Harry Nadler Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1054-BC
Scope and Content
The collection, arranged in 8 series, documents Harry Nadler’s career as an artist, primarily via personal journals, sketchbooks, exhibition and gallery catalogs, publicity, sales and donation records, correspondence, and photographic materials.
Biographical/Personal – contains curriculum vitae, artist statements, awards, letters of recommendations, obituaries, and contents of a scrapbook/photo album created upon Nadler’s death.
Personal Journals – Nadler kept personal handwritten journals from 1965-1990. Original watercolors, drawings and sketches are often interlaced within the journals.
Sketchbooks – Spanning most of his artistic career, Nadler’s sketchbooks illuminate his creative process and ideas.
Catalogs/Inventories of Nadler Works – Printed and handwritten inventories, often annotated. Also includes an appraisal of painting values. Contents of Nadler’s portfolio are also included in this series.
Exhibits, Gallery Shows, Publicity – Chronologically arranged are exhibition catalogs, gallery announcements, and publicity for Nadler’s shows and shows including works by Nadler. Post-humus shows were coordinated by Helen Nadler.
Sales, Donations, Shows, Correspondence – Essentially, the business of Nadler’s art is documented in this series - discussions, logistics, and accounting for shows, sales, and donations of Nadler’s works. After Harry’s death, the associated correspondence and accounting were carried out by Helen Nadler.
Photographic Material – Photographs, transparencies, slides, and digital files depict Nadler, his works, his studio, his shows, and the like.
Oversize photographs and gallery flyers are located in this oversized folder.
Biographical/Personal – contains curriculum vitae, artist statements, awards, letters of recommendations, obituaries, and contents of a scrapbook/photo album created upon Nadler’s death.
Personal Journals – Nadler kept personal handwritten journals from 1965-1990. Original watercolors, drawings and sketches are often interlaced within the journals.
Sketchbooks – Spanning most of his artistic career, Nadler’s sketchbooks illuminate his creative process and ideas.
Catalogs/Inventories of Nadler Works – Printed and handwritten inventories, often annotated. Also includes an appraisal of painting values. Contents of Nadler’s portfolio are also included in this series.
Exhibits, Gallery Shows, Publicity – Chronologically arranged are exhibition catalogs, gallery announcements, and publicity for Nadler’s shows and shows including works by Nadler. Post-humus shows were coordinated by Helen Nadler.
Sales, Donations, Shows, Correspondence – Essentially, the business of Nadler’s art is documented in this series - discussions, logistics, and accounting for shows, sales, and donations of Nadler’s works. After Harry’s death, the associated correspondence and accounting were carried out by Helen Nadler.
Photographic Material – Photographs, transparencies, slides, and digital files depict Nadler, his works, his studio, his shows, and the like.
Oversize photographs and gallery flyers are located in this oversized folder.
Dates
- 1930-2016
- Majority of material found within 1960-1990
Creator
- Nadler, Harry, 1930-1990 (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution.
Biographical Information
Harry Nadler was born on February 17, 1930 in Los Angeles, CA. He graduated high school at 16, went to art school, supported himself as an illustrator for a newspaper, and then attended UCLA, where he received both his BA and MA.
Nadler's career consisted of teaching and painting. He held academic positions at UCLA, NYU, Wesleyan University and the University of New Mexico (UNM). He was Professor of Art at UNM from 1971-1989, and Chair of the Art Department from 1987-1989.
A prolific artist, Nadler produced paintings, drawings, and prints during his career in California, New York, and New Mexico. His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the United States and in Europe, including the Louvre in Paris (where he exhibited 3 paintings in the Le Bain Turc d’Ingres show alongside works by Picasso, Man Ray, Robert Rauschenberg and others), the Prado in Madrid, the Guggenheim in New York and the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. Nadler's honors include a Fulbright painting grant to Spain in 1960, a faculty fellowship at the Center for Humanities at Wesleyan University in 1971, Who’s Who in American Art, and a print commission for Lincoln Center.
Harry and his wife, Helen Sturgess Nadler, a watercolor artist in her own right, split their time between Albuquerque, NM and Amagansett, Long Island for many years. After Harry’s death from cancer at age 60, Helen relocated to New England, where she worked hard to keep Harry’s work in the public eye. Nearly 30 years after Harry’s death (2019), Helen sent his paintings, drawings, prints, and papers back to New Mexico, where her family are now caretakers of the legacy.
Nadler's career consisted of teaching and painting. He held academic positions at UCLA, NYU, Wesleyan University and the University of New Mexico (UNM). He was Professor of Art at UNM from 1971-1989, and Chair of the Art Department from 1987-1989.
A prolific artist, Nadler produced paintings, drawings, and prints during his career in California, New York, and New Mexico. His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the United States and in Europe, including the Louvre in Paris (where he exhibited 3 paintings in the Le Bain Turc d’Ingres show alongside works by Picasso, Man Ray, Robert Rauschenberg and others), the Prado in Madrid, the Guggenheim in New York and the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. Nadler's honors include a Fulbright painting grant to Spain in 1960, a faculty fellowship at the Center for Humanities at Wesleyan University in 1971, Who’s Who in American Art, and a print commission for Lincoln Center.
Harry and his wife, Helen Sturgess Nadler, a watercolor artist in her own right, split their time between Albuquerque, NM and Amagansett, Long Island for many years. After Harry’s death from cancer at age 60, Helen relocated to New England, where she worked hard to keep Harry’s work in the public eye. Nearly 30 years after Harry’s death (2019), Helen sent his paintings, drawings, prints, and papers back to New Mexico, where her family are now caretakers of the legacy.
Extent
6 boxes (6 cu. ft.) plus 1 oversized folder
Abstract
Personal journals, sketchbooks, gallery and exhibition catalogs/publicity, records of sales and donations, and photographic materials constitute the bulk of the collection, which documents Harry Nadler’s career as an artist.
Arrangement
8 series:
- Biographical/Personal
- Personal Journals
- Sketchbooks
- Catalogs/Inventories of Nadler Works
- Exhibits, Gallery Shows, Publicity
- Sales, Donations, Shows, Correspondence
- Photographic Material
- Oversize
Processing Information
VHS and audiocassette materials transferred to dvd and cd, January 2020.
Creator
- Nadler, Harry, 1930-1990 (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Harry Nadler Papers, 1930-2016
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- B. Silbergleit
- Date
- © 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
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