Guide to the Irving Marcus papers

Finding aid prepared by Christopher Rockwell

California State University, Sacramento Special Collections & University Archives

University Library

2000 State University Drive

Sacramento, CA, 95819-6039

916-278-6144

scua@csus.edu

October 2015

Title: Irving Marcus papers

Identifier/Call Number: MSS 2009/32

Contributing Institution: California State University, Sacramento Special Collections & University Archives

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 3.0 Linear feet (4 manuscript boxes, 2 flat boxes)

Date (inclusive): 1952-2009

Abstract: Contains biographical material, newspaper clippings, exhibition material, publications, scrapbooks, photgraphs and slides pertaining to Irving Marcus, artist and chairman of the Art Department at Sacramento State during 1966-1969.

creator: Marcus, Irving, 1929-

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

The Irving Marcus papers were gifted to the Department of Special Collections and University Archives from Irving Marus in 2011.

Related Archival Materials

Related materials to Irving Marcus may be found in the following collections in this repository:

Works on paper by Irving Marcus (MSS 2010/23).

Conditions Governing Use note

Copyright is protected by the copyright law, Chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. Requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce from collections must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Permission for publication is given on the behalf of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives, The Library, California State University, Sacramento as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred Citation note

[Identification of item including date], [Folder Title], MSS 2009/32, Irving Marcus Papers, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, University Library, California State University, Sacramento.

Processed by:

Christopher Rockwell.

Conditions Governing Access note

Collection is open for research. Some restrictions may apply.

Biographical/Historical note

Irving Emmer Marcus is a California artist known for abstract expressionism and his art has been exhibited nationwide. He was born May 17, 1929 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Sidney and Edith Marcus. In 1950, he received his B.A. in Art from the University of Minnesota, followed by a B.F.A. in Art from the University of Iowa in 1952. Between 1953-1954, he was enlisted by the U.S. Army where he was stationed in Korea. After military service, he taught art at several colleges in the United States. By 1959, he served as faculty at Sacramento State, and was the Art Department Chair from 1966-1969. He retired in 1991.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Marcus, Irving, 1929-

Art, Modern -- 20th century -- California

Scrapbooks

Series 1: Biographical, 1950-2009

Scope and Contents note

Contains material about Irving Marcus, including commencement brochures, Selective Service documents, correspondence, college transcripts, vitae, papers, and birthday invitations.

Box 1, Folder 1

Commencement, 1950

Box 1, Folder 2

Commencement, 1952

Box 1, Folder 3

Selective Service 1952

Box 1, Folder 4

Correspondence, 1952-1976

Box 1, Folder 5

Holiday Greeting Cards, 1960-1961

Box 1, Folder 6

Transcription Sheets, undated

Box 1, Folder 7

Vitae, circa 1956

Box 1, Folder 8

Paper on teaching painting, undated

Box 1, Folder 9

Irving Marcus Birthday Invitation, 2009

Box 1, Folder 10

John and Linda Fitz Gibbon, 1969-1989

Series 2: Newspaper Clippings, 1955-1995

Scope and Contents note

Contains newspaper clippings primarily focused on Irving Marcus exhibitions.

Box 1, Folder 11

Newspaper Clippings 1955-1957

Box 1, Folder 12

Newspaper Clippings, 1956-1974

Box 1, Folder 13

Newspaper Clippings, 1966-1978

Box 1, Folder 14

Clippings on Various Exhibitions, 1978-1995

Series 3: Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, 1975-1979

Scope and Contents note

Contains material about an Irving Marcus exhibit at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in the 1970s.

Box 1, Folder 15

Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art - North Carolina School of the Arts, 1977-1979

Box 1, Folder 16

Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art - Exhibit Preparation, 1978-1979

Box 1, Folder 17

Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art - Photographs and Transparencies, circa 1979

Box 1, Folder 18

Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art - Exhibit Catalogue Preparation, 1979

Box 1, Folder 19

Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art - Promotional Material (1 of 2), 1979

Box 2, Folder 1

Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art - Promotional Material (2 of 2), 1979

Series 4: Exhibition Promotional Material, 1952-2008

Scope and Contents note

Contains exhibition promotional material for Irving Marcus exhibits.

