surrealism and Their Heritage [MoMA Exh. #855, March 27–June 9, 1968]. |
1967-1970 |
| II.B.11 | Dada Photographs Contains correspondence, notes and research, news clippings, and photographs of artworks. Includes a pamphlet for an exhibition of Roberto Matta Echuarren at Copley Galleries in October 1948. Materials are related to Dada, Surrealism and Their Heritage [MoMA Exh. #855, March 27–June 9, 1968]. |
1967-1970 |
| II.B.12 | Dada Photographs Photographs of artworks, artists, and installations. Materials are related to Dada, Surrealism and Their Heritage [MoMA Exh. #855, March 27–June 9, 1968]. |
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| II.B.13 | Dada Photographs Correspondence and photographs. Materials are related to Dada, Surrealism and Their Heritage [MoMA Exh. #855, March 27–June 9, 1968]. |
1967-1968 |
| II.B.14 | Exhibition Proposals Correspondence, memoranda, notes and research. |
1974-1987 |
| II.B.15 | Exhibition Proposals, 1985 Correspondence, memoranda, notes and research. |
1985 |
| II.B.16 | Exhibition Proposals, 1986-1987 Correspondence, memoranda, notes and research. |
1986-1988 |
| II.B.17 | Exhibition Proposals: Correspondence Correspondence with other institutions. |
1972-1987 |
| II.B.18 | Exhibition Proposals: Forms | 1976-1985 |
| II.B.19 | Exhibition Proposals: General Correspondence and memoranda concerning the processing of exhibition proposals. |
1978-1986 |
| II.B.20 | Exhibitions: Berlin Correspondence. Restricted material removed: Private lender information. |
1983-1988 |
| II.B.21 | O'Keeffe Correspondence concerning the last will and testament of Georgia O'Keeffe. |
1987-1989 |
| II.B.22 | The William S. Paley Collection [MoMA Exh. #1614, January 30–April 7, 1992] Correspondence and photocopies of objects from the collection. Concerns the donation and exhibition of the William S. Paley Collection. Restricted information removed: Contract agreement of the Paley Collection bequeathment. |
1987 |
| II.B.23 | William S. Paley Collection Photographs Photographs of artworks in the William S. Paley Collection. |
1987 |
| II.B.24 | Paley Project: Related Correspondence and Memos Correspondence and memoranda. Related to the exhibition The William S. Paley Collection [MoMA Exh. #1614, January 30–April 7, 1992]. Restricted material removed: Condition information. |
1991-1992 |
| II.B.25 | Paley Project: Underappreciated Modern Masters Exhibition Contains a list of library catalogue records of artists Augusto Giacometti, Jean Hélion, Seraphine Louis, Gerald Murphy, Augustus Tack, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Jan Toorop, Albert Traschel, Felix Valotton, and Adolf Wölfli. |
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| II.B.26 | Paley Project: Texts Contains a copy of the text written for the exhibition catalogue of The William S. Paley Collection [MoMA Exh. #1614, January 30–April 7, 1992]. |
1991 |
| II.B.27 | Paley Project: Publication and Tour Correspondence related to the exhibition catalogue for The William S. Paley Collection [MoMA Exh. #1614, January 30–April 7, 1992] and photographs of William S. Paley. |
1991 |
| II.B.28 | Paley Project: Collection Correspondence, news clippings, and framing records for the exhibition The William S. Paley Collection [MoMA Exh. #1614, January 30–April 7, 1992]. |
1991-1992 |
| II.B.29 | Picasso and Braque: General Research, correspondence, news clippings. Materials are related to the exhibition Picasso and Braque: Pioneering Cubism [MoMA Exh. #1529, September 24, 1989–January 16, 1990]. Restricted material removed: Private lender records. |
1980-1989 |
| II.B.30 | Picasso and Braque: Juan Miguel Barrón Correspondence Research and correspondence. |
1986 |
| II.B.31 | Picasso and Braque: Credit Line Correspondence. |
1989 |
| II.B.32 | Picasso and Braque: Unpacking Loans Correspondence. |
1989 |
| II.B.33 | Picasso and Braque: Loan Letter Correspondence, memoranda, and drafts of a loan letter. Restricted material removed: Loan agreements. |
1986-1989 |
| II.B.34 | Picasso and Braque: Lenders Contains a list of lenders for the exhibition. |
1989 |
| II.B.35 | Picasso and Braque: Inquiries for Location of Works Correspondence. |
1988-1989 |
| II.B.36 | Picasso and Braque: Dominique Bozo Correspondence inquiring about the location of Braque artworks. |
