The Re'eh Series

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding. Microsoft Word. Date of source: Jan. 6, 1995; March 30, 1998; July 15, 1999; December 21, 2001. Finding aid completed Jan. 6, 1995 by George Stevenson; Finding aid encoded by Ashley Yandle, North Carolina State Archives, May 18, 2002 Description is in English. Irwin Kremen Exhibition Catalogs North Carolina State Archives, Division of Historical Resources Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4614 Contact Information Division of Historical Resources North Carolina State Archives 4614 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4614 USA Phone: 919/807-7310 Fax: 919/733-1354 Email: archives@ncdcr.gov URL: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/archives/arch/default.htm Processed by George Stevenson Date Completed Jan. 6, 1995; March 30, 1998; July 15, 1999; December 21, 2001. Encoded by Ashley Yandle Date Encoded May 18, 2002

Descriptive Summary Irwin Kremen Exhibition Catalogs Kremen, Irwin. Dr. Irwin Kremen (1925- ) studied writing at Black Mountain College in 1946. In 1966 Dr. Kremen began making collages, constructions, and paintings. This collection includes catalogs from exhibitions of Irwin Kremen's and Mrs. Barbara Kremen's works. Printed catalogs and exhibition brochures, illustrated, some in color and some with biographical notes, prepared to accompany exhibitions of Dr. Kremen's work. North Carolina State Archives, Division of Historical Resources Information for Users Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[P.C.1824] Irwin Kremen Exhibition Catalogs, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Historical Resources, Office of Archives and History.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Dr. Kremen, Dept. of Psychology, Duke University, Durham, N.C., 1980, 1985; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1997; 1998; 2001.

Processing Information

Finding aid completed by George Stevenson.

Completed Jan. 6, 1995; March 30, 1998; July 15, 1999; December 21, 2001.

Biographical Note

Irwin Kremen (1925- ), a native of Chicago, commenced his liberal education at Northwestern University in 1945, and in 1946 was admitted to study writing at Black Mountain College. After taking his bachelor's degree at the New School for Social Research, he moved into the field of clinical psychology, trained at Harvard University (PhD, 1961), and joined the faculty of Duke University in 1963. In 1966 Dr. Kremen began making the collages, constructions, and paintings that are comprised in the body of his work.

Collection Overview

This collection of catalogs to accompany exhibitions of Dr. Kremen's work is divided into five groups. The first includes the un-autographed catalogs for The Re'eh Series of collages memorializing the victims of the Holocaust, especially the Jews. The second group includes the autographed catalogs commencing with a 1978 exhibition of Dr. Kremen's collages. The third group includes autographed publications the covers of which are illustrated with one of Dr. Kremen's works. The fourth group includes works by Mrs. Kremen, and the fifth, oversized proof sheets illustrating his.

Online Catalog Headings Kremen, Irwin --Catalogs. Kremen, Barbara H. Art--Exhibitions--Catalogs. Collage. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), and art. Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, N.C.) Arrangement of Papers: I. The Re'eh Series 1. The Re'eh Series by Irwin Kremen: A Special Showing.

[Exhibition checklist in the form of an unillustrated brochure.] (Exhibition at Allentown Art Museum, Pennsylvania, Oct. 31 - Nov. 7, 1985.)

2. The Re'eh Series [by] Irwin Kremen. c1990, Wichita Art Museum.

illus. (col.), fold-out illus. (col.), 3-10p. (Exhibition at Wichita Art Museum, Jan. 14 - Feb. 25, 1990.)

3. Irwin Kremen: The Re'eh Series.

[Exhibition folder, illus. (b&w), with checklist.] (Exhibitions at Ackland Art Museum, Univ. of N.C. at Chapel Hill, Sept. 22 - Nov. 24, 1991; and at Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, Univ. of Texas at Austin, April 3 - May 10, 1992.)

4. The Re'eh Series: Collages by Irwin Kremen in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust.

Durham, NC: c1985, 1987, 1990, by Irwin Kremen. Illus. (col.), 6 pages. [Essay and catalog for exhibition at Telfair Museum of Art, September 14 - November 18, 1999.] Including folding program for the comprehensive program of exhibitions, lectures, concerts, dances, readings, and events associated with the Museum's program, Witness and Legacy: Contemporary Art About the Holocaust.

