Abby Weed Grey Papers
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The Abby Weed Grey Papers span the years 1922-1978, with the bulk of the material covering the period 1960-1974. The papers document Grey's world travels, published and unpublished works, and her collection and curation of art.
Biography of Abby Weed Grey
Abby Weed Grey, the oldest of four children, was born on October 23, 1902, to Paul Charles Weed and Emily Weed in St. Paul, Minnesota. She grew up in St. Paul, attending both elementary and high school there. In 1920, Grey headed off east where she attended Vassar College, a private all women's college in Poughkeepsie, New York. After graduating in 1924, Grey spent the next few years traveling abroad with a college roommate to Riga, Latvia, and Paris, France. Following her return from Paris in 1926, Grey started teaching fifth grade in a private school for girls in Kansas City. It was at this time that she met Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Edwards Grey. In 1928 she became engaged and a year later married Benjamin Grey. In 1947 they purchased their first home, the family cabin in Deer Lake, Minnesota. They moved between Minnesota and Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1956 Ben died of cancer in St. Paul, Minnesota.
After Ben's death, Abby moved back to St. Paul, Minnesota. Before leaving she established the annual Benjamin Edwards Grey Memorial Lecture in poetry as part of the Summer Writers' Conference at the University of Utah.
In 1960, after being widowed for four years, Abby Grey took her first trip around the world with a group of thirteen women to Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Cambodia, India, Kashmir, Nepal, Pakistan, Iran, and Israel. During her trip, Grey met with local artists and collected contemporary art to be shown in the United States.
One year later Grey established The Ben & Abby Grey Foundation, Inc., founded for the encouragement of art through the assembling of international collections of art for cultural exchange programs. Also in 1961 she founded the "Minnesota Art Portfolio" exhibit (MAP) as an opportunity for artists to see original works by their Western counterparts. She met with Malcolm Lein, the director of the St. Paul Art Center, and selected Minnesota artists' works to bring on a trip to Spain, Greece, Italy, Turkey, and Iran. Through the United States Information Service (USIS) and the People-to-People Program, the exhibit traveled throughout the Middle East and the Mediterranean for two years. During her trip to Iran with MAP, Abby met Bishop Hassan Dehqani-Tafti of St. Luke's Church while attending Anglican services.
In 1961, Abby Grey met Iranian artist-sculptor Parviz Tanavoli. The following year the Grey Foundation provided him a grant for six months as a visiting artist at the Minneapolis School of Art. He remained as a sculptor/instructor on staff for the following two years. In June 1964 Tanavoli returned to Iran with the gift of a bronze foundry for the University of Tehran given by the Grey Foundation.
Throughout the rest of the 1960s and early 1970s Grey initiated many projects. These included "Fourteen Contemporary Iranians" (1962-65), which toured American cities, as did "Turkish Art Today" (1966-70), which also traveled to Tehran, Iran. Communication through Art, comprised of three exhibitions of American work, opened simultaneously in 1964 in Istanbul, Tehran, and Lahore and traveled for five years in the eastern Mediterranean, Asia, and eastern Africa. This program, which complemented the goals of USIS, was accompanied by books and catalogues representing the American art scene. Grey also sponsored the American section of the India Triennial of Contemporary World Art in 1968. Two years later she co-sponsored it with New York's Museum of Modern Art. In 1972, "One World Through Art," an exhibition of 1,001 works from Grey's collection, was shown at the Minnesota State Fair Grounds.
As Grey's collection grew, she sought a place to exhibit her collection and share it with other people. At first, Grey looked for a home for her art in her own locality. The University of Minnesota was ruled out because the gallery space available was inconvenient and the school administrators would have run the gallery. Grey also looked at her alma mater, Vassar College, but finally chose New York University, because it gave her the flexibility that she wanted. Also, since her collection was a unique, New York City seemed the ideal place to house it. The Ben and Abby Grey Foundation, founded for the encouragement of art, donated one million dollars to NYU and in the spring of 1975, the Grey Art Gallery and Study Center was completed.
Four years later, Grey again donated money to NYU for an art history study center that was built on the third floor of main building. In addition to the Gallery and Study Center, Grey provided the funds to renovate the NYU undergraduate art history classrooms, auditorium and faculty offices.
By 1979, Abby Grey had made nine trips to Asia and had collected over 600 artworks from artists in Egypt, Greece, Iran, India, Japan, Turkey, Pakistan, and her hometown of St. Paul, Minnesota.
On June 2, 1983, Abby Weed Grey died of cancer in St. Paul at the age of 80 years.
Throughout her life, as a patron to the arts, Grey served on The Minnesota Society of Fine Arts (the governing body of the Minnesota Institute of Arts) Board of Trustees from 1967-73 and on the Minneapolis College of Art and Design's Board of Overseers from 1964 until her death. She established Abby Weed Grey scholarships at the College as well. At the Walker Art Center she endowed the Grey Fellowship in Museum Studies. At Hamline University she helped sponsor symposia in Near Eastern Studies and has been a benefactor to St. Catherine's College and the St. Paul Academy-Summit School. She was a member of The Women's Club of Minneapolis and The Cosmopolitan Club of New York.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in series and subseries determined before the collection arrived at the University Archives.
The series and subseries arrangement of the collection is as follows:
- Book Copy
- Unpublished Works
- AWG Notebooks, 1945-1978
- Travel Diaries, 1960-1973
- Artist Files
- Index Cards, 1947-1978
- Misc. Activities and Memorabilia, 1959-1975
- Correspondence
- Tanavoli, Parviz
- Grey Gallery and Study Center NYU
- The University of Minnesota
- The Grey Foundation
- Scrapbooks
- The Grey Foundation Exhibitions 1961-1972
- Oversized materials
- Multimedia
- Abby Weed Grey Photographs
Scope and Contents
The Abby Weed Grey Papers span the years 1922-1978, with the bulk of the material covering the period 1960-1974. These papers illustrate Grey's world travels and her interest in art. Documentation is most extensive pertaining to the writing of her autobiography entitled "The Picture is the Window, The Window is the Picture: An Autobiographical Journey". They also provide information on the Iranian artist-sculptor Parviz Tanavoli and Grey's gift to New York University to fund the Grey Art Gallery and Study Center. The collection also contains some material related to her earlier life.
Materials in Series I - XV include published and unpublished materials of Abby Weed Grey's writing; information on international artists; correspondence between Grey and artists, in particular Parviz Tanavoli; catalogs, publicity and clippings pertaining to exhibitions; and scrapbooks and oversized materials. Materials in Series XVI include magnetic audio tapes and film reels of varying sizes. Materials in Series XVII include photos of works of art in her collection and exhibitions, personal photos, and snapshots taken traveling abroad. The contents of each series and subseries are described in more detail in the series-level scope and content notes.
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Access Restrictions
The paper and photographic materials in this collection are open for use without restrictions. The collection also contains audiovisual materials that have not been digitized. Please contact the University Archives if you wish to access these materials.
Use Restrictions
There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact: New York University Archives, Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, 70 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012.
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form: Identification of item, date (if known); Abby Weed Grey Papers; MC 151; box number; folder number; New York University Archives, New York University Libraries.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers of Abby Weed Grey were transferred from the Grey Study Center Library of New York University to the University Archives in the Spring of 1998.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Due to the fragile nature of the original materials, digital surrogates must be used when viewing the audiovisual materials in the collection.
About this Guide
Processing Information note
Further processing of the Abby Weed Grey Papers was conducted in January-May 2016 for preservation purposes. The papers in the collection were shifted from letter size folders stored in Paige cartons to legal size folders stored in manuscript boxes. Audiovisual materials not previously inspected and rehoused by Preservation also received that treatment. All of this work resulted in a renumbering of the boxes and folders in the collection. However, the collection's existing arrangement was preserved, except in the case of notes originally housed with audiovisual recordings, which were moved to Box 28.
