Ted Stamm slides of works of art and exhibitions
name: label: Creator
content: Stamm, Ted
topic: label: Occupation
content: Conceptual artists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 2022 by The Ted Stamm Estate via Per Haubro Jensen.
creator: label: Creator
content: Stamm, Ted
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content: Ted Stamm slides of works of art and exhibitions
abstract: label: Summary
content: Ted Stamm slides of works of art and exhibitions measure 2.2 linear feet and date from circa 1968-1986, and 2018. The collection is comprised primarily of approximately 6450 35mm slides assembled by the painter Ted Stamm between his arrival in New York in 1968 and his death in 1984. The majority of the slides were photographed by Stamm himself, and collectively form a unique and  expansive record of artworks and exhibitions on view in New York during that time period, by a variety of artists including Stamm.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Ted Stamm (1944-1984) was a multidisciplinary conceptual artist and educator in New York, New York, known for his focused series of paintings, works on paper, and studies. Stamm's studies, such as the Wooster series, were influenced by the shapes, street contours, and intersections he could see from his studio on Wooster Street in SoHo. 

Stamm was born in Brooklyn, New York, and attended Hofstra University, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1967. In 1968 he settled in New York City and his early work was included in exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum Art School in New York and in the alumni show at Hofstra University in 1971.

From 1974 until his death in 1984, Stamm lived and worked on the top floor of 101 Wooster Street in New York City. There he began his iconic group of works titled Woosters, and subsequent series including Dodgers, from the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team, C-Dodgers influenced by the Concorde planes he observed at John F. Kennedy Airport, and Designators, graffiti Stamm painted on buildings in stages which he would photograph each time he returned to develop the graffiti further.

Stamm's work was exhibited widely throughout his life, both internationally and in the United States. He taught classes at the School of Visual Arts, Hofstra University, and C. W. Post College, and was awarded National Endowment for the Arts and Guggenheim fellowships in 1981 and 1983. 

Stamm died of congenital heart disease at the age of 39.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1968-1986, 2018
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.stammted
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as three series.

Series 1: Slides, circa 1968-circa 1984 (Boxes 1-2; 2 linear feet)

Series 2: Teaching Material, 1977-1982 (Box 3; 0.1 linear feet)

Series 3: Printed Material, 1979-1986, 2018 (Box 3; 0.1 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Stephanie Ashley in 2023 with funding provided by The Walton Family Foundation. Additional information about the collection was provided by Elizabeth Ashley Fox, Editor, Ted Stamm Catalogue Raisonne.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Ted Stamm slides of works of art and exhibitions measure 2.2 linear feet and date from circa 1968-1986, and 2018. The collection is comprised primarily of approximately 6450 35mm slides assembled by the painter Ted Stamm between his arrival in New York in 1968 and his death in 1984. The majority of the slides were photographed by Stamm himself, and collectively form a unique and  expansive record of artworks and exhibitions on view in New York during that time period, by a variety of artists including Stamm.

The collection includes both exhibition views and individual artworks photographed in situ. In addition to exhibitions in galleries and nonprofit spaces, Stamm also photographed works installed in public spaces, graffiti and street art, and views of the gallery facades and architectural fabric of Lower Manhattan.  

Stamm used the slides in his own teaching, and the collection includes a set of slides documenting periods of art history. Additional teaching material includes examples of course descriptions, syllabi, reading lists, and other teaching materials for courses taught by Stamm. Printed material includes an artist book, an exhibition catalog, and a monograph/catalog.