Robert Motherwell (1915 - 1991) Renowned as one of the founders of Abstract Expressionism, Motherwell was an artist of international
stature. His career encompassed more than five decades, he received virtually every honor accorded to an artist, and his work
has been the subject of countless museum exhibitions and publications. Born on January 24, 1915 in Aberdeen, Washington, Motherwell
received a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy from Stanford University in 1937. He briefly pursued graduate studies in
philosophy at Harvard before moving to Paris for a year. In 1939 he moved to New York City where he studied art history with
Meyer Schapiro at Columbia University. In 1941, after a brief time in Mexico where he married his first wife Maria Emilia
Ferreira y Moyers, Motherwell returned to New York and became acquainted with Pollock, Rothko, Baziotes, and de Kooning. In
1943, Motherwell, Baziotes, and Pollock were selected to exhibit at Peggy Guggenheim's Art of This Century Gallery, which
was followed by a one-man exhibition of Motherwell's work in 1944. Motherwell moved to East Hampton in 1945 where he maintained
his studio, and he exhibited exclusively at the Samuel Kootz gallery. In 1946, Motherwell was included in The Museum of Modern
Art exhibition, Fourteen Americans [MoMA Exh. #329, September 10 - December 8, 1946], and in 1947 he began to work on his
Elegy series, perhaps his most well known body of work. Motherwell divorced Maria Emilia Ferreira y Moyers in 1948, and in
1950 married Betty Little, with whom he had daughters Jannine (1953) and Lise (1955). In 1953 Motherwell expanded his studio
to include a space in Provincetown, MA, where he had been summering since 1942. There he began to focus on printmaking and
collage, media he had experimented with since the death of his father in 1943, and he eventually helped to found the Fine
Arts Work Center, a foundation providing support for emerging artists. In 1958 he changed affiliation to the Sidney Janis
Gallery and married Helen Frankenthaler, a fellow Abstract Expressionist artist,* and spent time in Spain and France. In the
following years Motherwell continued to travel throughout Europe and to exhibit both in the States and abroad, and had his
first major museum retrospective at The Museum of Modern Art in 1965, which subsequently traveled to major venues in Europe.
In 1969 he moved to Greenwich, CT, and separated from Helen Frankenthaler. By 1972 he married his fourth wife, German-born
photographer Renate Ponsold.** Motherwell's career continued to be actively innovative as he experimented with etching and
aquatints and incorporated music and poetry into his work. He also continued to devote a significant portion of his time to
teaching, writing, and editing publications. During the remaining decades of his life, Motherwell experienced great success,
with many exhibitions devoted to his work and many honors celebrating his achievements. Motherwell died in July of 1991.
*Helen Frankenthaler (1928 - ) Helen Frankenthaler was born in New York, where she was taught by Rufino Tamayo and Hans Hoffman,
and she also studied at the Art Student's League. She was acquainted with Willem de Kooning, David Smith, Jackson Pollock,
and Lee Krasner. One of the few female Abstract Expressionist artists, Frankenthaler drew from Pollock's tradition of painting
on unprimed surfaces in large scale. Frankenthaler married Motherwell in 1958, sharing a studio with him in Massachusetts
and Connecticut where she painted and experimented with printmaking. They divorced in 1971.
**Renate Ponsold (1935 - ) Renate Ponsold and Motherwell were married in 1972 until Motherwell's death in 1991. German-born
Ponsold is a noted photographer often specializing in black and white portraits. Her work appears in galleries and publications
in the United States and Europe.
The Robert Motherwell Scrapbooks consist of eight 5" document boxes, one 2.5" document box, and 2 20.5x16x3.5" boxes for a
total of 4 linear feet. Containing material with inclusive dates of 1946 - 2000, the Scrapbooks document Motherwell's long
artistic career. The majority of the Scrapbooks consist of exhibition invitations, brochures, catalogues, and reviews and
articles by such noted art critics as John Canaday, Dore Ashton, Hilton Kramer, Peter Schjeldahl, John Russell, Clement Greenberg,
Emily Genauer, and Grace Glueck. Motherwell's name is usually underlined or circled within these documents. There is an emphasis
on Motherwell's transition from painting to collage-making, and other themes include Motherwell's interest in teaching and
literature, his involvement with politics and activism, and his achievements and innovations as an artist. The majority of
the collection centers on the middle years, from the 1970s to the early 1990s.
The Robert Motherwell Scrapbooks are located at the Dedalus Foundation, 555 W. 57 Street, Suite 1222, New York, NY 10019.
A microfilm copy of these Scrapbooks is available for consultation at The Museum of Modern Art. After MoMA's return to Manhattan
in 2005, the microfilm will be available at the Museum's permanent location: 11 West 53 Street, New York, NY 10019.
The records are open for research and contain no restricted materials.
The Dedalus Foundation's Robert Motherwell Scrapbooks are the physical property of The Museum of Modern Art. Literary rights,
including copyright belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course
of Museum business resides with The Museum of Modern Art. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or
reproduce, contact the Museum Archivist.
See also the George Wittenborn Papers; the Robert Motherwell Scrapbooks compiled by John Cuddihy; and numerous Sound Recordings
of Museum-Related Events in The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York.
For complementary exhibition-related materials, please consult the Registrar Exhibition Files. Similarly, the Department of
Circulating Exhibitions (C/E) Records include information regarding MoMA exhibitions that toured domestically, and the International
Program Records include documentation regarding International Circulating Exhibitions (ICE) of The Museum of Modern Art.
The Dedalus Foundation's Robert Motherwell Scrapbooks, [scrapbook.folder]. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York.
The Robert Motherwell Scrapbooks were originally housed in twenty-two black binders and two bound Scrapbooks. The binders
contained plastic sleeves backed by acidic black paper into which documents had been placed. Both the plastic and the black
paper were hastening the deterioration of the documents, so for the purposes of preservation and accessibility the documents
were removed from their original housing and placed in acid-free archival folders which were then housed in archival document
boxes. The records are in good condition for the most part. Clippings have often been photocopied, in which case several versions
of a single article can exist within the collection. Some clippings are glued to a backing of acidic black paper, and glue
has started to show through. In a few places the original documents show signs of deterioration.
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This Scrapbook contains a large number of exhibition brochures from the Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, where Motherwell showed
exclusively from 1945 - 1958. There are also two clippings relating to Wittenborn, Inc., a fine art publishing company Motherwell
worked with in the 1940s and 50s to edit Documents of Modern Art Many clippings announce or review lectures given by Motherwell at various venues. Clippings also discuss Motherwell's influences
and interest in teaching, as well as some of the sources of his drawings. Several articles focus on a mural, a curtain, and
a sculpture done by Motherwell, Adolph Gottlieb, and Herbert Ferber respectively, for the B'nai Israel synagogue in Millburn,
NJ, designed by architect Percival Goodman. See also Scrapbook XXIII for extensive clippings on the B'nai Israel synagogue.
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Dino Ferrari, "Philosophy and Criticism of Art," TheNew York Times Book Review, December 8, 1940
Brochure for Homage to Jazz. New York: Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, December 3 - December 21, 1946.
Brochure for Black or White: Paintings by European and American Artists. New York: Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, February 28 - March 20, 1950.
Catalogue for Motherwell. New York: Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, April 28 - May 17, 1947.
International Who's Who: American Selective Biographical Reference, vol. VIII, no. 11. Chicago: A.N. Marquis Co., November 1947.
Robert Motherwell School of Fine Art. [Poster.]
"Art Seminars Taking Shape in New York," The Washington Post, February 13, 1949.
Clement Greenberg, "Art," The Nation (June 11, 1949).
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Brochure for Looking Ahead. New York: Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, September 6 - September 30, 1950.
"Why not key your color scheme to a painting?" House and Garden (1946 - 1947).
"Forum 49," Gallery 200, Provincetown: June 1949
[Speaker schedule.]
Memo, n.d. [Complete text of memo is as follows: "Don't Forget: Marianne Moore & RM Collage statement."]
Linda Lewis, "We Hitch Our Wagons," n.d. [Short interview.]
Catalogue for Paintings and Collages by Motherwell. New York: Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, May 10 - May 29, 1948.
Catalogue for Motherwell: First Exhibition of Paintings in Three Years. New York: Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, November 14 - December 4, 1950.
Catalogue for The Muralist and the Modern Architect. New York: Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, October 3 - 23, 1950. [Short Motherwell biography.]
Catalogue for Black or White: Paintings by European and American Artists. New York: Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, February 28 - March 20, 1950. [Duplicate of item in I.1.]
"Black or White," 1950. [Exhibition review clipping.]
"Black or White,"1950. [Exhibition review clipping.]
Emily Genauer, "Art and Artists: Artists Under 36, Index to Present Day Painting, Builds Case for Youth," New YorkHerald Tribune, n.d.
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Carlyle Burrows, "Modern Museum Exhibit Features Works by Chagall." December 26, 1949.
Howard Devree, "Double Exhibition in Modern Museum." n.d.
Peyton Boswell, "Modern Manifesto Repercussions," Art Digest (April 15, 1950).
M.S., "When Black + White = Color," Art Digest (March 1, 1950).
Photograph of Robert Motherwell in his Quonset hut studio, East Hampton, 1950. [Photograph by Peter A. Juley and Son.]
Robert M. Coates, The New Yorker, 1950. [Black or White mention.]
Documents of Modern Art summary, 1951.
"Art Goes Auditory," Art Digest (October 15, 1951).
"Art for a Temple," TheNew York Times, October 7, 1951.
Emily Genauer, "Art and Artists: Church Abstractions," New YorkHerald Tribune, October 7, 1951.
"Signs and Symbols," Time (November 19, 1951).
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Brochure for French and American Paintings and Sculpture. New York: Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, May 6 - 31, 1952.
"At Pigeon Fanciers Show Here," The New York Times, December 13, 1951. [Note: "Source of RM bird drawings."]
A. L. Chanin, "The World of Art: Abstract Art in a Synagogue, A Revolutionary Innovation," The Compass, October 7, 1951.
Howard Devree, "Annual Round-Up: The Whitney Opens Its Survey for 1951 - Recent Work by Knaths and Others," The New York Times, November 11, 1951.
H. W. Janson, "The Abstract and the Real," The New York Times Sunday Book Review, January 6, 1952.
Robert Motherwell School of Fine Art. [Index card advertisement.]
Pen and Brush,1951 - 1952. [Group of five hundred artists, authors, and performers. Member's calendar and newsletter notes that Motherwell
spoke to the group December 11, 1951.]
Catalogue for Robert Motherwell: Paintings, Drawings and Collages. New York: Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, April 1 - 19, 1952.
"Artists on the Island," Harper's Bazaar (July 1951).
