Anthony Candido papers
name: label: Creator
content: Candido, Anthony, 1924-
label: Names
content: Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
label: Names
content: Meehan, Nancy
topic: label: Occupation
content: Educators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Portrait painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Architects
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by Anthony Candido in 2019. A portion of the sketches and sketchbooks included with the donation were loaned for microfilming in 1970-1971.
creator: label: Creator
content: Candido, Anthony, 1924-
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content: Anthony Candido papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of architect and painter Anthony Candido measure 14.0 linear feet and date from 1950-2015. Included are biographical material; correspondence with artists; teaching files from Cooper Union, School of Architecture; annotated sketchbooks and drawings; exhibition files; photographs of architecture, and paintings of Candido's wife, choreographer Nancy Meehan.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Anthony Candido (1924-2023) was an architect, painter and educator in New York, New York. 

Candido attended the Illinois Institute of Technology where he studied architecture and planning and began teaching at Cooper Union in 1959. There he introduced the Block Project to his Architectonics class, which was derived from his still life paintings of his painter's table. Candido's artwork was often shown at and The Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery of The Cooper Union. His monograph, "Tony Candido: Night Drawings 1956" was published by The Cooper Union School of Architecture in 1993.

Candido's broad range of experience in painting and architecture can be seen throughout his career. From 1954-1957 Candido worked for I.M. Pei as a designer where he designed a glass umbrella for Roosevelt Field and the first published design for the GSA Buildings. In 1969 he traveled to Japan for Davis & Brody to supervise the design and construction of the U.S. Pavilion, at EXPO '70. Candido's works have been included in numerous exhibitions around the world including the Canadian Center for Architecture, Montreal, Galerie de L'Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Lorient, France, and the International Design Forum, Asahikawa, Japan. Candido has also exhibited works at various New York galleries, including the Painting Center, Betty Parsons Gallery, St. Mark's Church on the Bowery, and the Area Gallery. Projects of note included The Existence Paintings, The Seated Man, The Standing Man, and The Heads (large and small). Candido was also an artist in residence with the Nancy Meehan Dance Company since 1970.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 14 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1950-2015
label: Date
content: bulk 1957-1970
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.candanth
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Diaries
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Interviews
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 10 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1992, 2002 (0.1 linear feet, Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1957-2013 (0.4 linear feet, Box 1)

Series 3: Diaries and Journals, 1963-2014 (0.7 linear feet, Box 1-2)

Series 4: Writings, circa 1956-1997 (0.5 linear feet, Box 2, OV 24)

Series 5: Exhibition Files, 1945-2010 (0.6 linear feet, Box 2-3)

Series 6: Project Files, 1954-2015 (0.1 linear feet, Box 3)

Series 7: Teaching Files, 1959-1966 (0.1 linear feet, Box 3)

Series 8: Printed Material, 1956-2015 (0.5 linear feet, Box 3, 11, OV 25)

Series 9: Artwork, 1950-2013 (9.50 linear feet, Box 3-18, OV 26)

Series 10: Photographic Material, 1955-2007 (0.5 linear feet, Box 10)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Jennifer E. Neal and Lewis Tio in 2020.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reels N70-57-N70-59, N70-69-N70-72, 59, and 94 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Diaries
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of architect and painter Anthony Candido measure 14.0 linear feet and date from 1950-2015. Included are biographical material; correspondence with artists; teaching files from Cooper Union, School of Architecture; annotated sketchbooks and drawings; exhibition files; photographs of architecture, and paintings of Candido's wife, choreographer Nancy Meehan.

This collection documents Candido's career as an educator, artist and architect through biographical material, including Candido's CV, artist bio, and a transcript from a Cooper Union faculty interview; professional and personal correspondence with friends, educators, and artists including letters from Lillian Kiesler, Christopher Wilmarth, and Sol LeWitt; journals documenting Candido's artistic process and personal life; writings including lectures, notes, poems, drafts, and a play script; exhibition files that document Candido's work shown at various museums and galleries; project files from Roosevelt field, the 1969 World Exposition, and Toronto City Square; class lists; notes; lectures; course descriptions; clippings; exhibition catalogs, posters, and announcements; Nancy Meehan Dance Company flyers, posters, and pamphlets; annotated sketchbooks; travel sketchbooks; loose sketches; drawings; paintings on paper; and photographs of Candido and Nancy Meehan, his artwork, and his studio.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Anthony Candido conducted by Paul Cummings, October 7, 1970.