Some metadata cleanup was also conducted during this process. Misspellings were corrected, audiovisual format information was supplied or updated, and information regarding the dates of materials was supplied where available. Date information was also reconfigured to reflect DACS 2.0 requirements.
Additional metadata cleanup was conducted in November 2017.
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Series I: Book Copy
Subseries A: Edited, 1960-1979
Scope and Contents note
Contains edited drafts of Abby Weed Grey's book, published in 1983, The Picture is the Window, The Window is the Picture. They are arranged in page order and chronological order beginning with her "early years" pages 1-39. The dates included in the manuscript begin in 1902 (her birth) with earlier dates for family history. Last date on copy is 1979. Also included are notes on the organization of the book and notes on writing a book.
Early Years pp.1-39, undated, inclusive
1st Trip Around the World, pp.40-67, 1960, inclusive
2nd Trip, Em & Hilly, pp. 68-90, 1961, inclusive
3rd Trip "Art Form of the Ancient World", pp.91-96 & 4th Trip "Communication Through Art", pp.96-122, 1962-1964, inclusive
5th Trip Jane Gregory, pp.124-165, 1965, inclusive
6th Trip with Ted, pp.166-203, 1967, inclusive
7th Trip Ellen Johnson Triennale, pp.204-230, 1968, inclusive
8th Trip Mike, Ruth, Bettina, Turkey, pp.232-266, 1969, inclusive
pp.267-280, undated, inclusive
Last Trip, 9th, pp.281-295, 1973, inclusive
Interim Sections, 1979, inclusive
Final Chapter: The Gift, undated, inclusive
Organization of Book, 1969, inclusive
"Communication Through Art", MSS Draft, pp.1-88, 1964, inclusive
Subseries B: Association & Correspondence, 1975-1981
Scope and Contents note
Contains correspondence about the draft of her book. These letters include notes for the book, the outline and structure of the book, and edited pages of book.
"1960, 61, 62 Notes About Writing a Book (transcribed 1977), 1977, inclusive
Jeff Bedou interview with Abby Weed Grey, 1975, inclusive
Notes on Book from Sylvia Rosen, 1976, inclusive
Correspondence with Letty Grierson, 1978-1979, inclusive
Correspondence with Nancy Ann James, 1979, inclusive
Book Outline from History Ink, 1980, inclusive
Correspondence Re: Book Publication, 1981, inclusive
Miscellaneous MS Pages, undated, inclusive
Subseries C: Additions, 1951-1993
Language of Materials
Audio Tape: AWG's biography re: Art, 1981 March 17, inclusive
Extent
Biography (1 of 3), Undated
Biography (2 of 3), 1978-1993, inclusive
Biography (3 of 3), 1982-1983, inclusive
From Abby's Day Book, 1951-1975, inclusive
Press Releases, 1983, inclusive
Miscellaneous, 1980-1981, inclusive
Miscellaneous ("Land of the Giants"), 1979, inclusive
Series II: Unpublished Works, 1941-1975
Scope and Contents note
Contains 7 poetry notebooks, 2 poetry small binders, 1 black binder with notes, pictures, short stories, and articles. One black binder, a scrapbook, has been separated and moved to Box 8. These notebooks and binders consist of writings about her life.
Early Poems (Mystical and Lyrical), undated, inclusive
1941 Outline of John Dewey; Short Stories; St. Mark's Church Work, undated, inclusive
Early Poems Notebook, undated, inclusive
Early Poems Notebook, undated, inclusive
Early Poems Notebook, undated, inclusive
Early Poems Notebook, undated, inclusive
Early Poems Notebook, undated, inclusive
Early Poems Notebook, undated, inclusive
Early Poems Notebook, undated, inclusive
Notes on St. Mark's Cathedral Church, John Dewey *See Box 8, Fldr 1, undated, inclusive
Binder of Poetry, undated, inclusive
Binder of Poetry, undated, inclusive
Poetry: Exercises and Rewrites, undated, inclusive
Eye to the Sooty Crack by Abby Weed Grey, undated, inclusive
"Poetry in Precise Language", 1946, inclusive
"An Eagle Came Over", 1946-1947, inclusive
"Poetry is Change", 1947, inclusive
Corrected Notes, 1947, inclusive
"Search for Other-Then-I", 1948, inclusive
Excerpts from notebooks, writings, etc., 1948-1950, inclusive
"The Pure Eye," "Who Am I," "The Electric Welcome," "Sand Paintings," What Do I Attend," "Prelude to Reality", 1949, inclusive
"Need for a Feeling of Spontaneity", 1950-1951, inclusive
Poems, 1951, inclusive
"About Time and Space", 1951, inclusive
"Deer Down from the Mountains", 1952, inclusive
"Thoughts on Power", 1953, inclusive
"Ben's Last Time at Deer Lake", 1955-1956, inclusive
"Captiva" (edited by Letty), 1956, inclusive
"Ben's Last Weeks on Captiva", 1958, inclusive
"The Seven Last Words of my Mother", undated, inclusive
"Early Education; Years at Vassar College", undated, inclusive
"Houses I Have Lived In", undated, inclusive
Memos from my letters from Vassar (1920), undated, inclusive
Resumes of letters to family from "Wander Year", undated, inclusive
Poetry-generated by "Tour of Ancient World", 1962, inclusive
"The Minnesota State Fair", 1972, inclusive
"My Wander Year (1925-26)", 1975, inclusive
"First Art Purchases", 1975, inclusive
Miscellaneous (incorporated in other works), undated, inclusive
Series III: AWG Notebooks 1945-1978
Scope and Contents note
Contain spiral and unbound notebooks and copies of notebooks arranged chronologically by date. These consist of notes, poetry, journal entries, essays, descriptions of travel, and information regarding artists, MAP, USIA, and Parviz Tanavoli (see biographical description).
Abby Weed Grey Notebook, 1945, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook, 1946-1947, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook, 1948, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook, 1948-1949, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook, 1949, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook (pages; edited), 1949-1950, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook, 1950, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook, 1950-1951, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook, 1952, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook, 1953, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook, 1953 September - 1954 September, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook, 1954-1956, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook, 1956 January - 1956 May, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook, 1956-1957, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook, 1955-1958, inclusive
Copies of Notebooks (edited), 1958-1959, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook (partially edited), 1958-1962, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook, 1958-1963, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook, 1964, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook (USIA, MAP, Parviz), 1961-1965, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook, 1963 June, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook, 1967 August - 1968 December, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook, 1968, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook, 1968 December, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook, 1970-1973, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook, 1973 July - 1974 May, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook, 1974 April, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook, 1974-1976, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Notebook, 1976, inclusive
Series IV: Travel Diaries 1960-1973
Scope and Contents note
Contains diaries of travels (originals, edited, and copies), poems, and a photo essay/diary which has been separated and removed to Box 8.
Abby Weed Grey: Summaries of Nine Diaries, undated, inclusive
Travel Diary (1st) * See Separation Box, Fldr. 1, 1960, inclusive
Travel Diary (incomplete transcripts), 1961, inclusive
Travel Diary (original & edited) *See Separation Box, Fldr. 2, 1961, inclusive
Travel Diary (and Poems), Mar 1962
Diary (rewritten in Abby's hand), 1964, inclusive
Travel Diary (original & edited), 1964, inclusive
Travel Diary (mss & edited copy), 1964, inclusive
Travel Diary (original, copy & edited), 1965, inclusive
Travel Diary (original & edited), 1967, inclusive
Travel Diary (taped transcript & edited), 1968, inclusive
Travel Diary (original & edited), 1969, inclusive
Travel Diary (original & edited), 1973, inclusive
Photo Essay/Diary *See Photo Collection, Box 5, Fldr. 3, 1974, inclusive
Series V: Artist Files
Scope and Contents note
Contains information regarding international artists, including correspondence, published materials regarding their work, clippings, artist profiles, pamphlets. Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject/country, with most in English, although some in other languages including French and languages of the country represented. It is divided into six subseries.