Carlyle Burrows, "Art: Vanguard Works Selected for Exhibition," New York Herald Tribune, December 30, 1951.
Emily Genauer, "Art and Artists: Yale Links Pen, Brush, and Chisel," New York Herald Tribune Book Review, June 6, 1954.
Howard Devree, "Abstract Export," The New York Times, December 30, 1951.
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Justus Bier, "Art: Chicago Show Contains The Real Essence of Matisse's Work," The Louisville Courier-Journal, April 20, 1952.
The Current Art Calendar [Exhibitions in Kentucky.]
"The Art Galleries: Analyzing the Americans," The New Yorker (November 24, 1951).
"Woodstock Conference to Hear Art Authorities."
"Spacio - Milano," no. 6 (December 1951 - 1952).
Carlyle Burrows, "Purchase Show on At Museum of Modern Art," New York Herald Tribune, n.d.
Justus Bier, "Art: Paintings from Abstract Movement are on Exhibit at Speed," The Louisville Courier-Journal, March 2, 1952.
Memo, 1952. [Complete text of memo is as follows: "Nov. 24 1952 Asserts the Artist is Deformed by Society St. Louis Post-Dispatch;
April 4, 1952 Oberlin Review."]
Dore Ashton, "Reverend Comments," Art Digest (October 15, 1951).
James Fitzsimmons, "Artists Put Faith in Ecclesiastic Art," Art Digest (October 15, 1951).
Order form for The Dada Painters and Poets,ed. Robert Motherwell.
Order form for Modern Artists in America,ed. Robert Motherwell.
Kootz gallery mention
Belle Krasne, "Ninth Street Event," 1951.
Invitation to 5 x 6. New York: Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, March 28 - April 14, 1951.
Emily Genauer, "Art and Artists: Church Abstractions," New YorkHerald Tribune,October 7, 1951. [Photocopy of original.]
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Program for Midwestern College Art Conference, University of Louisville, Kentucky, October 26 - 27, 1950.
"Art," Quick, October 29, 1951.
Robert M. Coates, "The Art Galleries: The Abstract Expressionists and Others," The New Yorker (December 29, 1951).
Robert Motherwell School of Fine Art. [Index card and poster advertisements.]
"What Abstract Art Means to Me," 1951. [Photograph of brochure for Museum of Modern Art lecture.]
"What Abstract Art Means to Me," Museum of Modern Art Bulletin, vol. XVIII, no. 3 (spring 1951). [Text of Motherwell's lecture.]
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Catalogue for Robert Motherwell: The School of New York. Beverly Hills: Frank Perls Gallery, 1951.
Catalogue for Regards sur la Peinture Américaine. Paris: Galerie de France, February 26 - March 15, 1952.
"Signs and Symbols," Time (November 19, 1951). [Duplicate of item in I.3.]
James Fitzsimmons, "Illusions of Simplicity," Art Digest (April 1, 1952).
Dorothy Kantner, "It's Really Impressionistic: Woman Exhibitor Can Explain Abstract Art," Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, October 5, 1952.
Emily Genauer, "Art and Artists: One Stupendous, Another Dignified Art Display Are Current in Miami," New York Herald Tribune, March 2, 1952.
Bob Tredwell, "Tuesday Seminar Views Modernism," [Student Paper], May 9, 1952.
"Prizes Awarded at Guild Hall in Regional Show," East Hampton Star, July 31, 1952.
"Symbolism," New York Herald Tribune, April 6, 1952.
Stuart Preston, "Primitive to Modern: Sculpture of Old Mexico - David Smith - Buffet," The New York Times, April 6, 1952.
Frank Holland, "Momentum Gaining Speed With Big, Excellent Exhibit," Chicago Sun-Times, June 13, 1954.
"Paris is Critical of U.S. Exhibition," The New York Times, April 6, 1955.
"French Flocking to U.S. Art Show," The New York Times, April 6, 1955.
Justus Bier, "Art: Speed Museum Exhibits Selections From Chicago Show," The Louisville Courier-Journal, May 25, 1952.
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Robert Motherwell, "The Rise and Continuity of Abstract Art," Arts and Architecture (September 1951). [From a lecture given at the Fogg Museum, Harvard University.]
Memo, 1952. ["Don't Forget: Open Letter to Roland Redmond, June 27, 1952."]
Catalogue for Robert Motherwell: Paintings, Drawings and Collages. New York: Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, April 1 - 19, 1952. [Duplicate of item in I.4.]
Catalogue for Purchase Exhibition. Cincinnati: Cincinnati Art Museum, April 29 - May 26, 1952.
Wittenborn and Company, Books on Fine Arts order form, October 1952.
Belle Krasne, "Pittsburgh's Carnegie Forges an International Art," Art Digest, vol. 27, no. 3 (November 1952).
"The Year's Best: 1952," Art News (January 1953).
Pen and Brush, 1951 - 1952. [Group of five hundred artists, authors, and performers. Member's calendar and newsletter notes that Motherwell
spoke to the group December 11, 1951.]
James Fitzsimmons, "Art for Export: Will It Survive the Voyage?" Art Digest (January 1, 1952).
Catalogue for 4 Americans: From the Real to the Abstract. Houston: Contemporary Arts Museum, January 10 - February 11, 1954.
Summer Session 54, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center School, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 21 - August 13, 1954. [Brochure
with painting course taught by Motherwell.]
Brochure for extension courses, Parsons School of Design, New York, 1953 - 1954. [Brochure with course in contemporary design
taught by Motherwell.]
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"Reviews and Previews: Art for a Synagogue," Art News (n.d.). [Brief description of Motherwell mural in Kootz exhibition.]
Catalogue for Exhibition: Adolph Gottlieb, Robert Motherwell, William Baziotes, Hans Hoffmann. Chicago: The Arts Club of Chicago, January 14 - February 4, 1953.
Millburn, "Sculpture and Tapestry Used Architecturally," Architectural Forum (April 1954).
Dore Ashton, "Avantguarda," Art Digest (March 15, 1955).
Robert Motherwell, "The Painter and the Audience," Perspectives, no. 9 (autumn 1954).
"Western Air," Time (February 20, 1956). [Captioned photograph of painting.]
"Europe Acknowledges and Questions the Art in Young America," Art in America: New Talent Annual (1957).
"Reviews and Previews: Robert Motherwell," Art News (summer 1957).
Dustin Rice, "Second-Generation," The Village Voice, May 22, 1957.
Sanka Knox, "Abstract Art is Going to Europe To Represent American Culture," The New York Times, March 11, 1958.
"Reviews and Previews: Robert Motherwell," Art News (summer 1957).
"Museum Retrospective," The New York Times, September 29, 1957.
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Dore Ashton, "Reveries in Paint," The New York Times, May 19, 1957.
Kenneth B. Sawyer, "The Exceptional Robert Motherwell," The Baltimore Sun, August 18, 1957.
Stuart Preston, "Art: Many Viewpoints: New Shows Run the Gamut of Twentieth Century's Style and Schools," The New York Times, January 10, 1959.
Elizabeth Goodman, "Tanager Gallery Group Show," The Village Voice, May 22, 1957.
Dore Ashton, "Art: A Local Anthology - New York Annual, at the Stable Gallery, Offers Mainly Works of Merit," The New York Times, May 8, 1957.
Exhibition announcement, Time (July 29, 1957).
Memo, n.d. [Complete text of memo is as follows: "Don't Forget: Letter to the New York Times re: John Canaday."]
Dore Ashton, "Art: Collages Are Shown in Exhibition - 'Beyond Painting' is at Alan Gallery," The New York Times, January 1, 1959.
"Jury Appraises American Art Exhibition," Chicago Sun-Times, November 24, 1959. [Captioned newspaper photograph.]
"At the Brussels World's Fair: Paintings by 17 Americans," n.d.
"Art: Aggressive Giant," n.d.
"Motherwell Solo Among New Shows," n.d.
Amy Waters, "Motherwell Difficult to Evaluate: Waters," n.d.
"I like it, you like it, the Museum of Modern Art likes it, but will Ike like it?" Boston Daily Globe, July 21, 1959. [Cartoon.]
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"Round World with One Man's Work," Life (May 19, 1958).
Letters to the Editors, Life (June 9, 1958). [Letter from Motherwell noting his painting had been hung upside-down at a recent exhibition.]
Letters to the Editor, Time, vol. LXXII, no. 11 (September 15, 1958).
"The New American Painting, Large Exhibition, Leaves for Year-Long European Tour Under Auspices of International Council at Museum of Modern Art," MoMA
Press Release, March 11, 1958.
"In the Galleries: Robert Motherwell," Arts Magazine (1959).
James Tanner, "East Hampton: The Solid Gold Melting Pot," Harper's Bazaar (August 1958).
"The Art Galleries: Style and Personalities," The New Yorker (January 17, 1959).
Advertisement for Albers Baziotes deKooning Gorky Gottlieb Guston Kline Motherwell Pollock Rothko. New York: Sidney Janis Gallery, n.d.
Advertisement for Abstract Painting: Background and American Phase, by Thomas B. Hess.
"Reviews and Previews: Robert Motherwell," Art News (April 1959).
Jerrold Lanes, "Reflections on Post Cubist Painting," Arts Magazine (May 1959).
Catalogue for Beyond Painting. New York: The Alan Gallery, December 29, 1958 - January 24, 1959.
"American Abstraction Abroad," Time (August 4, 1958).
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Articles in this Scrapbook show the increase in the value of Motherwell's paintings, as well as a general growth in corporate
backing of art, for example by the S.C. Johnson Corporation. A small number of clippings document the conflict with New York Times art critic John Canaday, who was dismissive of the Abstract Expressionists in general and of Motherwell in particular. Several
clippings come from Motherwell's exhibitions in Italy, where his work circulated from 1962 - 63. Additionally, there are many
reviews of the MoMA retrospective, Robert Motherwell [MoMA Exh. #776, October 1-November 28, 1965], which also traveled to the Whitechapel Gallery in London and the Stedelijk
Museum in the Netherlands. For extensive clippings and reviews of the exhibition in Whitechapel, see Scrapbook XXIV. Much
of the Scrapbook is devoted to the controversy over New England Elegy, Motherwell's mural in the John F. Kennedy Federal Building
in Boston, erected August 7, 1966. It was thought by many to be an abstract rendering of the moment of Kennedy's assassination.
The General Services Administration commissioned this piece for $25,000, and it and was one of the first instances of a federal
agency commissioning work by an artist.
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Brochure for "Conversations With Artists at the Philadelphia Museum College of Art: A Subscription Series of 4 Panel Discussions
on Vital Topics Relating to the Art of Our Time." February 29, March 14, March 28, April 4, 1960. [Robert Motherwell a panelist
on March 28, 1960.]
