Max Kozloff papers
name: label: Creator
content: Kozloff, Max
label: Names
content: Antin, David
label: Names
content: Ashton, Dore
label: Names
content: Johns, Jasper, 1930-
label: Names
content: Kaprow, Allan
label: Names
content: Leider, Philip, 1929-
label: Names
content: Motherwell, Robert
label: Names
content: Nochlin, Linda
label: Names
content: Schapiro, Miriam, 1923-2015
label: Names
content: Sontag, Susan, 1933-2004
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art critics -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Art criticism -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Photographers -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Max Kozloff donated his papers to the Archives of American Art in 2016.
creator: label: Creator
content: Kozloff, Max
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content: Max Kozloff papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of art critic and photographer Max Kozloff measure 1.4 linear feet and date from circa 1950-2015. The collection provides a glimpse into the work life of a prolific twentieth century American art critic through biographical material, correspondence with artists and critics, interviews, many unpublished writings, and printed material.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Max Kozloff (1933-2025) was an art critic and photographer in New York City. He received his BA in Art History from the University of Chicago in 1953 and studied at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, from 1959-1963. Kozloff wrote the art column for The Nation from 1961-1968, was associate and contributing editor to Artforum from 1963-1974 and executive editor from 1974-1976. Kozloff has published numerous essays and books, among them, Renderings (1969), Jasper Johns (1972), The Privileged Eye (1987), New York: Capital of Photography (2002), and The Theatre of the Face (2007). As a photographer, he held exhibitions both in New York and internationally. Kozloff was the recipient of various awards and prizes including two NEA grants and a Guggenheim fellowship.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1950-2015
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.kozlmax
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Interviews
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as five series

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1950-1970 (2 folders; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1961-2014 (0.6 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Interviews, 1993-2014 (4 folders; Box 1)

Series 4: Writings, circa 1950s-2015 (0.6 linear feet; Box 1-2)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1965-2015 (8 folders; Box 2)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed to a minimal level and a finding aid prepared by Hilary Price in 2016.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of art critic and photographer Max Kozloff measure 1.4 linear feet and date from circa 1950-2015. The collection provides a glimpse into the work life of a prolific twentieth century American art critic through biographical material, correspondence with artists and critics, interviews, many unpublished writings, and printed material.

Notable correspondents include David Antin, Allan Kaprow, Phil Leider, Dore Ashton, Jasper Johns, Robert Motherwell, Susan Sontag, Linda Nochlin, Miriam Schapiro, and others.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Max Kozloff conducted by Annette Leddy in 2014.