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Creator:
Goings, Ralph, 1928-2016  Search this
Subject:
McLean, Richard Thorpe  Search this
Karp, Ivan C.  Search this
O.K. Harris Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
4.1 Linear feet
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged into six series. Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1955-circa 1990s (Box 1; 0.4 linear feet) Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1950-2005 (Box 1; 0.4 linear feet ) Series 3: Project Files, 1967-1978 (Boxes 1-3;1.2 linear feet ) Series 4: Inventory and Sales Records, 1970-1975 (Box 3; 0.2 linear feet) Series 5: Printed Materials, circa 1970s-2005 (Box 3; 0.2 linear feet) Series 6: Unprocessed Addition, circa 1957-2008 (Boxes 4-5; OV 6-7;1.7 linear feet )
Access Note / Rights:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Summary:
The papers of California Photorealist painter Ralph Goings, measure 4.1 linear feet and date from circa 1950 to 2005. The collection is comprised of biographical material, professional correspondence with artists, dealers, museums, and other art organizations, project files, inventory and sales records dating from 1970 to 1975, and printed material featuring Goings and his artwork. There is a 1.7 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2020 that includes slides and photographs used for paintings (source material and subjects) and images and photographs of works of art; inventory of works of art; correspondence; and project and exhibition files. Materials date from circa 1957-2008. A portion of the addition is in electronic format.
Citation:
Ralph Goings papers, circa 1950-2008. 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:
Also found at the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Ralph Goings, conducted on September 10-11, 2009, by Judith Olch Richards for the Archives of American Art.
Biography Note:
Ralph Goings (1928-2016) was a Photorealist painter active in Santa Cruz, California.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The Ralph Goings papers were donated in 2009 by Ralph Goings and in 2020 by Shanna Goings, Ralph Goings' widow.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Photo-realism  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)15725
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)284278
AAA_collcode_goinralp2
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
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