Subseries A: General Information
Scope and Contents note
Contains general information on artists AWG associated with including a catalog, correspondence and index cards with information on specific artists mentioned in her diaries.
Cultural Profiles, 1961, inclusive
Grey Collection Catalogues (with additions), 1972-1973, inclusive
Artists Bios, "Deep Roots", 1964, inclusive
Artists Mentioned in Diaries (Date and Place), undated, inclusive
Artist Letters, 1974, inclusive
Subseries B: Greece
Scope and Contents note
Contains pamphlets, published materials, correspondence, and biographical information on specific Greek artists. Arranged alphabetically by artist.
Guinis, Alkis *See Photo Collection, Box 4, Fldr 14, 1961-1963, 1970, inclusive
Houtopoulou-Contaratou, Sosso, 1962-1965, 1969, inclusive
Kimball, Yeffe (USA Native American), 1965, inclusive
Klonaris, Marilena, 1968, inclusive
Vakalo, G., 1961, 1963, inclusive
Spyropoulos, Jannis, 1961-1967, 1969, inclusive
Subseries C: India
Scope and Contents note
Contains pamphlets, published materials, correspondence and biographical information on specific Indian artists. Arranged alphabetically by artist.
Ambadas, 1968, 1970, 1973, inclusive
Appasamy, Jaya, 1963-1964, inclusive
Ali, J. Sultan, 1967, inclusive
Bagat, Dhan Raj, undated, inclusive
Bakre, Sadanand K., 1965, inclusive
Barwe, Prabha Kar, 1963, 1967, inclusive
Bhatt, Jyoti, 1967, inclusive
Bhavsar, Natvar, 1967-1971, 1974, inclusive
Bhusan, Sudhiranjan, 1966, inclusive
Bisht, Ramesh, 1968-1969, inclusive
Chandra, Avinash, 1968, inclusive
Bisht, Ranvir S., 1969, inclusive
Dasgupta, Bimal, 1964, inclusive
Dave, Shanti, 1962-1965, 1967, inclusive
Hore, Somnath, 1965, inclusive
Gaitonde, V. S., 1965, inclusive
Gujral, Satish, 1964-1967, inclusive
Gupta, Ram, 1963-1971, inclusive
Husain, 1961-1968, inclusive
Jatindas, 1968, inclusive
Kar, Sanat, 1967, inclusive
Khakkar, Bhupen, undated, inclusive
Khanna, Krishen, 1965, inclusive
Khanna, Krisha, undated, inclusive
Krishna, Devayani, undated, inclusive
Krishna, Kanwal, 1959-1964, inclusive
Lewis, Peter, undated, inclusive
Mehta, Tyeb, 1965, 1967, inclusive
Mitra, Gopal, 1967-1969, 1971, inclusive
Pai, Laxman, 1962-1966, inclusive
Padamsee, Akbar *See Photo Collection, Box 4, Fldr.15, undated, inclusive
Palsikar, S.B., undated, inclusive
Panchal, Naren, 1966-1967, inclusive
Panchal, Satish, undated, inclusive
Parikh, Jayant, undated, inclusive
Patel, Homi, 1967, inclusive
Patel, Thakor, undated, inclusive
Prakash, Om, undated, inclusive
Rama Rao, S.U., 1969, inclusive
Reddy, Krishna, 1966, inclusive
Sabavala, Jehangir, 1966, inclusive
Sagara, Piraji, 1965, inclusive
Samant, Mohan, 1966, 1969, inclusive
Santosh, Gumal Rasool, 1962, 1965, inclusive
Shah, Haku, 1967, inclusive
Sihare, Laxmi Pradas, 1968, inclusive
Souza, F.N., 1972, inclusive
Swaminathan, J., 1965, inclusive
Vivasvan, undated, inclusive
Vazifdar, J.P., undated, inclusive
Subseries D: Iran
Scope and Contents note
Contains pamphlets, published materials, correspondence, and biographical information on specific Iranian artists. Arranged alphabetically by artist.
Armanjani, Siah, 1966-1971, inclusive
Diba, Kamran, 1967, inclusive
Fizian, Aziz, undated, inclusive
Ghandriz, Mansour, 1966, inclusive
Grigorian, Marco, 1963-1964, inclusive
Khamenei, Hossein Musavi, undated, inclusive
Nami, Ghoiamhose In, 1971, inclusive
Ovissi, Nasser, 1975, inclusive
Pilaram, Faramarz, 1967, inclusive
Sakarians, Sarkis, 1971, inclusive
Sassoon, Sirous, undated, inclusive
Sepehri, Sohrab, 1962-1963, inclusive
Shabazi, Shahrokh *See Box 27, Fldr 1, 1969, inclusive
Spooner, Senobar, 1969, inclusive
Tabatabai, Jazeh, 1961, 1964, inclusive
Vartanian, Hacob, undated, inclusive
Zarrine, 1970-1973, inclusive
Zenderoudi, Hossin, 1962, 1971, inclusive
Subseries E: Tunis
Scope and Contents note
Contains a general pamphlet on Tunisian artists.
General Pamphlet on Artists, 1961, inclusive
Subseries F: Turkey
Scope and Contents note
Contains pamphlets, published materials, correspondence and biographical information on specific Turkish artists. Arranged alphabetically by artist.
Basaran, Filiz, undated, inclusive
Boronai, Aliye Berger, 1965, inclusive
Çetinkaya, Orhan, undated, inclusive
Eyüboğlu, Bedri Rahmi, undated, inclusive
Gursoy, Ahmet, 1968, 1970, inclusive
Kilic, Asuman, undated, inclusive
Marini, Aida, 1962, inclusive
Uluer, Rami, 1961, inclusive
Language of Materials
Series VI: Index Cards, 1947-1978
Scope and Contents note
Contains notes and ideas on poetry, articles, poems, journal entries, and quotations. They are arranged chronologically.
Index Cards, 1947 January-1947 August, inclusive
Index Cards, 1948 December-1949 October, inclusive
Index Cards, 1953 September-1954 January, inclusive
Index Cards, 1956 January-1956 December, inclusive
Index Cards, 1957 January-1957 November, inclusive
Index Cards, 1958, inclusive
Index Cards, 1959 January-1959 December, inclusive
Index Cards, 1960 January-February, 1961 February, inclusive
Index Cards, 1963 May-December, inclusive
Index Cards, 1976-1978, inclusive
Series VII: Misc. Activities and Memorabilia, 1959-1975
Scope and Contents note
Contains interview transcripts, course notes, questions, speeches, lectures, notes, drafts, published materials, calendars, notes, correspondence, invoices, biographical information on Mrs. Grey, personal cards, clippings, and drawings.
Taped interview with self (Sets 1-54), 1960-1962, inclusive
Taped interview with self (Sets 1-54) - Edited, 1960-1962, inclusive
Course on Contemporary Art Questions (Index cards), 1959, inclusive
Lecture to Women's Club-Draft, 1964, inclusive
Lecture: New Century Club- Draft & Notes, 1965, inclusive
"A Study in Genealogy", 1953, inclusive
"River Stories," Agnes Weed Stoddard Johnson, 1978, inclusive
Calendars, 1970-1971, 1974-1975, inclusive
Notes on film "Norma Milburn", 1971, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Interview Transcript, 1964, inclusive
Notes on course "Iran in Black & White," by Sam Peterson, 1967, inclusive
Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts, misc., 1967, 1970, inclusive
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1970, inclusive
Clippings on "Shah & Iran", 1967, inclusive
Child's Drawing, undated, inclusive
Valentine from Peter, undated, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey Biography (up to 1971), undated, inclusive
Ellen Johnson Gallery of Modern Art, 1975, inclusive
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1966, 1975, inclusive
Miscellaneous Clippings & Publicity, 1960-1969, inclusive
Series VIII: Correspondence
Scope and Contents note
Contains personal and professional correspondence arranged alphabetically by author or subject. Materials consist of information regarding memberships, art, artists, contributions, family history, Vassar College, financial documents, invoices, telegrams, clippings, purchases, and Parviz Tanavoli.
