ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Title
Atelier Project Collection

Collection Number
Collection 378

OCLC Number
1042244599

Creator
The Atelier Project was developed and executed by the Division of Visual Arts of the State University of New York at Purchase.

Provenance
Under review

Extent,Scope, and Content Note
The collection is comprised of sixteen prints (4.25 linear ft) by American artists between 1979-1986.

Arrangement and Processing Note
Processing completed by Kristen J. Nyitray in January 2002. Updated April 2019.

Language
English 

Restrictions on Access
The collection is open to researchers without restriction.

Rights and Permissions 
Stony Brook University Libraries' consent to access as the physical owner of the collection does not address copyright issues that may affect publication rights. It is the sole responsibility of the user of Special Collections and University Archives materials to investigate the copyright status of any given work and to seek and obtain permission where needed prior to publication.  

Citation 
[Item], Atelier Project Collection, Special Collections and University Libraries, Stony Brook University Libraries.

Historical Note
"The Atelier Project is a collection of sixteen prints by distinguished American artists. In this respect, it is similar to dozens of other print editions. But in every other way it is different – qualitatively different. The Project was a not-for-profit venture conceived and executed by the Division of Visual Arts of the State University of New York at Purchase. It was meant primarily to be a teaching tool, making available to students a variety of today’s most provocative and accomplished artists as lecturers and role models. Students were also able to observe more than half of the visiting artists producing their prints and at times could assist them. It was with this last activity in mind that I enlisted the help of a Graduate Seminar in preparing this introduction." – Irving Sandler

Subjects
Artists, American -- Prints
Art -- Study and teaching -- New York (State) -- Purchase
Art -- Study and teaching

INVENTORY

Lee Bontecou, Untitled, John Mastracchio, S.U.N.Y. Purchase Center for Editions, Purchase, NY, 1986.

Born: 1931, Providence, RI. Education: Art Students League, 1952-1955. Major Awards: First Prize, Annual Invitational, National Institute of Arts and Letters, 1966. Major Exhibition: Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 1972, essay by Carter Ratcliff. Publication: Dore Ashton, ‘Lee Bontecou, Sculpturen, Tekeningen, Lithos,’ Museum Boymansvan Beuningen, Rotterdam, 1968. Lives: Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.

Richard Bosman, Untitled, Alan Koslin, X Press, N.Y., NY, 1983.

Born: 1944, Madras, India. Education: Byram Shaw School of Painting and Drawing, London, 1964-69; New York Studio School, New York, 1968-71. Major Awards: Award in the Visual Arts 1. Major Exhibition: Sala Parpallo, Valencia, Spain, 1987, catalogue essay by Roberta Smith. Publication: Carter Ratcliff, ‘Expressionism Today: An Artists Symposium,’ Art in America, December 1982. Lives: New York City.

Jackie Ferrara, Untitled, Betty Winkler, X Press, N.Y., NY, 1985.

Born: Detroit, Michigan. Major Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship, 1976; National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, 1973 and 1977. Major Exhibitions: Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL, 1982, catalogue essay by Carter Ratcliff. Publication: Phil Patton, “Sculpture The Mind Can Use,” Art News, March 1982. Lives: New York City.

Rafael Ferrer, Untitled, Alan Koslin, X Press, N.Y., NY, 1984.

Born: 1933, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Education: Syracuse University, NY, 1951-52; University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, 1952-54. Major Awards: National Endowment for the Arts, 1972 and 1978; Guggenheim Fellowship, 1978. Major Exhibitions: Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX, 1982; El Museo del Barrio, New York, 1983, catalogue essay by Kim Levin. Publication: Carter Ratcliff, “Ferrer’s Sun and Shade,” Art in America, March 1980. Lives: Philadelphia, PA.

Mary Frank, Untitled, Carol Herd, Editions in Cast Paper Ltd., Urbana, IL, 1983.

Born: 1933, London, England. Education: Max Beckmann, 1950; Hans Hoffman, 1951. Major Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship, 1983. Major Exhibition: Neuberger Museum, S.U.N.Y. Purchase, 1978, catalogue essay, Hayden Herrera. Publication: Martica Sawin, “The Sculpture of Mary Frank,” Arts, March 1977. Lives: New York City.

Gregory Gillespie, Self Portrait, John Mastracchio, S.U.N.Y. Purchase Center for Editions, Purchase, NY, 1984.

Born: 1936, Elizabeth, NJ. Education: Cooper Union; San Francisco Art Institute, MA. Major Award: National Institute of Arts and Letters Award, 1964. Major Exhibition: Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, DC, 1978, catalogue essay by Abram Lerner. Publication: Abram Lerner, Gregory Gillespie, (Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institute, 1977). Lives: Belchertown, MA.

Leon Golub, The Brank, S.U.N.Y. Purchase Center for Editions, Purchase, NY, 1984.

Born: 1922, Chicago, IL. Education: University of Chicago, B.A. 1942; School of the Art Institute of Chicago, B.F.A., 1949; M.F.A. 1950. Major Awards: Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1982. Major Exhibition: New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, 1984. catalogue essay by Ned Rifkin an dLynn Gumpert. Publication: Donald Kuspit, Leon Golub: Existential/Activist/Painter (New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1985). Lives: New York City.

