Ralph Goings papers
name: label: Creator
content: Goings, Ralph
label: Names
content: O.K. Harris Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
label: Names
content: Karp, Ivan C., 1926-2012
label: Names
content: McLean, Richard Thorpe, 1934-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- Santa Cruz
label: Topic
content: Photo-realism
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Ralph Goings papers were donated in 2009 by Ralph Goings and in 2020 by Shanna Goings, Ralph Goings' widow.
creator: label: Creator
content: Goings, Ralph
setName: label: See more items in
content: Ralph Goings papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of California Photorealist painter Ralph Goings, measure 4.1 linear feet and date from circa 1950 to 2005. The collection is comprised of biographical material, professional correspondence with artists, dealers, museums, and other art organizations, project files, inventory and sales records dating from 1970 to 1975, and printed material featuring Goings and his artwork. There is a 1.7 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2020 that includes  slides and photographs used for paintings (source material and subjects) and images and photographs of works of art; inventory of works of art; correspondence; and project and exhibition files. Materials date from circa 1957-2008. A portion of the addition is in electronic format.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Ralph Goings (1928-2016) was a Photorealist painter active in Santa Cruz, California.

Goings attended Hartnell College before enrolling in the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California, where he studied alongside artists Richard McClean, Nathan Oliveira, and Robert Bechtle. Goings continued his studies at Sacramento State College where he received a Master of Fine Arts in 1965. He was known for the paintings of diners, trucks, and everyday scenes that established him as one of the originators of the Photorealist movement. His work has been exhibited and is in collections throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Goings died in 2016 in Sacramento, California.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4.1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1950-2008
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.goinralp2
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Interviews
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This collection is arranged into six series.

Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1955-circa 1990s (Box 1; 0.4 linear feet) 

Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1950-2005 (Box 1; 0.4 linear feet ) 

Series 3: Project Files, 1967-1978 (Boxes 1-3;1.2 linear feet ) 

Series 4: Inventory and Sales Records, 1970-1975 (Box 3; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 5: Printed Materials, circa 1970s-2005 (Box 3; 0.2 linear feet) 

Series 6: Unprocessed Addition, circa 1957-2008 (Boxes 4-5; OV 6-7;1.7 linear feet )
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection received some preliminary processing in 2017. The papers were further processed and a finding aid prepared by Sarah Mundy in 2020.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of California Photorealist painter Ralph Goings, measure 4.1 linear feet and date from circa 1950 to 2005. The collection is comprised of biographical material, professional correspondence with artists, dealers, museums, and other art organizations, project files, inventory and sales records dating from 1970 to 1975, and printed material featuring Goings and his artwork. There is a 1.7 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2020 that includes  slides and photographs used for paintings (source material and subjects) and images and photographs of works of art; inventory of works of art; correspondence; and project and exhibition files. Materials date from circa 1957-2008. A portion of the addition is in electronic format.

Biographical material includes interview transcripts, personal photographs, teaching records, notes on Realism, and other material. Photorealist artists and dealers represented in the correspondence include Richard McLean, Glennray Tutor, Davis Cone, Daniel Tennant, OK Harris Works of Art, and Ivan Karp. Project files include photographic material used as preparation for Goings's paintings, a work progress notebook, and photographs of finished work.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found at the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Ralph Goings, conducted on September 10-11, 2009, by Judith Olch Richards for the Archives of American Art.