II. Autographed Exhibition Catalogs 1. Collages by Irwin Kremen, pub. for National Collection of Fine Arts by the Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1978. 48p. illus. (col.) 2. Word and Collage, by Irwin Kremen, an Essay to Accompany the Exhibition: "53 Collages by Irwin Kremen," East Lansing, Mich.: Kresege Art Gallery, c1979. [21]p. illus. (b&w) 3. Works and Ways: Irwin Kremen. Birmingham, Ala.: Birmingham Museum of Art, c1981. 31p. illus. (col.) 4. Collages by Irwin Kremen, 1976-1983. Pittsburg, Penn.: Carnegie Institute Museum of Art, 1983. folder. illus. (col.) 5. The Black Mountain Connection: John Cage; Merce Cunningham; Irwin Kremen; and M. C. Richards. Tampa, Fla.: Tampa Museum of Art, 1992. 56p. illus. (col.) 6. SEE: Collages by Irwin Kremen.

Designed and published by The Brooklyn Museum, Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York. ports., illus. (b&w), 16p. (Exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum, New York, March 15-May 14, 1985; Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, N.Y., June 4-July 28, 1985; Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass., Sept. 8-Oct. 27, 1985; Allentown Art Museum, Pennsylvania, Nov. 10, 1985-Jan. 5, 1986.

7. In Plain View. The Collages of Irwin Kremen organized by J. Richard Gruber [and] William Heidrich, with an essay by Irwin Kremen. c1987 by Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. 16p. illus. covers and fold-out (col.).

(Exhibition at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Sept. 27-Nov. 5, 1987.)

8. per se: Collages & Other Works [by] Irwin Kremen. c1988, The University of Illinois at Chicago; c1988, illustrations and I & K: The Third Dialogue-a Reminiscence, by Irwin Kremen. 16p. illus., port., bibliography.

(Exhibition at Gallery 400, University of Illinois at Chicago, Feb. 17 --March 19, 1988.)

9. The Reva K. Series & Other Works [by] Irwin Kremen. c1988 by The Temple Gallery; illus., and "The Reva K. Series" c1988 by Irwin Kremen. 16p. illus. (b&w), illus. cover (col.), port.

(Exhibition at the Temple Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, May 13-June 11, 1988.)

10. From the 2nd Decade: Collages by Irwin Kremen, 1979-1989. c1989, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art; illus., and Out of the Cookie Box into the Frame, c1989 by Irwin Kremen. 11p. illus. (col.) on cover and p.7, port., inserted "Sculpture Checklist."

(Exhibitions at Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 8-Nov. 26, 1989; Wichita Art Museum, Kansas, Jan. 14-Feb. 25, 1990; Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, N.C., May 5-July 15, 1990.)

11. From the 2nd Decade: Sculptures by Irwin Kremen, 1979-1989. c1990, Wichita Art Museum; illus. c1988 by Irwin Kremen. folder, illus. (b&w).

(Exhibition at Wichita Art Museum, Jan. 14-Feb. 25, 1990.)

12. The Art of Irwin Kremen. Introduction by Richard Shiff. [Durham]: Duke University Museum of Art, 1990. 26p. illus. (col. and b&w), port.

(Exhibitions at Duke University Museum of Art, Nov. 16-Dec. 30, 1990; Toyama Citizens' Plaza, Inc., Toyama, Japan, April 10-May 6, 1991.)

13. [Brochure with Checklist (in Japanese) for the exhibition at Toyama, Japan, April 10-May 6, 1991.] trifold, 8 1/2 x 33. 14. SEE: Collages by Irwin Kremen, Including the Re'eh Series. trifold, 11 x 15 1/2. illus. (b&w).

(Exhibition at Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass., Sept. 8-Oct. 27, 1985.)

15. C#: Collage & Sculpture by Irwin Kremen. Organized by Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, N.C. [1966].

28p. illus. (col.), port. (b&w). Contains essays, Thirty Years of Play Against a Darker Ground: Notes on Irwin Kremen and His Art, by Tom Patterson; I & K: The Fourth Dialogue [for Barbara], by Irwin Kremen. (Exhibitions at Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, N.C., Sept. 8-Oct. 27, 1996; Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, Dec. 10, 1996-Feb. 9, 1997; The Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Ark., May 2-June 20, 1997; Contemporary Arts Center, Little Rock, Ark., May 2-June 20, 1997; Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, La., Oct. 4-Nov. 16, 1997.) NOTE: printer's color proofs of catalog plates are double folio in size and are maintained separately in flat file map case on Level 3B of the Archives stacks.

16. Brochure announcing exhibition at Green Hill Center for North Carolina Arts of C#: Collage and Sculpture by Irwin Kremen, including The Re'eh Series, Sept. 8-Oct. 27, 1996.

1 sheet front and back, illus. with color reproduction of As Such.

