After Matisse exhibition records
Scope and Contents
After Matisse, held at The Phillips Collection in 1987, was a group exhibition that illuminated the lasting influence of French painter Henri Matisse upon subsequent generations of American artists. The exhibition featured 42 works by 37 artists and range from a 1936 oil painting by Hans Hoffman to a 1985 drawing by artist Dan Flavin. The exhibition was a traveling show curated by Tiffany Bell for Independent Curators International.
These curatorial records were collected and created during the research, planning and execution of the After Matisse exhibition and catalogue.
The exhibition opened at The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. on June 20, 1987 and remained until August 19, 1987.
The primary creator of the exhibition planning records was The Phillips Collection Curatorial Department.
The bulk of the collection consists of exhibition related documents. The records include correspondence, publicity, and a review.
Dates
- 1987
- Usage: The material in this collection were used in preparation for the 1987 exhibition.
Biographical / Historical
The Phillips Collection owns five works by Henri Matisse; three pen and ink drawings and two paintings, Studio, Quai St. Michel (1916) and Interior with Egyptian Curtain (1948).
Extent
.31 Linear Feet (1 legal folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
After Matisse exhibition records contain materials created and collected by The Phillips Collection Curatorial Department throughout the process of organizing the 1987 exhibition. Included are publicity, reviews and correspondence.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into one series: Exhibition Planning
Within the Exhibition Planning series the materials are arranged chronologically within the folder.
The collection maintains the original order created by the Curatorial Department of The Phillips Collection.
Custodial History
The collection is owned by The Phillips Collection and was accessioned from the curator’s office.
Processing Information
After an initial inventory of the collection, some documents were identified as being of no future reference value for the collection, such as duplicate documents and expense reports. These items were weeded with the librarian’s approval. Original newsprint articles were copied onto acid-free paper; all documents were re-foldered in acid-free folders and metal paper clips were replaced with plastic clips.
- Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954 (Artist)
- Modernism (Art) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- TPC.1987.6 -- After Matisse Subject Source: Local sources
- art exhibitions Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Source
- The Phillips Collection. Curatorial Department (Organization)
- Title
- After Matisse exhibition records, 1987
- Subtitle
- The Phillips Collection Library and Archives 1600 21st Street NW Washington D.C. 20009
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Michele De Shazo, Volunteer Archives Assistant
- Date
- January-February, 2009
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Phillips Collection Archives Repository
