Finding aid to Linda Levi Artwork and Exhibit Material MS.1309
Stephanie Crump
Library and Archives at the Autry
2010
210 South Victory Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91502
rroom@theautry.org
Contributing Institution:
Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: Linda Levi Artwork and Exhibit Material
Creator:
Levi, Linda
Identifier/Call Number: MS.1309
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear Feet
(1 document box and one binder)
Date (inclusive): 1958-2007
Date (bulk): 1993-2007
Language of Material:
English
.
Processing History
Initial processing and finding aid completed by Stephanie Crump, 2010. Final processing completed by Anna Liza Posas 2013
May 6. Final processing of collection and publication of finding aid made possible by a grant from the National Historical
Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Acquisition
Donated by Linda Levi, 2007 August 16.
Biographical Note
Linda Levi is a Los Angeles-based artist and former teacher who is descended from the Newmarks and Nordlingers— two prominent
Los Angeles pioneer families. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she briefly attended University of California, Berkeley before
receiving her Bachelor and Master of Art from University of California, Los Angeles. Levi studied with Richard Diebenkorn,
Adolph Gottlieb, William Brice, Robert Cremean, James McGarrel, and John Paul Jones. From 1958-1969 Levi taught full and part-time
at several schools until becoming a Professor of Art at Cerritos College, where she retired from in 1998.
Linda Levi has won numerous awards and has participated in countless exhibitions, including the 1972 show Invisible/Visible,
a presentation of women's art shown at the Long Beach Museum that became the impetus for Womanspace, the first female cooperative
gallery on the west-coast. Levi was a member and sat on the Board of Directors.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of Linda Levi's personal and family photographs; prints and images of her artwork; and exhibit announcements
and catalogs related to her group and solo shows. Also included is Levi's resume, newspaper articles, and press releases.
Levi's early works are represented with slides. Works on paper are original and are accompanied by content lists generated
by the artist. Some works are signed and dated.
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is
given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include
or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Custodial History
Items were created and maintained by Linda Levi, and were donated to the Braun Research Library Collection 2007 August 16
as part of The Linda Levi Collection of the Newmark and Levi Family Memorabilia, Accession #IBL0066.
Related Materials
Newmark Family Papers, 1993-2007, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.227.
Preferred Citation
Linda Levi Artwork and Exhibit Materials, 1993-2007, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.1309; [folder number] [folder
title][date].
- Series 1: Family and Personal Photographs, 1900-1926, 2003
- Series 2: Artwork, 1958-2006
- Series 3: Exhibition material, 1956-1977
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Women artists
Clippings
Exhibition catalogs
Brochures
Slides
Press releases
Women artists -- California -- Los Angeles
Photographs
Art, American
Franklin, Jerry, Dr.
Newmark Family
Levi Family
Family and Personal Photographs Series 1
1900-1926, 2003
1900-1926
Language of Material: English.
box 2, item 1
Linda Levi and Dr. Jerry Franklin at Los Angeles High School 50th reunion
2003 October
box 2, item 2
Maurice and Matilda Newmark Kremer
1900 January
box 2, item 3
Photograph of a baby, possibly Patty Levi
undated
box 2, item 6
Photograph of an unidentified girl
undated
box 2, item 7
Katherine Loeb and husband Eddie Bernath
undated
box 2, item 8
Photograph of an unidentified woman
undated
box 2, item 9
Phylis Kowen Hoven and Aimee Nordlinger (Levi), Coronado, San Diego, California
1926
Scope and Contents note
Two photographs.
box 2, item 10, box 2, item 11
Aimee Nordlinger and others
1926
Scope and Contents note
Four photographs of Aimee Nordlinger (wearing a polka dot dress) sailing on the bay with an unidentified male, Phylis Hoven,
Frances Wilson, Virginia "Ginie" Atkinson, Miss Davis, Marie Wilson, and Margaret Schirm, Coronado, San Diego, California,
1926.
