Writing projects and lectures by Pearlstein consist of student work, numerous articles and essays, lectures and speeches, letters, memorials, miscellaneous manuscripts and notes, and a U.S. and U.S.S.R. Workshop Exchange project proposal.
Student work includes term papers and research material on Francis Picabia along with drafts and a bound version of Pearlstein's thesis on Picabia. Published and unpublished articles and essays by Pearlstein include drafts, notes, correspondence, and frequently the published version for "The Symbolic Language of Francis Picabia," "A Conceptualization of Realism," "Critics and Artists," "When Painting Were Made in Heaven," "Censorship on Stylistic Grounds," and others. Drafts and annotated manuscripts of Pearlstein's lectures and speeches are mostly regarding his career and painting techniques, but are also on topics such as art criticism and teaching methods. The majority of the 38 sound and video recordings found in this series are of lectures and speeches. Some of the lectures are in digital format.
Writings by others about Pearlstein are by W.J. Kelly, Alexander Dückers, Richard Field, John Ward, Jerome Viola, Robert Storr, David Yezzi.
Arrangement:
The series is arranged by type, then chronologically thereafter.
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.
