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titleModern Art in Los Angeles the Beat years, 2003 November 17-19.
repositoryThe Getty Research Institute
descriptionForms part of: The Getty Research Institute Modern Art in Los Angeles and Pacific Standard Time Recordings, 2003- (Institutional Archives finding aid no. IA40018)

Collection consists of audio and video recordings of Modern Art in Los Angeles: the Beat Years, discussions of the Los Angeles art scene of the mid- and late-1950s held on November 17 - 19, 2003 at the Getty Center.

Included are interviews with poet David Meltzer (November 17, 2003), and artist George Herms (November 19, 2003); Beat years group sessions comprised of photographer Charles Brittin, David Meltzer, curator Walter Hopps, and Shirley Berman, wife of poet and artist Wallace Berman (November 18, 2003); and a public panel discussion composed of Charles Brittin, David Meltzer, and Walter Hopps with Thomas Crow and Andrew Perchuk (Harold Williams Auditorium, 18 November 2003).

Interviewers include Thomas Crow, Michael Duncan, Andrew Perchuk, and Rani Singh.

extent8 sound cassettes
formatsSound Recording
accessContact the Repository for further details.
record sourcehttp://www.worldcat.org/oclc/80803792
finding aidAvailable at the Getty Research Instute's Library.
updated03/16/2023 10:30:00
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titleJay DeFeo papers, 1948-1976.
repositoryArchives of American Art
descriptionCorrespondence; letters; business material; photographs; writings; original works of art; Christmas cards; postcards; exhibition catalogs and announcements; clippings; and printed materials.

REEL 908: Material relating to DeFeo's "The Rose," 1972-1974, including correspondence, mainly with Bruce Conner; business material; and clippings.

REEL 1645: A passport; postcards, birthday greetings, collages, and other correspondence with Fred Martin, Frank Lobdell, Margaret Peterson, Irving Blum, Michael McClure, Eleanor Sinton, Wallace and Shirley Berman, Deborah Remington, and Ruth Terrill, 1963-1974; writings by Fred Martin and Wallace Berman; sheet music from Wally Hedrick's Studio 13 Jazz Band; original works of art, including a piece of DeFeo's painting, THE ROSE; photos of DeFeo, Wally Hedrick, Joan Brown, Manuel Neri and others; exhibition catalogs and announcements; and clippings.

REEL 2673: Associate of Arts Degree from the University of California, 1948; correspondence with Wallace and Shirley Berman, Fred Thomas Martin, Dorothy Miller, Eleanor Sinton, the Ferus Gallery, the Pasadena Art Gallery and the San Francisco Art Institute; writings including an essay by Walter Hopps and 2 by Fred Martin; 2 paper collages; financial data; 2 exhibition posters, one by Fred Martin; and 2 photographs.

REEL 3957: 18 notes, original birthday and Christmas greeting cards, and postcards, most with photo collage, sent to DeFeo from Berman and 2 postcards, also with photo collage from Dean Stockwell to DeFeo; 36 poems by various authors published in SEMINA; 10 photographs by Berman and possibly others; an announcement for a Berman exhibition and one for works by Arthur Richer; and miscellany.

Bio / His Notes:
Painter, photographer; San Francisco, Calif. Prominent in Bay Area art scene as painter and "hostess" of numerous parties from mid 1950's to 1960's.
extent1.4 linear ft. (on 4 microfilm reels) reels 1645, 908, 2673 and 3957
formatsMicrofilm Correspondence Business Papers Photographs Writings
accessPatrons must use microfilm copy.
record linkhttp://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/jay-defeo-papers-7417
record sourcehttp://www.siris.si.edu/
acquisition informationDonated 1975-1981 by Jay DeFeo.
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titleBarbara Rose Papers, 1940-1993 (bulk 1960-1985).
repositoryThe Getty Research Institute
descriptionThe Barbara Rose Papers represent a selection from her archive and document her research in post-war and contemporary American art. The bulk of the papers date from 1960 through 1985.

Manuscript and research files on American artists, primarily of the post war era, and especially rich for the New York art world contain Rose's research notes, some correspondence (primarily from others), photographs and slides, and drafts of manuscripts for articles, catalogues and books, some unpublished. The most extensive files concern research (1978-1979) for an exhibition and catalogue on the artist Patrick Henry Bruce for the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1979, and files about collaborations between science and art, including the Experiments in Art and Technology (Organization) project to build the Pepsi-Cola Pavilion at the 1970 Exposition in Osaka, and the related art and technology program at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1967-1971.

Much of Rose's research consists of interviews with artists, and a few dealers, curators and printmakers. These date from ca. 1960 through ca. 1990. More than 100 interviews are here in transcriptions, some partial and heavily edited, and on cassette tapes and 1/4 inch audio tape reels. The Claes Oldenburg interviews are the most extensive with ca. 50 transcript pages and 21 cassette tapes. Six videotapes document exhibits, symposia and lectures.

