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Sketchbooks, 1979-1982

 Series

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection consists of 12 sketchbooks containing Grossberg’s preparatory drawings for several realized and unrealized sculptures. The sketchbooks also include figure drawings and other illustrations as well as the artist’s reflections on the art world, the creative process and working as an art educator in a college setting. The second series contains photographs of sculptures conceptualized in the sketchbooks, reviews of exhibitions, and other ephemera. This series also includes a proposal for a Master of Fine Arts program at Bard which Grossberg helped draft as well as other ephemera related to Bard’s Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts such as admissions brochures, exhibition programs and photographs.

Dates

  • Creation: 1979-1982

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The materials in this collection are open for research. To access the collection please submit a list of desired materials by completing our Special Collections Request Form or contact the College Archivist. Please allow one business day for us to prepare your items. Materials can be viewed in the Archives & Special Collections Reading Room in Stevenson Library, Room 305. Please contact the College Archivist for further details.

Extent

From the Collection: 4 Boxes

From the Collection: 12 Volumes : sketchbooks

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Bard College Archives & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Bard College Archives & Special Collections
1 Library Road
Annandale-on-Hudson NY 12504 United States
845.758.7148