Leslie Judd Ahlander papers
name: label: Creator
content: Ahlander, Leslie Judd
label: Names
content: Corcoran Gallery of Art
label: Names
content: John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
label: Names
content: Pan American Union
label: Names
content: Louis, Morris, 1912-1962
label: Names
content: Mehring, Howard William, 1931-1978
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art critics -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Occupation
content: Art museum curators -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: Women art critics
label: Topic
content: Women museum curators
label: Topic
content: Art, Latin American
label: Topic
content: Latino and Latin American artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1979 and 1986 by Leslie Judd Ahlander.
creator: label: Creator
content: Ahlander, Leslie Judd
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content: Leslie Judd Ahlander papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Leslie Judd Ahlander measure 1.0 linear feet and date from 1945 to 1986. The papers document Ahlander's career as an art critic and curator through correspondence regarding exhibitions at the Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida, 1973-1974, and Ahlander's efforts to build a collection of Latin American art; material relating to the Washington Color School, including a typescript of a statement by Howard Mehring, press releases, clippings, catalogs, an annotated checklist of Morris Louis's second one-man show and other printed material mostly written by Ahlander; correspondence, photographs, copies of lectures and articles relating to Ahlander's position at the Pan American Union, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, as art critic for the Washington Post, and as free-lance writer.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Leslie Judd Ahlander (1915-2013) was an art critic and curator. Ahlander was born in New York City, and she completed her studies in art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Ahlander worked on the visual arts programs for the Pan American Union, and she was a critic for the Washington Post. She also served as the Curator of Education at the Corcoran Gallery, and as the first Curator of Contemporary Art at the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Florida. Ahlander died in 2013.
function: label: Function
content: Art museums -- Florida -- Sarasota
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1945-1986
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.ahlalesl
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into three series.

Series 1: Professional Activity Files, circa 1953-1980 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Ringling Museum, 1970-1977 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Printed Material, 1945-1986 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2022.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Leslie Judd Ahlander measure 1.0 linear feet and date from 1945 to 1986. The papers document Ahlander's career as an art critic and curator through correspondence regarding exhibitions at the Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida, 1973-1974, and Ahlander's efforts to build a collection of Latin American art; material relating to the Washington Color School, including a typescript of a statement by Howard Mehring, press releases, clippings, catalogs, an annotated checklist of Morris Louis's second one-man show and other printed material mostly written by Ahlander; correspondence, photographs, copies of lectures and articles relating to Ahlander's position at the Pan American Union, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, as art critic for the Washington Post, and as free-lance writer.

Professional material consists of a curriculum vitae, general correspondence, lectures, drafts of articles on art, work with the Washington Post, some purchase orders and receipts, and two photographs of Ahlander.

Ringling Museum material consists of correspondence, grant applications, materials related to "Contemporary Religious Imagery in American Art" exhibition and the "Latin American Horizons: 1976" exhibition. Also included are clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and press releases related to Ringling Museum exhibitions Ahlander curated. There is also a file of photographs, negatives, and transparencies of works in the Ringling Museum collection.

Printed material consists of published articles by Ahlander, newspaper and magazine clippings, exhibition annoucements and catalogs, and press releases. Also included are a series of bulletins from the Pan American Union.