Series II: Public Arts Council
Scope and Content
Arranged chronologically, this series documents projects that were initiated by the Public Arts Council of the Municipal Arts Society. Significant gaps exist and the materials are not a comprehensive reflection of all projects completed during the time period. The series is divided into six subseries.
Subseries II.A: General Organizational Files
Public Arts Council Statements & History, 1970-1976, inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Public Arts Council advisory board & other correspondence, 1973-1978, inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Public Space/Public sculpture commissioning program, 1974-1976, inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Unrealized project - Waterside Plaza floor printing, 1975, inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Public Arts Council bank account closed, 1976, inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Midtown Arts Advisory Committee, 1977, inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Press releases, 1978, inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Art Commission of New York, 1973-1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"The Great American Quilt" - A design for the unveiling of the stature of liberty for its rededication, 1984-1986, inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries II.B: Public Art Council Projects
Index of public art in New York City - Research (1 of 2), 1971-1973, inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Index of public art in New York City (2 of 2), undated
Box: 8, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Walk Through Sculpture in the Park, 1974, inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Walking Tour Guide of Lower Manhattan (1 of 3), 1975, inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Walking Tour Guide of Lower Manhattan (2 of 3), 1975, inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Walking Tour Guide of Lower Manhattan (3 of 3), 1975, inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Platforms for Design (1 of 4), 1976, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Platforms for Design (2 of 4), 1975-1976, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Platforms for Design (3 of 4), 1974-1977, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Platforms for Design (4 of 4), 1976, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries II.C: Artist Projects, 1971-1977, inclusive
King, William, 1971, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Gourfain, Peter, 1972, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Oppenheim, Dennis, 1972, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Slivka, David, 1974, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Snelson, Kenneth - 1 of 2, 1974, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Snelson, Kenneth - 2 of 2, 1974, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Hamner, Richard - unrealized, 1975, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Tumarkin, Igael, 1975, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Von Ringelheim, Paul, 1975, inclusive
Box: 9, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
di Suvero, Mark - 1 of 4, 1975, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
di Suvero, Mark - 2 of 4, 1975, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
di Suvero, Mark - 3 of 4, 1975, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
di Suvero, Mark - 4 of 4, 1975, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Canole, 1976, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Milkowski, Antoni - unrealized project, 1976, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Negrin, Lee, 1976, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Tumarkin, Igael - 1 of 2, 1976, inclusive
Box: 10, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Tumarkin, Igael - 2 of 2, 1976, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Valinski, Dennis - 1 of 3, 1976, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Valinski, Dennis - 2 of 3, 1976, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Valinski, Dennis - 3 of 3, 1976, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
King, William - 1 of 3, 1976, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
King, William - 2 of 3, 1976, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
King, William - 3 of 3, 1976, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Indiana, Robert, 1977-1978, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries II.D: Community Environmental Sculpture Program
General artist correspondence and planning (1 of 5), 1967, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
General artist correspondence and planning (2 of 5), 1967, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
General artist correspondence and planning (3 of 5), 1967, inclusive
Box: 12, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
General artist correspondence and planning (4 of 5), 1967-1972, inclusive
Box: 12, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
General artist correspondence and planning (5 of 5), 1967-1972, inclusive
Box: 12, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Ramirez, Edmundo, 1972, inclusive
Box: 12, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Meadmore, Clement - "Split Ring", 1972-1973, inclusive
Box: 12, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Meadmore, Clement - "Swing", 1972-1987, inclusive
Box: 12, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Doyle, Tom, 1973-1974, inclusive
Box: 12, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Lockpez, Inverna, 1974, inclusive
Box: 12, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Fugate-Wilcox, Terry, 1974-1987, inclusive
Box: 12, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photographs, undated
Box: 12, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries II.E: Consulting projects
Borough Hall Sculpture Garden - Brooklyn, 1971-1976, inclusive
Box: 13, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
College Art Association Meeting, 1974-1975, inclusive
Box: 13, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Consulting Central Park Restoration / Grand Central Station Concert, 1977, inclusive
Box: 13, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Consulting for Fox Square / Plaza, 1973-1974, inclusive
Box: 13, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Consulting Plaza Sites for Sculpture, 1975-1976, inclusive
Box: 13, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Consulting Queens Court House, 1976, inclusive
Box: 13, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Creative Time Project – Crafts in Action, 1974, inclusive
Box: 13, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Creative Time Project – Sail, 1974, inclusive
Box: 13, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Louise Nevelson Plaza, 1976-1979, inclusive
Box: 13, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"In the Event of Living Sculpture" Benefit - Phyllis Yampovsky, 1978, inclusive
Box: 13, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
New York City Commission on Cultural Affairs, 1974-1975, inclusive
Box: 13, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
New York Cultural Center, 1972, inclusive
Box: 13, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries II.F: Slides and Negatives, 1971-1978, inclusive
Cooper-Hewitt Sculpture Symposium/Pavia, Philip/Three untitled works, 1971, inclusive
Box: 14, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Cooper-Hewitt Sculpture Symposium/Pavia, Philip/Wind, Sand, and Stars, 1971-1972, inclusive
Box: 14, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
King, William/Exhibition of five sculptures/Borough Hall, Brooklyn, 1971-1972, inclusive
Box: 14, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Community Environmental Sculpture.../Lockpez, Inverna/Walking Pineapples, 1972, inclusive
Box: 14, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Community Environmental Sculpture.../Meadmore, Clement/Split Ring and Swing, 1972-1973, inclusive
Box: 14, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Community Environmental Sculpture.../Ramirez, Eduardo/Columnade, 1972, inclusive
Box: 14, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Walk Through: Sculpture in the Park, 1972, inclusive
Box: 14, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Snelson, Kenneth/Exhibition of five sculptures/Waterside Plaza, 1976, inclusive
Box: 14, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Commissions for Public Spaces/King, William-Up/Tacha, Athena-Tide Park, 1975-1978, inclusive
Box: 14, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Canole/Accents on Nature, 1976, inclusive
Box: 14, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Valinski, Dennis/Exhibitions of three sculptures/Waterside Plaza, 1976, inclusive
Box: 14, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Platforms for Design, 1977, inclusive
Box: 14, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Tumarkin, Igael, undated
Box: 14, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Times Square Site Photos, undated
Box: 14, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Messages to the Public Negatives, undated
Box: 14, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
General - Negatives, undated
Box: 14, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
