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Robert Reed papers, 1944-circa 2014

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Series 1:Correspondence, 1944-2014
0.5 Linear feet
Box 1

The correspondence series contains letters with colleagues at Yale, past and current students, and artists including Robert Birmelin, Bernard Chaet, Barbara Grossman, Philip Guston, Howardena Pindell, and Jon Schueler. Many of the letters to Reed provide personal updates and details regarding the correspondents' professional activities.
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A-B, 1975-2013
1
1
Birmelin, Robert, 1996-2009
1
2
C, 1992-circa 2000
1
3
Chaet, Bernard, 1944-2003
1
4
D, 1971-2002
1
5
E-F, 1990-2014
1
6
First Names Only, 1974-2013
1
7
G, 1974-2014
1
8
Grossman, Barbara, 1971-1973
1
9
Guston, Philip, 1971-1973
1
10
H, 1972-2007
1
11
J-K, 1972-2013
1
12
L-O, 1974-2012
1
13
McKeown, Anne, 1989-2004
1
14
Merck, Josie, 1991-2013
1
15-16
P, 1986-2012
1
17
Pindell, Howardena, 1997-2000
1
18
Remick, Cuyler, 2014
1
19
Rosenblum, Walter and Naomi, 1971-2004
1
20
S, 1972-1998
1
21
Scarvalone, Mary, 1990-1993
1
22
Schueler, Jon, 1961-1982
1
23
T, 1990-2012
1
24
W-Z, 1969-2012
1
25
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Series 2:Professional Files, circa 1963-2014
0.7 Linear feet
Boxes 1-2, 4, OVs 5-6

The series documents Reed's professional activities through exhibition, gallery, and project files. Exhibitions included are Epoch: The Legacy and Influence of Six Morgan Alumni (2008) and Galactic Journal: Recent Paintings and Collages by Robert Reed (2001). The gallery files contain a mixture of loan forms, sales invoices, and correspondence regarding business dealings with the galleries. Two guest books for Reed's The Tree for Mine Series, curriculum vitae including versions on electronic disk, a transcript of Reed discussing Albers with Fred Horowitz, and color test plates created by Reed at the request of Albers for the book Interaction of color (1963).
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Art in Embassies Program, 1999
1
26
Biennial of Drawing, Art Gallery Le Puget, 1999-2000
1
27
Curriculum Vitae, circa 1976-2010
Includes 2 electronic discs (CD).
1
28-30
David Findlay Jr. Gallery, 2007-2013
1
31
Epoch: The Legacy and Influence of Six Morgan Alumni (2008), Morgan State University, 2008
1
32
Formalist Sidewalk Poetry Club (Miami), 2011
1
33
Galactic Journal: Recent Paintings and Collages by Robert Reed (2001), 2001
1
34
Galactic Journal: Recent Paintings and Collages by Robert Reed (2013), 2013-2014
Includes 1 flash drive.
1
35
Guest Book for The Tree for Mine Series, Charlottesville, V.A., 1988
4
1
Guest Book for The Tree for Mine Series, Charlottesville, V.A., 1988
4
2
Joseph Albers, Interaction of Color Test Plates, circa 1963
Test plates made by Reed at the request of Josef Albers for Albers' book Interaction of Color are ACCESS RESTRICTED; written permission is required. For more information, please contact Reference Services. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
6
Joseph Albers, Photographs of Albers, circa 1970
4
3
Joseph Albers, Transcript of Reed Discussing Albers with Fred Horowitz, 2003
1
36
Lantern Gallery, Catalog Mock Up, 1975
1
37
McIntosh Gallery, 1994-1997
1
38
Miscellaneous, 1972-1998
1
39
Mona Berman Gallery, 1983-1984
1
40
National Academy Museum, 2011-2012
1
41
Robert Reed: The Tree for Mine Series (1988), 1987-1988
1
42
Simonne Stern Gallery, 1988-1990
1
43
Webb and Parsons Gallery, 1975
1
44
Washburn Gallery, 1977
1
45
Whitney Museum, 1972
2
1
Whitney Museum, Poster Mock Up, circa 1972
5
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Series 3:Printed Materials, circa 1965-circa 2014
1.5 Linear feet
Boxes 2-4

The series includes a few art reproductions of Reed's paintings, announcements and catalogs for Reed's exhibitions and other artists, exhibition posters, and a few miscellaneous items.
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Art Reproductions, circa 1980s
2
2
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, Reed, undated, 1960s
2
3
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, Reed, 1970s
2
4
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, Reed, 1980s
2
5-6
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, Reed, 1990s
2
7
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, Reed, 2000s
2
8
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, Reed, 2010s
3
1
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, Reed, 2010s
4
4
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, Others, 1980s-2010s
3
2
Exhibition Posters, Reed, circa 1980s
3
3
Miscellaneous, 1970s-2000s
3
4

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