Maxine Kim Stussy papers
name: label: Creator
content: Stussy, Maxine Kim, 1923-2020
label: Names
content: University of California, Los Angeles
label: Names
content: Stussy, Jan, 1921-1990
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Topic
content: Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women sculptors
label: Topic
content: American poetry
label: Topic
content: Animals in art
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated in 1977 by Maxine Stussy. 84 of the slides of her art work were donated in 1985 by her ex-husband, Jan Stussy, with his papers. Additional material donated in 2022 by Belinda Frankel, Maxine's stepdaughter.
creator: label: Creator
content: Stussy, Maxine Kim, 1923-2020
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content: Maxine Kim Stussy papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of sculptor Maxine Kim Stussy measure 2.7 linear feet and date from circa 1930-2018, bulk 1956-1999. Included is biographical material; a transcript of an interview of Stussy conducted by Gregory Cloud, May 12, 1972; transparencies, photographs, negatives and slides of works of art, Maxine Kim Stussy, Jan Stussy and others; writings by Maxine and Jan; printed material; scrapbook pages; lists of works of art and price lists; exhibition planning documents; and correspondence.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Maxine Kim Stussy (1923-2020) was a native Los Angeles modernist sculptor and painter. Stussy studied at University of California, Los Angeles, earning her B.A. in 1947. During her studies at UCLA she met painter Jan Stussy whom she married in 1949. The couple often exhibited together in the late 1950s and 60s. Her sculptural work is comprised of many forms of materials ranging from ceramic to wood, bronze, and wood cast in bronze. She created an enormous body of work, with subjects including horses, abstract figures and towering human figures over six feet tall. Over the past sixty years, Stussy exhibited at galleries and museums throughout the United States and in Europe, such as the Esther Robles Gallery and Ceeje Gallery. In addition to her fine arts, Stussy also wrote poetry. In 1982, she married her long-time friend Raymond Frankel, Jr. They moved to New York for 16 years before returning to Los Angeles where she continued her artistic pursuits. Maxine Kim Stussy passed away in March of 2020.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.7 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1930-2018
label: Date
content: bulk 1956-1999
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.stusmaxi
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Interviews
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as seven series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1957-2001 0.1 Linear feet (Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1957-2001 0.1 Linear feet (Box 1)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1940-2009 0.1 Linear feet (Box 1)

Series 4: Professional Files, circa 1958-2018 0.1 Linear feet (Box 1)

Series 5: Printed Materials, circa 1957-2017 0.3 Linear feet (Box 1, 4)

Series 6: Scrapbooks, circa 1956-1986 0.1 Linear feet (Box 4)

Series 7: Photographic Material, circa 1930-2018 2 Linear feet (Boxes 1-4)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Sabine Lipten in 2022.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of sculptor Maxine Kim Stussy measure 2.7 linear feet and date from circa 1930-2018, bulk 1956-1999. Included is biographical material comprised of a transcript of an interview of Stussy conducted by Gregory Cloud, May 12, 1972, and resumes, and correspondence, the bulk of which are letters and an unofficial will from Jan Stussy. Also found are letters from colleges and universities and Decker Studio, an art foundry. Writings contain poems and screenplay: Sam and Dellah written by Maxine Kim Stussy; artist statements and priced sculpture descriptions. Also found is a copy of the book Burnt Icarusemph> by Virginia Murrell with cover illustration done by Stussy. Photographic materials make up the bulk of the papers and consist of photographs, negatives and slides of Maxine Kim Stussy, her artwork, family and colleagues including Jan Stussy, her home and exhibitions, notably a joint show with Jan Stussy at Everett Ellis Gallery, circa 1985 and solo exhibition at Sindin Gallery, 1986. The papers also include printed material; magazine articles and news clippings; scrapbook pages; lists of works of art and price lists; an artist portfolio and exhibition planning documents.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art are the Jan Stussy papers, 1943-1989.