Ahmad, Sayeed, 1969, inclusive
Bartlett ancestor, 1976, inclusive
Cogswell, Margaret, 1968-1970, inclusive
Cousin Eloise, 1969 January, inclusive
Damavand College (Iran), 1970, 1975, inclusive
Deqhani-Tafti, Hassan (Bishop)-Notecards from letters, 1964, inclusive
Deqhani-Tafti, Hassan (Bishop) - Letters, 1969, inclusive
Eren, Cemil, 1970-1979, inclusive
Ettinghausen, Richard (Parviz' rugs), 1972-1974, inclusive
Farmanfarmaian, Monir, 1975, inclusive
Films (including Corke films), 1968-1970, inclusive
Gebara, Raymond, 1975, inclusive
General correspondence, 1980-1981, inclusive
Language of Materials
General correspondence, 1982, inclusive
Language of Materials
Gregory, Jane (photog), 1965-1967, inclusive
Grey Foundation/Grey Museum, 1972 July-1973 May, inclusive
Khaghani, Jamshid, 1966, inclusive
Kilic, Altemur, 1966, inclusive
Liston, Glenn, 1968, inclusive
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1968, inclusive
Milkovich, Michael, 1975, inclusive
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1962 July-December, inclusive
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1963 January-March, inclusive
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1963 August-December, inclusive
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1964 January-June, inclusive
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1964 July-December, inclusive
Mitchell, Geraldine, undated, inclusive
Museum of Modern Art, 1970, inclusive
Poems (MacMillan Co, Publ.), 1945, inclusive
Poetry, 1946, inclusive
Seichrist, Ron *See Photo Collection, Box 4, Fldr 16, undated, inclusive
Sherman, Elisabeth, 1970, inclusive
Tehran Museum, 1977, inclusive
Textile Museum, 1974-1975, inclusive
Turkish Art Today, 1966-1967, inclusive
Weed, Emmy Lu, 1922, inclusive
Whorra, Raveesh, 1977, inclusive
Winkler, 1975, inclusive
Series IX: Tanavoli, Parviz
Scope and Contents note
Arranged alphabetically by subject. Personal and professional correspondence (most of correspondence is from P. Tanavoli, and has been recopied or typed out, also correspondence is to P. Tanavoli, and to and from his wife Janet), clippings, financial and personal records, catalogs, brochures regarding artist's work, and invoices.
Catalogs/Brochures *See Separation Box, Fldr. 3, 1957-1980, inclusive
Clippings, 1959-1971, inclusive
Correspondence (Janet Tanavoli), 1969, inclusive
Correspondence from Parviz (typed copy), 1961-1962, inclusive
Correspondence from Parviz (typed copy), 1963, inclusive
Correspondence from Parviz (typed copy), 1963, inclusive
Correspondence from Parviz (typed copy), 1964, inclusive
Correspondence from Parviz (typed copy), 1964-1965, inclusive
Correspondence from Parviz (typed copy), 1965-1966, inclusive
Correspondence from Parviz (typed copy), 1967-1968, inclusive
Correspondence from Parviz (typed copy), 1969-1971, inclusive
Correspondence from Parviz (typed copy), 1972-1973, inclusive
Correspondence from Parviz (typed copy), 1973-1975, inclusive
Correspondence from Parviz (typed copy), 1975 March-December, inclusive
Correspondence from Parviz (typed copy), 1975 September-1976 November, inclusive
Correspondence from Parviz (typed copy), 1977 January-1978 September, inclusive
Correspondence from Parviz (typed copy), 1977-1978, inclusive
Correspondence from Parviz (originals), 1978-1980, inclusive
Correspondence from Parviz (typed copy), 1978-1981, inclusive
Correspondence to Parviz, 1969-1970 , 1976-1978, inclusive
Financial Records, undated, inclusive
Galloway, David (Re: book on Parviz), 1977, inclusive
Minneapolis School of Art, 1961, inclusive
Personal Records, undated, inclusive
"Prophet, The", Sculpture, 1963, inclusive
Venice Biennale, 1966, inclusive
Series X: Grey Gallery and Study Center NYU, 1970-1977
Chelkowski, Peter (Origins of Gift: NYU), 1970-1973, inclusive
NYU Proposal for Art Gallery & Study Center, 1973, inclusive
Initial Selections, 1973, inclusive
Contextual Placement of Gallery Notes, Undated
NYU "Woman of Achievement Award"
NYU/Gallery: "Berkman Proposal", 1974, inclusive
Gallery catalog draft, 1974, inclusive
Gallery correspondence, 1974-1975, inclusive
"My Search for the Unknown Artist...", 1975, inclusive
"Lion Rug" Exhibit, 1975, inclusive
NY Trips - notes, 1975-1977, inclusive
Legal Correspondence, 1977, inclusive
Press Releases, 1974-1975, inclusive
Floor Plans, 1974, inclusive
Inaugural Exhibition: Artist List, 1975, inclusive
Inaugural Invitation, 1976, inclusive
Clippings, 1974-1975, inclusive
Miscellaneous, undated
Series XI: The University of Minnesota
Scope and Contents note
All materials are in regards to the 1973 proposal of establishing the Grey museum at the University of Minnesota. These materials include professional and personal correspondence, architectural plans, and meeting minutes of the Grey Foundation.
Correspondence on Grey Museum, 1973, inclusive
Architectural Plans for Grey Museum, 1973, inclusive
Grey Foundation/University of Minnesota Negotiations, 1973, inclusive
Clippings, 1973, inclusive
Series XII: The Grey Foundation 1967-1969
Scope and Contents note
Materials are arranged in chronological order. Materials include personal and professional correspondence, clippings, film narrations, invitations, invoices, meeting minutes, and progress reports. The bulk are from 1967.
University of Utah: Benjamin Grey Memorial Lecture, 1957-1967, inclusive
Bronze Foundry at University of Tehran, 1964, inclusive
National College of Arts Gift-Pakistan, 1966, inclusive
University of Tehran Library Gift, 1967, inclusive
Gift: Exhibition of Student Sculptures, Tehran, 1967, inclusive
Foundry, 1st Student Exhibit, 1967, inclusive
Tanavoli Bronze to MOMA, 1967-1968, inclusive
Film: "Poet/Philosopher", 1968, inclusive
Miscellaneous minutes, reports, undated, inclusive
Series XIII: Grey Foundation Exhibits 1961-1972
Scope and Contents note
Materials in this series are arranged chronologically. Materials include professional and personal correspondence, invitations, clippings, catalogs (in English and other languages), scrapbooks (separated and located in Box 8), financial information, invoices, photographs (separated and located in Photo Collection), itineraries, reports, and notes.
