Hal Glicksman papers relating to California artists
name: label: Creator
content: Glicksman, Hal
label: Names
content: Temple of Man (Venice, Calif.)
label: Names
content: Berman, Wallace, 1926-1976
label: Names
content: Cameron, Marjorie, 1922-1995
label: Names
content: Hefferton, Phillip C. (Phillip Conrad), 1933-
label: Names
content: Herms, George, 1935-
label: Names
content: Talbert, Ben
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art museum curators -- California
label: Topic
content: Conceptual art
label: Topic
content: Minimal art
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated by Hal Glicksman in 2017.
creator: label: Creator
content: Glicksman, Hal
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content: Hal Glicksman papers relating to California artists
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Hal Glicksman papers relating to California artists measures 2.3 linear feet and date from 1936-2010, with the bulk of the records dating from 1960-1974. The collection is composed of artist files documenting Glicksman's relationship with various California artists as well as some of his personal papers.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Hal Glicksman (1937-) was a curator in Southern California during the rise of minimalism and conceptual art. Glicksman was hired as gallery director and assistant professor at Pomona College in 1969, and a year later took up the position of associate director of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. He then returned to California in 1972 as director of the art gallery at the University of California, Irvine, and then a few years later became art gallery director at Otis Art Institute. Glicksman curated key exhibitions at the Pasadena Museum of California Art and the Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, and was a founding board member of The Temple of Man, Venice, California.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.3 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1936-2010
label: Date
content: bulk 1960-1974
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.glichal
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Video recordings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as two series.

Series 1: Hal Glicksman Personal Papers, 1940s-1996 (Box 1, 3; 12 folders)

Series 2: Artist Files, 1936-2010, bulk 1960-1974 (Box 1-3; 1.8 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid was prepared by Christopher DeMairo in 2020.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Hal Glicksman papers relating to California artists measures 2.3 linear feet and date from 1936-2010, with the bulk of the records dating from 1960-1974. The collection includes artist files documenting Glicksman's relationships with various California artists as well as some of his personal papers. Glicksman's personal papers include correspondence, printed material, audiovisual recordings, a photograph, and some exhibition material. Artist files concern Ben Talbert, Phillip Hefferton, George Herms, Wallace Berman, and Marjorie Cameron, and include correspondence, artwork, photographs, writings, and printed material.