DVD 15: Solomon Essay, undated
File — Box: 5, Box: 5A
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection contains personal papers and papers pertaining to Virginia Dooley’s business relationship with R.C. Gorman from 1916-2008. The collection’s value lies in the materials Dooley kept relating to Gorman and his art career. Virginia Dooley first met R.C. Gorman in the summer of 1970 in Taos, New Mexico. The bulk of the collection highlights Dooley and Gorman’s social life and work together at Gorman’s Navajo Gallery. Dooley prodigiously documented Gorman’s art career through newspaper clippings, articles, pamphlets, programs and publicity mostly relating to Gorman’s art shows and public appearances. Dooley retained press releases that document important milestones in Gorman’s art career, like his first one-man show in New Mexico at the Manchester Gallery, which he later purchased and renamed the Navajo Gallery. Published materials in the collection include the Nudes & Foods series Dooley collaborated with Gorman on, which features his drawings and her recipes. The collection includes the recipes Dooley collected or created for Nudes & Foods and for the many parties and holidays she hosted.
In addition, their friendship is well documented. Dooley recorded her friendship, business relationship, and travels with Gorman in several dairies. Family, friends and the public sent Dooley an outpouring of condolences after Gorman passed away in 2005. The files of sympathy notes are a testament to the close friendship Dooley and Gorman shared. A large portion of the collection is photographs, mainly photo albums Dooley put together documenting her social life with Gorman. The collection contains a small assortment of legal documents, sales ledgers, scrapbooks, and unpublished writings of Dooley and Gorman.
The collection is arranged in 6 series:
Biographical: Virginia S. Dooley and Dooley Family, 1916-2008 (Subseries: Virginia S. Dooley and Dooley Family). The files in the Virginia Dooley subseries reflect her early life and her personal interests: food, music, and the opera. Even though the focus of the series is Dooley’s early life, her connection to Gorman overlaps into her biographical series. These files are organized first alphabetically and then chronologically. The files contain personal correspondence, diaries, legal documents, childhood and young adult photographs, published and unpublished writings on food/entertaining and opera reviews. The Dooley Family subseries primarily focuses on family history and family reunions. The files contain correspondence, documents pertaining to Dooley family history and reunions, snapshots, videos, newspaper clippings.
Biographical: R.C. Gorman, 1931-2006: This series documents Gorman’s early life and blossoming art career in San Francisco, California and Taos, New Mexico. There are two diaries Gorman kept in 1963-1967 while living and working as an artist in San Francisco. One of the files contains press releases documenting early successes in his art career, such as numerous art awards. The files are organized first alphabetically and then chronologically and include correspondence, ledgers of art sales, legal documents, newspaper clippings on the Gorman family, childhood, family and young adult photographs and unpublished writings.
Virginia S. Dooley and R.C. Gorman, 1960-2008: This series comprises the bulk of the collection. It contains two subseries: Business and Personal. The business subseries is organized chronologically and then alphabetically. Dooley kept a record of Gorman’s accomplishments per year. For each year, Dooley wrote a list of awards Gorman received, shows where he exhibited and major art works he completed like the bronze "Doreen" in 1984. In addition, she collected press, publicity and other ephemera related to Gorman and his art for that year. The chronological files end in 2006 and continue with an alphabetical organization including correspondence, media, ledgers of artwork sales, press releases, magazines and news paper clippings and publicity advertising Gorman’s artwork and art shows. The personal subseries contains scrapbooks from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Sympathy cards sent to Virginia Dooley after R.C. Gorman died on November 3, 2005 constitute the remainder of the subseries.
Nudes & Foods, 1981-2003: This series documents the Nudes & Foods cookbook/art book series Gorman and Dooley collaborated on. The files are organized by the Nudes & Foods series volumes, 1-5. Four Nudes & Foods publications are in the series as are working files on a fifth volume that was never published. In addition, three files contain correspondence on Nudes & Foods.
Recipes, 1960-2006: This series, mainly comprised of recipes Dooley collected, demonstrates Gorman and Dooley’s passion for food and entertaining. Some files also contain invitations, menus, guest lists for holidays and parties. It is organized alphabetically.
Photographs, circa 1940s-2006: This series consists of photos of Virginia Dooley, R.C. Gorman, family and friends taken in New Mexico, principally in the Taos area. Included are photos of celebrities such as Bea Arthur, Jeanne Cooper, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Elizabeth Taylor, and well-known personalities of the New Mexican art community such as Cynthia Bissell. The series contains reproductions of Gorman’s paintings. Snapshots of Gorman and Dooley’s travels together to Hawaii, Europe and Asia are also included. This series contains a number of professional photographs of Gorman by various photographers including Mel Buffington, Norman Lehfelt, Linda Montoya, Del Marie Rogers, J.B. Smith, and Dick Spas. The files within the subseries are organized first alphabetically and then chronologically.
