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I’ve started a spreadsheet to record acquisition-related constituents for purchased objects in the Founding Collection. I’m noting the constituent’s name, name authority record, objects they are the constituents of, their relation to the object (artist, dealer, etc), links to sites with more information, and possible connections to explore:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7QAm3GGaIfDTKSVvVaU9_tGgg6v0f-jMoefZJ9jSdU/edit?usp=sharing
One connection I’ve noticed among a few of the artist constituents is activity in Woodstock and membership in the Woodstock Artists Association. I went up to Woodstock earlier this year to visit the Estate of Philip Guston and to interview their archivist, Emily Jones. Emily is also the archivist for the Woodstock Artists Association, and gave me a lot of historical background on Woodstock and its importance as an artists’ community, something I was only vaguely aware of beforehand. It seems like a fair number of WAA artists are represented in the Founding Collection, so this may be one area to explore further.
