Edwin and Lindy Bergman Papers
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Bergman, Edwin
label: Collection Creator
content: Bergman, Lindy
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content: Edwin and Lindy Bergman papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.6 Linear Feet (Boxes 1-3)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1949-2002
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.bergedlin, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The papers are arranged with the Joseph Cornell files at the beginning followed by the artists and subject files in chronological order. After the artist and subject files are the VHS recordings and general correspondence, clippings, and photographic materials.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection includes document filed by subject/name. Files may include both personal and business correspondence; personal business records such as price lists, inventories, and invoices; clippings, exhibition announcements, exhibition catalogs, and other printed material; and photographs of artists and their artwork. Also found is a video recording of an interview of Edwin and Lindy Bergman, August 24, 1984, produced by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. 

A significant portion of the series relates to Joseph Cornell, and material includes general correspondence, correspondence from Betty Benton and Anthony Peluso, clippings, and exhibition announcements and catalogs. Others represented include artists Jim Nutt and Wilfredo Lam, art dealers Julian and Jean Levy, and ballerina Tamara Toumanova. There are also files on art galleries including the Museum of Modern Art, Sidney Janis Gallery, and Galerie du Dragon in Paris.