M.A.P. Itinerary, 1961, inclusive
Communication Through Art, proposal, 1961, inclusive
Communication Through Art, correspondence, 1961-1962, inclusive
Communication Through Art, proposal, 1962, inclusive
Communication Through Art, proposal (edited), 1962, inclusive
Communication Through Art, correspondence re: proposal, 1962, inclusive
Communication Through Art, scrapbook *See Box 27, Fldr 2, 1961, inclusive
14 Contemporary Iranian Painters *See Box 27, Fldr 3, 1961-1963, inclusive
Communication Through Art, catalogs, 1963, inclusive
Communication Through Art, Report to USIS, 1964, inclusive
Turkish Art Today (Organization), 1964-1967, inclusive
Turkish Art Today (Organization), Western Association of Art Museums, 1961-1971, inclusive
Turkish Art Today (Organization), Publicity, 1966-1970, inclusive
Turkish Art Today (Organization), Working Papers, 1966-1967, inclusive
Turkish Art Today (Organization), Artist Info, 1960-1971, inclusive
Turkish Art Today (Organization), Customs & Bills, 1966-1967, 1971, inclusive
Communication Through Art, Turkish Art Today, Scrapbook *See Box 27, Fldr 4, 1966-1967, inclusive
Two Decades of American Painting, 1967, inclusive
1st Triennale, India, Correspondence, 1965-1967, inclusive
Contemporary Japanese Woodblock Prints, 1967-1971, inclusive
Contemporary Art of India and Iran *See Box 27, Fldr 5, 1967, inclusive
Contemporary Art of India and Iran, Smithsonian Tour, 1968, inclusive
1st Triennale of World Art, India, 1968, inclusive
Communication Through Art, Indian Tour, 1968, inclusive
Communication Through Art, South India, 1969, inclusive
"20 Prints", Minnesota State Arts Council, 1969, inclusive
"Young Americans," Bogota, Colombia, 1969, inclusive
SWANA Exhibit, SUNY Binghamton, 1969, inclusive
Communication Through Art, India, Book Presentation, 1970, inclusive
10 Young Artists, 1970, inclusive
Works Shipped (To or from Iran?), 1970 July, inclusive
Minneapolis College of Art & Design (MCAD) Exhibit, 1970, inclusive
Contemporary Turkish Painting, 1971, inclusive
Aquatennial Exhibit, 1972, inclusive
One World Through Art, Minnesota State Fair *See Box 27, Fldrs 6-7; Box 28, Fldrs 1-2, 1972, inclusive
One World Through Art, Minnesota State Fair (exhibit catalogues), 1972, inclusive
Miscellaneous Exhibitions (catalogues): "An Exhibition of Coffee-House Paintings"; "2nd Triennale, India", 1967, 1971, inclusive
Miscellaneous Exhibitions (catalogues): "Biennale Internazionale di Scultura"; "Modern Persian Painting", 1962, 1968, inclusive
Miscellaneous Exhibitions (catalogues): "Moderne Iranische Kunst"; "Arte Turca Contemporanea"; "Art et Architecture", 1968, 1969, inclusive
Series XIV: Scrapbooks
Scope and Contents note
This series comprises multi-medium materials such as photographs, news clippings, clipped catalogs, and pen and pencil on paper notes.
Notes on St. Mark's Cathedral Church, John Dewey (From Box 3, Fldr. 2, Series II: Unpublished Works), 1941, inclusive
Shabazi, Shahrokh (From Box 14, Fldr. 8, Series V: Artist Files, Subseries IV: Iran), undated, inclusive
Communication Through Art (From Box 22, Fldr. 9, Series XIII: Grey Foundation Exhibits 1961-72), 1961-1972, inclusive
Contemporary Iranian Painters (From Box 22, Fldr. 10, Series XIII), 1961-1963, inclusive
Communication Through Art, Turkish Art Today (From Box 23, Fldr. 7, Series XIII), 1966-1967, inclusive
Contemporary Art of India and Iran (From Box 7, Fldr. 2, Series XIII), 1967, inclusive
One World Through Art, Minnesota State Fair, India (From Box 25, Fldr. 6, Series XIII), 1972, inclusive
One World Through Art, Minnesota State Fair, Iran (From Box 25, Fldr. 6, Series XIII), 1972, inclusive
One World Through Art, Minnesota State Fair, Japan (From Box 25, Fldr. 6, Series XIII), 1972, inclusive
One World Through Art, Minnesota State Fair, Turkey (From Box 25, Fldr. 6, Series XIII), 1972, inclusive
Tanavoli Exhibition, 1964, inclusive
Series XV: Oversized Materials
Travel Diary (1st) * From Box 9, Fldr. 10, 1960, inclusive
Travel Diary (original & edited) * From Box 10, Fldr. 2, 1961, inclusive
Parviz Tanavoli Bronze Sculpture exhibition catalogue *From Box 18, Fldr. 10, 1976, inclusive
Ozzir Zuby exhibition catalogue, 1958, inclusive
Series XVI: Audiovisual Materials
Scope and Contents note
This multimedia collection has been separated out into 4 boxes (3 paige boxes and one large archival box - approximately 5 feet of material). The collection consists of reel to reel tapes of 3", 5", 7", and larger sizes and cassette tapes. The reel to reel tapes of sizes 7" and smaller have been removed from their original non-archival boxes and re-housed in acid free boxes and sleeves. They have been labeled according to the information provided on their original boxes. In some instances more in-depth information regarding the content of the materials are included with the reels and tapes. No material has been separated.
Access Restrictions
Some audiovisual materials may be restricted. For more information, please contact the University Archives.
Philip, Jean-Marc Masowsky, Shirley Goldfarb, Gregory Masowky, 1967 April, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
1/4 inch open reel audio tape 1.5 mil acetate backing, 150 feet
Parviz Slides, 1967 July, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
1/4 inch open reel audio tape
Peg, Pierce, 1967 September 15, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel 1.5 mil acetate backing, 150 feet
Poetry ? (one side only), undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel 1.5 mil acetate, 150 ft.
Recorder, undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel 1.5 mil acetate, 150 ft.
Poetry for Ursula, undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel 1.5 mil acetate, 150 ft.
Peg 8/9/67, Brewster Hayes, Pres. Cole, 1967 July-August, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel 1.5 mil acetate, 150 ft.
E.L.'s talk to century, undated, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel 1.5 mil acetate, 150 ft.
1.) Pierce, Peg telephone re: Allen Weller and AFA 2.)Cancel - (speech), undated, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel .65 mil tensilized polyester, 300 ft.
1 of 3 reels taken from a 5" reel when needed an empty 12/13/67 - ? contents, 1967, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel
2 of 3 reels taken from a 5" reel when needed an empty 12/13/67 - ? contents, 1967, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel
3 of 3 reels taken from a 5" reel when needed an empty 12/13/67 - ? contents, 1967, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel
1.) Peg C. '63-June 5?
2.) Pierce, 1963, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel
From Abby Weed Grey to Mrs. P.C. Weed, 477 Hudson St., NY, undated, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel 1.5 mil acetate, 150 ft.
Unidentified, undated, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel
Unidentified, undated, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel
Unidentified, undated, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel
Torn Film- Parviz Tanavoli, 1969-1975, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
16mm film, 50 ft, 1 min 30 sec, 24 fps, Color, Silent
Torn Film- Parviz Tanavoli 5" Reels, undated, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
16mm film, 125 ft, 3 min 30 sec, 24 fps, Color, Silent
1.) Clara & AWG--telephone fall 1962, 2.) Pierce, Paul Scheffler, August 1964, 1962, 1964 August, inclusive
Language of Materials
Parviz Tanavoli, Sia, Barbara, 1964 May
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel.
1.) Abby Weed Grey Poetry; Telephone-Parviz, Clara 1962
2.) Abby Weed Grey reads poetry; telephone-Max Lein, 1964, 1962, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel 1.5 mil acetate, 600 ft.
Chuck Ario-recorder June 17, 1965
Recorder and vocal-Winter 1965
Abby Weed Grey and Lois Brigham re: Turkish Collection release, 2/11/66, also Bryskin India show
Brewster Ghesilin 2/13/66 from airport
Lois, Peg about 9/20/65 re need for arts festival in Iran
Pierce
Sia calls about Parviz' letter, 1965-1966, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Format: 1/4" open reel audio, Size: 3" reel, Other: 1.5 mil. acetate, ft.
Abby Weed Grey-Turkey 1.) vacant, 2.) Turkey, consolidated, undated, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel 1.5 mil acetate, 600 ft.
