Charles Ramsburg papers
name: label: Creator
content: Ramsburg, Charles
topic: label: Occupation
content: Artists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated to the Archives of American Art by Charles Ramsburg from 2017 through 2023.
creator: label: Creator
content: Ramsburg, Charles
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content: Charles Ramsburg papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of artist Charles Ramsburg (1942- ) measure 1.2 linear feet and 6.04 GB, and date from 1959-2023. The collection documents Ramsburg's career and art practice through biographical material, correspondence, exhibition files, printed material, and photographic material. Some email correspondence, three video recordings and the bulk of the photographs are in digital form.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Charles Ramsburg (1942- ) is an artist in New York City who creates sculptures and drawings related to the minutiae of nature. Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ramsburg studied at the San Francisco Art Institute, University of Arizona, and University of California at Santa Barbara.  He moved to New Mexico in 1970, and after several decades returned to the east coast. Ramsburg's work has been featured in exhibitions internationally, and he has been represented by Carter Burden Gallery in New York and Horwitch LewAllen Gallery in New Mexico.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.2 Linear Feet
label: Extent
content: 6.04 Gigabytes
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1959-2020
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.ramschar
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Gigabytes
label: Type
content: Video recordings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 5 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1959-circa 1993 (Box 1 & 3, 0.2 linear feet; ER06, ER09, 0.162 GB)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1961-2019 (Box 1 & 3, 0.2 linear feet; ER07-ER08, 0.054 GB)

Series 3: Exhibition Files, 1989-2005 (Box 1 & 3, 0.4 linear feet; ER01, 3.86 GB)

Series 4: Printed Material, circa 1980-2018 (Box 2-3; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 5: Photographic Material, 1990-2017 (Box 2-3, 0.2 linear feet; ER02-ER05, 1.94 GB)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Hilary Price in 2018. 2019 additions were processed in 2020 by Ryan Evans. 2020 born-digital additions were processed by Kirsi Ritosalmi-Kisner in 2021 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collection Care and Preservation Fund. 2023 additions were processed by Anna Rimel in 2025.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of artist Charles Ramsburg (1942- ) measure 1.2 linear feet and 6.04 GB, and date from 1959-2023. The collection documents Ramsburg's career and art practice through biographical material, correspondence, exhibition files, printed material, and photographic material. Some email correspondence, three video recordings and the bulk of the photographs are in digital form.