Wally Goodman and William Stanton Picher papers
name: label: Creator
content: Goodman, Wally, 1922-2008
label: Creator
content: Picher, William Stanton, d. 1981
label: Names
content: Butterfield & Butterfield
label: Names
content: Christo, 1935-
label: Names
content: Garver, Thomas H.
label: Names
content: Martin, Fred, 1927-
label: Names
content: Nicholson, Natasha, 1945-
label: Names
content: Oliveira, Nathan, 1928-2010
label: Names
content: Paris, Harold, 1925-1979
label: Names
content: Pasquini, Philip L.
label: Names
content: Raffael, Joseph, 1933-
label: Names
content: Ramos, Mel, 1935-2018
label: Names
content: Wiley, William T., 1937-2021
topic: label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting
label: Topic
content: Latino and Latin American artists
label: Topic
content: Art, Asian
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1983 by Wally Goodman.
creator: label: Creator
content: Goodman, Wally, 1922-2008
label: Creator
content: Picher, William Stanton, d. 1981
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content: Wally Goodman and William Stanton Picher papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Wally Goodman and William Stanton Picher measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1946 to 1982. The papers document Goodman and Picher's activities as art collectors through correspondence, personal business records, artist files, printed material, and photographic material.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Wally Goodman (1922-2008) and William Stanton Picher (1914-1981) were art collectors in San Francisco, California.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1946-1982
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.goodwalt
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into five series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1964-1981 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Personal Business Records, 1946-1982 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Artist Files, 1962-1981 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1967-1981 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 5: Photographic Material, circa 1965-1975 (0.2 linear feet; Box 2)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2023.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Wally Goodman and William Stanton Picher measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1946 to 1982. The papers document Goodman and Picher's activities as art collectors through correspondence, personal business records, artist files, printed material, and photographic material.

Correspondence (1966-1981) concerns Goodman's and Picher's collecting activities and friendships with artists, including letters from Fred Martin, Nathan Oliveira, Joseph Raffael, Mel Ramos, and William T. Wiley and a greeting card decorated with an Oliveira print (1940).

Business records include loan requests from museums (1966-1981), bills of sale (1950-1982), insurance and appraisal lists of works and their values (1967-1981), conservation reports (1970-1976), and files concerning the "Mexican Masters Suite", Christo print documentation (1970-1972), and appraisers Butterfield and Butterfield (1979-1981).

Artist files consist of resumes, clippings, announcements, and catalogs of artists Goodman and Picher collected works from. Some of the artists include: Mel Ramos, Joseph Raffael, William T. Wiley, Nathan Oliveira, Linda Nochlin, and Katherine Porter. 

Printed material consists of articles, clippings related to Christo's "Running Edge," and exhibition catalogs featuring works loaned by Goodman and Picher.

Photographic material consists of photographs, transparencies, and slides of artwork collected by Goodman and Picher. Also included is a photo album from a friend's wedding reception.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also in the Archives of American Art is the Patrick Duffy and Wally Goodman papers, 1977-2010.