Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Art of This Century (Gallery)
| title | Printed material relating to Guggenheim Jeune and Art of this Century galleries, 1938-1946. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Exhibition catalogs, clippings and other published material relating to two galleries operated by Peggy Guggenheim. Biographical and Historical Notes: Collector, patron, art dealer; Venice, Italy. Her galleries were Guggenheim Jeune in London which existed 1938-1938, and Art of this Century, New York City, 1942-1947. Art of this Century launched several leading abstract expressionists. |
| extent | 400 items (on 2 microfilm reels). reels ITVE 1-ITVE 2 |
| formats | Exhibition Catalogs Clippings Printed Materials Ephemera |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Lent for microfilming 1965 by Peggy Guggenheim. Originals returned to lender, Peggy Guggenheim, after microfilming. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:33 |
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| title | Clyfford and Patricia Still Archives Collection | repository | Clyfford Still Museum |
| description | The Clyfford and Patricia Still Archives Collection (CPSA) represent the complete, intact archival materials created by Clyfford Still during his lifetime. The Archives contain studio records, photographs and slides, the artist’s tools and materials, his personal library, and extensive documentation pertaining to the art, career, and life of this important American artist. Of particular interest is a trove of correspondence between Still and many of the major artists, critics, dealers, museum professionals, and collectors of the Abstract Expressionist era, including Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Clement Greenberg, and Peggy Guggenheim. Scholars and general researchers had limited to no access to these materials during the artist’s lifetime, and access was completely denied after the artist’s death in 1980. |
| extent | 450-500 linear feet total |
| access | Contact repository for access and restrictions. |
| record link | https://clyffordstillmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Finding_Aid_for_CPSA_public_2020.pdf |
| record source | https://clyffordstillmuseum.org/art-artist/archives-library/ |
| finding aid | Finding aid available online. |
| acquisition information | After the artist’s death in 1980, the Clyfford Still Estate, which comprised 95% of the artist’s artworks, was sealed off from public and scholarly view. Still’s will stipulated that his estate be given in its entirety to an American city willing to establish a permanent museum dedicated solely to his work, ensuring its survival for exhibition and study. In August 2004, the City of Denver, under the leadership of then Mayor John W. Hickenlooper, was selected by Still’s wife, Patricia Still, to receive the substantial Still art collection. In 2005, Patricia Still also bequeathed to the city her own estate, which included select paintings by her husband as well as his complete archives. |
| updated | 10/03/2025 11:58:55 |
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| title | Art of This Century Files [Raccolta di documenti sulla galleria Art of this century di New York] | repository | Biblioteca della Collezione Peggy Guggenheim |
| description | An important section of the archive is represented by documents regarding Peggy Guggenheim’s New York museum-gallery Art of This Century (1942–1947), such as press clippings and correspondence with artists and collaborators. Contains: [Collection of documents documenting the New York cultural and artistic scene that revolved around the Art of This Century Gallery], 1942 - 1987 [Collection of correspondence between the Art of This Century Gallery in New York and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art], 1944 - 2004 [Collection of documents and images relating to the Art of This Century Gallery in New York], 1942 - 1947 [Collection of documents relating to the relationship between the New York press and the Art of This Century Gallery], 1928 - 2004 [Collection of documents on the artists exhibited at the Art of This Century Gallery in New York], 1941 - 2006 [Collection of documents on the New York cultural figures that revolved around the Art of This Century Gallery], 1939 - 2004 [Collection of documents on the activities of the Art of This Century Gallery in New York], 1942 - 2004 [Collection of documents on exhibitions organized at the Art of this Century Gallery in New York and their chronology], 1942–1947 |
| access | Contact repository for access and restrictions. |
| record link | https://polovea.sebina.it/SebinaOpac/resource/raccolta-di-documenti-sulla-galleria-art-of-this-century-di-new-york/VEA01122308?locale=eng&tabDoc=tabcontiene |
| finding aid | No finding aid available online. |
| updated | 10/03/2025 11:58:56 |
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