Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Geist, Sidney
| title | Brancusi research papers, 1910-1968. |
| repository | The Museum of Modern Art |
| description | Material collected by Geist in preparation for his 1968 book on the Rumanian-French sculptor Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957). Includes photocopies of correspondence between Geist and his colleagues, 1963-1967, and Romanian-language articles about Brancusi, 1910-1968. Biographical/historical note Geist was born in 1914. Language note Romanian and English Location MoMA Museum Archives |
| extent | 5 v. |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | http://www.moma.org/research/archives/EAD/Brancusif.html |
| record source | https://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991009768899707141 |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:27 |
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| title | Sidney Geist papers, 1938-1994. |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | REEL 795: Scrapbook containing fifteen photographs of Geist's sculpture and one clipping, 1939. UNMICROFILMED: Printed material, 1941-1994; letters, 1979-1992; and manuscripts of "Brancusi, A Study of a Sculptor" and "Brancusi: The Kiss." |
| extent | 1.2 linear ft. |
| formats | Scrapbooks Photographs Correspondence |
| access | Microfilmed portion (scrapbook) must be consulted on microfilm. Use of unmicrofilmed addition requires an appointment and is limited to AAA's Washington, D.C. storage facility. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/sidney-geist-papers-8201 |
| acquisition information | Scrapbook on reel 795 was lent for microfilming by Geist, 1974; he donated the remainder, 1994. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:28 |
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| title | Anne Bowen Parsons collection of interviews on art, 1967-1968. |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | The interviews are of artists, educators, art administrators, and dealers. Topics covered include the Federal Art Project, the Artists' Union, the Club, the influence of French emigre artists, and political activism among artists. The transcripts range from 1 to 4 pages in length. Interviewees include: Mildred Baker, Will Barnet, Emanuel Benson, James Brooks, Paul Burlin, Giorgio Cavallon, Willem de Kooning, Jimmy Ernst, Sidney Geist, Adolph Gottlieb, Balcomb Greene, Robert Gwathmey, Seymour Hacker, Carl Holty, Harry Holtzman, Reuben Kadish, Lee Krasner, Joe Lasker, Ibram Lassaw, Jack Levine, Conrad Marca-Relli, George McNeil, Dorothy Canning Miller, George L.K. Morris, Reuben Nakian, Phillip Pavia, Louis Schanker, Ben Shahn, Theodoros Stamos, Eugene Victor Thaw, Jack Tworkov, and Esteban Vincente. |
| extent | 30 transcripts. |
| formats | Transcript Interviews |
| access | Use requires an appointment. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/anne-bowen-parsons-collection-interviews-art-6198 |
| acquisition information | Donated in 1985 by Anne Bowen Parsons' son, Randall T. Parsons. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:28 |
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| title | Sidney Geist correspondence, 1963-1968 (bulk dates 1966-1967) |
| repository | Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Archives |
| description | The Sidney Geist correspondence consists of Sidney Geist's correspondence related to his research on Constantin Brancusi (CB), Guillaume Apollinaire, Andre Derain, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska and others spanning from 1963 - 1968. The bulk focuses on CB. Historical Abstract: Sidney Geist served as guest curator at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in 1969 for the exhibit "Constantin Brancusi, 1976 – 1957: A Retrospective." Preferred Citation: Sidney Geist correspondence. A0055. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Archives, New York, NY. Location: CF Call Number: A0055 |
| extent | 0.50 cubic feet |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | The collection is partially restricted. Please contact the Manager of the Library and Archives for further information. |
| record source | http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/collections/library-and-archives/archive-collections/A0055/ |
| finding aid | Online and in repository. Finding aid prepared by Holly Deakyne in July 2008. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:39 |
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| title | Artist File: Geist, Sidney |
| repository | National Portrait Gallery Library |
| description | Folder(s) may include exhibition announcements, newspaper and/or magazine clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, illustrations, resumes, artist's statements, exhibition catalogs. |
| extent | contact repository for further details |
| formats | Artist Files Ephemera |
| access | Folder(s) do not circulate. Folder(s) available for use only at the holding library |
| record source | http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/Art-Design/artandartistfiles/ |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:40 |
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| title | Artist File: Geist, Sidney |
| repository | Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Library |
| description | Folder(s) may include exhibition announcements, newspaper and/or magazine clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, illustrations, resumes, artist's statements, exhibition catalogs. |
| extent | Contact repository |
| formats | Ephemera |
| access | Folder(s) do not circulate. Folder(s) available for use only at the holding library |
| record source | http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/art-design/artandartistfiles/vf_advanced.cfm |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:40 |
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