Correspondence with artists, curators and historians is scattered throughout the research files. In addition there are several concentrated files (ca. .5 linear ft.) of correspondence from Avigdor Arikha and his wife Anne, 1962-1977, and Mark Di Suvero, 1972-1973, 1975. Two letters from Robert Motherwell, 1966, discuss the post-war New York art scene. There are 4 letters from Frank Stella, with 2 short manuscripts about painting, and photographs of Islamic decoration taken during a trip to Iran.

Complementing these files are ca. 200 black & white photographs of artists dating from ca. 1940 through 1992. Oldenburg's "Ray Gun" poster, signed and dated 1971, is an artifact from The Store

Additional Formats:
Use copies are available for all audio cassette tapes (C1-C147) and all reel-to-reel tapes (R1-R13). See research file for inventory.
extent11 linear ft., 40 boxes
formatsManuscript Research Files Correspondence Transcript Photographs
accessOpen for use by qualified researchers.
record linkhttp://archives2.getty.edu:8082/xtf/view?docId=ead/930100/930100.xml;query=;brand=default
record sourcehttp://hdl.handle.net/10020/cat322207
finding aidOnline and unpublished finding aid available in the repository
acquisition informationThis collection comprises selected papers acquired from Barbara Rose in 1993.
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titleBarbara Rose papers, 1962-circa 1969
repositoryArchives of American Art
descriptionLetters, writings, printed material, interviews with artists and other audio recordings and transcripts relating to Barbara Rose's research as an art historian.

Letters include those received from artists in response to a questionnaires sent by Rose and Irving Sandler in preparation for articles in, "Art in America," on patronage for sculpture, and other aspects of art in the 1960's and includes responses from Robert Motherwell, Robert Kauffman, Len Lye, Robert Morris, George Segal, David Hare, and others. Also included are copies of, "Myth, Symbol, or Me," by Emily Wasserman; excerpts from a, "Work Journal on Flying Sculpture," by Charles Frazier; and two copies of the 57th Street Review periodical, Nov. 15, 1966;

Sound recordings of interviews conducted by Rose are with Richard Bellamy, Jacqueline Bogrand, Leo Castelli, James E. Davis, Henry Geldzahler, Ivan Karp, Lee Krasner (21 p. transcript included), C. M. Kuntz, John Lefebre, John Myers (29 p. transcript included), and Donald Judd with Frank Stella, 1965 (transcript included).

Other audio recordings and transcripts include a 30 p. transcript of a symposium held at the Washington Gallery of Modern Art, Washington, D.C. in conjunction with the exhibition, "A New Aesthetic," with participants Ronald Davis, Dan Flavin, Robert Kauffman, and John Harvey McCracken, with Barbara Rose as moderator, May 6, 1967; a tape recording of, "Sculpture and Architecture: A Dialogue," 1968; a sound recording and 16 p. transcript of a lecture entitled, "Pop Art: What?" delivered by Friedel Dzubas at the 17th annual art symposium, University of South Florida, circa 1960;

a sound recording and 27 p. transcript of the panel discussion, "Creative Photography and the Market Place," sponsored by the San Francisco Art Society, San Francisco, Calif., with participants Ansel Adams, Arthur Bierman, Kenneth Rexroth and Edward Taylor, with Ernst Karl Mundt as moderator;

a sound recording and 38 p. transcript of the symposium The Artist and the Art World sponsored by the Arts Council of the San Francisco Art Institute and Art Forum magazine with participants John Bowles, Roy Dean De Forest, and Seymour Locks, with Walter Hopps as moderator, Sept. 28, 1962; an 18 p. transcript of the symposium Primary Structures at the Jewish Museum, New York, N.Y. with participants Mark Di Suvero, Donald Judd, Robert Morris, and Barbara Rose, with Kynaston McShine as moderator, May 2, 1966;

and 4 sound tapes and a 41 p. transcript of a panel discussion, "Is Easel Painting Dead," held at New York University, as part of the series The Critics Colloquium with panel members are Walter Darby Bannard, Donald Judd, Larry Poons, and Robert Rauschenberg, with Barbara Rose as moderator, Nov. 10, 1966.
extent1.0 linear feet
formatsCorrespondence Writings Printed Materials Interviews Sound Recording
accessUse requires an appointment.
record linkhttp://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/barbara-rose-papers-9961
record sourcehttp://siris-archives.si.edu/
finding aidOnline transcript
acquisition informationDonated 1971-1977 by Barbara Rose. Location of symposium sound recording unknown.
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titleRecords of the Fine Arts Program of the Federal Reserve, 1975-1981
repositoryArchives of American Art
descriptionLetters and interoffice memoranda from Mary Anne Goley, Director, and others, to donors, artists, and others, including lists of works exhibited and artist biographies;

exhibition catalogs from the Fine Arts Program's permanent collection; catalogs of loan exhibitions hosted by the Program; and a draft of a public relations brochure. Also included are 4 cassettes of an interview of Walter Hopps conducted by Goley for the Fine Arts Program's exhibition "6 L.A. Sculptors," 1980, and a partial transcript of the interview published in the catalog for the exhibition.