Lester Johnson, Gold Series 3, Jon Cone, Jon Cone Editions, Port Chester, NY, 1984.

Born: 1919, Minneapolis, MN. Education: Minneapolis School of Art, St. Paul Art School, Chicago Art Institute, 1942-47. Major Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship, 1973; Brandeis Creative Arts Award, 1978. Major Exhibition: Kansas City Art Institute, 1984. Publication: Lawrence Campbell, “Going in Instinct,” Art in America, February 1984. Lives: Greenwich, CT.

George McNeil, Untitled, John Mastracchio, S.U.N.Y. Purchase Center for Editions, Purchase, NY, 1984.

Born: 1908, New York City. Education: Pratt Institute, 1927-29; Art Students League, 1930-33; Hans Hoffman School, 1933-36; Columbia University, B.S., M.A., Ed.D. Major Awards: National Council on the Arts Award, 1967; Guggenheim Fellowship, 1969; American Academy of Arts and Letters Award, 1982. Major Exhibition: Artists’ Choice Museum, New York, Statement by McNeil. Publication: Judith Higgins, “Heroes o fMyth and of Morning After,” Art News, September 1986. Lives: New York City.

Reuben Nakian, Leda and the Swan, John Volny, S.U.N.Y. Purchase Center for Editions, Purchase, NY, 1983.

Born: 1897, College Point, NY. Education: Art Students League, Independent Art School and Beaux Arts Academy, 1912-1915; with Paul Manship and Gaston Lachaise, 1916-1919. Major Awards: Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, University of Nebraska, 1969; Skowhegan Medal for Sculpture, 1983. Major Exhibition: Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1966, catalogue essay by Frank O’Hara; Milwaukee Art Museum, 1985, catalogue essay by Gerald Nordland. Publication: Robert Silberman, "Sport of the Gods,” Art in America, May 1986. Lives: Stamford, CT.

Philip Pearlstein, Untitled, Betty Winkler, X Press, N.Y., NY, 1985.

Born: 1924, Pittsburgh, PA. Education: Carnegie Institute of Technology, B.F.A., 1949; Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, M.A., 1955. Major Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship, 1969; American Academy and National Institute of Arts and Letters Award, 1973. Major Exhibition: Milwaukee Art Museum, 1983, catalogue essays by Russell Bowman, Philip Pearlstein, and Irving Sandler. Publication: Russell Bowman, Philip Pearlstein: The Complete Paintings (New York: Alpine Fine Arts Collection, 1983). Lives: New York City.

Judy Pfaff, Squash, Robin Nemlich, S.U.N.Y. Purchase Center for Editions, Purchase, NY, 1986.

Born: 1946, London, England. Education: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, B.F.A., 1971; Yale University, M.F.A., 1973. Major Awards: National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, 1986. Major Exhibition: Knight Art Center, Charlotte, NC, 1986. Publication: Roberta Smith, “Judy Pfaff/Autonomous Objects,” Knight Gallery, 1986. Lives: New York City.

Steve Poleskie, Aerobatic Sky Art Project for S.U.N.Y. Purchase, Jebah Baum, S.U.N.Y. Purchase Center for Editions, Purchase, NY, 1979.

Born: 1938, Pringle, PA. Education: Wilkes College, B.A. 1959; New School of Social Research, 1961. Major Awards: American Foundation of Arts, 1972; Creative Artists Publication Service, 1978. Major Exhibition: Studio Dars, Milan, Italy 1985. Publication: Verlain Boyd, “Ace of Arts,” Arts Magazine, January 1985. Lives: Ithaca, NY.

Kathy Porter, Untitled, Robin Nemlich, S.U.N.Y. Purchase Center for Editions, Purchase, NY, 1986.

Born: 1941, Iowa. Education: Colorado College, B.A. 1963; Boston University, 1962. Major Awards: Honorary Degree, Colby College, Maine. Major Exhibition: Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, catalogue essay by Carl Belz. Publication: Deborah Phillips, “Katherine Porter,” Art News, February 1985. Lives: New York City.

George Sugarman, Untitled, John Mastracchio, S.U.N.Y. Purchase Center for Editions, Purchase, NY, 1984.

Born: 1912, New York City. Education: City College of New York, B.A. 1934; Ossip Zadkine, Paris, 1951-52. Major Awards: National Foundation of the Arts Award, 1966. Major Exhibition: Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE, catalogue essays by Holliday T. Day, Irving Ssandler and Brad Davis. Publication: Amy Goldin, “The Sculpture of George Sugarman,” Arts, June 1966. Lives: New York City.

William Tucker, Untitled, Betty Winkler, X Press, N.Y., NY, 1986.

Born: 1935, Cairo, Egypt. Education: Oxford University, England, 1955-58; Central School of Art and Design, St. Margin’s School of Art, London, 1959-60. Major Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship, 1980. Major Exhibition: Neuberger Museum, S.U.N.Y Purchase, 1985. Publication: Matti Megged, “The Sculpture of William Tucker,” Arts, September 1982. Lives: New York City.