Julia P. Herzberg papers
name: label: Creator
content: Herzberg, Julia P.
label: Names
content: Alfonzo, Carlos, 1950-1991
label: Names
content: Fernández, Magdalena, 1964-
label: Names
content: Kaikkonen, Kaarina, 1952-
label: Names
content: Katz, Leandro, 1938-
label: Names
content: Lam, Wifredo
label: Names
content: Parra, Catalina
label: Names
content: Rabinovich, Raquel, 1929-
label: Names
content: Weiss, Monika, 1964-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Art museum curators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Art, Latin American
label: Topic
content: Women art historians
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by Julia P. Herzberg in 2018, 2021, 2023 and 2024.
creator: label: Creator
content: Herzberg, Julia P.
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content: Julia P. Herzberg papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of curator and art historian Julia P. Herzberg measure 9.2 linear feet and 18.926 Gigabytes and date from 1977-2024. Included are Herzberg's files on exhibitions and artists containing correspondence, printed material, interview transcripts, and notes and drafts by Herzberg. Artists include Wilfredo Lam, Doris Salcedo, Ana Mendieta, and Jorge Tacla, and Catalina Parra, among others. 

There is a 0.2 linear foot and .526 Gigabytes unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2023 and 2024 that includes research files related to the artists Yong Soon Min, Xu Bing, Shahzia Sikander, and Jorge Otero-Paillos containing biographical material, interviews, research notes, correspondence, photographs, exhibition files, drafts of publications, and printed material. Also included is one letter and two emails from Raul Moarquech Ferrera-Balanquet to Julia Herzberg, a signed drawing on a paper bag, and a signed drawing of an owl by Ferrera-Balanquet.  Materials date from circa 2007-2024.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Julia P. Herzberg (194?-) is a curator, art historian and editor in New York, N.Y. Herzberg specializes in Latin American contemporary art. Her work is centered on the research, scholarship, and cultural production of artistic practices within interdisciplinary global contexts. She has curated numerous exhibitions throughout North America and Latin America.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 9.2 Linear feet
label: Extent
content: 18.926 Gigabytes
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1977-2024
label: Date
content: bulk 1987-2011
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.herzjuli
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Gigabytes
label: Type
content: Interviews
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 5 series.

Series 1: Writing Projects, 1998-2018 (1.1 linear feet: Box 3, 5, 6, 8; 0.446 Gigabytes: ER0001-ER0004)

Series 2: Artist Files, 1977-2018 (5.4 linear feet: Box 1-8; 4.8 Gigabytes: ER0005-ER0012, ER0028)

Series 3: Exhibition Files, 1990-2017 (1.6 linear feet: Box 1, 3, 8-9; 13.1 Gigabytes: ER0013-ER0027, ER0029)

Series 4: Professional Files, 2003-2014 (0.3 linear feet: Box 1, 3, 8)

Series 5: Unprocessed Addition, 2013-2016 (0.2 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. The 2021 addition was processed by Ryan Evans in 2022. Born-digital components for the collection processed by Ryan Evans in 2022.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of curator and art historian Julia P. Herzberg measure 9.2 linear feet and 18.4 Gigabytes and date from 1977-2024. Included are Herzberg's files on exhibitions and artists containing correspondence, printed material, interview transcripts, and notes and drafts by Herzberg. Artists include Wilfredo Lam, Doris Salcedo, Ana Mendieta, Catalina Parra, and Jorge Tacla among others. 

Materials in this collection document Herzberg's career as a curator, art historian, and editor, and consist of Herzberg's curatorial and project files related to artists, exhibitions, writing, and other professional projects. Included are draft lectures, essays, and articles; bibliographies; clippings; exhibition catalogs, announcements, flyers, and posters; correspondence with artists and curators; notes; clippings; pamphlets; artist biographies and  CVs; exhibition planning documents including proposals, wall texts, working checklists, and diagrams; interview transcripts; photographs, slides, and negatives; and press releases. Some of Herzberg's files, including photographs and writings, are in born-digital format.

There is a 0.2 linear foot and .526 Gigabytes unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2023 and 2024 that includes research files related to the artists Yong Soon Min, Xu Bing, Shahzia Sikander, and Jorge Otero-Paillos. Also included is one letter and two emails from Raul Moarquech Ferrera-Balanquet to Julia Herzberg, a signed drawing on a paper bag, and a signed drawing of an owl by Ferrera-Balanquet.  Materials date from circa 2007-2024.