A Finding Aid to the Riva Castleman Papers, 1871, 1930-2013, in the Archives of American Art Hilary Price 2019/02/06 Archives of American Art 750 9th Street, NW Victor Building, Suite 2200 Washington, D.C. 20001 https://www.aaa.si.edu/services/questions https://www.aaa.si.edu/ Table of Contents Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Arrangement..................................................................................................................... 2 Scope and Contents........................................................................................................ 2 Biographical / Historical.................................................................................................... 2 Names and Subjects ...................................................................................................... 3 Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 4 Series 1: Biographical Material, 1930-2011............................................................. 4 Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1950-2012............................................................ 6 Series 3: Writing Project Files, circa 1950-2013.................................................... 11 Series 4: Notebooks, 1950-2005............................................................................ 15 Series 5: Interviews, 1980s-1990s......................................................................... 16 Series 6: Project Files, 1871, 1977-2003............................................................... 17 Series 7: Printed Material, 1950-2012................................................................... 18 Series 8: Photographic Material, 1960-2011.......................................................... 20 Series 9: Artwork, circa 1970-2010........................................................................ 21 Riva Castleman papers AAA.castriva Collection Overview Repository: Archives of American Art Title: Riva Castleman papers Identifier: AAA.castriva Date: 1871 1930-2013 Creator: Castleman, Riva Extent: 10.6 Linear feet 7.83 Gigabytes Language: English . Summary: The papers of curator Riva Castleman measure 10.6 linear feet and 7.83 GB, and date from 1930-2013 with one printed item dating from 1871. The collection contains biographical material, correspondence including mail art, writing project files, notebooks, interviews, project files, printed material, photographic material, and artwork. The collection richly documents Castleman's writing and research process and contains dozens of manuscripts for books, catalogs, and essays, as well as related correspondence and research including audio interviews and sound recordings. Several of Castleman's books about contemporary printmaking, such as Prints of the 20th Century (1976) and American Impressions (1985), are extensively documented, as are many of the catalogs she produced to accompany Museum of Modern Art exhibitions, including Jasper Johns: A Print Retrospective (1987) and The Prints of Andy Warhol (1990). Some records are in born- digital form including correspondence, manuscript drafts, and audio conversations with Tatyana Grosman. Other interviews are on sound cassettes. Administrative Information Acquisition Information Donated to the Archives of American Art in 2018 by Kristen Skedgell, Riva Castleman's niece. Processing Information The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Hilary Price in 2019. Preferred Citation Riva Castleman papers, 1871, 1930-2013. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Restrictions Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information. Page 1 of 21 Riva Castleman papers AAA.castriva Use of archival audiovisual recordings and born-digital records with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice. Terms of Use The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information. Biographical / Historical Riva Castleman (1930-2014) was the Director of Prints and Illustrated Books at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City from 1976-1995. Born in Chicago, Castleman received her B.A. from the University of Iowa in 1951. After graduating, she worked at the Art Institute of Chicago and the California Historical Society. She was hired as a print cataloger at MoMA in 1963 before becoming department head in 1976. Her tenure coincided with the renaissance in American printmaking propelled by Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, and Jasper Johns, and her exhibitions and publications celebrated these artists along with master printmakers, including Tatyana Grosman of Universal Limited Art Editions. Scope and Contents The papers of curator Riva Castleman measure 10.6 linear feet and 7.83 GB, and date from 1930-2013 with one printed item dating from 1871. The collection contains biographical material, correspondence including mail art, writing project files, notebooks, interviews, project files, printed material, photographic material, and artwork. The collection richly documents Castleman's writing and research process and contains dozens of manuscripts for books, catalogs, and essays, as well as related correspondence and research including audio interviews and sound recordings. Several of Castleman's books about contemporary printmaking, such as Prints of the 20th Century (1976) and American Impressions (1985), are extensively documented, as are many of the catalogs she produced to accompany Museum of Modern Art exhibitions, including Jasper Johns: A Print Retrospective (1987) and The Prints of Andy Warhol (1990). Some records are in born-digital form including correspondence, manuscript drafts, and audio conversations with Tatyana Grosman. Other interviews are on sound cassettes. Arrangement The collection is arranged as nine series. • Series 1: Biographical Material, 1930-2011 (Boxes 1-3; 3 linear feet) • Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1950-2012 (Boxes 4-5, OV 12, 1.5 linear feet; ER01, 0.001 GB) • Series 3: Writing Project Files, circa 1950-2013 (Boxes 5-8, 3.1 linear feet; ER02-ER04, 0.007 GB) • Series 4: Notebooks, 1950-2005 (Box 8; 0.3 linear feet) • Series 5: Interviews, 1980s-1990s (Box 8, 0.2 linear feet; ER05, 7.82 GB) • Series 6: Project Files, 1871, 1977-2003 (Box 9; 0.2 linear feet) • Series 7: Printed Material, 1950-2012 (Boxes 9-10; 1.4 linear feet) • Series 8: Photographic Material, 1960-2011 (Box 10, OV 13; 0.5 linear feet) • Series 9: Artwork, circa 1970-2010 (Box 11, OV 14-15; 0.4 linear feet) Page 2 of 21 Riva Castleman papers AAA.castriva Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Subjects: Women art historians Women museum curators Types of Materials: Interviews Sound recordings Names: Grosman, Tatyana, 1904-1982 Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) Occupations: Art historians -- New York (State) -- New York Art museum curators -- New York (State) -- New York Page 3 of 21 Series 1: Biographical Material Riva Castleman papers AAA.castriva Container Listing Series 1: Biographical Material, 1930-2011 3 Linear feet (Boxes 1-3) Scope and Biographical material includes address books and contacts, calendars and planners, Contents: passports, an oral history transcript conducted by Sharon Zane for the Museum of Modern Art, an interview transcript, high school and college ephemera including exhibition catalogs from the University of Iowa, and a few items relating to Castleman's family consisting of printed material and letter from her father to Lyndon B. Johnson. Box 1, Folder 1-2 Address Books, 1960s-2000s Box 1, Folder 3 Addresses, Business Cards, 1960s-2000s Box 1, Folder 4 Addresses, International, 1960s-2000s Box 1, Folder 5 Addresses, Rolodex, 1960s-2000s Box 1, Folder 6 Answering Machine Tapes, undated 2 Sound cassettes (microcassette) Box 1, Folder 7 Astrological Chart, 2000 Box 1, Folder 8-9 Awards and Certificates, 1951-2011 Box 1, Folder 10 Biographies and Resume, circa 1965, 2000s Box 1, Folder 11-21 Calendars, 1966-1981 Box 2, Folder 1-18 Calendars, 1981-1990 Box 3, Folder 1-7 Calendars, 1991-1998 Box 3, Folder 8 Family Documents, 1930, 1960s Box 3, Folder 9 Hyde Park High School Ephemera, 1951, 1977 Box 3, Folder 10 Interview with Riva Castleman by Tsuneaki Takahashi, Transcript, 1983 Box 3, Folder 11 Membership Cards, 1975-2000s Box 3, Folder 12 Oral History with Riva Castleman by Sharon Zane for the Museum of Modern Art, Transcript, 1995-1996 Box 3, Folder 13 Passports, 1952-1996 Page 4 of 21 Series 1: Biographical Material Riva Castleman papers AAA.castriva Box 3, Folder 14 Receipts and W-2s, 1953-2006 Box 3, Folder 15 State University of Iowa, Exhibition Catalogs, 1945-1949 Box 3, Folder 16 State University