1988 |
| II.B.37 | Picasso and Braque: Gallery Correspondence Correspondence and memoranda. |
1991-1982 |
| II.B.38 | Picasso and Braque: Correspondence Correspondence, memoranda, news clippings, notes and research. Includes an issue of The Atlantic (June 1988). |
1985-1989 |
| II.B.39 | Picasso and Braque: Dismantling Correspondence, loan forms, and shipping records. Entire folder restricted. |
1985-1989 |
| II.B.40 | Picasso and Braque: Insurance Correspondence. Entire folder restricted. |
1977-1988 |
| II.B.41 | Pollock Research Correspondence, notes and research, and photographs. |
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| II.B.42 | Jackson Pollock Article Folder 1 of 2. Concerns a four-part essay, Jackson Pollock and the Modern Tradition written for Artform (1967). |
1967-1980 |
| II.B.43 | Jackson Pollock Article Folder 2 of 2. Concerns a four-part essay, Jackson Pollock and the Modern Tradition written for Artform (1967). |
1975-1980 |
| II.B.44 | Jackson Pollock Article Contains a draft of a four-part essay, Jackson Pollock and the Modern Tradition written for Artform (1967). |
1966-1967 |
| II.B.45 | Jackson Pollock Book Contains a draft of a four-part essay, Jackson Pollock and the Modern Tradition written for Artform (1967). |
1966-1967 |
| II.B.46 | Jackson Pollock Correspondence Correspondence concerning research on Jackson Pollock. |
1963-1984 |
| II.B.47 | Jackson Pollock Footnotes Concerns a four-part essay, Jackson Pollock and the Modern Tradition written for Artform (1967). |
1967 |
| II.B.48 | Jackson Pollock Text 1 Concerns a four-part essay, Jackson Pollock and the Modern Tradition written for Artform (1967). |
1967 |
| II.B.49 | Jackson Pollock Text 2 Includes correspondence. Concerns a four-part essay, Jackson Pollock and the Modern Tradition written for Artform (1967). |
1971-1973 |
| II.B.50 | Jackson Pollock Text 3 Concerns a four-part essay, Jackson Pollock and the Modern Tradition written for Artform (1967). |
1967 |
| II.B.51 | "Primitivism" in 20th Century Art: Affinity of the Tribal and the Modern [MoMA Exh. #1382, September 19, 1984–January 15, 1985] Correspondence and drafts of a letter to the editor of Artforum in response to Thomas McEvilley's article "Doctor Lawyer Indian Chief" published in Artforum (November 1984). Rubin and Kirk Varnedoe's letter, and McEvilley's reply, were published in Artforum's January 1985 issue. |
1986 |
| II.B.52 | Polychrome Sculpture Contains an exhibition catalogue for 1968 Annual Exhibition Contemporary American Sculpture at the Whitney Museum of American Art from December 17, 1968–February 9, 1969. |
1968 |
| II.B.53 | Primatures Includes correspondence, research, and exhibition pamphlets for Perspectives: Angles on African Art at The Center for African Art from September 10, 1987–January 3, 1988. |
1968-1989 |
| II.B.54 | Slides Concerns the production of photographic slides for a presentation. |
1967-1968 |
| II.B.55 | Matisse, The Swimming Pool Includes correspondence, memoranda, blueprints, installation photographs, and financial records. |
1986 |
| II.B.56 | Ad Reinhardt Correspondence and memoranda. Includes drafts of a catalogue essay for Ad Reinhardt [MoMA Exh. #1585, June 1–September 2, 1991]. Restricted material removed: Private lender records. |
1989-1991 |
| II.B.57 | Modern Artists Confront Religion Correspondence. |
1966-1968 |
| II.B.58 | Exhibition of Religious Art: Miscellaneous Material Correspondence, news clippings, research. Includes an exhibition catalogue for Stephen Greene: A Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings held at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from March 14–April 14, 1963. |
1963-1965 |
| II.B.59 | Proposed Exhibition of Religious Art Correspondence and memoranda. |
1963-1964 |
| II.B.60 | Russian Material Research on Soviet Art and correspondence with Henry L. Carlsruh and Art Division. |
1968 |
| II.B.61 | Outdoor Sculpture Correspondence and memoranda. Restricted material removed: Condition information. |
1983-1987 |
| II.B.62 | Security Correspondence and memoranda. Restricted material removed: Blueprints. |
1977-1991 |
| II.B.63 | Richard Serra Correspondence, news clippings. Includes affidavit to prevent the relocation of Tilted Arc. |
1984-1985 |