Box 2, Folder 2

Iowa Artists 4th Annual Competitive Exhibition, January 29-February 24, 1952

Box 2, Folder 3

The Midwest Exhibition, February 12-March 30, 1952

Box 2, Folder 4

Exhibition Momentum Midcontinental 1952, May 12-June 9, 1952

Box 2, Folder 5

Second Biennial Exhibition of Prints and Drawings, May 16-June 15, 1952

Box 2, Folder 6

58 Annual Exhibition of Western Art, June 2-31, 1952

Box 2, Folder 7

37th Annual Local Artists' Exhibition, October 10-November 9, 1952

Box 2, Folder 8

American Water Colors Drawings and Prints, December 5, 1952-January 25, 1953

Box 2, Folder 9

The Butler Institute of American Art, January 8, 1956

Box 2, Folder 10

The Society of Washington Printmakers Twentieth Exhibition, January 11-February 2, 1956

Box 2, Folder 11

14th National Exhibition of Prints Made During the Current Year, May 1-September 1, 1956

Box 2, Folder 12

Sixteenth Missouri Exhibition, November 18-December 19, 1957

Box 2, Folder 13

41st Minneapolist-St. Paul Annual Local Artists' Exhibition, December 7, 1956-January 6, 1957

Box 2, Folder 14

Artists of Central Illinois 14th Annual Exhibition, February 2-March 2, 1958

Box 2, Folder 15

The Old Testament Religious Art Exhibition, May 8-25, 1958

Box 2, Folder 16

12th North Mississippi Valley Artists Exhibit, June 15-September 1, 1958

Box 2, Folder 17

The Denver Art Museum's 64th Annual for Western Artists, June 24, 1958

Box 2, Folder 18

Northern California Arts, Inc. 6th Annual Fall Exhibition, November 29-December 31, 1959

Box 2, Folder 19

79th Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition of the San Francisco Art Association, March 24-April 24, 1960

Box 2, Folder 20

Kingsley Art Club 35th Annual Exhibition, May 18-June 26, 1960

Box 2, Folder 21

Winners from the Temple Israel Annual Old Testament Art Shows, April 8-30, 1962

Box 2, Folder 22

Kingsley Art Club 38th Annual Exhibition, May 15-June 16, 1963

Box 2, Folder 23

Crocker Art Gallery Association Invitational Exhibition, January 17-February 28, 1965

Box 2, Folder 24

Printmaking '64, 1964-1966

Box 2, Folder 25

"Irving Marcus: Paintings & Drawings," 1972

Box 2, Folder 26

"The Sacramento Valley," March 16-April 23, 1972

Box 2, Folder 27

Sacramento Sampler I, April 1-May 7, 1972

Box 2, Folder 28

"Irving Marcus: Paintings," October 30-November 24, 1973

Box 2, Folder 29

Irving Marcus: New Paintings, March 6-April 1, 1976

Box 2, Folder 30

Church Fine Arts Gallery, February 11-March 2, 1977

Box 2, Folder 31

"Irving Marcus: New Paintings," January 7-February 3, 1978

Box 2, Folder 32

Paintings & Drawings by Irving Marcus, February 17-March 18, 1978

Box 2, Folder 33

Vedra Gallery Opening, May 16, 1978

Box 2, Folder 34

"The Candy Store," April 11-June 15, 1980

Box 2, Folder 35

"Welcome to the Candy Store! An Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture from the Candy Store Gallery," 1981

Box 2, Folder 36

California Connections: Sacramento State College, The Early 1970's, January 9-February 4, 1982

Box 2, Folder 37

Stockton Art League 32nd Annual Exhibition, 1983

Box 2, Folder 38

"The Impolite Figure," June 28-July 31, 1983

Box 2, Folder 39

"Twenty-Five Years of the Artists Contemporary Gallery," November 12, 1983-January 1, 1984

