Sanford Schwartz papers
name: label: Creator
content: Schwartz, Sanford, 1946-
label: Names
content: Alexandre Gallery
label: Names
content: Whitney Museum of American Art
label: Names
content: Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966 -- Photographs
label: Names
content: King, William, 1925-2015
label: Names
content: Stout, Myron, 1908-1987
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown
label: Topic
content: Art -- Exhibitions -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Curators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Painting, American
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated to the Archives of American art by Sanford Schwartz in 1980 and 2017.
creator: label: Creator
content: Schwartz, Sanford, 1946-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Sanford Schwartz papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of exhibition curator Sanford Schwartz measure 0.7 linear feet and date from 1948-2011. The papers document the preparation and organization of two exhibitions curated by Schwartz, the Myron Stout retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1980, and The Early Work of William King at Alexandre Gallery in New York City in 2007. Materials regarding Provincetown, Massachusetts painter Myron Stout (1908-1987) include correspondence with Stout and lenders to the exhibition; notes, writings, and sketches by Schwartz pertaining to the exhibition; and photographs of Stout, including one with Hans Hofmann teaching in Provincetown in 1948. Material regarding sculptor William King (1925-1990) includes correspondence between Schwartz and King, exhibition research and
notes, photographs of artwork, and printed material.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sanford Schwartz (1946- ) is an exhibition curator in New York, New York.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.7 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1948-2011
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.schwsanf
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Sketches
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as two series.

Series 1: Research Material Regarding Myron Stout, 1948-1985 (Box 1, OV 3; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 2: Research Material Regarding William King, 1960-2011 (Boxes 1-2; 0.4 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Hilary Price in 2018.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketches
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of exhibition curator Sanford Schwartz measure 0.7 linear feet and date from 1948-2011. The papers document the preparation and organization of two exhibitions curated by Schwartz, the Myron Stout retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1980, and The Early Work of William King at Alexandre Gallery in New York City in 2007. Materials regarding Provincetown, Massachusetts painter Myron Stout (1908-1987) include correspondence with Stout and lenders to the exhibition; notes, writings, and sketches by Schwartz pertaining to the exhibition; and photographs of Stout, including one with Hans Hofmann teaching in Provincetown in 1948. Material regarding sculptor William King (1925-1990) includes correspondence between Schwartz and King, exhibition research and
notes, photographs of artwork, and printed material.