Tobey C. Moss Gallery records on Lorser Feitelson and Helen Lundeberg

Series 1: Lorser Feitelson materials 1924-2004

Scope and Content

This series contains materials pertaining both to Lorser Feitelson's activity as an exhibiting artist and his larger career as a teacher, lecturer, gallery manager, and sometime television personality. The bulk of the materials are reproductions of original documents, publications, and artwork; correspondence; and documentation and photographs generated by Tobey Moss. Also included are primary materials generated by Lorser Feitelson from the 1930s- 1960s, largely pertaining to his activity with the California Arts Club and Art Center School.

Subseries 1.1: Exhibitions 1924-2001

Scope and Content

Exhibition files contain press releases; invitations and brochures; Tobey Moss' correspondence with other curators, if organized by another gallery; loan documents; articles and press materials; photographs, slides, and printer's separations; and restoration and transportation documents.

Organization and Arrangement

Materials are arranged chronologically by exhibition.

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Various exhibit materials 1920s-2000s

Organization and Arrangement

Materials are arranged in folders by decade.

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A Retrospective Exhibition, LA Municipal Art Gallery 1972 April 13-1972 October 21

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A Memorial Tribute, Whitney Museum 1978 September 11-1979 February 11

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Paintings: 1964-1971, Jan Baum Gallery 1982 February 3-March 27

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Four Abstract Classicists, Tobey C. Moss Gallery 1982 November 16-1996 January 7

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Early Drawings and Late Paintings, Tobey C. Moss Gallery 1983 April 8-June 24

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The Sensuous Line, Tobey C. Moss Gallery 1985 May 8-June 22

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Magical Space Forms, Tobey C. Moss Gallery 1986 December 12-1987 April 25

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Lorser Feitelson: A Retrospective, Tobey C. Moss Gallery 1988 September 22-December 31

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The Kinetic Line, University Art Gallery at UC Riverside 1989 January 17-April 23

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Artist/Teacher, Fine Arts Gallery at Long Beach City College 1989 August 12-November 8

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The Organic Line: 1916-1977, Tobey C. Moss Gallery 1990 July 20-October 31

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Motion as Line, Tobey C. Moss Gallery 1992 August 4-October 28

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Abstract Classicists: with John McLaughlin, Tobey C. Moss Gallery 1994 October 29-1995 January 31

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The Romantic Years: 1919- 1949, Tobey C. Moss Gallery 1996 August 15-December 30

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Evolving Abstraction, Patricia Faure Gallery 2001 May 9-September 30

Subseries 1.2: Professional Career 1931-2004

Scope and Content

This subseries contains documents and correspondence by Tobey Moss relating to the sale and acquisition of Feitelson's work; lectures, articles, and other publications about his general career; records of his work in private and institutional collections; materials from his 'Feitelson on Art' television program; reproductions of his sketches and photographs, negatives, and slides of finished work; and other biographical materials. Also included are Feitelson's original notes, correspondence, and other documents and ephemera relating to his involvement with the California Arts Club and career at the Art Center School in Pasadena.

Organization and Arrangement

Materials are arranged topically.

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Long Beach Museum Art Auctions VI and VII 1997 November 15-1998 October 10

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Records of work in institutional collections 1962-1999

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Records of work in personal collections 1990-1995

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Articles and publications 1939-2001

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Tobey Moss itinerary for lecture on Feitelson, Fresno Arts Center 1988

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Biographical Materials circa 1992

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Original sketch 1944

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Feitelson on Art television program 1957-1963

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Art Center correspondence, records and notes 1939-1949

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General correspondence and notes 1934-1960

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California Arts Club and Museum Committee correspondence and notes 1934-1960

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Slides of sold artwork from 1910s-1970s 1980s-1990s

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Images of artwork from 1910s- 1970s 1980s-1990s

Series 2: Helen Lundeberg materials 1931-2007

Scope and Content

This series contains materials relating to Lundeberg's career as a muralist and exhibiting artist. Contents are divided between materials associated directly with exhibitions and more general materials concerning her career as a whole. Materials include reproductions of original documents, publications, and artwork; correspondence; and documentation and photographs generated by Tobey Moss.

Subseries 2.1: Exhibitions 1931-2003

Organization and Arrangement

Materials are arranged chronologically by exhibition.

Scope and Content

Exhibition files contain press releases; invitations and brochures; Tobey Moss' correspondence with other curators, if organized by another gallery; loan documents; articles and press materials; photographs, slides, and printer's separations; and restoration and transportation documents.

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Various exhibit materials 1931-2004

Organization and Arrangement

Materials are arranged in folders by decade.

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Selected Works, North Point Gallery 1980 August 24-1981 February 12

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Paintings, Prints, Drawings, Tobey C. Moss Gallery 1981 April 27-June 10

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Works on Paper: 1937-1982, Tobey C. Moss Gallery 1982 May 11-June 12

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Paintings: 1937- 1969, Tobey C. Moss Gallery 1983 February 4-May 22

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Recent Work (with June Harwood), Tobey C. Moss Gallery 1985 April

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Still Life, Tobey C. Moss Gallery 1985 September 12-1986 March

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Kindred Spirits, LA Municipal Art Gallery 1986 April 9-June 1

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Contemporary Artists 36, Laguna Art Museum 1986 September 16-1987 June 12

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By Land and By Sea, Tobey C. Moss Gallery 1987 July 28-November 7

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A Retrospective View, Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery at UC Santa Cruz 1988 February 7-December 19

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Light- Bringer Project materials 1988

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A Birthday Salute, LA County Museum of Art 1988 March 28-1989 September 15