Box 2, Folder 40

Sacramento/Davis Interface, August 1-September 17, 1985

Box 2, Folder 41

"Irving Marcus: Paintings and Pastels, 1980-1986," November 9-December 12, 1986

Box 2, Folder 42

Irving Marcus: Paintings, April 29-May 30, 1987

Box 2, Folder 43

"Vertigo: The Poetics of Dislocation," September 30-October 31, 1987

Box 2, Folder 44

Sacramento-Davis Influences II, December 14, 1988-January 28, 1989

Box 2, Folder 45

Northern California Figuration, November 2-28, 1990

Box 2, Folder 46

Selections: Gallery Artists, December 1-22, 1990

Box 2, Folder 47

"Irving Marcus: Paintings and Drawings," May 25-June 27, 1991

Box 2, Folder 48

"Irving Marcus: Colorist," August 28-October 24, 1993

Box 2, Folder 49

"Irving Marcus: Paintings," April 22-May 25, 1995

Box 2, Folder 50

"Realms of the Unreal - Alternative Landscapes," October 14-November 8, 1996

Box 2, Folder 51

"Irving Marcus: The Oakland Series 1980-85," January 7-February 13, 1998

Box 2, Folder 52

Irving Marcus: Paintings & Drawings, April 3-May 29, 1999

Box 2, Folder 53

"Pictures at an Exhibition: Selected Recent Acquisitions," September 23-October 29, 1999

Box 2, Folder 54

"Irving Marcus: Paintings & Drawings," March 2-April 1, 2000

Box 2, Folder 55

Jim Albertson & Irv Marcus at Joseph Chowning Gallery, September 29-December 1, 2001

Box 2, Folder 56

Visual Conversations, September 11-October 4, 2003

Box 3, Folder 1

"Irving Marcus: Romance + Disaster," December 2, 2005-February 18, 2006

Box 3, Folder 2

California in Connecticut: The Joanne and William Rees Collection, April 20-July 3, 2007

Box 3, Folder 3

Irv Marcus - Works on Paper, January 10-February 10, 2008

Box 3, Folder 4

"Animal Imagery," undated

Box 3, Folder 5

Drawings By Keith Boyle and Irving Marcus - Barrios Gallery, undated

Box 3, Folder 6

The Feingarten Galleries, undated

Box 3, Folder 7

Interface: Artists of the Michael Himovitz Gallery, undated

Box 3, Folder 8

"Irving Marcus: More Work in Color," undated

Box 3, Folder 9

"Message Encoded: Works by Irv Marcus," undated

Box 3, Folder 10

"The Midtown Gallery Presents 14 Artists," undated

Box 3, Folder 11

"Recent Works in Color: Irving Marcus," undated

Box 3, Folder 12

The Studio Faculty of Sacramento State College Art Department, undated

Box 3, Folder 13

Other Artist Exhibitions (1 of 5), 1951-1985

Box 3, Folder 14

Other Artist Exhibitions (2 of 5),

Box 3, Folder 15

Other Artist Exhibitions (3 of 5),

Box 3, Folder 16

Other Artist Exhibitions (4 of 5),

Box 3, Folder 17

Other Artist Exhibitions (5 of 5),

Box 3, Folder 18

Miscellaneous, undated

Series 5: Publications, 1955-1998

Scope and Contents note

Contains publications collected by Irving Marcus, many of which feature articles / artwork by him.

Of particular interest is the pamphlet "New Writing #4," which has cover art by Irving Marcus.

Box 4, Folder 1

"About Art," 1995-1996

Box 4, Folder 2

"Allen Memorial Art Museum Bulletin," 1955-1956

Box 4, Folder 3

"ArtForum," March 1979

Box 4, Folder 4

"Art in America," November-December 1971

Box 4, Folder 5

"Art Week," 1978, 1985

Box 4, Folder 6

"Currant," 1975-1976

Box 4, Folder 7

"Expo-See," 1985-1986

Box 4, Folder 8

"Gallery News," undated

Box 4, Folder 9

"Hilo Electric Light Company, Ltd. Annual Report," 1956

Box 4, Folder 10

"Inside Art," February/March 1979

Box 4, Folder 11

Kani O Hilo [yearbook], 1957

Box 4, Folder 12

"Meter," Fall 1985

Box 4, Folder 13

Pamphlet. "New Writing #4" by W.H. Rees, October 1998

Series 6: Photographs & Slides, undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains photographs and slides of Irving Marcus and his artwork. In addition, there are several photographs of people with model airplanes at an airfieldContains material about Irving Marcus, including commencement brochures, Selective Service documents, correspondence, college transcripts, vitae, papers, and birthday invitations..

Box 4, Folder 14

Photographs, undated

Box 4, Folder 15

Slides, undated

Series 7: Scrapbooks, 1957-2007

Scope and Contents note

Contains scrapbooks assembled by Irving Marcus, including newspaper clippings and exhibition promotional material.

Box 5, Item 1

Scrapbook 1 1957-1985