Kenneth B. Sawyer, "Art Notes: Review of the New York Season," Baltimore Morning Sun, June 20, 1960.
Dore Ashton, "Art: 9 Abstract Leaders; Sidney Janis Gallery Shows Works by Major Figures in the Movement," The New York Times, April 15, 1960.
David Sylvester, "Success Story - II," New Statesman, May 7, 1960.
Donald K. White, "The Averages Just Don't Average Out," San Francisco Examiner, January 4, 1961.
David Sylvester, "Success Story," New Statesman, April 30, 1960.
Gay Talese, "Yankee Stadium: Night of Idolatry," picture captioned, "Yankees Face Tigers Before 60,000 in Opener of Three-Game
Series Here," The New York Times, September 2, 1961.
"Lowe Schedules Top Instruction," Miami Herald, December 10, 1961.
Aline B. Louchheim, "Baltimore Bonanza: The Sadie A. May Collection at Museum Extends Scope of Cone Bequest," n.d.
"Art: He Says It's Spinach," Time (March 10, 1961). [Article detailing Abstract Expressionist's response to John Canaday's negative exhibition review.]
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Brian O'Doherty, "Art: Native and Foreign in Irish Show: A Superior Motherwell Among Borrowings," The New York Times, n.d.
"To Fellows and Friends…" The Provincetown Advocate, December 27, 1962.
Robert Motherwell mention, New York Herald Tribune, October 18, 1961.
Dale McConathy, "The Poet and the Jukebox," Harper's Bazaar (1965).
Motherwell mention, Vogue (October 15, 1961). [Motherwell's inclusion in sixth International Bienal in São Paulo, Brazil.]
Brochure for Robert Motherwell: Bilder, Gouaches, Collages. Köln, Germany: Galerie der Spiegel, April - May 1962.
Doris Reno, "He Paints - What You Don't See," Miami Herald, January 24, 1962.
Invitation, The Editors of Dissent and Art Committee, 1961. [Art sale invitation to benefit Dissent magazine.]
The Adolph Ullman Memorial Lectures in the Creative Arts, Brandeis University, Spring 1961. [Lecture program.]
"'Art: USA: Now' Thanks to a Wax Company," Fortune (September 1962).
Fairfield Porter, "Art," The Nation (April 29, 1961).
"Artist's Paper Work," The New York Times, n.d.
"Fair Stimulates Art Exhibitions: Galleries and Museums List Shows for Next Year," The New York Times, December 5, 1963.
Gerald Nordland, "Art: Robert Motherwell," Frontier (1962).
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"Art: Robert Motherwell," The New York Times,December 6, 1962.
"Marlborough Country," Newsweek (November 25, 1963). [Opening of new Marlborough-Gerson Gallery.]
"The Deepest Identity," Newsweek (December 10, 1962).
"Art Council's Classes Near," Miami Herald, January 7, 1962.
Press release for traveling exhibition, American Vanguard for Paris Exhibition. New York: Sidney Janis Gallery, December 26, 1951 - January 5, 1952.
Lecture program for the American Academy of Psychotherapists Eighth Annual Conference, October 5 - 6, 1963.
"Reviews and Previews," Art News (January 1963).
Sidney Tillim, "Month in Review," Arts Magazine (January 1963).
Memo, February 1963. [Complete text of memo is as follows: "Don't Forget Art News Feb. 1963."]
"Art Museum Program," Baltimore Morning Sun, December 27, 1963.
Robert Motherwell slide-set order form, n.d.
H.R. "The Art Galleries," The New Yorker (January 5, 1963).
Clyde Farnsworth, "Tate Gallery Shows 310 Works Ranging from Matisse to Pop," The New York Times, n.d.
John Canaday, "Re Conscience: An Exhibition Traces the Persistence of Social Awareness in Our Art," The New York Times, March 1, 1964. [Notations along sides of article read: "But not demonstrated in their work."]
"Proof Enough of the Vitality of Recent Painting and Sculpture," The London Times, April 21, 1964.
"Sharks Go Home," Newsweek (August 24, 1964).
Jules Langsner, "Art News From Los Angeles," n.d.
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Bryan Robertson, "The Spirit of a Decade," 1964.
"Trip to the Show," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 21, 1964.
"Motherwell Show at HCE Gallery." Provincetown Advocate, August 1, 1964.
John Gruen, "Modern Museum's Traveling Shows," New York Herald Tribune, November 12, 1964.
List of artists in the New York School exhibition, December 4, 1964.
Gerald Nordland, "From Dirge to Cheer," Arts Magazine (February 1962).
"Mostre d'arte: Robert Motherwell," Il Messaggero di Roma (Rome), January 29, 1962.
Alberto Boatto, "Motherwell," Ce Arti (Milan), February 1963.
"Robert Motherwell a Roma," Esteri (Rome), February 15 - 28, 1962.
L'Europa Letteraria (Rome), December 1961.
"Galleria Odyssia," Il Corriere di Roma (Rome), February 28, 1962.
Cesare Brandi, "Dal cubismo a oggi," Il Punto (Rome), February 3, 1962.
"Mostre d'arte," Paese Sera (Rome), January 16, 1962.
F.M., "Taccuino delle mostre Romane," Telesera (Rome), February 10, 1962.
"Un grande pittore Americano: Robert Motherwell," Avanti (Rome), January 23, 1962.
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Edgar J. Driscoll, Jr., "Motherwell at Hayden With 'Way Out' Show," 1963.
"Interim Artist and Painting," Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA), January 23, 1963.
Brian O'Doherty, "Two Groups: Togetherness a Virtue," n.d.
Robert Taylor, "Events in Art: 'Abstract' Shows at Four Galleries," Sunday Herald (Boston), February 17, 1963.
Henry Raymont, "National Gallery Opens its Door to Modern Art," The New York Times, 1963.
Stuart Preston, "Art: 12th Boston Festival," The New York Times, June 22, 1963.
"Giacometti Wins Guggenheim Award for Art," Telegram (Bridgeport, CN), January 16, 1964.
John Gruen, "The Guggenheim Art Exhibit," New York Herald Tribune, 1964.
"Exhibition of Acquisitions Opens at Yale Art Gallery," The New York Times, February 2, 1964.
"$10,000 Is Won By Swiss Artist," Philadelphia Inquirer, January 15, 1964.
"Giacometti Is Guggenheim Prize Winner," Springfield State Journal (Illinois), January 16, 1964.
"Guggenheim Awards," Tulsa World, January 19, 1964.
Press release for The Decisive Years, 1943 to 1953. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania's Institute of Contemporary Art, January 13 - February 19, 1964.
Press release for The Dunn International Exhibition. New Brunswick: Beaverbrook Art Gallery, September 7, 1964.
Catalogue for Collages by Robert Motherwell. Washington, D.C.: The Philips Collection, January 2 - February 15, 1965.
Handwritten inventory of Scrapbook, n.d.
Invitation to Robert Motherwell. Minnesota: University of Minnesota Gallery, n.d.
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Invitation to Robert Motherwell. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, September 28, 1965. [Two copies; one with note from Helen Frankenthaler, reading: "Sweetie
- The first one! Good luck! I accept with pleasure forever - x - wife."]
Invitation to Robert Motherwell. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, September 28, 1965.
"New York Sees Maturing of Motherwell," TheLondon Times, September 29, 1965.
Emily Genauer, "A Wish at Motherwell Show," New York Herald Tribune, October 1, 1965.
"Art Tour: The Galleries," New York Herald Tribune, October 2, 1965.
"Motherwell at the Museum," October 3, 1965. [Newspaper photographs of Motherwell, Helen Frankenthaler, Lise and Janine Motherwell,
Eliza Bliss Parkinson, Gov. and Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller, Stephanie Gordon, and Kenneth Noland at The Museum of Modern Art's
opening of Robert Motherwell.]
"Not to Be Missed," Harper's Bazaar (October 1965).
"Art: Painting," Time (October 8, 1965).
"Motherwell at the Modern," Time (October 8, 1965).
John Canaday, "Art," The New York Times, October 11, 1965. [Short, [negative] exhibition review.]
"What A Gesture!" Newsweek (October 11, 1965).
Jane H. Kay, "Motherwell: Intense, Energetic," The Christian Science Monitor, October 15, 1965.
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John Canaday, "Each Man to His Own Cup of Tea," The New York Times, October 17, 1965.
W.B. "Robert Motherwell," MoMA (1965).
Mark Kozolof, "Art: Motherwell," The Nation (October 18, 1965).
Bryan Robertson, "Robert Motherwell vs. American and European Culture," The London Times, October 19, 1965.
Charlotte Willard, "In the Art Galleries," New York Post, October 24, 1965.
Douglas M. Davis, "It's Modern Art, But Not in Tune With Popular Trends of the '60s," The National Observer, October 25, 1965.
"Defending Mr. Motherwell," The New York Times, October 31, 1965. [Letters to the Editor in response to John Canaday's article, "Each Man to His Own Cup of Tea."]
David Bourdon, "Elephantine Doodling," The Village Voice, November 11, 1965.
E. Trina Lipton, "Motherwell: Artist and Intellectual," The Columbia Owl, November 24, 1965.
Ralph Fabri, "First Motherwell Retrospective," Today's Art (November 1965).
Walter Barker, "Painter of the Indomitable Gesture," Sunday Post-Dispatch (New York), November 21, 1965.
Betty Kaufman, "Motherwell Retrospective," Commonweal (December 24, 1965).
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Western Union telegram, March 17, 1966. [Text is as follows: "The show looks superb and a different revelation you are greatly
missed. Bryan."]
Western Union telegram, March 17, 1966. [Text is as follows: "500 of us gathered at Whitechapel tonight to salute your work
and drink your health. The show is magnificent but we all miss you warmest greetings Whitney Straight: Chairman Contemporary
Art Society."]
Guy Brett, "Robert Motherwell Retrospective in London," The London Times, n.d.
Nigel Gosling, "Straddling Two Worlds of Paint," The London Observer, March 27, 1966.
Sheldon Williams, "'The Last Blue Rider' Exhibits Works in London," New York Herald Tribune (Paris), March 29, 1966.
Norbert Lynton, "Frontiersman Egghead," Manchester Guardian Weekly (Britain), March 31, 1966.
Western Union telegram, April 8, 1966. [Text is as follows: Mission accomplished great ride over with celluloid James Stewart.
Cows and horses show an enormous success here five times more. Beaitiful [sic] than MoMA. Love Ed Menecky.]
Handwritten index card, n.d. [Complete text is as follows: See Amsterdam for Stedelijk color, + black + white inst. shots
- See Whitechapel for London installation shots."]
Invitation to Robert Motherwell. Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, January 7 - February 20, 1966.
