Upcoming Exhibition
Upcoming Exhibition
Ary Stillman
(1891-1967):
Spirits of the Underworld
Van Deren Coke Gallery
at the University of
New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque
October 7-December 2, 2008
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Creator/Author: Stillman, Ary, 1891-1967 |
Title: Ary Stillman papers, 1924-1979. |
Physical Description: 0.4 linear ft. (microfilmed on 4 reels), |
Bio/Historical Note: Painter; New York, N.Y. Born in Russia, he emigrated to the United States at the turn of the century. |
Summary: Printed material, photographs, correspondence, Reminiscences, diaries, and videotapes. REELS 99-100: Photographs; Reminiscences; Frances Stillman's diary of a 1952 trip to Europe; and clippings and catalogs. REEL 1772: Correspondence, 1976-1979, between Frances Stillman and Clement Greenberg regarding Ary's work; a 109 page Reminiscences, dictated by Stillman and supplemented by Frances, covering his early life, his move to the United States, and subsequent trips abroad; excerpts from Frances' diary; and Stillman's remarks about his art. REEL 1773: A list of museums with work by Stillman; clippings and an article on Stillman; 3 exhibition catalogs; and a scrapbook, 1967-1972, documenting the establishment of the Stillman-Lack Foundation, containing notes by James Chillman, Jr., Director Emeritus of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the first catalog published by the foundation, clippings, exhibition catalogs, and announcements from Stillman exhibitions. VIDEO RECORDINGS: Two VHS videos. One, produced by Pearlman Productions, Houston, Tx., 1983, is excerpts of a conversation Sid Lash held with Frances Stillman on her husband's paintings for KHOU-TV, Houston, February 20, 1969 (10 minutes). The other,"Ary Stillman: 58 years of painting," was produced and directed by Henry L. Thomas, director of Technical Instruction for the Spring Branch Independent School District, and narrated by Frances Stillman (55 min.) In both videos, Mrs. Stillman discusses her husband's paintings as they are shown. |
Restrictions: Reel 1772: ACCESS RESTRICTED: written permission
required. |
Provenance: Material on reels 99-100 and 1773 (fr. 5-57) donated 1967 and 1980 by Frances Stillman, Ary Stillman's widow and president of the Stillman-Lack Foundation; she donated the videos in 1985. Material on reel 1772 and the scrapbook on reel 1773 were lent for microfilming by the Stillman-Lack Foundation, 1980. |
Additional Forms: 35mm microfilm reels 99-100 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. 35mm microfilm reel 1772 available for use only at AAA's Southern California office - Huntington Library; and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Unavailable through interlibrary loan until restriction is lifted. 35mm microfilm reel 1773 available for use only at AAA's Southern California office-Huntington Library, San Marino, California; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and through interlibrary loan. |
Location of Originals: Reel 1772 and scrapbook on reel 1773: Originals in the Stillman-Lack Foundation, Houston, Texas. |
Subjects: Stillman-Lack Foundation |
Form/Genre: Diaries |
Co-creators: Chillman, James, 1891 |
Repository Loc.: Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560 |