1.) Barbara Manning
2.) Jane Rubin 6/1/66
Hilly and Abby Weed Grey 6/6/66 re attorney and Walker
Jim Haseltine (his voice)
Letter to Paul Schettler (slip inside)
Iran cable; Inez Quin, 1966, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Format: 1/4" open reel audio, Size: 3" reel, Other: 1.0 mil. acetate, 900 ft.
Empty Recorder Consort, undated, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel 1/2 mil. mylar, 1200 ft.
TV Anchor Channel 2/Grey Reads Poetry., 1975, inclusive
Extent
Physical Facet note
Scope and Contents
The first portion is a recording of the St. Paul Minneapolis TV's educational station 2 program. The announcer is discussing six works of art that were donated by the Abby and Ben Grey Foundation. The artwork was part of the Young American Artists group, chosen from the students and faculty at the Minneapolis School of Art and Design. Abby Weed Grey speaks after to explain what TV show this had come from and that it aired on June 5, 1975 at 6:40 pm. The paintings from the Grey Foundation totaled $950. The second portion of this recording is Abby Weed Grey reading poetry. The audio is hard to hear and only comes out of one headphone.
Subjects
Organizations
People
1.) Poetry (dip in lake at Bala Nair), Sept. 1963 (?)
Poetry reading
Pierce and Illinois
That's on my 1st talk on art at "U", 1963
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel 1.5 mil. acetate, 600 ft.
Recorder Concert 3/66; Dean Mahyr-May 23, 1966; June 1966 (slip inside), 1966, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel 1.0 mil. acetate, 900 ft.
Bishop Dehqani-St. Matthews, undated, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel plastic, 600 ft.
1.) AWG 1971 2.) Abby Weed Grey 1975 re collection & Gallery, 1971, 1975, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Format: 1/4" open reel audio, Size: 3" reel
1.) Abby Weed Grey Poetry diary at Deer Lake Aug. 1964 Parviz ( part good) 2.) 1963 (crossed out) (See slip inside), 1963-1964, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel
April 1966-2 cancel-speech (see slip inside for details), 1966 April
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel .5 mil mylar, 1200 ft.
Peg - May 4, 1966, Sullivan - Fall1965 (see slip), 1965-1966, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel 1.5 mil. acetate, 600 ft.
Letter from Parviz to Sia, translated 1/3/65; Sia re: Pakkaz, Pilaram, and Fabrizi letters from Parviz (Sia, Mrs. Grey) Pierce comment re: Artists letter etc. 2/8/65, 1965, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel, 2 CDs
1.) Abby Weed Grey & Bishop talk about the possibility of a "garden," how? 2.) Bishop Dehquani talk at Faubault about Sept. 2, 1963 ("A Still Small Voice" & prayer), 1963 September, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel, 2 CDs
"One World Thru Art"-opening June 16, 1972 Minnesota State Fair grounds gallery Interview with Abby Weed Grey (see slip inside), 1972 June
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
16mm film, 210 ft, 6 min, 24 fps, Black and White, Sound
Deer Lake- Peg Cogswell & Abby Weed Grey conference no. 1, Aug. 29, 1964 (See slip inside with notes), 1964 August
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel 1.5 mil. acetate, 600 ft.
1.) Peg re: Bob Luck- April 1965 Paul Schettler- April 29, 1966 Jane & Abby Weed Grey, 1965-1966, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
1.5 mil. acetate, 600 ft.
1.) cogitations- Pierce diary Deer Lake Aug. 30th 2.) Inventory Deer Lake - "Comm. Thru Art", undated, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel 1.5 mil acetate, 600 ft.
Aug. 1964 Telephone- Peg, Pierce, Paul Shettler, E.L., Pierce (Eldon), 1964 August
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3" reel 1.5 mil. acetate, 600 ft.
-E.L Read Lewis' talk to century club Fall 1965 on Fanny Kemble
-copy of recorder concert in Galley Spring 1966, 1965, 1966, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
1/4 inch open reel audio tape
Abby Weed Grey reading from Gallway Kinnell
8/6/75 report today, 1975 August 6, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
1/4 inch open reel audio tape.
Parviz, Sia, & Abby Weed Grey - April 1964, 1964 April, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
1/4 inch open reel audio tape
Pierce re: Janet, Bishop Bayne, Sia re: Parviz, Phillips re: Banking last of July 1966 Recorder one side (see Box 28 Folder 4), 1966, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
1/4 inch open reel audio tape
Abby Weed Grey (side 1 only), undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
1/4 inch open reel audio tape
Mike Milkovich re: exhibit of Contemporary Turkish Painting at MCAD 7/17/71(see Box 28 Folder 5), 1971 July 17, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
1/4 inch open reel audio tape
1.) Abby Weed Grey - talk to "U" writer's group 10/12/64
2.) Parviz re: Prophet April 13, 1963, 1963, 1964, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
1/4 inch open reel audio tape
Mrs. Grey and Director of Fine Arts from the Smithsonian, undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Facet note
Scope and Contents
The director of the Fine Arts Collection at the Smithsonian Institution is discussing a new show for India. A woman begins to speak on this show and explains how it was the first time contemporary American Art was in India. Abby Weed Grey is the last to speak and comments on the terrific response to the show in India.
Subjects
Existence and Location of Copies note
Access copy available on CD: ACCESS 1:2.
August 12, 1975 CTA thru Jan. 6, 1963, 1963, 1975, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
1/4 inch open reel audio tape
"Poets and Prophets from Athens to Katmandu"- St. Louis Park Women's Club
, "Communication Through Art," New Century Club gallery talk, 1964 January 5-6, inclusive
Language of Materials
Extent
Physical Facet note
Scope and Contents Note
Abby Weed Grey is practicing a talk that she will be giving to the St. Louis Park Women's Club on January 5, 1964. Grey is using slides of places that she has been to and of artwork from artists that she has befriended to show how artists are coping with the modern age.
Subjects
Nov. 1964 1.) Herstand- conclusion Nov. 11, 1964 re India Art Festival Munzner on ("Genesis-Nov.") Sia Armajani ("Caligraphy") 2.) Peg Cogswell, Steb Bowles, Peg on…, 1964, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
1/4 inch open reel audio tape
Miscellaneous 1963 (see Box 28 Folder 6), 1963, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
1/4 inch open reel audio tape
Unidentified
Language of Materials
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
1/4 inch open reel audio tape.
Unidentified, undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
1/4 inch open reel audio tape
Unidentified [Abby Weed Grey reading journal/diary?], 1962, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
1/4 inch open reel audio tape
Unidentified [Christmas Eve], undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
1/4 inch open reel audio tape
Unidentified [Reading Group/Book Club; July 4, 1962], 1962 July 4, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
1/4 inch open reel audio tape
Unidentified [Flute Playing; Iran], undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
1/4 inch open reel audio tape
Unidentified [Various conversations], undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
1/4 inch open reel audio tape
Unidentified [Various phone conversations], undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
1/4 inch open reel audio tape
? Iranian-drums-etc.? (larger reel), undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
1/4 inch open reel audio tape
Mrs. Grey 1/4 " Master and Transfer (Not on a reel), undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Appears to be a magnetic soundtrack
Writer's Conference #2, 7/17/69 Kinnell, Grey Lecture, 1969 July 17, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
7" reel
Grey Memorial Lecture-Writer's Conference 6/15/64, University of Utah Andrew Lytle (slip enclosed), 1964 June 15, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
7" reel
Bettina Corke's Poet & Philosopher, Final Mix, undated, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
7" reel. This tape has been digitized.