| II.B.64 | Frank Stella: Works from 1970 to 1987 [MoMA Exh. #1463, October 12, 1987–January 5, 1988] Correspondence and memoranda. Includes a poster for SVA Debates-Frank Stella Since 1970: Heroic Vitality or Theatrical Floppery? held at the School of Visual Arts on November 21, 1985. Restricted material removed: Condition information and loan agreements. |
1985-1990 |
| II.B.65 | Telephone Lists Notes and research. |
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Series II.C: Les Demoiselles d'Avignon Research |
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Subseries II.C comprises Rubin's research on Les Demoiselles d'Avignon by Pablo Picasso. Folders II.C.1–13 concern the exhibition Les Demoiselles d'Avignon at Musée Picasso in Paris, January 26–April 18, 1988, and at Museo Picasso in Barcelona, May 10–June 14, 1988. These folders include correspondence, research, and text drafts. Folders II.C.14–52 concern research and drafts of text for the MoMA book Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Studies in Modern Art no. 3 (1994), including the rental of color transparencies for the purpose of reproduction and publication. |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| II.C.1 | Exhibition: Early Correspondence Correspondence, memoranda, and news clippings. |
1984-1987 |
| II.C.2 | Exhibition: Loans and Transportation Correspondence and memoranda. Restricted material removed: Condition information. |
1987-1988 |
| II.C.3 | Exhibition: Rights and Reproductions Correspondence and memoranda. |
1988 |
| II.C.4 | Exhibition: Publicity Correspondence and news clippings. |
1988 |
| II.C.5 | Exhibition: Background and Research Materials Correspondence and research. |
1986-1987 |
| II.C.6 | Exhibition: Publication Correspondence. |
1988 |
| II.C.7 | Exhibition: Revisions to Essay Correspondence and research. |
1988 |
| II.C.8 | Exhibition: Correspondence (Musée Picasso) Correspondence. |
1986-1987 |
| II.C.9 | Exhibition: Correspondence (General) Correspondence and memoranda. |
1987-1988 |
| II.C.10 | Exhibition: Correspondence (Scholarly) Correspondence. |
1986-1988 |
| II.C.11 | Exhibition: Photographic Reproductions Correspondence, notes, and memoranda concerning photographic reproductions for the publication. |
1987-1988 |
| II.C.12 | Exhibition: Opening and Venue Correspondence on the opening at Museo Picasso in Barcelona. |
1987-1988 |
| II.C.13 | Exhibition: Loan Insurance | 1987-1988 |
| II.C.14 | Studies in Modern Art 3: English Version of Text Rubin's text was originally written in English, then translated to French with some additions. This folder contains the translation of the French text back to English. |
1990 |
| II.C.15 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Article Photographs Photocopies of artworks. |
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| II.C.16 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Research Documents and Texts Folder 1 of 2. |
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| II.C.17 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Research Documents and Texts Folder 2 of 2. |
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| II.C.18 | Studies in Modern Art 3: List of Related Works Contains a list and photocopies of the artworks included in Rubin's essay for Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Studies in Modern Art 3 (1994). |
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| II.C.19 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Syphilis Research, Mutter Museum Contains photocopies of medical articles. |
1993 |
| II.C.20 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Dr. Burns Research Contains an article by Dr. Stanley B. Burns titled Primitivism and Syphilis. |
1994 |
| II.C.21 | Studies in Modern Art 3: David Lomas, A Canon of Deformity: Les Demoiselles d'Avignon and Physical Anthropology (1993) Photocopy of an article originally published in Art History 16 no. 3 (September 1993). |
1993 |
| II.C.22 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Robert Lubar, Picasso, El Greco, and the Body of the Nation (1996) Photocopy of an article. |
1993 |
| II.C.23 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Jean Clair, Klimt et Picasso en 1907 (1907) Photocopy of an article. |
1988 |
| II.C.24 | Studies in Modern Art 3: André Salmon, The Black Venus (1929) Photocopy of an article. |