Biographical/Historical Note:
Art program; Washington, D.C. Established in 1975 as exhibition space for American and European paintings given or loaned to the Federal Reserve Bank.

The art program operates under the auspices of a chairman aided by a Volunteer Advisory Panel which has included J. Carter Brown, Douglas Dillon, Mary Lasker, and Dr. Joshua Taylor.

extent1.0 linear ft.
formatsAdministrative Records Correspondence Sound Recording Exhibition Catalogs Ephemera
accessUse of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
record linkhttp://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/records-fine-arts-program-federal-reserve-5941
record sourcehttp://siris-archives.si.edu/
acquisition informationDonated by The Fine Arts Program, Federal Reserve Board through Mary Ann Goley, director, 1980-1982.
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titlePasadena Art Museum oral history transcript, 1987: Walter Hopps
repositoryUniversity of California, Los Angeles
descriptionIn:
Oral History collection, Dept. of Special Collections, University Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Hopps briefly discusses his own background, but mostly talks about his affiliation with the Pasadena Art Museum, including various individuals associated with it.

Hopps also discusses the museum's fiscal policies, the influence and commitment of the Board of Trustees and volunteer organizations, the exhibition and acquisition programs, and the design of the building constructed at Colorado and Orange Grove Blvds.

Bio/History:
Walter Hopps was born in 1932 in Los Angeles and pursued coursework at Stanford, UCLA and University of Chicago. He has been a director and curator at various art museums, including Pasadena (1960-63, curator; 1963-66, director); and Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. (1970-72, director). He has also published many exhibit catalogs since 1963.

Original or duplicate materials:
The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
extent133 leaves, bound ; 28 cm
formatsTranscript
accessFor access restrictions contact the Oral History Program, Department of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles.
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titleArtist file: Hopps, Walter: miscellaneous uncataloged material
repositoryThe Museum of Modern Art
descriptionThe folder may include announcements, clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, small exhibition catalogs, and other ephemeral material.
extent1 folder
formatsEphemera
accessContact the Museum of Modern Art for access restrictions.
record sourcehttps://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991009976209707141
updated11/29/2022 15:49:51
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titleHopps, Walter: Art World Personality Files.
repositoryWhitney Museum of American Art
descriptionFolder(s) may include announcements, clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, small exhibition catalogs, and other ephemeral material.
extent1 folder
formatsEphemera
record sourcehttp://library.whitney.org/
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titleModern Art in Los Angeles. The late forties, 2003.
repositoryThe Getty Research Institute
descriptionThe collection consists of recordings of the program Modern Art in Los Angeles: The Late Forties, held on February 6-7, 2003 at the Getty Center.

A public conversation about the key artists, exhibitions, and movements that developed in Los Angeles in the late 1940s was held on February 6th.

Museum professionals Walter Hopps, Henry Hopkins, and James Byrnes, and artist Frederick Hammersley addressed such topics as Cold War era hostility toward modern art in Los Angeles, the establishment of educational programs that created a collector and exhibition network in the Southern California region, and how the panelists themselves helped shaped Los Angeles' strong culture of museums, galleries, and art schools. The discussion was moderated by Thomas Crow.

Material also includes video and sound recordings of several oral history interviews with the panelists that were conducted on February 6-7, 2003. In addition to two group oral history interviews, individual interviews were conducted with Walter Hopps and Frederick Hammersley.

Interviewers included Andrew Perchuk, Thomas Crow, Rani Singh, and Glenn Phillips. The Getty Research Institute (GRI) hosted events and conducted oral histories inspired by the "Modern Art in Los Angeles" theme beginning in 2003. Much of the research and product generated by the GRI's Modern Art in Los Angeles activities has been incorporated into the Getty's larger initiative, "Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A.," which focused on postwar art (1945-1980) in Los Angeles.

extent3 videocassettes; 13 sound cassette; 4 videodiscs; 7 compact optical discs
formatsSound Recording Video recording
accessOriginal recording is restricted; use copies are available for use by qualified researchers. Please note that use copies of event recordings have been created over a period of time in a variety of formats. Some digital media players are unable to recognize some DVDs. A cross-platform media player is recommended for viewing use copies that exist in CD/DVD format./ Contact Library Rights and Reproductions at the Getty Research Institute for copyright information and permission to publish.
record sourcehttp://www.worldcat.org/oclc/664321267
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