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Collection Creator:
Pearlstein, Philip, 1924-  Search this
Extent:
8.5 Linear feet (Boxes 1-10, OVs 42-43)
0.168 Gigabytes (ER01)
Type:
Archival materials
Gigabytes
Date:
circa 1955-2008
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence is with friends and family, galleries and museums, students, colleagues, artists, and arts organizations. Notable correspondents are Will Barnet, Chuck Close, Rackstraw Downes, Jane Frielicher (Hazan), Emily Genauer, Richard Haas, Jack Levine, Eleanor Munro, Robert Storr, Edith Schloss, John Updike, Leland Wallin, and Jerome Witkin. Correspondence is both personal and professional in nature; and much of the professional correspondence deals with sales of artwork, exhibitions, residencies, speaking engagements, teaching, and charities. Outgoing drafts by Pearlstein include letters to editor, responses to critics, and letters to friends and colleagues. Illustrated letters and artwork enclosures are found from Earl Staley, Rosaire Appel, Jerilyn Jurinek, George Ortman, and Clare and John Romano. The series includes one digital recording.
Arrangement:
Drafts of outgoing letters are filed with incoming correspondence when possible; additional outgoing drafts are filed under Pearlstein. Correspondence on letterhead is typically filed under the corporate name, and correspondence with governmental offices are filed by the name of the location.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings and born-digital records with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
Collection Rights:
Audio visual material "Philip Pearlstein Draws the Artists' Model": Authorization to quote or reproduce for purposese of publication requires written permission from Pearlstein or his heirs. Contact Reference Services for more information.
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Collection Citation:
Philip Pearlstein papers, circa 1940-2008. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.pearphil, Series 2
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Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw935de0abe-4dc3-4f8d-b15d-d2cbc902f024
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-pearphil-ref22