The Curatorial Office Records of Jennifer Gordon Lovett, 1983-1995
Scope and Contents of the Records
The Curatorial Office Records of Jennifer Gordon Lovett are comprised of documents reflecting Gordon Lovett’s role as Associate Curator, as well as the Office's broader role within the organizaitonal structure of the Clark. The collection includes interdepartmental meeting notes, institutional and departmental budgets, correspondence with individual staff and Board members, and documentation of security processes, conservation, and graduate student and intern correspondence and records. The collection also contains documentation of photo orders requested from the Clark’s in-house photo facility, and correspondence regarding image reproduction rights.
Gordon Lovett produced a wealth of research material on the collections of the Clark Institute, as well as exhibition-specific research. Among these are extensive records of American women sculptors and a National Endowment for the Arts grant application for Lovett’s proposed exhibition, Brazen Women. Lovett also kept notes and background research on potential gifts and acquisitions, as well as loans to and from the Clark.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1983 - 1995
Restrictions on Access
The contents of this collection are generally open for research. Areas of the collection containing loan material are closed permanently.
Biographical / Historical
Jennifer Gordon Lovett graduated from the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art in 1981. From 1983 to 1995 she held the position of assistant, then associate, curator. During her tenure at the Clark she authored catalogs such as Cast in the Shadow: Models for Public Sculpture in America; A Glimpse of Rococo France: The Amorous Proposal by Francǫis Le Moyne; Empires Restored, Elysium Revisited: The Art of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema; A Romance with Realism: The Art of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux; and The Art and Craft of Nineteenth-Century Sculpture.
Extent
3.75 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection is comprised of the records of Jennifer Gordon Lovett who was assistant, and later associate curator, of the Clark Art Institute from 1983 to 1995.
Arrangement of the Records
The collection has been organized into seven series:
• Series I: Academic Research
• Series II: Exhibitions
• Series III: Financial Records
• Series IV: Loans and Acquisitions
• Series V: Curatorial Office Record
• Series VI: Meetings
• Series VII: Photo Orders
• eries VIII: Clark Art Institute Documents
Location of Originals
This collection is held in the Clark Art Institute Archives.
Processing Information
Lacy Schutz, Archivist, and Dani Ryan, Archives Assistant, processed these records in May and June of 2007. Staples were removed and materials were re-housed in acid free folders and boxes.
In July, 2022 Mario Cesareo reorganized the materials into series and relabeled the folders and boxes to reflect these changes.
- Title
- A Guide to the Curatorial Office Records of Jennifer Gordon Lovett, 1983-1995
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Inventory prepared by Dani Ryan. Revised by Mario Cesareo in July, 2022.
- Date
- March 31, 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Archives Repository