Tadaaki Kuwayama papers
name: label: Creator
content: Kuwayama, Tadaaki, 1932-
label: Names
content: Galerie Reckermann
label: Names
content: Green Gallery (New York, N.Y. : 1960-1965)
label: Names
content: Henri Gallery (Washington, D.C.)
label: Names
content: Naito, Rakuko, 1935-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Asian American artists
label: Topic
content: Japanese American artists
label: Topic
content: Minimal art
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 2024 by Rakuko Naito, Kuwayama's widow.
creator: label: Creator
content: Kuwayama, Tadaaki, 1932-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Tadaaki Kuwayama papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of New York City artist Tadaaki Kuwayama measure 4.3 linear feet and date from 1959 to 2023. The collection comprises professional correspondence with galleries, publications, and colleagues; gallery and exhibition files for the Henri Gallery, Reckermann Gallery, and The Gray Gallery which contains material on exhibitions at the Green Gallery in the early 1960s; project files for Art Kites, Uniplan, Ingolstadt, and Kuwayama's first job creating illustrations for Life magazine; personal business records consisting of agreements, a grant application, and a file for artwork insurance relating to damaged artwork; printed materials that include catalogs and announcements for Kuwayama's exhibitions; and photographs of Kuwayama, Rakuko Naito, artwork installations, friends and colleagues, and studio photos that include unidentified artists at Wingate Studio.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Tadaaki Kuwayama (1932-2023) was born in Nagoya, Japan. He attended school at the Tokyo University of the Arts where he specialized in Japanese paintings. In 1958 Kuwayama and his wife, Rakuko Naito, emigrated from Japan and relocated to the United States. Kuwayama's first solo show was at the Green Gallery in 1961. Despite early exhibits with formative American artists including Donald Judd and Frank Stella, Kuwayama primarily saw major success abroad in Germany and Japan.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4.3 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1959-2023
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.kuwatada
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 6 series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1965-2021 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Gallery and Exhibition Files, 1961-2023 (2.0 linear feet; Boxes 1-3, OV 5)

Series 3: Project Files, 1959-circa 2014 (0.5 linear feet; Box 3, OV 6)

Series 4: Personal Business Records, 1985-2021 (0.3 linear feet; Box 3)

Series 5: Printed Materials, circa 1970-2020 (0.8 linear feet; Box 4, OVs 6-7)

Series 6: Photographs, 1965-2009 (0.2 linear feet; Box 4)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Sarah Mundy in 2024.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of New York City artist Tadaaki Kuwayama measure 4.3 linear feet and date from 1959 to 2023. The collection comprises professional correspondence with galleries, publications, and colleagues; gallery and exhibition files for the Henri Gallery, Reckermann Gallery, and The Gray Gallery which contains material on exhibitions at the Green Gallery in the early 1960s; project files for Art Kites, Uniplan, Ingolstadt, and Kuwayama's first job creating illustrations for Life magazine; personal business records consisting of agreements, a grant application, and a file for artwork insurance relating to damaged artwork; printed materials that include catalogs and announcements for Kuwayama's exhibitions; and photographs of Kuwayama, Rakuko Naito, artwork installations, friends and colleagues, and studio photos that include unidentified artists at Wingate Studio.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art are the papers of Kuwayama's wife, Rakuko Naito.