Lecture in English "American Painting & Sculpture in the U.S." given by Robert M. Gollinpe, undated, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
7" reel
Iranian Music, undated, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
7" reel
Summer Writer's Conference #1, 7/17/69 Kinnell-Grey Lecture, 1969 July 17, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
7" reel
B.E. Grey Memorial Lecture Mrs. Stanford -Reel 1, undated, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
7" reel
1970 Grey Lecture - Reel 1, Part I, 1970, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
7" reel
1970 Grey Lecture - Reel 2, Part II, 1970, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
7" reel
Lecture in Turkish read by Kerin Ausar for the exhibit on American Painting and sculpture in the U.S., undated, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
7" reel
Margaret Cornelius' Batiks showing at American Center-Lahore, 1969 January 14, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
7" reel
Bogata, 6/13/69, 1969 June 13, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
7" reel
Unidentified, undated, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
7" reel
Footage - Print Minneapolis Young Graphics. Mrs. Grey (in shipping container), undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
7" reel
Footage - Print Minneapolis Young Graphics. Mrs. Grey (in unmarked shipping container), undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
7" reel
WILL (sides 1 & 2), 1977 June 22, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Audio Cassette
1) Set 50 2) Set 51, undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Audio Cassette
Aug. 20, 1975, 1975 August 20, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Audio Cassette
1) Ben Dehler 6/9/77 2) Lawrence Boland Sunrise Semester, 1977 June 9, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Audio Cassette
Parviz & Slides, undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Audio Cassette
1) Art Purchases from 1st - Thru Clara 2) Paris letters (4/27/76), 1976 April 27, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Audio Cassette. Original housing also included the label "A) Abby: Return from France, 1st Art Purchases - Salt Lake City."
Aug. 14, 1975 Interview #2, 1975 August 14, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Audio Cassette
Aug. 26, 1975, 1975 August 26, inclusive
Extent
General note
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Grey Gallery NYU, 1974 December, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Audio Cassette
1) "Fakir" Interview- 1st meeting with Parviz 2) Film: Shiraz Kavir-Lute, undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Audio Cassette
Aug. 5, 1975 Interview #1, 1975 August 5, inclusive
Extent
General note
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Audio Cassette
1) Houses I have lived in 2) 497 Otis home (Not transcribed) 2/3/76, 1976 February 3, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Audio Cassette
Deer Lake, 1953 September 18-October 19, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Audio Cassette
Description of Deer Lake, 1975 December 7, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Audio Cassette
Aug. 19, 1975 Interview #3, 1975 August 19, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Audio Cassette
Margaret Cornelius, 1977 June 8, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Audio Cassette
1) "Common Ground" interviews with the Mariers 2) Postman - "radio" 12/29/76, 1976 December 29, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Audio Cassette
Abby Weed Grey Interview, 1975 October 6, inclusive
Extent
General note
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Audio Cassette
Oct. 6, 1975, 2014
Language of Materials
Extent
Scope Note
Track 1 Abby Weed Grey is recording herself. She is describing what art means to her and recalls her earliest experiences in art collecting. She reiterates the idea that art can be a form of communication. This recording is easy to hear.
Track 2 Abby Weed Grey is reading entries from her diary. She begins in 1961 in Isfahan, Persia in which she recalls her time spent there. The recording ends with her reading entries from the later 1960s when she is back in the United States. This recording is easy to hear
Existence and Location of Originals Note
Original cassette tape located in box 12
Early Years thru page 14, undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Audio Cassette
E.L. on Heline's 1st chapter, 1981 June 1, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Audio Cassette
Conversation- St. Paul, MN, Parviz Tanavoli & Abby Weed Grey, 1982 October 9, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Audio Cassette
Green And Blue America. Wallace Stevens, undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
16mm film reel
Pictures at an American Exhibition (First Answer Print), undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
large reel
Jamshid Salt Village, 1975, 1975, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
16mm film reel
Abby Weed Grey Where?, undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
16 mm film reel
Unidentified Reel 1, undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
16mm film reel
Orig: High Contract Titles/Credits Iran 1970 A. Wind B. Wind Also Poet/Philosopher, 1970, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3 small reels in one container.
Preservation inspection report held at University Archives.
Narration-Jacques Poet/Philosopher, Iran 1970, 1970, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
large reel
Poet/Philosopher, undated, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
large reel
Preservation inspection report held at University Archives.
Poet/Philosopher, undated, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
large reel.
Preservation inspection report held at University Archives.
Poet/Philosopher - Can 3 - Music Trx. A" Effx, undated, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
2 reels in 2 containers.
Preservation inspection report held at University Archives.
Poet/Philosopher - Can 4 - Narration Trx. "B" Effx., undated, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
2 large reels in 2 containers.
Preservation inspection report held at University Archives.
Poet/Philosopher - Can 6 - Extra Transfer of Narration/Out Takes, undated, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
12 small reels in two large film containers. Preservation inspection report held at University Archives.
Poet/Philosopher - Can 7 - Extra Transfer of Narration and Sound, undated, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3 small reels in one container.
Preservation inspection report held at University Archives.
Poet/Philosopher - Can 9 - Pix Outs and Trims, undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
5 small reels in large blue case. Preservation inspection report held at University Archives.
Poet/Philosopher - Can 9 - Pix Outs and Trims
One over-sized reel-too large for a box entitled Spring in Iran" located under Box 4, in metal reel container, undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Five small reels contained within one large container.
Preservation inspection report held at University Archives.
"Spring in Iran", undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
large reel
"Spring in Iran", undated, inclusive
Extent
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
16mm film reel
Poet/Philosopher: The Revival of Bronze Casting in Iran, ca. 1970, inclusive
Language of Materials
Extent
Technical Requirements
Access copy available.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Duration: 19 minutes
Video
Note enclosed with reel titled "Pierce re: Janet, Bishop Bayne, Sia re: Parviz, Phillips re: Banking last of July 1966 Recorder one side", 1966, inclusive
Language of Materials
Note enclosed with reel titled "Mike Milkovich re: exhibit of Contemporary Turkish Painting at MCAD 7/17/71", 1971 July 17, inclusive
Language of Materials
Notebook- contains notes on contents of reel titled "Miscellaneous 1963" and possibly other reels, undated, inclusive
Multi Media Collection
Series XVII: Abby Weed Grey Photographs
Scope and Content
The photographs are housed in 3 manuscript boxes and 2 flat boxes. Inclusive dates are 1962-1982, although the bulk consists of photos from 1965-68.
