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Creator:
Richenburg, Robert, 1917-2006  Search this
Subject:
Grad, Bonnie Lee  Search this
Hofmann, Hans  Search this
Kline, Franz  Search this
Lassaw, Ernestine  Search this
Matter, Mercedes  Search this
Moulton, Lynne  Search this
Lassaw, Ibram  Search this
Ortiz, Rafael Montanez  Search this
Pavia, Philip  Search this
Rebay, Hilla  Search this
Slivka, David  Search this
Geist, Sidney  Search this
Cavallon, Giorgio  Search this
Cherry, Herman  Search this
Amgott, Madeline  Search this
Ashton, Dore  Search this
Pratt Institute  Search this
United States. Veterans Administration  Search this
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum  Search this
Tibor de Nagy Gallery  Search this
Club (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Ozenfant School of Fine Arts  Search this
Type:
Illustrated letters
Sound recordings
Greeting cards
Video recordings
Photographs
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
5.3 Linear feet; 4.32 Gigabytes
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as 7 series: Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1910s-2006 (Box 1; 0.1 linear ft., ER01; 1.66 GB) Series 2: Correspondence, 1940-2007 (Box 1; 0.4 linear ft.) Series 3: Subject Files, 1942-2008 (Boxes 1-3, OV 7; 2.25 linear ft.) Series 4: Writings, circa 1950-2006 (Box 3; 0.1 linear ft.) Series 5: Sound and Video Recordings, 1996-2006 (Boxes 3-4; 0.75 linear ft., ER02; 2.66 GB) Series 6: Printed Material, 1947-2008 (Boxes 4-5; 1.25 linear ft.) Series 7: Photographs, circa 1923-2006 (Boxes 5-6; 0.45 linear ft.)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original material requires an appointment. Use of audiovisual material with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Summary:
The Robert Richenburg papers, circa 1910s-2008, measure 5.3 linear feet and 4.32 GB. Biographical material, correspondence, subject files, writings, sound and video recordings, printed material, and photographs document the professional career and personal life of the educator and New York School painter and sculptor best known for his Abstract Expressionist paintings.
Citation:
Robert Richenburg papers, circa 1910s-2008. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Related Materials:
An oral history interview of Robert Richenburg was conducted by Dorothy Seckler for the Archives of American Art, circa 1968.
Biography Note:
Robert Bartlett Richenburg (1917-2006) was a painter and educator in New York City, Ithaca, New York, and East Hampton, New York.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated in 2008 by Margaret Kerr, widow of Robert Richenburg, on behalf of herself and his son Ronald Richenburg.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Educators -- New York (State) -- East Hampton  Search this
Abstract expressionism  Search this
Art -- Study and teaching  Search this
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- East Hampton  Search this
New York school of art  Search this
Painters -- New York (State) -- East Hampton  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)15629
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)281921
AAA_collcode_richrobe
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_281921