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Art in the Public Eye, Security Pacific Corporation 1989 June 13-November

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Paintings: 1960- 1963, Tobey C. Moss Gallery 1989 August 31-November 30

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Greater Years, Greater Visions, Irvine Fine Arts Center 1991 April 8-October 29

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The Sunset Years: 1980-1990, Tobey C. Moss Gallery 1992 February 28-May 9

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Annual Purchase Exhibition, American Academy of Arts and Letters 1993-1995

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Generation of Mentors, Jose Drudis- Biada Gallery at Mount St. Mary's College 1995 January 24-May 5

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Then and Now, Tobey C. Moss Gallery 1995 June 16-1996 January

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City of Vapor, Tatistcheff/ Rogers 1996 October 18-1997 December 31

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Still Life Through Five Decades, Tobey C. Moss Gallery 1997 July 31-October 27

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A Memorial Exhibitions, Tobey C. Moss Gallery 1999 September 3-October 30

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Inner Visions of Outer Spaces, Tobey C. Moss Gallery 2001 September 15-November 3

Subseries 2.2: Professional Career 1931-2007

Scope and Content

Materials include interview transcripts; articles and other publications; documentation and correspondence regarding awards and honors bestowed upon Lundeberg; ephemera from lectures and presentations given on Lundeberg; correspondence and records of work in private and institutional collections; reproductions of artwork and sketches in the form of photocopies, negatives, positives, slides, and other photographic formats; ephemera from her memorial service; and other biographical materials.

Organization and Arrangement

Materials are arranged topically.

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Interview 1986

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In publications 1940s-2000s

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Awards and honors 1980-1990

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Articles on mural work 1980-2007

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Lectures and presentations (as subject) 1980s-2000s

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Records of work in collections 1983-1994

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Memorial service at LA County Museum of Art 1999

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Biographical materials and resume circa 2000

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Reproductions of sketches and notes 1950s-1980s

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Slides of sold artwork from 1930s- 1980s 1990s

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Images of artwork from 1930s-1980s 1990s

Series 3: Joint materials 1910-2005

Scope and Content

Includes exhibit materials, articles and publications, and imagery jointly addressing Feitelson and Lundeberg. Also includes documentation belonging to the Feitelson Art Foundation and estate.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

SERIES CONTAINS DIGITAL MATERIALS: Access to digital materials is available on-site in the Special Collections reading room, however access to WordPerfect files in their original format is unavailable due to lack of required software. Alternate viewing arrangements formats may be available. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Subseries 3.1: Exhibitions 1934-2003

Organization and Arrangement

Materials are arranged chronologically by exhibition.

Scope and Content

Exhibition files can contain press releases; invitations and brochures; Tobey Moss' correspondence with other curators, if organized by another gallery; loan documents; articles, images, and press materials; and restoration and transportation documents.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

SUBSERIES CONTAINS DIGITAL MATERIALS: Access to digital materials is available on-site in the Special Collections reading room, however access to WordPerfect files in their original format is unavailable due to lack of required software. Alternate viewing arrangements formats may be available. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

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Various exhibit materials 1930s-2000s

Organization and Arrangement

Materials are arranged in folders by decade.

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A Retrospective Exhibition, UCLA/ SF MoMA 1980-1981

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Together Again, LA Art Association 1991 September-1993 August

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Pacific Dreams, UCLA Hammer Museum and Oakland Art Museum 1995

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Helen Lundeberg: Post- Surrealism to HardEdge and Lorser Feitelson: Magical Space Forms to HardEdge, Tobey C. Moss Gallery 1998 July-December

Scope and Contents

Includes two 3.5 inch floppy disks that contain WordPerfect documents with artist bios, price listings, and basic artwork descriptions.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

FOLDER CONTAINS DIGITAL MATERIALS: Access to digital materials is available on-site in the Special Collections reading room, however access to WordPerfect files in their original format is unavailable due to lack of required software. Alternate viewing arrangements formats may be available. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Subseries 3.2: Publications and images 1910-2005

Scope and Content

This subseries includes publicity and personal photographs, and articles and other publications in which Feitelson and Lundeberg are mentioned jointly.

Organization and Arrangement

Materials are arranged topically.

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Images of Feitelson and Lundeberg 1910-1985

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Articles and publications 1930s-2000s

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Magazines 1955-1988

Subseries 3.3: Art Foundation and collections 1960-2000

Scope and Content

Materials relating to the Feitelson Art Foundation, its administration and collections. Includes inventories of works by Feitelson and Lundeberg, as well as appraisals of their collections of Old Master paintings/ drawings and modern art.

Organization and Arrangement

Materials are arranged topically.

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Inventories of Feitelson works 1980s-2000s

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Inventories of Lundeberg works circa 1990

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Inventories for Old Master drawings and prints 1970s-1990s

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Inventories for modern art 1960s-1990s

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Comprehensive appraisals 1985-1989

Series 4: Tobey Moss materials 1976-2004

Scope and Content

This series includes correspondence by Tobey Moss with individuals and institutions, as well as her extensive correspondence with the Feitelson Art Foundation. Also included are her research materials and ephemera relating to other artists and exhibitions, gallery records, and documentation of work done for the Feitelson Art Foundation.

Organization and Arrangement

Materials are arranged topically.

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General correspondence 1979-2003

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Correspondence with Feitelson Arts Foundation 1990-2003

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Correspondence with Claudine Humblet 1986-2002

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Correspondence with Alfred Moir and Gloria Sanders 1986-1990

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Lundeberg birthday celebration materials 1984-1999

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Research materials and other artists circa 1980

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Gallery records and work for Feitelson Art Foundation 1980s-2000s