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Clyfford Still Archives
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Title:
Typed manuscript of Clyfford Still's artist's statement from the exhibition catalog “Paintings by Clyfford Still”, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, November 5-December 13, 1959
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Typed manuscript of Clyfford Still's artist's statement from the exhibition catalog “Paintings by Clyfford Still”, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, November 5-December 13, 1959
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1959
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Work Creator Name:
Still, Clyfford
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Work Display Measurement:
11 x 8 1/2 inches (27.94 x 21.59 cm)
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ink
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Current Work Location Name:
Clyfford Still Museum
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Work Description:
This typed manuscript mirrors the artist's statement published in the catalog for the exhibition “Paintings by Clyfford Still” at the Albright Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York. Written in the form of a letter to Director Gordon Smith, the statement outlines Still’s ideologies concerning the social responsibilities of artists. Still expresses his disregard for the art world’s institutionalized glorification of aesthetics and utilitarian symbolism. The artist contends that his work transcends traditional cultural and academic associations; rather, his paintings serve as an extension of his spirit. He writes, “The work itself, whether thought of as image of idea, as revelation, or as a manifest of meaning, could not have existed without a profound concern to achieve a purpose beyond vanity, ambition, or remembrance, for a man’s term of life.” On view November 5 through December 13, 1959, the retrospective featured seventy-two artworks curated by Still himself.
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This typed manuscript mirrors the artist's statement published in the catalog for the exhibition “Paintings by Clyfford Still” at the Albright Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York. Written in the form of a letter to Director Gordon Smith, the statement outlines Still’s ideologies concerning the social responsibilities of artists. Still expresses his disregard for the art world’s institutionalized glorification of aesthetics and utilitarian symbolism. The artist contends that his work transcends traditional cultural and academic associations; rather, his paintings serve as an extension of his spirit. He writes, “The work itself, whether thought of as image of idea, as revelation, or as a manifest of meaning, could not have existed without a profound concern to achieve a purpose beyond vanity, ambition, or remembrance, for a man’s term of life.” On view November 5 through December 13, 1959, the retrospective featured seventy-two artworks curated by Still himself.
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Citation:
Typed manuscript of Clyfford Still's artist's statement from the exhibition catalog “Paintings by Clyfford Still”, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, November 5-December 13, 1959. Courtesy Clyfford Still Archives © City and County of Denver
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Typed manuscript of Clyfford Still's artist's statement from the exhibition catalog “Paintings by Clyfford Still”, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, November 5-December 13, 1959. Courtesy Clyfford Still Archives © City and County of Denver
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Work Rights Statement:
© City and County of Denver/ ARS, NY
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© City and County of Denver/ ARS, NY
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Image Holding Institution:
Clyfford Still Museum
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Image Collection Name:
CSM Archival Collection: Objects
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CSM Archival Collection: Objects
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Image Rights Statement:
Courtesy the Clyfford Still Archives
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Image Capture Hardware:
Epson Expression 10000XL
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LaserSoft Imaging™ SilverFast® Ai 6
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Image Cataloger Name:
Kate Landers
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Kate Landers
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Image Cataloger Role:
Assistant Archivist
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