Theodore Bonin Collection on Downtown Artists
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Abstract
This collection was assembled by gallery owner Theodore Bonin, containing 61 artworks and publications from over 20 artists including Tom Otterness, Lisa Bowman, Judy Rifka, Janine Antoni, and Luis Frangella, who were active in New York's downtown art scene during the 1980s and 1990s. Artwork mediums include hand colored and painted works on paper, wood sculpture, ceramic sculptures, prints, and assemblages.
Biographical Note
Theodore Bonin is an art collector and part owner of Alexander and Bonin, a New York art gallery established in 1995, whose primary purpose is to represent and support the work of emerging, mid-career, and established international contemporary artists.
Arrangement
Materials have been intellectually arranged in the inventory by an archivist following the donor's alphabetical list by artists' last name, followed by publications. Physically the material was boxed together according to size.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 61 artworks and publications, accumulated by Theodore Bonin over many years, from over 20 artists including Tom Otterness, Lisa Bowman, Judy Rifka, Janine Antoni, and Luis Frangella, who were active in New York's downtown art scene during the 1980s and 1990s. Artwork media represented in this collection include painted or drawn works on paper, wood sculpture, ceramic sculptures, prints, and assemblages, all produced during the 1980s and 1990s. This collection illustrates popular mediums and subject matter in artworks in this community of artists in New York.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers. Appointments are necessary for the use of manuscript and archival collections.
Conditions Governing Use
NYU's Fales Library & Special Collections is not the copyright owner for this collection. Collection use is subject to all copyright laws. Researchers wishing to reproduce collection material should contact rights holders for permission.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Theodore Bonin Collection on Downtown Artists; MSS 486; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Theodore Bonin in December, 2016; the accession number associated with this gift is 2017.031.
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Processing Information
Materials were foldered, wrapped in appropriate packing material, and placed in boxes according to their size. Descriptions for works were taken from the donor-created list and reformated for the finding aid.
