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| Creator: | Stellweg, Carla | |
| Title: | Carla Stellweg Papers | |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1979-1991 | |
| Quantity: | .4 linear feet 1 manuscript box |
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| Abstract: | A collection of papers of writer, curator, and gallerist Carla Stellweg including correspondence, exhibition announcements, invitations, and other ephemera documenting her gallery work and personal and professional writings. In Spanish and English. | |
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| The Papers are organized into two series, with items arranged alphabetically by correspondent's last name: | ||
| Series I. Personal Correspondence | ||
| Series II: Professional Correspondence Subseries II.A: General Professional Correspondence Subseries II.B: Correspondence Regarding Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art's Journal: Southern California Art Magazine Subseries II.C: Gallery Correspondence and Ephemera |
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Carla Stellweg is a writer, independent curator and former gallery owner born in Bandung, Indonesia and raised in Mexico City, Mexico. She held a variety of curatorial positions in Mexico and the United States at The Rufino Tamayo Museum, Mexico City and Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art (MOCHA), Bronx, NY. In 1973, Carla Stellweg and Fernando Gamboa co-founded Artes Visuales, an avant-garde magazine. Between 1983 and 1985, Ms. Stellweg co-owned and operated Stellweg-Seguy gallery, and from 1989 to 1997, the gallery Carla Stellweg Latin American & Contemporary Art. Throughout her career she published works focused on Latin America and Latino artists.
The Carla Stellweg Papers include a collection of papers of writer, curator, and gallerist Carla Stellweg including correspondence, exhibition announcements, invitations, and other ephemera documenting her gallery work and personal and professional writings. In Spanish and English.
The records are open for research and contain no restricted materials.
The Carla Stellweg 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.
Published citations should take the following form:
Long version: Carla Stellweg Papers, [series.folder]. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York.
Short version: Carla Stellweg, [series.folder]. MoMA Archives, NY.
The Carla Stellweg Papers were acquired by the MoMA Library in 2015 and transferred to the MoMA Archives in 2023.
The collection as a whole is in good condition. In processing, staples and other metal fasteners were removed.
Series I: Personal Correspondence 1988-1991 |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| I.1 | Bustamente, Maris | 1991 |
| I.2 | Covarrubias, Felipe | undated |
| I.3 | Lanza, Bianca | 1988 |
| I.4 | Mayer, Monica | 1990 |
| I.5 | Martinez Maldonado, Jose Luis | 1991 |
| I.6 | Patino, Adolfo | undated |
| I.7 | Polvo de Gallina Negra (Black Hen Powder) | 1990 |
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Series II: Professional Correspondence 1979-1991 |
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Subseries II. A: General Professional Correspondence |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| II.A.1 | Lara, Magali | 1979 |
| II.A.2 | Ogaz, Damaso | undated |
| II.A.3 | Salcedo, Bernardo | 1979 |
Subseries II.B: Correspondence Regarding Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art's Journal: Southern California Art Magazine |
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Items in this subseries include correspondence concerning the special issue "Art in Latin America" for Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art's Journal: Southern California Art Magazine, no. 25, December 1979. |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| II.B.1 | Bonevardi, Marcelo | 1979 |
| II.B.2 | González, Beatriz | 1979 |
| II.B.3 | Kalenberg, Angel | 1979-1980 |
| II.B.4 | Mayer, Monica | 1979 |
| II.B.5 | Minujin, Marta | 1979 |
| II.B.6 | Ogaz, Dámaso | 1979 |
| II.B.7 | Rubiano Caballero, Germán | 1979 |
| II.B.8 | G.E. Marx Vigo | 1979 |
| II.B.9 | Journal: Southern California Art Magazine, no. 25, December 1979 | 1979 |
Subseries II.C: Gallery Correspondence and Ephemera |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| II.C.1 | Bustamante, Marias | 1982-1984 |
| II.C.2 | No Grupo | 1982 |
| II.C.3 | Patino, Adolfo | 1990-1991 |
| II.C.4 | Valencia, Ruben | 1984 |
| II.C.5 | Gallery postcards Includes postcards for the following exhibitions at Stellweg-Séguy Gallery: Blade, May 5-June 2, 1984; Quik, June 7-30, 1984; Seen, September 11-October 4, 1984; Rammellzee, October 13-November 10, 1984; Ken Tisa, January 19-February 16, 1985. |
1984-1996 |
| II.C.6 | Gallery ephemera Includes a business card and ephemera for the following exhibitions at Stellweg-Séguy Gallery: Soul Catchers, November 27, 1984-January 12, 1985. |
1985-1994 |
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