Ian Hornak papers
name: label: Creator
content: Hornak, Ian, 1944-2002
label: Names
content: Katharina Perlow Gallery
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- Long Island
label: Occupation
content: Draftsmen (artists) -- New York (State)
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- New York (State) -- Long Island
label: Topic
content: Photo-realism
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 2007 by Ian Hornak estate via Hornak's executor and nephew Eric Ian Spoutz. Spoutz donated 15 additional photographs and a printed card in 2016.
creator: label: Creator
content: Hornak, Ian, 1944-2002
setName: label: See more items in
content: Ian Hornak papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Ian Hornak measure 2.7 linear feet and date from 1951-2002 and document the life and work of Ian Hornak through biographical materials, correspondence, exhibition and gallery files, printed materials, photographs, and artwork.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) was an American draughtsman, painter, and printmaker based out of Easthampton, New York. He was a founder of the Hyperrealist and Photorealist fine art movements and has been named the first Photorealist artist to take the effect of multiple exposure photography and incorporate it into his landscape paintings. Born on January 9th, 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Slovakian immigrants. During his childhood he lived in both Brooklyn Heights, New York and Mount Clemens, Michigan. He graduated from New Haven Highschool in Michigan and continued onto the University of Michigan-Dearborn before he transferred to Wayne State University in Detroit. 

Hornak earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in studio art in 1964 and a Master of Fine Arts in studio art in 1966 from Wayne State University. During his career Hornak came to know both Lowell Nesbitt and Gertrude Kasle as well as many other notable figures in the art world. Through these relationships Hornak was introduced to the New York City art scene. Hornak had exhibits at Eleanor Ward's Stable Gallery and in the Tibor de Nagy Gallery where he had his first solo exhibition in New York. Later he moved his exhibitions to the Fischbach Gallery where he remained until 1984, and in 1985 Hornak moved to the Armstrong Gallery in New York City where he had one exhibition. Hornak finally settled at the Katharina Perlow Gallery where he held nine critically and financially successful solo shows. 

Ian Hornak passed away on December 9th, 2002 in Southhampton, New York at the age of 58.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.7 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1951-2002
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.hornian
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 6 series:

Series 1: Biographical Materials, circa 1951-1998 0.2 Linear feet (Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1968-2000 0.1 Linear feet (Box 1)

Series 3: Exhibition and Gallery Files, circa 1971-2002 0.3 Linear feet (Box 1)

Series 4: Printed Materials, circa 1970-1997 0.8 Linear feet (Boxes 1-2)

Series 5: Artwork, circa 1960-1989 0.3 Linear feet (Box 4)

Series 6: Photographic Materials, circa 1960-2002 1 Linear foot (Box 2-3)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Allessandra Liberati in 2023.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Ian Hornak measure 2.7 linear feet and date from circa 1965-1999. Correspondence is with friends, family, and associates including Lowell Nesbitt, Hanna Tillich, Gertrude Kasle, relatives, and the Weinstein family. There are also files pertaining to various galleries including the Tibor de Nagy Gallery, the Fischbach Gallery, and the Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery. Photographs are of Hornak and Hornak's friends and family, including Hanna Tillich and Virgil Thompson. Also included are slides of Hornak's works of art and photo studies for his artwork including studies for a pencil portrait of the Gertrude Kasle family. Artwork includes drawings and sketchbooks. Printed material consists of newspaper and magazine clippings featuring Hornak, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and various correspondence with galleries.