"Robert Motherwell: With Selections From the Artist's Writings by Frank O'Hara," The New York Times Book Review, July 3, 1966.
"Motherwell at the Museum," October 3, 1965. [Newspaper photographs of Motherwell, Helen Frankenthaler, Lise and Janine Motherwell,
Eliza Bliss Parkinson, Gov. and Mrs. Nelson A. Rockefeller, Stephanie Gordon, and Kenneth Noland at The Museum of Modern Art's
opening of Robert Motherwell.]
Andrew Hudson, "Hanging Dims Motherwell Show," The Washington Post, October 10, 1965.
Emily Genauer, "Motherwell's Show: 'Shut Up and Paint'," New York Herald Tribune, October 1, 1965.
Page torn from The Art Calendar, 1965.
Postcard of Jour la maison, nuit la rue (1957).
Henry J. Seldis, "N.Y. School a Tribute to Independence," Los Angeles Times, July 4, 1965.
"From New York," The London Times Book Supplement, August 25, 1966.
Kent Kay, "A One-Man Art Jury," San Francisco Art Chronicle, August 31, 1966.
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Advertisement for artwork reproductions, The New York Times, November 14, 1965.
"The Young Collector," Harper's Bazaar (1966).
"N.Y. Tribute to Motherwell," The Times, September 29, 1965.
Frank O'Hara, "Robert Motherwell," in Robert Motherwell (New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1965).
Art in America (October - November, 1965). [Motherwell reproduction.]
Art in America (October - November, 1965). [Motherwell reproduction.]
Advertisement for Robert Motherwell lithographs, 1965 - 1966.
Gene Baro, "The Ethics of Risk," Arts Magazine (January 1966).
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"Painter Defends Mural Depicting JFK Shooting," Record American, August 13, 1966.
"Ted to Inspect Mural Depicting JFK's Slaying," Boston Traveler, August 12, 1966.
"Artist Says JFK Abstract Doesn't Show Death Scene," Worcester Telegram, August 13, 1966.
"Artist Says Painting is Not JFK Death Scene," Hartford Courant, August 13, 1966.
Cathleen Cohen, "Artist Says Mural Doesn't Depict Death of Kennedy," The Boston Globe, August 13, 1966.
"Mural Critics Criticized," Record American, August 13, 1966.
Herbert A. Kenny, "Art Furor," The Boston Globe, August 12, 1966.
"Painting of Kennedy's Death 'Is Horror,' Hub Workers Say," Worcester Telegram, August 12, 1966.
Ed Gillooly, "Painting of JFK Shooting Stirs Up Storm of Protests," Record American, August 12, 1966.
"Elegy to Cause Cheer," The Boston Globe, August 25, 1966.
"Abstract Painting of JFK Death Scene Stirs Furor," The Boston Globe, August 12, 1966.
"The Center of a Storm," The Boston Globe, August 12, 1966. [Captioned newspaper photograph of mural with onlookers.]
"Kennedy Art - What is Meaning?" August 15, 1966. [Captioned newspaper photograph of mural.]
Donald L. Hoffmann, "Last Words on The Boston Painting," The Kansas City Star, August 21, 1966.
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Advertisement for Norton Gallery of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida, New York Herald Tribune, February 6, 1966.
Grace Glueck, "Not Exactly Trying to Please," The New York Times, June 19, 1966.
Michael Fried, "American Realism: American Tradition in Painting by John W. McCoubrey," New York Review, March 19, 1964.
Andrew Hudson, "Seitz to Choose U.S. Art for Bienal," The Washington Post, January 1, 1967.
"Rent a Motherwell," Cue (February 11, 1967).
"Los zapatos de Motherwell," n.d.
"A Book Becomes a Museum," American Judaism (winter 1966 - 1967).
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"Preview of New Museum Exhibit," San Francisco Examiner, February 23, 1967.
Frances Moffat, "Who's Who: Motherwell's Mother," San Francisco Chronicle, February 24, 1967.
Alfred Frankenstein, "The Latest Crop of Endowment Grants," San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle, February 19, 1967.
Frances Moffat, "Who's Who: Bringing Culture to Montgomery Street," San Francisco Chronicle, March 1, 1967.
"Art Series for Men Downtown Received," San Francisco Examiner, March 1, 1967.
Alfred Frankenstein, "Elegies, Anguish, and Lyric Suites," San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle, March 5, 1967.
Alexander Fried, "In Art, What Counts is How Your Mind Sees It," San Francisco Examiner, March 5, 1967.
"Another Art World First," n.d.
"Schools; Tomorrow's Baroque," Time (April 1967).
James Monte, "San Francisco," Art Forum (May 1967).
Ticket order form for "The Language of the Disinherited" lecture, May 20, 1967.
Patrick McCaughey, "Great American Moderns," The Age, June 10, 1967.
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This Scrapbook contains a few clippings of the memorial service held for René d'Harnoncourt, Director of The Museum of Modern
Art from 1949 - 1968. There are also several articles reviewing Motherwell's 1968 exhibition of collages at The Whitney, his
first exhibition of new work in six years. Many articles cover the protest against violence and repression during the National
Democratic Convention in August of 1968. In response, a large group of artists (headed by Motherwell) first refused to exhibit
art in Chicago for two years but decided instead to arrange a protest exhibition at the Richard Feigen Gallery in October,
called the "Richard J. Daley" exhibition after the mayor of Chicago at the time. Richard Feigen and Claes Oldenburg organized
the exhibition, and forty-seven artists, including Motherwell, displayed works. A few articles mention the growth of corporate
backing in art, specifically by Xerox. There are also articles about the Art Worker's Coalition assertion that MoMA had been
exercising a "subtle form of blackmail" by soliciting the donations of works from artists for the exhibition The New American Painting and Sculpture: The First Generation [MoMA Exh. #893, June 18-October 5, 1969]. There are many posters, flyers, and brochures from Provincetown, where Motherwell
had taken up summer residence in 1953. There are also a few announcements for The Documents of Modern Art, edited by Robert Motherwell. Articles at the end of the Scrapbook focus on Motherwell's Paris exhibition, Rêve et Realité, in 1977.
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Pressrelease for Suites: Recents Prints. New York: The Jewish Museum, March 14 - May 12, 1968. [Includes Motherwell's Madrid Suite.]
Margarita García Flores, "Con Robert Motherwell: expone en el Museo Universitario de Ciencias Arte," Siempre (n.d.). [Attached note from John L. Brown.]
Henry Raymont, "Viking to Publish a Vast Modern-Art Series," The New York Times, June 6, 1968.
Grace Glueck, "Multiplicity is Key Word in City's Art Galleries This Fall," The New York Times, July 30, 1968.
Thomas Albright, "Spare Magic In 'Lyric Suite'," San Francisco Chronicle, October 11, 1968.
"Fine Arts Work Center To Hole Open House," Provincetown Advocate, n.d.
Arthur Bloomfield, "A Remarkable Gift to the S.F. Museum," n.d.
Dan Sullivan, "Artists Boycott Chicago Displays," The New York Times, September 5, 1968.
Incomplete list of artist's works and prices, n.d.
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"Cocktail Party at Whitney Museum Opens Oct. 9," M.I.T. Alumni Center of New York Newsletter (1968).
Roberta Gratz, "The Picture Is Bright for CORE Art Sale," New York Post, May 3, 1966.
Grace Glueck, "Tributes Are Paid to d'Harnoncourt," The New York Times, October 9, 1968.
"Tribute to a Director," New York Post, October 8, 1968. [Captioned photograph of memorial service.]
Hilton Kramer, "Robert Motherwell: The Art of Collage," The New York Times, October 13, 1968.
Donald Janson, "Anti-Daley Show Put in Show in Chicago," The New York Times, October 24, 1968.
Richard F. Shepard, "Metropolitan Plans Modern Art Show; Xerox Is Sponsor," The New York Times, October 18, 1968.
"Artists vs. Mayor Daley," Newsweek (November 4, 1968).
"Exhibitions: The Politics of Feeling,' Time (November 1, 1968).
"This Week at The Whitney," The New York Times, November 1968.
"Lee Falk Re-Elected PALA Head for Two Years," n.d.
"Well Know [sic] Artist To Speak At Art Association," Provincetown Advocate, November 1968.
"Fine Arts Program to Offer New Writer's Sessions," n.d.
Bob Bobrowski, "Artist Robert Motherwell Addresses Local Audiences," Provincetown Advocate, December 5, 1968.
"Notables Pick Their Favorites," The New York Times, December22, 1968.
Leonard Lyons, "The Lyons Den," New York Post, April 8, 1969.
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Art Now: New York, vol. 1, no. 5 (May 1969).
Hilton Kramer, "Between Past and Present," The New York Times, May 25, 1969.
Grace Glueck, 'Modern Museum's Policy On Artist's Gifts Assailed," The New York Times, June 12, 1969.
"Artist Defends Modern Museum In A Dispute Over Soliciting Art," The New York Times, June 13, 1969.
John Canaday, "About the New American Art: The First Generation; Out of Many, One, Sort Of," The New York Times, June 22, 1969.
Hilton Kramer, "Can We Replace Them With Matisse and Brancusi?" The New York Times, June 22, 1969.
Brochure for The Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA, November 1, 1969 - May 1, 1970.
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H.H. Arnason, "Motherwell: The Window and the Wall," Art News (Summer, 1969).
Advertisement for Robert Motherwell: Open. New York: Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, May 1969.
Invitation to Ten Americans. Provincetown, MA: Tirca-Karlis Gallery, July 11 - 17, 1969.
Advertisement for Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, November 1, 1969 - May 1, 1970.
Barbara Rose, "Openness and Robert Motherwell: 'An Infallible Eye'," Vogue (August 1969).
Henry Raymont, "Writers Appeal For Soviet Jews," The New York Times, August 3, 1969.
Harold Rosenberg, "The Art World: MoMA's Napas," The New Yorker, (September 27, 1969).
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"Maps, Books, and Art to be Auctioned,' The New York Times, October 5, 1969.
Ivan Sandrof, "Fine Arts Project Launched on Cape," The Evening Gazette (Worcester), October 8, 1969.
Irwin Shaw, "Muhammad Ali and the Little People," Esquire (November 1969).
Hilton Kramer, "Thirty Years of the New York School," The New York Times Magazine (October 12, 1969).
Advertisement for Marlborough Graphics, n.d.
Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin (November 1969). [Picture of Elegy to the Spanish Republic, 70.]
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Grace Glueck, "Metropolitan Museum Opens Big Centennial Show," The New York Times, October 17, 1969.
Louise Bruner, "See Motherwell Now, Ask About Show Later," Toledo Blade, November 7, 1969.
Clipping, "Police Look for Painting," n.d.