Examples:
R. C. Gorman Modeling, circa 1960 (Box 11, Folder 11)
R. C. Gorman and Virginia Dooley, circa 1970 (Box 11, Folder 11)
R. C. Gorman with Model, 1984 (Box 11, Folder 13)
R. C. Gorman Painting, 1986 (Box 9, Folder 12)
In addition, their friendship is well documented. Dooley recorded her friendship, business relationship, and travels with Gorman in several dairies. Family, friends and the public sent Dooley an outpouring of condolences after Gorman passed away in 2005. The files of sympathy notes are a testament to the close friendship Dooley and Gorman shared. A large portion of the collection is photographs, mainly photo albums Dooley put together documenting her social life with Gorman. The collection contains a small assortment of legal documents, sales ledgers, scrapbooks, and unpublished writings of Dooley and Gorman.
The collection is arranged in 6 series:
Biographical: Virginia S. Dooley and Dooley Family, 1916-2008 (Subseries: Virginia S. Dooley and Dooley Family). The files in the Virginia Dooley subseries reflect her early life and her personal interests: food, music, and the opera. Even though the focus of the series is Dooley’s early life, her connection to Gorman overlaps into her biographical series. These files are organized first alphabetically and then chronologically. The files contain personal correspondence, diaries, legal documents, childhood and young adult photographs, published and unpublished writings on food/entertaining and opera reviews. The Dooley Family subseries primarily focuses on family history and family reunions. The files contain correspondence, documents pertaining to Dooley family history and reunions, snapshots, videos, newspaper clippings.
Biographical: R.C. Gorman, 1931-2006: This series documents Gorman’s early life and blossoming art career in San Francisco, California and Taos, New Mexico. There are two diaries Gorman kept in 1963-1967 while living and working as an artist in San Francisco. One of the files contains press releases documenting early successes in his art career, such as numerous art awards. The files are organized first alphabetically and then chronologically and include correspondence, ledgers of art sales, legal documents, newspaper clippings on the Gorman family, childhood, family and young adult photographs and unpublished writings.
Virginia S. Dooley and R.C. Gorman, 1960-2008: This series comprises the bulk of the collection. It contains two subseries: Business and Personal. The business subseries is organized chronologically and then alphabetically. Dooley kept a record of Gorman’s accomplishments per year. For each year, Dooley wrote a list of awards Gorman received, shows where he exhibited and major art works he completed like the bronze "Doreen" in 1984. In addition, she collected press, publicity and other ephemera related to Gorman and his art for that year. The chronological files end in 2006 and continue with an alphabetical organization including correspondence, media, ledgers of artwork sales, press releases, magazines and news paper clippings and publicity advertising Gorman’s artwork and art shows. The personal subseries contains scrapbooks from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Sympathy cards sent to Virginia Dooley after R.C. Gorman died on November 3, 2005 constitute the remainder of the subseries.
Nudes & Foods, 1981-2003: This series documents the Nudes & Foods cookbook/art book series Gorman and Dooley collaborated on. The files are organized by the Nudes & Foods series volumes, 1-5. Four Nudes & Foods publications are in the series as are working files on a fifth volume that was never published. In addition, three files contain correspondence on Nudes & Foods.
Recipes, 1960-2006: This series, mainly comprised of recipes Dooley collected, demonstrates Gorman and Dooley’s passion for food and entertaining. Some files also contain invitations, menus, guest lists for holidays and parties. It is organized alphabetically.
Photographs, circa 1940s-2006: This series consists of photos of Virginia Dooley, R.C. Gorman, family and friends taken in New Mexico, principally in the Taos area. Included are photos of celebrities such as Bea Arthur, Jeanne Cooper, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Elizabeth Taylor, and well-known personalities of the New Mexican art community such as Cynthia Bissell. The series contains reproductions of Gorman’s paintings. Snapshots of Gorman and Dooley’s travels together to Hawaii, Europe and Asia are also included. This series contains a number of professional photographs of Gorman by various photographers including Mel Buffington, Norman Lehfelt, Linda Montoya, Del Marie Rogers, J.B. Smith, and Dick Spas. The files within the subseries are organized first alphabetically and then chronologically.
Examples:
R. C. Gorman Modeling, circa 1960 (Box 11, Folder 11)
R. C. Gorman and Virginia Dooley, circa 1970 (Box 11, Folder 11)
R. C. Gorman with Model, 1984 (Box 11, Folder 13)
R. C. Gorman Painting, 1986 (Box 9, Folder 12)
Dates
- undated
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 14 boxes (12.6 cu. ft.)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu