Dodie Kazanjian papers
name: label: Creator
content: Kazanjian, Dodie, 1952-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art critics -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Authors -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated to the Archives of American Art by Dodie Kazanjian, 2001-2025.
creator: label: Creator
content: Kazanjian, Dodie, 1952-
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content: Dodie Kazanjian papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of writer and art critic Dodie Kazanjian measure 17.3 linear feet and 0.546 GB, and date from 1949-2024, bulk 1980-2017. The collection is comprised of writings, interviews, and research material related to Kazanjian's career as an art writer for Vogue and House and Garden magazines. Included are manuscripts, correspondence, notes, printed material, photographs of artwork, and interviews with various artists and art world figures. The interviews were conducted by Kazanjian as part of her research process and were recorded on over 230 sound cassettes found in the collection. Many of the interviews are also transcribed. A small amount of born-digital material includes images of artworks and artists and audio recordings of interviews.

There is a 3.2 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2024 that includes artist and project files containing correspondence, biographical information, interview transcripts, drafts of writings and printed material.  Materials date from circa 2001-2024.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Kazanjian is a writer and art critic in New York City. She is a contributing editor to Vogue magazine and director of Gallery Met at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. She is married to Calvin Tomkins, long-time critic for The New Yorker.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 17.3 Linear feet
label: Extent
content: 0.546 Gigabytes
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1949-2024
label: Date
content: bulk 1980-2017
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.kazadodi2
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Gigabytes
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the content of this collection the papers are arranged as two series.

Series 1: Writing Project Files and Interviews, 1949-2017, bulk 1980-2017 (Boxes 1-14, OVs 15-16, RD 17, 14.1 linear feet; ER01-ER05, 0.546 GB)

Series 2: Unprocessed Addition, circa 2001-2024 (Boxes 18-22, 3.2 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Hilary Price in 2018. Additional finding aid description of the sound recordings was completed by Kirsi Ritosalmi-Kisner in 2023.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of writer and art critic Dodie Kazanjian measure 17.3 linear feet and 0.546 GB, and date from 1949-2024, bulk 1980-2017. The collection is comprised of writings, interviews, and research material related to Kazanjian's career as an art writer for Vogue and House and Garden magazines. Included are manuscripts, correspondence, notes, printed material, photographs of artwork, and interviews with various artists and art world figures. The interviews were conducted by Kazanjian as part of her research process and were recorded on over 230 sound cassettes found in the collection. Many of the interviews are also transcribed. A small amount of born-digital material includes images of artworks and artists and audio recordings of interviews.

There is a 3.2 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2024 that includes artist and project files containing correspondence, biographical information, interview transcripts, drafts of writings and printed material.  Materials date from circa 2001-2024.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art is the Dodie Kazanjian and Calvin Tomkins research material on Alexander Liberman.