"A Brief Guide to the Exhibition Paintings and Collages by Robert Motherwell, November 2 - December 7, 1969." Toledo Museum of Art.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art News and Calendar of Events, December 1969.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Calendar of Events, January 1970.
Leonard Lyons, "The Lyons Den," New York Post, November 18, 1969.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Painting and Sculpture: 1940 - 1970, Special Events order form.
Sherman E. Lee, "The Water and The Moon in Chinese and Modern Painting," Art International, vol. XIV, no. 1 (January 1970).
Art International (1969).
Christopher Andreae, "The Home Forum," Christian Science Monitor, June 23, 1969.
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Robert Motherwell, "The Universal Language of Children's Art and Modernism," reprinted from The American Scholar, vol. 40, no. 1 (winter 1970). [An address given April 29, 1970, at the opening plenary session of a conference on International
Exchange in the Arts, sponsored by the Institute of International Education.]
Luigi Crispino, "FC Art Director Writes Of Motherwell Paintings," The Republic (Indiana), January 29, 1970.
Catalogue for Modern Master Tapestries. New York: Charles E. Slatkin, Inc. Galleries, n.d. [Exhibition catalogue.]
"Motherwell Show At Hargate, SPS," Concord Daily (New Hampshire), February 3, 1970.
Henry J. Seldis, "A Cultural Exchange Tale of Two Cities," Los Angeles Times, February 1, 1970.
Clipped advertisement for Fine Art Work Center, n.d.
James R. Mellow, "Now 'Mama and Papa' Sell Prints," The New York Times, September 1970.
Charles Read, "Robert Motherwell Comes to St. Paul's School to Find 'A Receptive and Eager Audience'," The Pelican (New Hampshire), vol. XXV, no. 9, February 11, 1970.
Leonard Lyons, "The Lyons Den," New York Post, February 18, 1970.
"Ellington, Roth on Arts Honors Lists," San Francisco Examiner, February 23, 1970.
"15 Are Named to Arts Institute," The New York Times, February 24, 1970.
Thomas Meehan, "Washington Society Isn't Exactly Swinging," The New York Times Magazine (March 8, 1970).
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Invitation to New Works by Robert Motherwell. Stanford: Stanford Museum, April 14 - May 3, 1970.
Invitation to the Spirit of Achievement Luncheon, April 14, 1970.
Program for the Spirit of Achievement Luncheon, April 14, 1970.
National Women's Division Newsletter, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, New York, vol. 12, no. 1 (winter 1970).
Catalogue for Accessions 1969 - 1970. Iowa City: University of Iowa Museum of Art, April 5 - May 3, 1970. [Short newsletter detailing Museum's accessions.]
"Pictures to the Editors," Life (April 17, 1970).
Program for Conference on International Exchanges In The Arts: "The Arts: An International Force," New York, April 29 - May
1, 1970.
Advertisement for The Collector in America, a photographic tour of private art collections, includes Motherwell's, October 1970.
Clipping of Motherwell's Iberia (1958), n.d.
Clipping of Motherwell's Elegy Collage, n.d.
Clipping of Motherwell's Two Figures (For Helen Frankenthaler) (1959), from Arts Magazine (May 1959).
Advertisement for Motherwell's Madrid Suite lithographs, Irwin Hollander Gallery, 1966.
Clipping with attached note, n.d.[Complete text of note as follows: "'Meditation' award winning photograph published in a fashion magazine (Seventeen?)."]
Advertisement for Beth El Temple Sisterhood's Eighth Art Exhibition and Sale, March 20 - 24, 1971.
Bernadette Andrews, "Alex Colville Admits He Never Had a Show in Canada," Toronto Telegraph, October 29, 1970.
Peter Schjeldahl, "William Baziotes: On The Way to Obscurity?" The New York Times, February 21, 1971.
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Viking Press announcement of The Documents of 20th Century Art, edited by Robert Motherwell, n.d.
Advertisement for The Documents of 20th Century Art, edited by Robert Motherwell, n.d.
Invitation to Robert Motherwell: Bilder und Collagen 1967 - 1970. Germany: Galerie für Zeitgenössische, June 12 - August 28, 1971.
Kay Kritzwiser, "Downing Show Marooned at York," The Globe and Mail, December 12, 1970.
Paul Russell, "A Severe Tone Pervades Mervish Gallery Show," Toronto Daily Star, December 12, 1970.
Advertisement for Motherwell exhibition at Lawrence Rubin Gallery, n.d.
Invitation to Motherwell. New York: Lawrence Rubin Gallery, October 21 - November 8, 1972.
List of Motherwell paintings for exhibition at Lawrence Rubin Gallery, October 21 - November 8, 1972. [Letter to Motherwell
on back of list, from an Israeli painter requesting Motherwell's opinion of her work.]
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Many articles in this Scrapbook cover The Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition of Motherwell's A la Pintura, The Genesis of the Book, an unbound book that illustrated the poem A la Pintura by modern Spanish poet Rafael Alberti with twenty-one color aquatints. This was the largest print exhibition to date at The
Metropolitan, and it marks Motherwell's movement away from "action" (in painting) to "contemplation" (in collages). There
are also several articles on the death of Motherwell's mother, Margaret Rosener. There is one article on weaver Gloria Ross,
Helen Frankenthaler's sister.
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Diane Kelder, "Motherwell's 'A la Pintura'," Art in America, vol. 60, no. 5 (September - October, 1972).
Museum Director's Conference Schedule, New York, March 6 - 8, 1972. [Motherwell moderator for session, "The Artist and The
Museum," March 8, 1972.]
Museum Director's Conference list of participants, New York, March 6 - 8, 1972.
Museum Director's Conference luncheon and cocktail schedule, New York, March 6 - 8, 1972.
Gerald Nordland, "Nordland's View of Nordland," California Living (December 10, 1972).
Harold Rosenberg, "The Philosophy of Put-Togethers," The New Yorker (March 11, 1972).
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"Margaret Rosener Rites Held," 1972.
1 TLS Frans Haks - Robert Motherwell (3/2/72) outlining a show entitled toeval ("chance") at the Stadium Generale of the State University of Utrecht, March 13 - 17, 1972. [Includes list of artists to
be included in the show.]
Invitation to toeval, March 13, 1972.
Postcard for the Public Lecture Series of The University of Iowa Museum of Art, March 13, 1972. [Motherwell on "The Rise of
the New York School During the 1940s," April 25, 1972.]
"and Arp on Arp," The New York Times, March 12, 1972. [Advertisement for Documents of 20th Century Art.]
Roy M. Close, "There's Hint of Poet in This Artist Exhibiting at Walker," Minneapolis Star, 1972.
Robert Hughes, "A Sense of Exuberance," Time (July 17, 1972).
"Margaret Rosener Dies; Rites Held," San Francisco Chronicle, 1972.
Catalogue for Robert Motherwell: Recent Paintings. Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 1972.
Rita Reif, "Putting Down the Brush and Painting on a Loom," The New York Times, September 29, 1972.
Exhibition schedule for A la Pintura, 1972 - 1973.
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Robert Hughes, "A Sense of Exuberance," Time (July 17, 1972). [Duplicate item in IV.2, but includes reproductions of The August Sea (1971), Great Wall of China (1971) and Elegy to the Spanish Republic (1972).]
Diane Kelder, "Motherwell's 'A la Pintura'," Art in America, vol. 60, no. 5 (September - October, 1972). [Duplicate of item in IV.1.]
The Print Collector's Newsletter, vol. III, no. 4 (September - October 1972).
Robert Motherwell Prints, Drawings and Book. Washington, D.C.: Fendrick Gallery, November 6 - December 2, 1972. [Gallery newsletter.]
Poem by Janice Richman, age 10, on Robert Motherwell's Open # 37, n.d.
"Museum of Art to Show Prints by Motherwell," Iowa City Press, October 26, 1972.
Barbara Rose, "Robert Motherwell, Young Old Master," Vogue (November 1, 1972).
"Print Review Number 1," published by Pratt Graphics Center and Kennedy Galleries (1972).
Benjamin Forgey, "Motherwell's Miracle," The Washington Daily News, November 17, 1972.
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Supplementary Checklist for Robert Motherwell's A la Pintura, The Genesis of the Book, Prints and Drawings Gallery, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 24 - December 3, 1972.
John J. McKendry, "Robert Motherwell's A la Pintura, The Genesis of the Book."New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1972. [Exhibition catalogue, rough draft.]
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Hilton Kramer, "Aquatint Commentary on Poems," The New York Times, November 11, 1972.
Calendar, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1972.
Invitation to The Collages of Robert Motherwell. Houston: The Museum of Fine Arts, November 15, 1972 - January 14, 1973.
Index card notice for The Collages of Robert Motherwell. Houston: The Museum of Fine Arts, November 15, 1972 - January 14, 1973. [Notice stating that Motherwell's collage, The Poet (1947), will not be included in the retrospective exhibit.]
Invitation to "A Colloquium in Abstract Expressionism," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 16 - 19, 1972.
Eleanor Freed, "Robert Motherwell Expresses Views on World Art," The Houston Post, November 17, 1972.
Ann Holmes, "MFA Motherwell Collage Exhibit Very Important," The Houston Chronicle, November 15, 1972.
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Newsletter from the Fendrick Gallery, Washington D.C., December 1972.
Newsletter from the Fendrick Gallery, Washington D.C., February 1973.
Benjamin Forgey, "Motherwell's Miracle," The Washington Daily News, November 17, 1972. [Duplicate.]
Henry Allen, "Motherwell Palate-Pleasing," The Washington Post, November 8, 1972.
Invitation to Robert Motherwell: Paintings and Collages. Detroit: Gertrude Kasle Gallery, December 12, 1972 - January 6, 1973.
"Art," The Washington Post, November 8, 1972. [Captioned photograph of Motherwell.]
Joy Hakanson, "Motherwell's Terse 'Intensity'," The Sunday News (Detroit), December 10, 1972.
Paul Russell, "A Severe Tone Pervades Mervish Gallery Show," Toronto Daily Star, December 12, 1970. [Duplicate of item in III.9.]
Invitation to Universal Limited Art Editions Collector's Items. New York: Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, October 14, 1972.
Hilton Kramer, "Unfamiliar Works by Familiar Names," The New York Times, October 21, 1972.
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This Scrapbook covers exhibitions at Princeton, and in Virginia, California, and Germany, as well as the MoMA exhibition,
American Prints: 1913-1963 [MoMA Exh. #1082a, December 3, 1974-March 3, 1975]. There is an article noting Motherwell's incorporation of the music of
the Boston Philharmonic and the poetry of Frank O'Hara into his artwork. Articles also discuss Motherwell's departure from
the Marlborough Gallery. There are a number of articles on Motherwell's exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington
D.C., the National Gallery's first exhibition of modern art. Many articles show that Motherwell's interest in aquatint persisted,
and discuss the establishment of an etching workshop in his home in Greenwich, Connecticut. Thematically, many clippings note
that at this point Motherwell can be seen returning to compositional elements addressed in the Open series, as well as to the earlier palette of the Elegy series.
