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| Series III. Topical research files, 1903-1991
7.2 Linear
Feet
7 boxes, 1 flat file
folder
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Series III A. Broad topics, 1925-1991
1
box(es)
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Contains notes, clippings, and printed materials related to 21 broad topics, arranged
alphabetically.
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folder |
| 13 |
1-3 |
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Abstract expressionism, 1956-1984 |
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Notes, photocopied articles and other printed material concerning abstract
expressionism, the New York School, and color field painting, including a portion of
Francis M. Celentano's 1957 MA thesis, "The origins and development of abstract
expressionism in the U.S.," New York University, and Selden Rodman's published
interview with Mark Rothko (1957).
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Art market, 1940-1978 |
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Notes and photocopied articles related to the art market in the 1940s, 1950s and
1960s.
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folder |
| 13 |
4 |
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Art market in the 1940s, 1940-1978
8
items
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| 13 |
5 |
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Art market in the 1950s, 1950
1
item
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| 13 |
6 |
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Art market in the 1960s, 1966-1967
3
items
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| box |
folder |
| 24* |
1 |
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Oversize articles, 1942-1956
6
items
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Includes oversize photocopied articles about the art market in the 1940s and
1950s.
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folder |
| 13 |
7 |
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Artists and the marketplace, 1985-1988
3
items
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Photocopied essays by Barbara Rosenblum (1985), Daniel Burn (1987), and Roger
Lipsey (1988).
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Biographical writing, circa 1983-1992 |
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folder |
| 13 |
8 |
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circa 1983-1992
3
items
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Includes James Breslin's handwritten notes and a photocopied draft of an essay by
Breslin on the process of writing literary biography in general and Rothko's
biography in particular.
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folder |
| 24* |
2 |
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Oversize article, 1987
1
item
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Article by Justin Kaplan about biographical writing. |
| box |
folder |
| 13 |
9 |
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Children's art, circa 1941, circa 1983-1992,
undated
3
items
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Photocopied notes and an outline by Mark Rothko on children's art and "traditional
art" (circa 1941), a photocopied essay by Rothko on children and creativity, and
James Breslin's handwritten notes on Wilhelm Viola's book, Child art and
Franz Cizek (1936).
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10 |
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Collectors and collecting, 1971-1988
3
items
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Photocopied articles and an essay fragment about art collectors and collecting in
the United States. See also Series III B. Mark Rothko collectors.
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| 13 |
11 |
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Creativity, 1967, undated
2
items
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Photocopied draft of an essay by Mark Rothko on the creative impulse (undated) and
a photocopied essay by William G. Niederland, "Clinical aspects of creativity," from
American imago (1967).
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| 13 |
12 |
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Cubism, circa 1983-1992
1
leaf
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James Breslin's handwritten notes on Mark Rothko's views of cubism. |
| 13 |
13 |
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Death, 1944-1976
6
items
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Photocopied articles and excerpts on death, the death of a parent, and suicide,
including two essays on Syliva Plath's suicide and one on Leo Tolstoy's death. See
also Series III B: Mark Rothko's death.
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14-16 |
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Depression, 1974
1
item
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Photocopied book: Nathan S. Kline, From sad to glad: Kline on
depression (New York: Putnam, 1974).
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17 |
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East Hampton, N.Y., 1976
2
items
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Photocopied pages from Artists and East Hampton and James Breslin's
handwritten notes.
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| 13, 24* |
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Genealogical research, 1983-1986 |
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Information about conducting genealogical research. |
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folder |
| 13 |
18 |
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Pamphlets and notes, 1983-1986
6
items
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folder |
| 24* |
3 |
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Oversize article 1984
1
item
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folder |
| 13 |
19 |
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Jewish artists, 1925-1986
5
items
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Clippings and photocopied articles and essays on the subject of Jewish artists in
general.
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20 |
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Michelangelo's Biblioteca Laurenziana, Florence, 1934-1974
3
items
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Photocopied articles and an essay. |
| box |
folder |
| 14 |
1 |
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Nietzsche and art, circa 1983-1992, undated
4
items
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Includes a photocopied draft of an essay by Mark Rothko about The birth of
tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche, an excerpt from The birth of
tragedy, and James Breslin's handwritten notes.
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| 14 |
2 |
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Pop art, 1962-1963
8
items
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Photocopied articles. |
| 14 |
3 |
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Romanticism, 1955
1
item
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Photocopied article by Lorenz Eitner, "The open window and the storm-tossed boat,"
Art bulletin, 1955.
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| 14 |
4 |
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Surrealism, 1946-1968
3
items
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One page of James Breslin's handwritten notes, a photocopied article about Dada and
surrealism (1968), and photocopied pages from an article profiling surrealists in
the Museum of Modern Art Bulletin, 1946.
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| 14 |
5-9 |
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Travel, 1988-1991, circa 1983-1992 |
| 14 |
5 |
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Latvia, 1988-1991 |
| 14 |
5 |
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Papers, 1988-1991
9
items
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Includes a packet of color picture postcards of the Daugava River, James
Breslin's correspondence regarding travel arrangements to Latvia.
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Audio recordings, 1988-1991
2 sound
cassettes
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C124-125: audio recordings of Breslin reading his notes from his trip to
Daugavpils, Latvia.
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Use copies available. |
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folder |
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6 |
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London, 1988
3
items
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Includes lists of names and a car rental brochure. |
| 14 |
7 |
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Los Angeles, circa 1983-1992
2
items
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Lists of names and contact information. |
| 14 |
8 |
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New York, circa 1983-1992
6
items
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Includes a guide to New York City research resources and James Breslin's
handwritten notes.
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9 |
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Miscellaneous, circa 1983-1992
5
Leaves
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Notes and lists of names in San Francisco, Philadelphia, Portland, New Haven, and
Washington, D.C.
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