Restrictions
This collection is open.
History--Biography
The Rose Art Museum was established in 1961 to maintain a highly
contemporary art collection and provide undergraduates the opportunity to
study art history through direct contact with art objects. The museum was
a gift of Edward and Bertha Rose. In 1974 the Roses donated funds for a
new wing to the museum. In 1981 the Rose Purchase Fund was established as
an "Acquisitions Fund" used solely for the purpose of acquiring
artworks for the collection.
The first curator of the Rose Art, Sam
Hunter, made a large impact on the museum by developing the
Gervirtz-Mnuchin Purchase Fund. From 1965 to 1971 William Seitz served as
the director of the museum. Michael Wentworth took over the directorship
in 1971 and served through 1974. Following Wentworth, Carl Belz held the
directorship of the museum until 1998; the position was then held by
Joseph Ketner until 2005. The museum's collection includes work by Rene Magritte,
Mitchell Siporin, James Brooks, and Andy Warhol. The museums collection
numbers over 9000 objects, a small percentage of which are on view at any
one time in rotating exhibits throughout the year. In addition to
highlighting its collection, the Rose is committed to showcasing the work
of emerging national and regional artists through monographic and
thematic exhibitions. An exhibition brochure is published for most
exhibits.
Scope and
Contents
Materials in this collection range from 1910 through 2006. However, most of the collection was produced in the 1960s and 1970s. Materials include administrative files of Rose Art Museum such as, correspondence with Friends of the Rose Art Museum, exhibition logs, accession logs, guest books, and scrapbooks. The collection also contains material that documents exhibitions such as newspaper clippings, photographs of the art collection and exhibits, programs, and video and audio tapes. The Archives does not maintain a comprehensive set of exhibition publicity. There is also a small collection of memorabilia and photographs of Edward and Bertha Rose. Some of the materials in the Rose Art Collection pertain to the Poses Institute of Art.
Series
Administration (box 1)
Friends of Rose Art & Donors (box 2)
Exhibitions (boxes 3-5)
Photographs (boxes 6-7)
Moving Image & Audio Files (box 8)
Acquisition Log & Guest Books (box 9)
The Rose Family (boxes 10-13, map drawer 4)
Series Summary
Administration
Inclusive Dates: 1960-2006, n.d.
Arrangement: Organized under subseries, then chronologically; gallery
correspondence arranged alphabetically
This series includes museum committee minutes; board of overseers
notebooks; budget books; photographs; brief histories of the museum,
listings of the museum's holdings, accessions, exhibitions, and
supplies; correspondences with other galleries; and floor plans of the
museum.
Friends of Rose Art & Donors
Inclusive Dates: 1954-1991
Arrangement: Organized under subseries, donor correspondence arranged
alphabetically
This series includes letters to members of the Friends of the Rose Art
Museum; minutes of the Friends meetings; and invitations,
correspondence, and photographs concerning the Rose Ball. Correspondence
with donors is also included in this series. Some materials are copies
of files from Central Development Records of the Development Office.
Exhibitions
Inclusive Dates: 1949-2006, n.d.
Arrangement: Organized under subseries, individual exhibits arranged
chronologically
This series includes programs, invitations, advertisements, notices,
notebooks, and logs of exhibitions at the Rose Art Museum. Other
materials include files on deaccessioning artwork and transcripts of
interviews with James Brooks.
Photographs
Inclusive Dates: 1957-1974, n.d.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by artist, and then by installation or event
This series includes photographs of individual artworks, exhibits and
events held at the Rose Art Museum. Many are undated.
Moving Image & Audio Files
Inclusive Dates: 1961-1995, n.d.
Arrangement: Organized under subseries, then chronological
This series includes video tapes of symposiums and exhibitions, reel-to-
reel magnetic audio tapes of symposiums, and audio cassette tapes of the
Holocaust Project.
Acquisition Log & Guest Books
Inclusive Dates: 1961-1995, n.d.
Arrangement: Chronological
This series includes ten guest books and an acquisition log.
The Rose Family
Inclusive Dates: 1910s-1979, n.d.
Arrangement: Chronological
This series includes photographs and memorabilia concerning Edward and
Bertha Rose, the primary benefactors of the Rose Art Museum.
Folder List
Administration
Box 1
Museum Committee
Museum Committee, 1974-1980 [6 folders]
Board of Overseers
Board of Overseers, 1966-1971, 1986-1998 [6 folders]
Financial Books
Budget Book--Museum Expenses, 1978-1981 [2 folders]
Insurance Policy, 1979-1980
Museum Policy
Museum Policy, 1966-1978
Statement of Purpose and Collection Policy [From Victor Berch's Desk], 1983
Annual Reports
Annual Reports, 1975-1978, September 29, 1980 [2 folders]
Museum Lists
Museum Lists, 1961-1974 [2 folders]
Building and Staff
Rose Art Wing [Proposal and Dedication], 1967-1974
Floor Plans of Rose Art and Deitzer Gallery, 1973
Climatization, 1963
Sample Forms, 1965
Staff Photographs, n.d.
