1. Search and Browse Collections
  2. Jean Cohen papers, 1928-2012
  3. Contents and Arrangement

Jean Cohen papers, 1928-2012

Creator

Occupation

Make a Request

  • To request an appointment to view materials, make your selections using the checkboxes and click the "Reading Room" button. Please note, you will receive the full box.
  • To request reproductions, make your selections using the checkboxes and click the "Reproduction" button.
Select containers from the following list if you want to request them for reading room use or reproduction

Series 1: Biographical Material , circa 1961-2011
0.1 Linear feet
Box 1

This series includes lists of Cohen's solo and group exhibitions, a detailed job application setting forth Cohen's education and teaching credits and a genealogy file concerning the O'Flaherty family, who were relatives of Cohen's significant other, Dan Burns.
Description Container Select
Biographical Materials, 1961-2011
1
1
Genealogy, 1961-1998
1
2
Back to Top

Series 2: Correspondence , 1970-2011
0.1 Linear feet
Box 1

Letters are from friends and fellow painters. There also is a long correspondence with fellow painter, Lois Dodd.
Description Container Select
Letters, 1974-2011, undated
1
3
Correspondence with Lois Dodd, 1970-1998
1
4
Back to Top

Series 3: Writings , 1960s-1970s
1 Folder
Box 1

The writing "The Bar Haven is Northeast," by Dan Burns is a draft essay, which chronicles the activity of a fishing ship, the Bar Haven.
Description Container Select
Writings by Don Burns, 1960s-1970s
1
5
Back to Top

Series 4: Subject Files , circa 1962- circa 1998
0.2 Linear feet
Box 1

The Jack Micheline file contains a book of poems by Micheline entitled I Kiss Angels, letters from Micheline to Cohen and printed materials discussing Micheline's artwork in relation to "Beat Generation" artists. The other files contain printed material relating to Al Copley's art and poems and letters by Mary Fiori.
Description Container Select
Jack Micheline, circa 1962-circa 1998
1
6
Al Copley, circa 1969-circa 1998
1
7
Mary Fiori, 1980s
1
8
Back to Top

Series 5: Printed Material , circa 1962-2001
0.2 Linear feet
Boxes 1-2

Exhibition announcements are from solo and group shows of various abstract artists in downtown New York galleries. Catalogs are from exhibitions in New York and Texas.
Description Container Select
Exhibition Announcements, 1962-1979
1
9
Exhibition Catalogs and Press Releases, 1984-2001
2
1
Back to Top

Series 6: Photographs , 1928-2012
0.2 Linear feet
Box 2

There are numerous black and white photographs of family and friends, many showing Jean Cohen alone or with friends, students, and colleagues. Also found are inventory record forms that identify some people, including Cohen's former husband, Alex Katz and other Skowhegan painters.
Description Container Select
Jean Cohen, 1940s-2012
2
2
Family and Friends, 1928-1990
2
3
Friends and Family, 1935-circa 1960
2
4
Colleagues and Students, 1990-circa 2000
2
5
Accent Gallery, circa 1950s-2010
2
6

Make a Request

  • To request an appointment to view materials, make your selections using the checkboxes and click the "Reading Room" button. Please note, you will receive the full box.
  • To request reproductions, make your selections using the checkboxes and click the "Reproduction" button.