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Joseph Masheck, "Robert Motherwell," Artforum (January 1973).
Invitation to Robert Motherwell: Recent Work. Princeton: Princeton University Art Museum, January 4, 1973.
List of works in Robert Motherwell: Recent Work. Princeton: Princeton University Art Museum, 1973.
Princeton Alumni Weekly (January 23, 1973).
Roberta Brandes Gratz, "Wall to Wall Friends," The New York Post, January 12, 1973.
Miriam Friend, "Major Motherwell Show Opening," The Princeton Packet, January 3, 1973.
Peter Morrin, "When the Future of Painting Has Been Questioned…" The Daily Princetonian, February 14, 1973.
Hilton Kramer, "The Folklore of Modern Painting," The New York Times, January 14, 1973.
Letter to the Editor, The New York Times, March 4, 1973.
Lucie Schauer, "Berlin: Robert Motherwell," n.d.
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Brochure for Robert Motherwell: A la Pintura. Berlin: Amerika Haus Berlin, February 13 - March 24, 1973.
Diane Kelder, "Motherwell's A la Pintura," n.d. [Catalogue manuscript in German, re: IV.1.]
"From Gongora, for Robert Motherwell," February 14, 1973. [Poem dedicated to Motherwell.]
Hilton Kramer, "Maurer: 'Lost' and Found," The New York Times, March 25, 1973.
Invitation to Robert Motherwell. Toronto: David Mirvish Gallery, March 24, 1973.
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Brochure for Robert Motherwell: Works on Paper. Seattle: Current Editions, March 24 - April 29, 1973.
Typed catalogue manuscript for Robert Motherwell: Works on Paper. Seattle: Current Editions, March 24 - April 29, 1973.
Deloris Tarzan, "An Aristocrat Among Books," (Seattle), April 1973.
Robert Motherwell's drawing, Pregnant Woman Holding Child (n.d.) from Boston University Journal, vol. XXI, no. 2 (Spring 1973).
Invitation to Robert Motherwell: Recent Screenprints 1970 - 1973. New York: Marlborough Graphics, Inc., March 24 - April 21, 1973.
Catalogue for Works on Paper: Watercolors and Drawings. San Francisco: John Berggruen Gallery, June 1973.
Brochure for Moving: Robert Motherwell Paintings, Drawings, and Collages. San Francisco: John Berggruen Gallery, March 28 - May 5, 1973.
"The Inexhaustible Max." Time (March 5, 1973). [Article on Max Ernst.]
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Calendar of Events of Museum of Fine Arts Boston featuring The Collages of Robert Motherwell, May 11 - June 24 (May 1973)
Program for "Collage," The Contemporary Music Ensemble of the Boston Symphony Orchestra program, May 13, 1973. [Concert in
conjunction with Motherwell collage exhibition.]
"Poetry and Graphics Merge in College Reading-Exhibit," Bennington Banner, April 30, 1973.
David L. Shirey, "Frank Lloyd: Art and Success," The New York Times, May 21, 1973.
"Kudos: Round 1," Time (June 4, 1973). [Robert Motherwell listed as commencement speaker for Bard College.]
Invitation to Bard College Commencement Exercises, May 26, 1973.
"Commencement '73," Bard Bulletin, vol. 113, no. 2 (June 1973).
Presentation of Robert Motherwell for the degree of Doctor of Letters, n.d. [Typed speech.]
Kenneth Baker, "Motherwell, Metaphor, and the Thing Itself," The Boston Phoenix, June 5, 1973.
"A Blending of Graphics and Poetry," The Bennington Quadrille (Summer 1973).
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown brochure, 1973.
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"Photographs and Professionals - A Discussion, " The Print Collector's Newsletter, vol. IV, no. 3 (July - August 1973).
Brochure for Robert Motherwell: Recent Sketches and Graphics. Provincetown: Tirca Karlis Gallery, August 3 - August 9, 1973.
Motherwell at Tirca Karlis mention, August 2, 1973.
Brochure for Modern Master Drawings. New York: Rosa Esman Gallery, September 1973.
James R. Mellow, "Modern Master Drawings," The New York Times, October 13, 1973.
"Modern Master Drawings," Art News (November 1973).
John Canaday, "National Gallery Samples Some Moderns," The New York Times, November 2, 1973.
"The Collages of Robert Motherwell: A Retrospective Exhibition," Museum Publications of America, vol. 1, no. 1 (Winter 1973 - 1974). [Advertisement for catalogue by E.A. Carmean, Jr. for exhibition at The Museum of Fine
Arts, Houston, Texas.]
Invitation to opening of American Art at Mid-Century 1. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery to Art, October 30, 1973 - January 9, 1974.
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Motherwell mention, La Presse Montreal, November 10, 1973.
Catherine Bates, "Getting Up To Date," The Montreal Star Entertainment, November 10, 1973.
" …[Americans] Have Been Up To," n.d. [Clipping mentioning Motherwell with note on verso stating source information could
not be found.]
Newsletter from the Fendrick Gallery, Washington D.C., December 1973.
Von Werner Krüger, "Heißes Öl und Drachenblut," n.d.
Brochure for Robert Motherwell, Sam Francis: Graphics. London: The Waddington Galleries, January 16 - February 9, 1974.
Advertisement for Robert Motherwell, Sam Francis: Graphics. London: The Waddington Galleries, January 16 - February 9, 1974.
Heidi Colsman-Freyberger, "Robert Motherwell: Words and Images," The Print Collector's Newsletter, vol. IV no. 6 (January - February 1974). [Interview with Motherwell, focusing on A la Pintura.]
Invitation to Paintings and Collages by Robert Motherwell. Houston: Tibor de Nagy Gallery, January 12, 1974.
Thomas B. Hess, "News From Tiny Twin Terra," New York Magazine (January 28, 1974).
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Hilton Kramer, "O'Hara, Poet, Is Honored," The New York Times, February 16, 1974.
Fritz Neugass, "Die schönen Kunst und das liebe Geld," September 13, 1973.
Catalogue for Paintings and Collages by Robert Motherwell. Houston: Tibor de Nagy Gallery, January 12, 1974.
Program for Smith College Museum of Art - Films and Tapes, February 10, 1974.
Henry J. Seldis, "Distinctive Idiom at UCSB Exhibit," Los Angeles Times, February 11, 1974.
Heidi Colsman-Freyberger, "Robert Motherwell," Art News (March 1974).
Peter Schjeldahl, "O'Hara - Art Sustained Him," The New York Times, March 3, 1974.
Invitation to Hommage à Picasso, Berlin, March 19, 1974.
Vivien Raynor, "A Talk with Robert Motherwell," Art News (April 1974).
Invitation to A la Pintura und der neuen Graphik von Robert Motherwell. Hamburg: Galerie Wentzel, March 14, 1974.
Heidi Bürklin, "Oden für einen Maler, Motherwell's Zyklus A la Pintura in der Galerie Wenzel [sic]," Die Welt, April 3, 1974.
Invitation to Recent Paintings and Collages by Robert Motherwell. New York: Knoedler Contemporary Art Gallery, April 6 - April 25, 1974.
Checklist for Recent Paintings and Collages by Robert Motherwell. New York: Knoedler Contemporary Art Gallery, April 6 - April 25, 1974.
Hilton Kramer, "Motherwell's Tall Collages," The New York Times, April 13, 1974.
Thomas B. Hess, "Vanity Fare," New York Magazine (n.d.).
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Bradford F. Swan, "Motherwell's Etchings Illustrate a Poem," Providence Journal-Bulletin, May 31, 1974.
Program for the University of South Carolina Award for Distinction in Visual Arts Ceremony, received by Robert Motherwell,
April 26, 1974.
Time (June 10, 1974). [Robert Motherwell listed as commencement speaker for Maryland Institute College of Art.]
Brochure for lecture, "Looking at Abstract Art," by Professor Kermit S. Champa, in preparation for presentation of graphic
work by Robert Motherwell, May 17, 1974.
"Honorary Degree Recipients Named," Contact: The Maryland Institute College of Art, vol. 11, no. 2 (Winter - Spring 1974).
"251 Graduate in Rain," Contact: The Maryland Institute College of Art, vol. 11, no. 2 (Summer 1974).
Itinerary for Motherwell's Lyric Suite, September 5, 1972 - January 10, 1974.
R.P. Harriss, "Commencement at Mount Royal," The News American, May 13, 1974.
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Montclair Art Museum Bulletin (June 1974). [Motherwell's Ulysses (1947 - 51) on cover.]
John Loring, "Opposite Expressions," Arts Magazine (June 1974).
Invitation to A la Pintura. Bristol: Bristol Art Museum, June 8, 1974.
Brochure for America on Paper. Basel: Galerie Beyeler, May - June 1974.
"500 View U.S. Art at Moscow Embassy," The New York Times, June 22, 1974.
Brochure for Prints '73 - '74. Minneapolis: Dayton's Gallery 12, July 6 - August 24, 1974.
Newsletter from the Fendrick Gallery, Washington D.C., June 1974.
Motherwell mention, The New York Times, July 6, 1974.
Vivien Raynor, "A Preview of the New Hirshhorn Museum," The New York Times, July 14, 1974.
James R. Mellow, "The Whitney Trots Out Sure-Sell Items - and Even More Overstock," The New York Times, July 28, 1974.
"Robert Motherwell Painting Acquired by UI Museum," Iowa City Press-Citizen, July 24, 1974.
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Richard Bloom, "Motherwell Prints on Display at Graphics," The Harvard Independent, September 26, 1974.
Invitation to Twelve American Painters. Virginia: Virginia Museum, September 30, 1974.
Program for Festival d'Automne de Paris, Motherwell's work included in La Galerie Daniel Templon, October 2 - November 10,
1974.
Anna Mayo, "Against Motherwellism," The Village Voice (October 31, 1974). [Copy sent to Motherwell by his daughter, Jeannie.]
Brochure for Robert Motherwell: Selected Prints 1961 - 1974. New York: Brooke Alexander, Inc., November 23 - December 28, 1974.
Invitation to Robert Motherwell: Selected Prints 1961 - 1974. New York: Brooke Alexander, Inc., November 21, 1974.
Virginia Museum Bulletin, vol. XXXV, no. 1 (September 1974).
Roy Proctor, "Museum Show Has Stature," News Leader (Virginia), October 5, 1974.