17. Works, vol.2, Issue 6 (May/June 1997) by Arkansas Art Center. 7 p. Announcing forthcoming exhibition of C#: Collage & Sculpture by Irwin Kremen, May 2-June 20, 1997. 18. Printed invitation to reception to celebrate exhibition of C#: Collage & Sculpture by Irwin Kremen at Arkansas Art Center, May 22, 1997. 19. Two folding brochures announcing forthcoming exhibitions at the Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, including C#: Collage & Sculpture by Irwin Kremen, Oct. 4-Nov. 16, 1997. 20. Trifold catalog and card announcement for Metal Forms, an exhibition at the Central Carolina Bank Gallery in the Durham Arts Council Building to be open from Sept. 28-Oct. 27, 1997, which included as no.20 a work by Irwin Kremen and William Noland in steel, aluminum, and wood, Still [untitled]. 21. Israel/North Carolina Culture Exchange: A Visitor's Guide. N.C. Dept. of Cultural Resources and Israel/North Carolina Cultural Exchange Task Force, 1996.

48p. illus. (col.). Exhibitions in the exchange included Irwin Kremen's The Re'eh Series on exhibition Sept. 8-Oct. 27, 1996, at the Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro.

22. High C: Collages by Irwin Kremen. The Figure You & Clouds: Monotypes by Wendy Mark. ACA Galleries, New York [1998].

Small trifold. illus. (col.) Invitation to opening reception for an exhibition to run from September 10 to October 3, 1998, at the ACA Galleries, 41 East 57th Street, New York. (In addition to the autographed copy, there is a second copy mailed to the Archives by the gallery.)

23. Seescape: Collages by Irwin Kremen. Materials relating to an exhibition at the Mississippi Museum of Art, October 24, 1998, to January 17, 1999.

(a) Illustrated folder with biographical information, introductory statement by Irwin Kremen, and exhibition checklist; (b) small trifold mailer announcing forthcoming exhibitions at the Mississippi Museum of Art, including Seescape; (c) November/December 1998 issue of the museum's newsletter, Museum Matters, illustrated by a photograph of the collage Reclaim, 1969/1989/1993.

24. Autographed postcard announcing Spring Group Show, May 17-June 26, 1999 (including works by Irwin Kremen) from ACA Galleries, 41 East 57th Street, New York. 25. Michigan Avenue Galleries, Chicago Cultural Center. Illustrated trifold brochure on forthcoming exhibitions, including As Such: Collage and Sculpture by Irwin Kremen, 1975-2000, to be on exhibit from May 13 to July 9, 2000.

Also included in the May 2000 issue of the Chicago Cultural Center's Calender of Events, as well as a xerox copy of a brief review of Dr. Kremen's work at the Chicago exhibition by Garrett Holg.

III. Autographed Covers 1. The Archive (Duke University, Durham, N.C.), vol.99, no.2 [1987?]

[Cover illustrated with color reproduction of the collage entitled "still i(x)" from the Reva K. Series.

2. America Illustrated [English title], no.285 (August, 1980).

[Inside and outside back cover illustrated with collages by Irwin Kremen. Text in Russian.] illus. (part col.)

3. The Eighteenth Annual Sam Ragan Fine Arts Awards, September 24, 1998, St. Andrew's Presbyterian College, Laurinburg, North Carolina.

(a) Invitation to the awards ceremony; (b) program for the awards ceremony.

IV. Associated Material. 1. "Life as a Collage," by Tom Patterson, in Duke Magazine (vol.86, no.6), September-October 2000, pages 2-7.illus. (col.), port. (col.).

[Essay on Irwin Kremen and his art.]

2. Northwestern University, Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art. Sculpture at the Block Museum of Art. [Evanston, Ill: 2000]. illus., 7 pages. V. Barbara H. Kremen Material 1. Out of [poems by] Barbara Kremen. Lucini, Italy: printed by Officina e'Arte Grafica, 1966. 66p.

(Limited to 300 numbered copies of which this is no.9.)

2. Tree Trove, by Barbara H. Kremen. (Published in Saint Andrew's Review, no.28 (1985), "Black Mountain Issue." Laurinburg, N.C.: Saint Andrew's Presbyterian College [1985]. VI. Autographed Proof Sheets

(DOUBLE OVERSIZED FILED IN MAP CASE DRAWER)

1a. Original proof on white stock (printed in color) - first and second states on a single sheet, front and back, of Dr. Kremen's design for the cover of Vol.II, no.2, of The North Carolina Literary Review (Black Mountain College issue). 1b. Corrected proof, in color, on printer's stock, of same. 2. Four sheets of white stock with color proofs printed on seven sides for the catalog to accompany the exhibition of C#: Collage & Sculpture by Irwin Kremen [1996]. Related Material:

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