Irwin Kremen papers, 1960-2018

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Summary

Creator:
Kremen, Irwin
Abstract:
Irwin Kremen (1925-2020) was an American artist who at 41 began making art while Director of the Duke University Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology. Collection includes exhibition announcements, programs, and brochures for Irwin Kremen art exhibitions, as well as correspondence with Margaret Williams in Duke's Department of Psychology.
Extent:
2.0 Linear Feet (1 box, 2 oversize folders)
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.11378

Background

Scope and content:

Art exhibition flyers, bulletins, brochures, and programs from various Irwin Kremen shows, including C# (C Sharp) and The Re'eh Series. Collection also includes correspondence and postcards sent from Kremen to Margaret Williams in Duke's Department of Psychology.

Biographical / historical:

Irwin Kremen (1925-2020) was an American artist who at 41 began making art while Director of the Duke University Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology, after earning a Ph.D. six years earlier in clinical psychology at Harvard University. Kremen's artwork mainly consists of non-representational collage, sculpture, and painting. In his later years he has defined a fourth grouping which he calls "multimodes." Kremen passed away in 2020.

Source: Wikipedia, accessed January 3, 2024.

Acquisition information:
The Irwin Kremen Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2012; as a gift from Irwin Kremen in 2017-2018, and as a gift from Marjorie Williams in 2021.
Processing information:

Processed by Meghan Lyon, Jan. 2017. Accessions described in this collection guide: 1995-0141, 1997-0238, 1999-0473, 2002-0109, 2012-0196, 2017-0053, 2021-0160, 2023-0213. Updated by Laurin Penland, March 2017. Updated by Leah Tams, March 2022, January 2024.

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