Irving Sandler interviews and papers
name: label: Creator
content: Sandler, Irving, 1925-
label: Names
content: Club (New York, N.Y.)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art teachers -- New York (State)
label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The bulk of the collection was donated in 1981-1982 by Irving Sandler. Sandler donated an additional interview with Mira Lehr in 2008. Sandler's widow, Lucy Freeman Sandler, donated the 2017 interview of Charles Simonds in 2019.
creator: label: Creator
content: Sandler, Irving, 1925-
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content: Irving Sandler interviews and papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The interviews and papers of art critic, art historian, and educator Irving Sandler measure 2.8 linear feet and 1.63 GB and date from 1944-2017. Included are interviews and recorded lectures, some in digital format; photographs of artwork and artists; membership files, meeting minutes, and ephemera from the Club organization; printed material from individual artist and group exhibits; and teaching files.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Irving Sandler (1925-2018) was an art critic, art historian, and educator in New York, NY. Sandler was the art critic for Art News, 1956-1962; for the New York Post, 1960-1965; and an instructor of art history at New York University, 1960-1971. During his career, he was director of the Tanager Gallery and the Club organization.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.8 Linear Feet
label: Extent
content: 1.63 Gigabytes
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1944-2017
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.sandirvi
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Gigabytes
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This collection is arranged as 4 series.

Series 1: Interviews, 1962-2017 (2.4 linear feet; Boxes 1-3, 1.63 GB; ER01-ER03)

Series 2: Photographs, 1955-1965 (2 folders; Box 4)

Series 3: Printed Material, 1944-1978 (7 folders; Box 4)

Series 4: Professional Activities, 1951-1969 (4 folders; Box 4)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid was written by Christopher DeMairo in 2019. Born-digital materials were processed by Kirsi Ritosalmi-Kisner in 2020 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collection Care and Preservation Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Some of the sound recordings in this collection have been digitized for research access and are available in the Archives of American Art offices.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The interviews and papers of Irving Sandler measure 2.8 linear feet and 1.63 GB and date from 1944-2017. Included are interviews and recorded lectures, some in digital format; photographs of artwork and artists; membership files, meeting minutes, and ephemera from the Club organization; printed material from individual artist and group exhibits; and teaching files.