box 2, item 12
Aimee Nordlinger and others
1926
Scope and Contents note
One photograph of Aimee Nordlinger (wearing a polka dot dress) sailing on the bay with Ernest Simpson, Phylis Hoven, Frances
Wilson, Virginia "Ginie" Atkinson, Miss Davis, Marie Wilson, Margaret Schirm, and an unidentified male, Coronado, San Diego,
California, 1926.
box 2, item 13
Aimee Nordlinger and others
1926
Scope and Contents note
Two photographs of Aimee Nordlinger (wearing a polka dot dress) with Virginia "Ginie" Atkinson, Frances Wilson, Margaret Schirm,
Marie Wilson, and Phylis Hoven at the Hotel Coronado Boat House, Coronado, San Diego, California, 1926.
box 2, item 14
Aimee Nordlinger and others
1926
Scope and Contents note
Two photographs of Aimee Nordlinger (wearing a polka dot dress) canoeing with Marie Wilson, Virginia "Ginie" Atkinson, Frances
Wilson, Margaret Schirm, and Phylis Hoven on the Bay, Coronado, San Diego, California, 1926.
box 2, item 15
Linda Levi photographed with her artwork
1975
Scope and contents
Twelve photos.
Artwork Series 2
1958-2006
Art and teaching resume
circa 2004
Slide images of artwork
1958-1993
Scope and contents
Fifty-eight slides that document Linda Levi's earlier abstract and nonobjective works. Slide images also includes titles
of each art piece, date of creation, medium and dimensions.
Artwork on paper
1958-2006
The Letter Art Series
1993-1999
box 2, item 26-27
Title page and content list
Genre, Fruits and Vegetables, Points Art Series
1998-2000
box 2, item 49
Title page with content list
box 2, item 51
"Circle (Apple) on Triangles"
box 2, item 53
"Circle (Apple) with Pixils"
box 2, item 55
"Circle (Watermelon on Squares)"
box 2, item 56
"Fallen Angels/ Banana Squash Tumbling"
box 2, item 61
"Organic Zucchini on Planes"
Flowers, Points, Icons Art Series
2001-2004
Domestic Scenes of Family, Friends, Animals
2005- 2006
box 2, item 89-90
Title page and content list
box 2, item 91
"Barbara and Linda on Pandora"
box 2, item 92
"Chipper and Joseph Albers"
box 2, item 93
"Schatzi and Richard, Mary Cassat 'Mother and Child,' and Linda and Aimee"
box 2, item 96
"Barbara and Linda in Montreal"
box 2, item 98
"Newmark Family in Yosemite, 1884 and 1994"
box 2, item 99
"Chipper and Jackson Pollock"
box 2, item 101
"Rose Loeb Levi in 1899,
Fin de Siecle"
box 2, item 102
"Harris Newmark in L.A. 1960"
box 2, item 103
"Chipper Study in Black, White, and Beige"
box 2, item 104
"Harris Newmark Looks Down at 1850, Los Angeles"
box 2, item 108
"Harris Newmark on Fort (Broadway) Street L.A. 1880s"
box 2, item 109
"Harris and Sarah Newmark on Grand Ave. L.A. 1900"
box 2, item 110
"Sunny and Edward Hopper"
box 2, item 112
"Chipper and Double Diebenkorn"
box 2, item 113
"Chipper and Sunny on Devon"
Scope and Contents note
Includes photograph of Barbara Leif and Linda Levi
box 2, item 114
"John and Leon/ Transportation"
Exhibition material Series 3
1956-1977
box 2, item 115
One postcard, 3rd prize notification postcard from the Sacramento State Fair
1965
box 2, item 115
Exhibit mailer for Ester Robles Gallery, Los Angeles
circa 1965
box 2, item 116
Twenty-One Artists: Invisible/Visible exhibition mailer, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California
1972
box 2, item 117
Linda Levi: paintings & sculpture 1958-1975, exhibition pamphlet, Grandview Gallery at The Woman's Building, Los Angeles,
California
1975
box 2, item 118
Media Five Directions exhibition pamphlet, Pasadena City College Gallery
1973
box 2, item 119
Exhibition announcement for Linda Levi show, Orlando Gallery, Encino, California
undated
box 2, item 120
Exhibition flyer for painting and sculpture show including Linda Levi, Mt. San Antonio College Gallery
undated
box 2, item 121
The Early Sixties at UCLA exhibition mailer, Frederick S. Wright Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1978
box 2, item 122
Plastic Perspective exhibition mailer, County of Los Angeles Veterans Memorial Park, Cultural Arts Center, Sylmar, California
1977
box 2, item 123
Flyer for a lecture given by Linda Levi at California State University Long Beach
undated
box 2, item 124
The Last Plastics Show exhibition mailer, California Institute for the Arts, Valencia, California
undated
box 2, item 125
Linda Levi: Bas Relief Wood Paintings and Monoprints, exhibition mailer, Cerritos College Fine Arts Gallery, Norwalk, California, 1984.
