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Archives related to: Landau, Emily Fisher
| title | Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation records, circa 1950-2006 (bulk 1986-2006). | repository | Yale University Library |
| description | The Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation Records document the activities of the foundation during its nearly two-decade existence, including the administration and distribution of Georgia O’Keeffe’s physical and financial assets, the management of her intellectual property rights, and the publication of a catalogue raisonné of her work, among other accomplishments. The records cover the foundation’s relationships with a variety of museums, galleries, collectors, publishers, and exhibition organizers, as well as with art historians, artists, authors, biographers, conservators, photographers, and the general public, and with its own financial and legal advisors. Also included in Series I are photocopied sets of letters to O’Keeffe from her friends Mangus (Mike) Harding, Ruth Carter Johnson, and Caroline Keck. Biographical/Historical note: The Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation, a self-limiting nonprofit organization, was established in May 1989 with a purpose of expanding and perpetuating the artistic legacy of the artist Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986). The foundation had offices in Abiquiu and Santa Fe, New Mexico, a five-member Board of Directors, and a small administrative staff. Its three permanently appointed directors were Juan Hamilton, Raymond R. Krueger, and June O’Keeffe Sebring; elected directors over time included Richard R. Brettell, Vincent A. Carrozza, Anne d’Harnoncourt, Charles C. Eldredge, Bill Katz, Agapita Judy Lopez, and Earl A. Powell III. Foundation presidents were Elizabeth Glassman and Robert P. Worcester. The Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation terminated its activities in 2006; it transferred its residual assets, including the remainder of O’Keeffe’s artwork, collected research papers and archival materials, and the Abiquiu home and studio, to the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in 2006, and its own records to the Beinecke Library in 2009. Cite As Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation Records. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Associated Materials Most of the material related to the estate of Georgia O'Keeffe is held in Alfred Stieglitz/Georgia O'Keeffe Archive Addition (YCAL MSS 345). Location: LSF--Contact beinecke.access@yale.edu to request item Call Number: YCAL MSS 342 |
| extent | 109 linear feet (87 boxes) |
| formats | Administrative Records Correspondence Financial Records Legal Papers Photocopies |
| access | Series I, Correspondence Files, is open for research. Series II, Board of Directors Files, is restricted until March 4, 2019. Series III, Financial Files, is restricted until March 4, 2029. This collection may be housed off-site at Yale’s Library Shelving Facility (LSF). To determine if all or part of this collection is housed off-site please check the library’s online catalog, Orbis; material for which the location is given as “LSF” must be requested 36 hours in advance. Please consult with Beinecke Access Services for more information. |
| record link | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.okeeffefndn |
| record source | http://orbexpress.library.yale.edu |
| finding aid | Finding aid available in the repository and on the repository's Web site. |
| acquisition information | Gift of the Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation, 2009. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:30:00 |
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