Castelli Graphics records
name: label: Creator
content: Castelli Graphics (Firm)
label: Names
content: Arnold, Eve
label: Names
content: Baltz, Lewis, 1945-2014
label: Names
content: Brown, James, 1951-
label: Names
content: Castelli, Antoinette
label: Names
content: Cumming, Robert, 1943-
label: Names
content: Gibson, Ralph, 1939-
label: Names
content: Johns, Jasper, 1930-
label: Names
content: Kelly, Ellsworth, 1923-
label: Names
content: Lichtenstein, Roy, 1923-1997
label: Names
content: Mark, Mary Ellen, 1940-
label: Names
content: Namuth, Hans
label: Names
content: Nauman, Bruce, 1941-
label: Names
content: Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008
label: Names
content: Rosenquist, James, 1933-
label: Names
content: Sonnier, Keith, 1941-
label: Names
content: Stella, Frank
label: Names
content: Warhol, Andy, 1928-
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Castelli Graphics records were donated in 2011 by Jean-Christophe Castelli, son of Leo and Antoinette Castelli.
creator: label: Creator
content: Castelli Graphics (Firm)
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content: Castelli Graphics records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The records of Castelli Graphics measure 45.7 linear feet and date from 1965 to 2001. Administrative files, correspondence, exhibition and project files, artists' files, financial and legal records, inventory and stock records, printed materials, and photographic materials document the activities of the New York art gallery and publishing firm founded by Antoinette Castelli.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Castelli Graphics (est. 1969, closed 1997) was an art gallery and publishing firm in New York, NY. 

The gallery was founded by Antoinette (Toiny) Castelli, wife of Leo Castelli, in 1969 and focused on prints and graphic arts. The gallery promoted prominent artists such as Richard Artschwager, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, Mary Ellen Mark, Bruce Nauman, Robert Rauschenberg, Eve Sonneman, Andy Warhol, and many others. After the death of Toiny in 1987, the gallery remained opened until 1997.
function: label: Function
content: Art galleries, Commercial -- New York (State)
label: Function
content: Publishing houses -- New York (State)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 45.7 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1965-2001
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.castgrap
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as nine series.

Series 1: Administrative Records, 1969-1997 (1.5 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1979-1997 (3.0 linear feet; Boxes 2-5)

Series 3: Exhibition and Project Files, 1975-1997 (1.0 linear feet; Boxes 5-6)

Series 4: Artists' Files, 1965-2001 (17.0 linear feet; Boxes 6-23, 47)

Series 5: Client and Collector Files, 1966-1997 (4.5 linear feet; Boxes 23-27)

Series 6: Financial and Legal Records, 1969-1997 (12.2 linear feet; Boxes 28-39, 47)

Series 7: Inventory and Stock Records, 1970-1995 (2.0 linear feet; Boxes 39-41)

Series 8: Printed Materials, 1969-1997 (0.8 linear feet; Boxes 41-42)

Series 9: Photographic Materials, circa 1970-circa 1993 (3.5 linear feet; Boxes 42-46)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed by Max Howell and Sarah Mundy. A finding aid was prepared by Sarah Mundy in 2018.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The records of Castelli Graphics measure 45.7 linear feet and date from 1965 to 2001. Administrative files, correspondence, exhibition and project files, artists' files, financial and legal records, inventory and stock records, printed materials, and photographic materials document the activities of the New York art gallery and publishing firm founded by Antoinette Castelli. 

Administrative files include documents about the gallery's history, three appointment books, floor plans, mailing lists, notes, and advertising plans. Correspondence is with artists, dealers and collectors, and others. Exhibition and project files document exhibitions of artwork by Eve Arnold, Robert Rauschenberg, Keith Sonnier, Roy Lichtenstein, Mary Ellen Mark, Hans Namuth, Frank Stella, and Jasper Johns, and many others, as well as, records of a book project and sales promotion projects.

Artists' files are for Lewis Baltz, James Brown, Robert Cumming, Ralph Gibson, Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, Bruce Nauman, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Frank Stella, and Andy Warhol. Client and collector files include business records for individual clients and organizations. 

A few legal files, appraisals, check stubs, consignment and loan documents, invoices, royalty statements, and ledgers are in financial and legal records. Inventory and stock records contain inventory, exhibition, and sales lists. Printed materials include exhibition catalogs and announcements. Photographs and negatives are of exhibition installations and works of art. 3D negatives and snapshots are also included.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found at the Archives of American Art are the Leo Castelli Gallery Records, circa 1880-2000, bulk 1957-1999, which include 16 linear feet of additional Castelli Graphics records.