Subseries A: Exhibitions 1962-1972
Communication Thru Art, A.F.A Opening, 1963, inclusive
Dr. Mahmood Ziaii and Dr. Khosrow Behroon, 16 Mar 1963
Language of Materials
Abby Weed Grey and W. Meader, 16 Mar 1963
Language of Materials
Abbey Weed Grey, Ms. Barclay, Peggy Barclay, Mrs. Leach, 16 Mar 1963
Language of Materials
Mr. Arnold, Abby Weed Grey, Mr. Counsel, 16 Mar 1963
Language of Materials
Mr. Arnold and Abbey Weed Grey, 16 Mar 1963
Language of Materials
Students at showing at Fine Arts Academy, 13 Jan 1964
Language of Materials
Communication Thru Art, Lahore, Pakistan, 1964, inclusive
Seminar at the "Communication Through Art" Art Week, 1964
Language of Materials
Visitors Viewing the Art At the Exhibit, 1964
Language of Materials
Mt Malik Shams of the Pakistan Arts Council discusses a point with Mr. Justice S.A. Rahman., 1964
Language of Materials
Mr Saeed Ahmad and Professor John Ferren Meet Before the "Communication Through Art Exhibit", 1964
Language of Materials
Discussion Panel at the "Communication Through Art" Exhibit, 1964
Language of Materials
An Interested Group of Art-Minded Viewers Attend the Exhibit, 1964
Language of Materials
Opening of "Communication Through Art" in a Shamiana, 1964
Language of Materials
Turkish Art Today, Opening Installation, 1965, inclusive
Two Women at The Opening Installation, 1965
Language of Materials
Man Sitting at the Opening Installation, 1965
Language of Materials
Two Men Sitting at the Opening Installation, 1965
Language of Materials
Woman at the Opening Installation, 1965
Language of Materials
Man Standing at the Opening Installation, 1965
Language of Materials
Exhibit Audience Member, 1965
Language of Materials
Mustafa Aslier at Opening Installation, 1965
Language of Materials
Man Smoking a Pipe at the Opening Installation, 1965
Language of Materials
Exhibit Audience Member, 1965
Language of Materials
Man Smoking a Cigarette at the Opening Installation, 1965
Language of Materials
Man in Glasses at the Opening Installation, 1965
Language of Materials
Woman in the Kitchen at the Opening Installation, 1965
Language of Materials
Exhibit Audience at the Opening Installation, 1965
Language of Materials
Grey Foundation Turkish Show Opening in USIS Istanbul, 1966
Language of Materials
Mrs. Benjamin Grey, left, joined Mrs. Patrick Butler and Mr. Conrad Hanson at the Exhbit of Contemporary Turkish Art on Display in the First National Bank of St. Paul, 1967
Language of Materials
Visitors Gathered Around a Work of Art at the Opening Installation, 1965
Language of Materials
J. Turami in Ankara, Turkey, 1964
Language of Materials
TAA Fine Arts Group in Ankara, Turkey, 1964
Language of Materials
Visitors Viewing Three of the Turkisk Works of Art, 1965
Language of Materials
Exhibit Audience Members, 1965
Language of Materials
National College of Arts Gift, Pakistan, 1966, inclusive
Man with art projects in terrace, 1966
Language of Materials
Mr. Akhtar and Students of National College of Arts, December 1966
Language of Materials
Robert Jones, USIS Lahore, Shakir Ali, Mrs. Abbasi Akhtar, December 1966
Language of Materials
Robert Jones addressing faculty and students, December 1966
Language of Materials
American Prints Exhibit, Iran-American Society Building Opening, 1967, inclusive
General note
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American Prints Exhibit Audience, 1966
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Letter to Abby Grey From Collin Ostrander Regarding photos, April 26, 1966
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Mr. Hassan Ali Sedqi-Vaziri and other government officials at exhibit., 1966
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University of Tehran Foundry, Students Exhibit, undated, inclusive
Student Art Studio, 1967
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Student Art Studio, 1967
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Her Imperial Empress Farah shakes hands with Abby Weed Grey, 1967
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Her Imperial Empress Farah with Abby Weed Grey, 1967
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Exhibit Audience and Her Imperial Empress Farah, 1967
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Exhibit Audience at Opening, 1967
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Her Imperial Empress Farah and Abbey Weed Grey, 1967
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Her Imperial Empress Farah Arrival, 1967
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Abby Weed Grey at Exhibit Opening, 1967
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Exhibit Talk with Abbey Weed Grey, 1967
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Exhibit Audience, 1967
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Exhibit Audience Looks at Art on Table, 1967
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Student Artist in Studio Talks to Audience
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Students and Audience in Studio, 1967
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Art Studio Terrace Outdoors, 1967
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Studio Kiln, 1967
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Abby Weed Grey Looks at Art on Exhibition, 1967
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Student Demonstrates Creation of Art, 1967
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Art Supplies of Table in Studio, 1967
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Students in Studio, 1967
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Her Imperial Empress Farah looks at artwork, 1967
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Sculptures in Studio, 1967
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Birds Eye View Exhibit Audience, 1967
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Group photo students and Abbey Weed Grey, 1967
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Gift to University of Tehran from Grey Gallery, 1967
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Mr. Tanavoli and Mr. Jack Garek of Pan Am Present Gift to Tehran University, 1967
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Exhibit Audience Listens to Speaker, 1967
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Audience Looks at Art Piece, 1967
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Group Photo of Students in Studio, 1967
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Photo of Dedication Plaque at University of Tehran, 1965-23-11
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Abby Weed Grey Looks at Exhibit, 1967
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Assorted Negatives of University of Tehran and Exhibit Opening (16 Sheets), 1967
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Communication Thru Art, 1967, inclusive
"Antigua" by Richard Wilt
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"Cats" George Suyeoka
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"Landscape, Spain" Thomas Strobel
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"Wings I" James McGarrel
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"Grasshopper" Max Kahn
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"First Flora" Ellen Lanyon
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"The Great Broadeast" Billy Jackson
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"Tall Grass" Margo Hoff
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"Drawing No. 13" Carole Harrison
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"Wire Fence" Robert Gough
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"Women in Storm" Warren Doolittle
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"Mother and Child" Eleanor Coen
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"Wave Music" Lee Chesney
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"The Young Riders" Francis Chapin
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"Shore Fragments" Fred Brian
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"The Garden" Harry Breen
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"Night Cry" Barbara Aubin
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"Standing Women" Harold Altman
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"Untitled" John Wood
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"Origin of Species" Jack Wolsky
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"In the Woods" Franz Wildenhain
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"Pattern" John C. Wenrich
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"Frozen Landscape" Arnis Sarma
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"Untitled" Dan Rhodes
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"Boule Blanche" Fred Meyer
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Communication Thru Art, 1967, inclusive
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"Tree" John C. Menihan
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"Landscape" Joan Lyons
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"Christmas" Joseph Hendrick
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"Winter Tree" Dorothy Glaser
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"Sodus" Kurt Feuerherm
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"Still Life" Alfonsas Dargis
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"Owl" Robert Conge
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"Landscape" Philip Bonarth
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"Composition" Bertha Bonart
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"Structures No. 6" Leonard Barkin
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"Evening Lights" Ralph Avery
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"Head of a Man" Richard Arnold
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"Summer" Milford Apetz
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"A Valediction of Weeping" June Wayne
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"We are Tapers too" June Wayne
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"Mirror" Beth Van Hoesen
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"Profile" Beth Van Hoesen
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"Cynthia" Beth Van Hoesen
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"Goldilocks" Sinton
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"The Wedding" Ariel Parkinson
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"The Family" Nancy Genn
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"Draped Woman in Room"
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1st Triennale of World Art, India, 1968, inclusive
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Communication Thru Art, Indian Tour, 1968, inclusive
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M.A.P. Party, Jan 11, 1969
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Communication Thru Art, S. India, 1969, inclusive
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10 Young American Artists, 1970, inclusive
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Communication Thru Art, India, Book Presentation, 1970, inclusive
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MCAD Exhibition, Installation, 1970, inclusive
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Turkish Art, SUNY Binghamton, 1971, inclusive
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Contemporary Turkish Painting, 1971, inclusive
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One World Thru Art, Installation, Minn State Fair, Jun 7, 1972
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One World Thru Art -mounted, Jun 7, 1972
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One World Thru Art -mounted, Jun 7, 1972
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Subseries B: Personal and Publicity
Benjamin Grey & Abby Weed Grey-Early, undated, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey-Publicity, undated, inclusive
Abby Weed Grey & Thomas Waite-curator, undated, inclusive
Deqhani-Tafti, Hassam (Angelican Bishop of Iran), undated, inclusive
Additions, undated, inclusive
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Additions (Publicity), Undated, inclusive
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Subseries C: Grey Gallery-St. Paul
Grey Gallery at 4997 Otis St., St. Paul, undated, inclusive
Subseries D: Grey Gallery-NYU
Opening & Collateral, undated, inclusive
Grey Art Gallery & 3rd Floor Main, undated, inclusive
Iranian Art Today, 1976, inclusive
Lion Rug Exhibit, undated, inclusive
Tanavoli Exhibit, undated, inclusive
Works Donated, 1982, inclusive
Subseries E: Artist Photos
Communication Thru Art, undated, inclusive
Aslier, Mustafa & Berk, Nurullah-Turkey, undated, inclusive
General
The man identified as Nurullah Berk in the image may be somebody else.