F.D. Cossitt, "Current Virginia Museum Show is One of Best in Years," Richmond Times-Dispatch, October 6, 1974.
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Invitation to Robert Motherwell in California Collections. Los Angeles: Otis Art Institute Gallery, November 26, 1974 - January 12, 1975.
Henry J. Seldis, "Invention is the Necessity of Motherwell," Los Angeles Times, December 1, 1974.
Press release for Robert Motherwell in California Collections. Los Angeles: Otis Art Institute Gallery, November 26, 1974 - January 12, 1975.
Brochure for Small Masterworks. New York: Rosa Esman Gallery, November 23 - December 28, 1974.
Newsletter from the Fendrick Gallery, Washington D.C., November 1974.
John Russell, "Modern's Show is Proof of Power of Print," The New York Times, December 5, 1974. [Review of American Prints: 1913-1963 [MoMA Exh. #1082a, December 3, 1974-March 3, 1975].]
Catalogue for Brooke Alexander, Inc. Gallery, November 1974.
Program for Commencement Exercises of The Maryland Institute College of Art, May 29, 1974.
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This Scrapbook contains several advertisements for Motherwell exhibitions in New York, as well as articles pointing to Motherwell's
increasing concentration on prints and collages. There is also an extensive section of articles in German. Later German articles
are accompanied by a translation, a service arranged by Andre Emmerich, a gallery owner in New York and Zurich.
There are also brochures for the original nine-color offset lithograph series, In Celebration, which was created by Motherwell to commemorate the completion of Stanford Law School buildings. Motherwell is referred to
as a "star" or "superstar" in several articles. There are also articles on Motherwell's Düsseldorf retrospective in September
1976, which also traveled to Stockholm and Vienna.
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Invitation to Paintings and Collages by Robert Motherwell. New York: Knoedler Contemporary Art Gallery, January 4 - February 1, 1975.
Hilton Kramer, "Seeing Emotion's Shape," The New York Times, January 11, 1975.
Peter Schjeldahl, "Fragments of an Awesome Whole," The New York Times, January 19, 1975.
Hilton Kramer, Motherwell mention, The New York Times, January 11, 1975.
Brochure for Works on Paper. Minneapolis: Dayton's Gallery 12, January 4, 1975.
Edith Evans Asbury, "Rothko's Daughter Gains Control of Artist's Estate," The New York Times, January 17, 1976.
Amei Wallach, "A Place Where Prints Have Special Importance," Newsday, January 19, 1975. [Article on the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Print Room at MoMA.]
Brochure for Robert Motherwell: Selected Prints and Collages. Boston: Harcus Krakow Rosen Sonnabend Gallery, February 1 - February 26, 1975.
Lillian Van Syckle, "Motherwell Honored at Aberdeen Library on Birthday," The Daily World (Aberdeen), January 26, 1975.
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Invitation to A la Pintura. St. Louis: Washington University Gallery of Art, March 2 - April 6, 1975.
"In Short," Newsday, January 26, 1975.
Allen Ellenzweig, "Robert Motherwell," Arts Magazine (n.d.).
Brochure for Robert Motherwell: A Print Retrospective. London: Leslie Waddington Prints Limited, April 8 - May 3, 1975.
Judith Goldman, "Prints," Art News (February 1975).
Brochure for Surrealität - Bildrealität 1924 - 1974. Düsseldorf: Staatliche Kunsthalle, February 13 - April 20, 1975.
Patricia Kaplan, "Robert Motherwell," Art News (March 1975).
Betty Goodwin, "Famous Alums Recall Days on the Farm," The Stanford Daily, March 3, 1975.
Thomas B. Hess, "When Art Talk was a Fine Art," New York Magazine (March 2, 1975).
Brochure for Robert Motherwell: Paintings, Drawings, Collages, and Selected Fine Prints. California: Glenn Smith Gallery, March 22 - April 30, 1975.
The New Yorker (March 17, 1975). [Cover cartoon of the Guggenheim, Motherwell's Elegy caricatured.]
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Brochure for Contemporary Prints: Robert Motherwell Proofs for 'A la Pintura'. New York: Knoedler Contemporary Art Gallery, March 22 - April 18, 1975.
Invitation to Recent Collages by Robert Motherwell. Toronto: David Mirvish Gallery, April 12 - May 7, 1975.
Robert Duffy, "Motherwell Works Now at Steinberg," n.d.
Invitation to Subjects of the Artist: New York Painting 1941 - 1947. New York: The Whitney Museum, April 22 - May 28, 1975.
Catalogue for Subjects of the Artist: New York Painting 1941 - 1947. New York: The Whitney Museum, April 22 - May 28, 1975.
Carter Ratcliff, "Robert Motherwell (Knoedler)," Arts Spectrum (n.d.).
Martha B. Scott, "SHU's Innovative Show: Connecticut Printmaking," Bridgeport Sunday Post, April 27, 1975.
Susan Forsyth, "Robert Motherwell: Selected Prints - Leslie Waddington Prints," n.d.
Carter Ratcliff, "Robert Motherwell (Knoedler)," Arts Spectrum (n.d.).
Motherwell advertisement, n.d.
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Brochure for Robert Motherwell: Recent Collages and Drawings. San Francisco: John Berggruen Gallery, May 21 - June 28, 1975.
Advertisement for Robert Motherwell: Recent Collages and Drawings. San Francisco: John Berggruen Gallery, May 21 - June 28, 1975, from Art in America (May - June 1975).
F.A.Q. Walker, "Robert Motherwell at the Emmerich Gallery, Zurich," New World Antiquity, vol. 22, no. 5/6 (May - June 1975).
Lacey Fosburgh, "Coast Museum Gets Clyfford Still Art," The New York Times, May 18, 1975.
Juan Acha, "Robert Motherwell," Plural 44 (May 1975).
Brochure for David Smith 1906 - 1965. Düsseldorf: Hans Strelow Gallery, June 18 - June 23, 1975.
Hayden Herrera, "Two Definitive New Films Documenting the Triumph of American Art, 1940 - 1970," Reviews by Hayden Herrera,
n.d. [Review of The New York School, a film that includes an interview with Motherwell.]
Henry J. Seldis, "A Sample of the Summer Palate," Los Angeles Times, August 1975.
Program for lecture series, September 1 - October 26, 1975. [Motherwell as panelist for discussion, "Art in the Sixties,'
October 4, 1975.]
"Walking Tour No. 1: The Center of Provincetown,' Provincetown Historical Association, n.d.
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Brochure for Acquisitions 1970 - 1975. New York: Martha Jackson Gallery, September 27 - November 1, 1975.
Press release for Acquisitions 1970 - 1975. New York: Martha Jackson Gallery, September 27 - November 1, 1975.
Janet Baker-Carr, "A Conversation with Robert Motherwell, Painter," Harvard Magazine (October 1975).
Catalogue for Robert Motherwell: Paintings, Collages, Drawings. Detroit: Gertrude Kasle Gallery, November 8, 1975 - January 8, 1976.
Joy Hakanson Colby, "Motherwell Has Show," Detroit News, November 23, 1975.
Nancy K. Davis, "Motherwell," Yale Notes, n.d.
Invitation to Fashion as Fantasy. New York, Rizzoli Gallery, December 3, 1975 - January 1, 1976.
Newsletter from the Fendrick Gallery, Washington D.C., November 1975.
Invitation to Tapestries. New York: Pace Gallery, September 1975.
William Feaver, "Rauschenberg and Motherwell Prints," The London Financial Times, n.d.
C.N., "Robert Motherwell," Zoom, no. 31 (June - July 1975).
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Brochure for Robert Motherwell 'A la Pintura' ('An die Malerei') 1972. Hamburg: Galerie Wentzel, July 24 - September 7, 1975.
Catalogue for Robert Motherwell 'A la Pintura' ('An die Malerei') 1972. Hamburg: Galerie Wentzel, July 24 - September 7, 1975.
Susan Mertens, "Displaying the Field - It's Art for the Linear Man," September 1975.
Brochure for Motherwell. Vancouver: Galerie Allen, September 6 - October 9, 1975.
Art Perry, "Abstractions a Mixed Bag," The Vancouver Sun, September 16, 1975.
Judith L. Dunham, "Motherwell and Twombly," Artweek, vol. 6, no. 21 (June 14, 1975).
R.M. Campbell, "In SF's 'Garden'," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 8, 1975.
Thomas Albright, "The Motherwell Collage," San Francisco Chronicle, May 27, 1975.
Brochure for Small Works Modern Masters. New York: Rosa Esman Gallery, December 9, 1975 - January 10, 1976.
Theater bill for Tom Stoppard's Travesties, November 1975. [Mention of Motherwell's Dada Painters and Poets.]
Program for Washington State University Art Symposium Series on American Printmaking 1960 - 1975, November 7- 8, 1975.
Motherwell's identification card from Washington State University Art Symposium Series on American Printmaking 1960 - 1975, November 7- 8, 1975.
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Celebration art offer to alumni, n.d. [Offer to Stanford alums to purchase original Motherwell lithograph series in commemoration
of the completion of Stanford Law School buildings.]
Itinerary for circulating exhibition Robert Motherwell: Selected Prints 1961 - 1974. Organized by Brooke Alexander, Inc., New York, 1976 - 1978.
Advertisement for Harvard Magazine, n.d. [Motherwell mention.]
Invitation to Selected Works by Robert Motherwell. New York: Knoedler Contemporary Art Gallery, January 10 - February 11, 1976.
Alexis Bespaloff, "Going Underground: Eight Great Wine Cellars," New York Magazine (November 17, 1975).
Advertisement for Selected Works by Robert Motherwell. New York: Knoedler Contemporary Art Gallery, January 10 - February 11, 1976.
Checklist for Selected Works by Robert Motherwell. New York: Knoedler Contemporary Art Gallery, January 10 - February 11, 1976.
Results of the annual election of The Century Association, January 8, 1976. [Robert Motherwell listed as trustee.]
Program for "Kasseler Kunst Verein," December 22, 1975.
Art Now Gallery Guide, vol. 6, no. 5 (January 1976).
Brochure for New Editions. New York: Brooke Alexander Inc., January 10 - February 1976.
Roberto Polo, "Robert Motherwell Talks About Fashion as Fantasy," Interview (December 1975 - January 1976).
"Where's the foreground, do you think?" The New Yorker (December 29, 1975). [Cartoon with Motherwell's Elegy in the background.]
"I know! Let's play that adult game you got for Christmas." The New Yorker (n.d.). [Cartoon with Motherwell's Elegy in the background.]
"Artist Motherwell Signs His Art on a Bottle," n.d. [Photograph of Motherwell.]
Hilton Kramer, "Diverse Pictorial Eloquence of Motherwell," The New York Times, January 17, 1976.