1929 |
| II.C.25 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Black and White Reproductions Correspondence and memoranda. |
1992-1994 |
| II.C.26 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Black and White Image List Correspondence and memoranda. |
1993-1994 |
| II.C.27 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Jean Clair, The Medusa (1989) Photocopy. |
1989 |
| II.C.28 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Color Reproductions Memoranda. |
1993 |
| II.C.29 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Images (order and captions) Correspondence and memoranda. |
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| II.C.30 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Color Transparencies—Barnes Foundation Correspondence. Includes a transparency. |
1992-1994 |
| II.C.31 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Color Transparencies—Basel Correspondence. |
1992-1994 |
| II.C.32 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Color Transparencies—Buffalo Correspondence. |
1993-1994 |
| II.C.33 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Color Transparencies—Cleveland Correspondence. |
1993-1994 |
| II.C.34 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Color Transparencies—Hermitage Correspondence and memoranda. |
1993-1994 |
| II.C.35 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Color Transparencies—Kunsthaus Zurich Correspondence. |
1993-1994 |
| II.C.36 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Color Transparencies—Private Collection Correspondence. Entire folder restricted. |
1994 |
| II.C.37 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Color Transparencies—Louvre Correspondence and loan receipt. |
1993-1994 |
| II.C.38 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Color Transparencies—Peter Ludwig Correspondence. |
1993-1994 |
| II.C.39 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Color Transparencies—Metropolitan Museum Correspondence. |
1993-1994 |
| II.C.40 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Color Transparencies—MoMA Correspondence. Includes a transparency. |
1993-1994 |
| II.C.41 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Color Transparencies—Philadelphia Correspondence. |
1993-1994 |
| II.C.42 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Color Transparencies—Trocadero, Paris Correspondence. |
1993-1994 |
| II.C.43 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Color Transparencies—Tervuren, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale Correspondence. |
1993-1994 |
| II.C.44 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Color Transparencies—Zürich, Stiftung Sammlung E.G. Bührle Correspondence. |
1992-1994 |
| II.C.45 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Miscellaneous Memos Correspondence and memoranda. |
1993-1994 |
| II.C.46 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Miscellaneous Research Texts and Photographs | |
| II.C.47 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Check Requests | 1993-1994 |
| II.C.48 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Translations | 1993 |
| II.C.49 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Appendix to Chronology | 1993 |
| II.C.50 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Captions | 1993 |
| II.C.51 | Studies in Modern Art 3: Bibliography Includes photocopies of referenced material. |
1993 |
| II.C.52 | Studies in Modern Art 3 Contains printing proofs. |
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File numbers marked by an asterisk (*) indicate oversize material that has been separated to the end of the collection. Researchers should include the asterisk when issuing a request for such material.
| Series | Folder Range | Box |
| I.A | 1-5 | 1 |
| I.A | 6-15 | 2 |
| I.A | 16-22 | 3 |
| I.A, I.B | 23-30, 1 | 4 |
| I.B, II.A | 2-24, 1-2 | 5 |
| II.A | 3-12 | 6 |
| II.A | 13-25 | 7 |
| II.A | 26-33 | 8 |
| II.A | 34-43 | 9 |
| II.A | 44-59 | 10 |
| II.A | 60-67 | 11 |
| II.B | 1-4 | 12 |
| II.B | 5-10 | 13 |
| II.B | 11-16 | 14 |
| II.B | 17-28 | 15 |
| II.B | 29-41 | 16 |
| II.B | 42-45 | 17 |
| II.B | 46-53 | 18 |
| II.B | 54-65 | 19 |
| II.B | 1-14 | 20 |
| II.C | 15-19 | 21 |
| II.C | 20-29 | 22 |
| II.C | 30-52 | 23 |