1984
box 2, item 126
Art faculty exhibition mailer, Cerritos College Fine Arts Gallery, Norwalk, California
1988
box 2, item 127
The Letter Series, exhibition mailer, Cerritos College Fine Arts Gallery, Norwalk, California
1996
box 2, item 128
Iconic Flowers exhibition mailer, Orlando Gallery, Encino, California
2005
box 2, item 129
Summer Program 1965 flyer, The Fresno Arts Center with Ester Robles Gallery
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of flyer.
box 2, item 130
"Modern Art Befuddles Viewers," Herald Express
1958
box 2, item 131
"Hopkins' UCLA Show Outstanding," by Helen Wurdemann
undated
box 2, item 132
"Art Walk: A Critical Guide to the Galleries,"
Los Angeles Times
1968 November 15
box 2, item 133-134
"The Flavor of Feminism," by William Wilson, Los Angeles Times
1974 July 8
box 2, item 135
Twenty-One Artists: Invisible/Visible article
1972
Scope and Contents
Article written by Marilyn Nix, from an unknown publication.
box 2, item 136
Article written by Adrienne Rosenthal, from an unknown publication
undated
Scope and Contents
Article discusses Linda Levi and Susan Clover's exhibitions
box 2, item 137
16 L.A. Women Artists exhibit listing in Cerritos, California
1974
box 2, item 138
Media Five Directionsexhibition, artists descriptions
undated
box 2, item 139
"Work in Plastic Opens New L.A. Arts Center," article by Suzanne Muchnic
circa 1977
box 2, item 140
"Gallery II: Linda Levi by Anne Staunton," interview transcript/ article
undated
box 2, item 141
"Twenty-Four Women Making Art," article by Faith Wilding,
Artweek
undated
box 2, item 142
"Objective or Objectionable?: Modern Abstract Art," article by unknown author, Herald Express
1958 August 4
box 2, item 143
"A Vague Unfreedom in Feminist Works," article by William Wilson
circa 1972
box 2, item 144
"Art Walk: A Critical Guide to the Galleries,"
Los Angeles Times
1976 December 17
box 2, item 145-149
Womanspace Gallery article and documents
circa 1973
Scope and Contents
Includes newsletter and listing of Board of Directors and advisors
box 2, item 150
John Newmark Levi's obituary,
Los Angeles Times
1973 July 24
box 1
Exhibition catalogs
1972-1977
-
The Early Sixties at UCLA, University of California at Los Angeles: Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery, 1977.
-
The Last Plastics Show, Valencia, CA: California Institute of the Arts, 1972.
-
Sixteen Los Angeles Women Artists, Norwalk, CA: Cerritos College Art Gallery, 1974.
-
Twenty-four Southern California Women Artists, Norwalk, CA: Cerritos College Art Gallery, 1977.
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Twenty-one Artists: Invisible/Visible, Long Beach, CA: Long Beach Museum of Art, 1972.