Motherwell at Knoedler mention, Greenwich Time, February 2, 1976.
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Invitation to a dinner in honor of Motherwell sponsored by the Women's Committee at the Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute,
February 18, 1976.
Program for Motherwell's speech, "A Modern Painter's World," at Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, February 18, 1976.
J.H., "Robert Motherwell: Neue Malarien und Klebekunst," Aufbau, January 23, 1976.
David L. Shirey, "Motherwell Aquatint Series Shown," The New York Times, February 1976.
"For Israel's right to exist," postcard in support of Israel, n.d. [Motherwell's Lorca's Light (1975) contributed "to protest discrimination of Israel in international cooperation."]
Catalogue for Painting and Sculpture Today 1974. Indianapolis: Indianapolis Museum of Art, May 22 - July 14, 1974. / Cincinnati: Taft Art Center, September 12 - October
26, 1974.
Ellen Stern, "Best Bets: Dance to the Paper," New York Magazine (February 9, 1976).
Donald Miller, "Motherwell Recounts Modern Art," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 20, 1976.
Liselotte Espenhahn, "Die Lehrer lernten von ihren Schülern," [Viennese paper], Spring 1976.
Margie Carlin, "Abstract Artistry Grows, Robert Motherwell Says," Pittsburgh Press, February 19, 1976.
"Elegance devant Elegie," February 20, 1976. [Photograph of a John Anthony outfit in front of Motherwell's Elegy at the Knoedler Gallery.]
Invitation to Critical Perspectives in AmericanArt Symposium, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, April 10, 1976.
Announcement of Provincetown Art Association's National Graphics Competition, June 19 - July 11, 1976. [Robert Motherwell
named as a juror.]
Jeff Perrone, "Robert Motherwell, Knoedler Contemporary Art," Art Forum (April 1976).
Advertisement for catalogue for Critical Perspectives in AmericanArt, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, n.d.
Jeanine Warnod, "Une belle affiche," Le Figaro (Paris), April 30, 1976.
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Charlotte Moser, "Motherwell a Super Artist at 61," Houston Chronicle, April 16, 1976.
Mimi Crossley, "Subject is Art for Motherwell," The Houston Post, April 13, 1976.
Hilton Kramer, "Where Are Today's Masters - And Tomorrow's?" The New York Times, August 29, 1976.
Grace Glueck, "SoHo Mural in Homage to 12 Painters Backs Artist Up Against the Wall," The New York Times, May 7, 1976.
Invitation to Three Generations of American Painting: Motherwell, Diebenkorn, Edlich. New York: Gruenebaum Gallery and Gimple & Weitzenhoffer Gallery, September 22, 1976.
John Russell, "A Fine Omen for a New Season," The New York Times, September 24, 1976. [Review of Three Generations of American Painting: Motherwell, Diebenkorn, Edlich. New York: Gruenebaum Gallery and Gimple & Weitzenhoffer Gallery, September 22, 1976.]
Simon Zalkind, "Richard Diebenkorn, Stephen Edlich, Robert Motherwell," n.d.
Grace Glueck, "Motherwell, at 61, Puts 'Eternal' Quality Into Art," The New York Times, February 3, 1976.
Grace Glueck, "Superstar Motherwell is Very Happy, Thank You," The New York Times, n.d.
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John Russell, "Dazzling 'Wild Beasts' at the Modern," The New York Times, March 26, 1976.
Leslie Maitland, "David Smith Art at Storm King," n.d.
"Show in East Hampton is Salute to Local Artists," The New York Times, n.d.
Invitation to Robert Motherwell: Recent Collages. Baltimore: B.R. Kornblatt Gallery, Inc., October 3 - November 3, 1976.
Lincoln F. Johnson, "Motherwell at Kornblatt," The Sun (Baltimore), October 21, 1976.
"Declaration of Dependence by a Congress of Representative American Poets, Painters, and Other Artists," Saturday Review (June 26, 1976).
Grace Glueck, "Art People," The New York Times, July 30, 1976.
Motherwell mention, New York Magazine (October 18, 1976).
John Russell, "Monet's Reputation Out on Top This Time," The New York Times, October 29, 1976.
"News of ARC Members," ARC, vol. IV, no. 1 (December 1976).
Mort Edelstein, Motherwell mention, Chicago Daily News, December 2, 1976.
Aaron Gold, "Ticker Bits," Chicago Tribune, November 10, 1976.
Brochure for Graphics 1976. New York: Ingber Gallery, November 16 - December 24, 1976.
"Motherwell Limited Edition Poster Memento of Arts Council Project," n.d.
"Robert Motherwell's Late Supper," The New York Times, n.d.
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Invitation from the Consul General of the United States of America, on the occasion of the Motherwell retrospective in Düsseldorf,
September 3, 1976.
"Zwei Modi: Erfindung und Variation," Feuilleton, September 28, 1976. [Translation included.]
Elke Trappschuh, "Expressivität und verfeinerte Malkultur," Handelsblatt, September 28, 1976. [Translation included.]
Axel Hecht, "Meisterwerke aus der Scheune," Stern (n.d.). [Translation included.]
Helga Meister, "Sich selbt treu geblieben," NRZ, September 17, 1976. [Translation included.]
Helga Meister, "Großer Altmeister aus Amerika," NRZ, September 4, 1976. [Translation included.]
"Retrospektive Robert Motherwell," Die Kunst (October 1976). [Translation included.]
Katharina Schmidt, "Auf das finden kommt es an," Musik und Medizin (September 1976). [Translation included.]
"Motherwell kommt," NRZ, August 26, 1978.
Amine Haase, "Die malerische Macht Amerikas," Feuilleton, September 16, 1976. [Translation included.]
Heiner Stachelhaus, "Signale für die scharze Leere," NRZ, September 21, 1976. [Translation included.]
Ingeborg Hoesterey, "Abstrakte Bilder uber das Machen von abstrakte Bildern," September 25, 1976. [Translation included.]
Motherwell mention, n.d.
Laszlo Glozer, "Kein Verzicht auf die vornehmste Droge," n.d.
Karl Kurt Ziegler, "Motherwell: Zehn Jahre an, Nr. 100' gearbeitet," NRZ, September 1976. [Translation included.]
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Giesela Burkamp, "Ethisches Bewußtsein macht den Maler aus," September 6, 1976. [Translation included.]
Giesela Burkamp, "Motherwells Antworten auf Erlebnisse," September 8, 1976.
Michael Beckert, "Robert Motherwell - ein Maler, der Zeichen setzt,' Feuilleton, September 11 - 12, 1976. [Translation included.]
"Kunst: Motherwells gemalte Wollost," Der Spiegel, no. 38 (September 13, 1976). [Translation included.]
"Bildende Kunst," Weilenmann (October 1976). [Translation included.]
"Abstrakter Expressionist," NRZ, September 4, 1976. [Translation included.]
Helmut Schneider, "Amerikanische zeichnung europäisches Erbe," Die Zeit, no. 25, June 1976. [Translation included.]
"Retrospektive Motherwell," September 1976.
Düsseldorferhefte (September 1 - September 15, 1976). [Elegy on the cover.]
"Kutur Tips," September 8, 1976. [Partial translation included.]
Helga Meister, "Die Kunst kennt keine Ideologien," 1976. [Untranslated interview.]
Werner Krüger, "Die Entfesselung auf der Leinwald," September 14, 1976. [Translation included.]
Walter Witt, "Ausienandersetzung mit dem Unbewußten," n.d. [Translation included.]
Barbara Catoir, "Robert Motherwell oder Die Überwindung des Weißen," October 2, 1976.
2 ALS Andre Emmerich - Robert Motherwell (11/16/76).
Edmund Labusch, "Motherwell in Düsseldorf," News Rheinland (October 1976).
Venice Biennale installation photograph from Andre Emmerich, n.d.
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"Kunsthalle Zeigt Robert Motherwell und Erich Salomon," NRZ, September 3, 1976.
Photograph of Motherwell and his work, Summertime in Italy (1960), Die Zeit, no. 40 September 24, 1976.
Brochure for Peinture. Paris: Galerie Daniel Templon, December 11, 1976 - January 6, 1977.
Invitation to Robert Motherwell: Målningar, Collage, Grafik 1941 - 1976. Stockholm: Galleriet Kuturhuset, November 12, 1976.
52 Museer, Stockholm, n.d.
Daniel Bell, "Lévi-Strauss and the Return to Rationalism," The New York Times Book Review, March 14, 1976.
Düsseldorf Motherwell clipping, September 17, 1976.
Clipping of Motherwell's Open 184 (1969), n.d.
Georg Jappe, "Fläche frei gesetzt," Feuilleton, September 24, 1976.
Hilton Kramer, "Mall's Immensity Overwhelms Art Works," The New York Times, June 24, 1976.
Doris Grumbach, "Arthur Cohen Catches Fire," The Village Voice, March 15, 1976.
Grace Glueck, "Nazi Survivor's Art Sale To Yield Millions," The New York Times, n.d.
Motherwell clipping, n.d.
John Gruen, "Roy Lichtenstein: From Outrageous Parody to Iconographic Elegance," Art News (March 1976).
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Thomas B. Hess, "Smith Alfresco," The New York Magazine (August 9, 1976).
Motherwell clipping, German newspaper, n.d.
Postcard for Parisian gallery, n.d.
Brochure for Recent Acquisitions. New York: Solomon & Co. Fine Art, n.d.
Invitation to Harry Callahan [MoMA Exh. #1158, December 2, 1976-February 8, 1977].
Keith Wheeler, "Lighthearted View of Serious Air History: by Osborn, Natch," n.d.
Lincoln F. Johnson, "Motherwell at Kornblatt," The Sun (Baltimore), October 21, 1976. [Duplicate of item VI.10.]
Brochure for Small Masterworks. New York: Rosa Esman Gallery, December 7, 1976 - January 6, 1977.
E.A. Carmean, Jr., "Robert Motherwell's [sic] Spanish Elegies," Arts Magazine (June 1976).
Irmeline Lebeer, "Robert Motherwell," n.d. [Interview in French.]
Anatole Broyard, "Seeing Through the Senses," The New York Times, n.d.
"1974 - 1975 Rothschild French Wines Given a Real American 'Twist'," Beverage Retailer Weekly, March 21, 1977. [Bottle label designed by Motherwell for Château Mouton Rothschild wine.]
"Vintage Art," n.d. [Motherwell's wine labels.]
"The Dubuffet Car," The Village Voice, n.d.
Invitation from the American Center for an informal conversation with Motherwell, in conjunction with the Motherwell Retrospective,
Stockholm, November 11, 1976.
Motherwell's wine bottle label, n.d.
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