Memoranda, 2000-2006
Resignation of Joseph Ketner as director, 2005
Museum History
Museum History Chronology, n.d.
Museum History News Clippings, 1953-1990
Newspaper Clippings [from scrapbook], 1960-1972
Rose Art Museum Newsletter, 1988-1994
Gallery Correspondences
Miscellaneous Galleries [photographs], 1963
T--Miscellaneous, 1966-1967
Temple Beth El Exhibition, 1968
U--Miscellaneous, 1965-1968
V--Miscellaneous, 1965-1968
Venice Biennale [photographs], 1964
W--Miscellaneous, 1965-1970
Wadsworth Atheneum, 1964-1967
Walker Art Center, 1960-1967
Washington Gallery of Modern Art, 1963-1966
Washington University, St. Louis, 1965
Weisman, Frederick R., 1963-1967
Ruth White Gallery, 1961-1967
Whitney Museum of American Art, 1961-1967
Wildenstein & Co., 1961-1973
Worchester Art Museum [Daniel C. Rich], 1965
Worldwide Books, 1964-1967
Zahn, Carl, 1964-1968
Friends of Rose Art Museum and Donors
Box 2
Friends of Rose Art Museum
General Information, 1964-1965
New Members Letters, 1964-1965
Membership Renewal Letter, 1964-1965
Membership, 1964
Acceptances, 1962-1963
Acquisition Society Letters, 1963-1965
Organization, 1962-1964
Minutes, 1962-1964
Rose Ball, 1963-1964
Rose Anniversary Fund, 1963
Rose Anniversary Fund Over $50, 1963
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1963-1964
Jim McNamara, 1962-1964 [2 folders]
CDR Files, 1957-1991
Donor Correspondence
Boris Deutsch, 1978-1979
Nelson Foundation, 1966-1973
Norton-Simon Foundation, 1966-1969
Mr. A. M. Sachs, 1966
M/M Daniel Saidenberg, 1966-1968
Maurice and Shirley Saltzmann, 1967-1969
Norbert Schimmel, 1954-1955
Lawrence R. Schumann, 1961
A. I. Sherr, 1963-1966
Mrs. Barry Shlaes, 1961
Shulman Estate, 1976-1980
Charles Silberstein, 1965-1966
Samuel S. Silverman, 1958-1966
Samuel Silverman, 1965-1966
Mrs. Solomon I. Sklar, 1961-1962
M/M Arthur Solomon, 1968-1972
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Solomon, 1967
A. M. Sonnabend, 1960-1964
Mrs. Frances Spingold, 1959-1969
Stein Proposal, 1960-1963
Dr. Sonia S. Stirt, 1956-1964
Stephen A. Stone, 1961-1967
Saul Swartz, 1966
Mrs. Jean Tock, 1961
Justin G.Turner, 1960
M/M Irving Usen, 1963-1966
M/M Esteban Vicente, 1965-1968
Isaac Wagner, 1958-1959
Max Wasserman, 1965-1972
Mrs. Abraham C. Webber, 1958-1970
Walter L. Weil, 1956-1957
Mr. Mortimer E. Wein, 1963
Sidney & Ellen Wein, 1961-1962
Sidney & Ellen Wein, [photographs], 1960
Wm. H. Weintraub, 1958-1966
Arthur Weisenberger, 1958-1966
M. Wilson, 1966
M/M C. Bagley Wright, 1967
Howard Wise Gallery, 1961-1966
Richard S. Zeisler, 1961
Mrs. Ben Zevin, 1961
Dr. Jessie Zimor, 1961
Exhibitions
Box 3
Notebook, Log and Lists
"Art Files" [Copied from notebook], 1958-1959
Exhibitions Notebook, 1958-1978 [2 folders]
Exhibition Log, 1960-1996
Exhibition Lists, 1954-1974
Deaccession of Artwork, 1991-1992
Events
"Art in the Works," 2004
Announcements/Press Releases, 1996-2000
Public Service Announcements, 1988-1994
Calendar of Events, 1964-2000
Calendar, 1999, 2000 [2 folders]
Exhibition Invitations, 1964-1976 [2 folders]
Exhibit Advertisements, 1968-1997
Notices, 1997-2004 [3 folders]
Memoranda, 1997
Visitor Information, n.d.
Festival of Creative Arts, 1952-1961
Boston Collects Modern Art, 1961-1964
James Brooks, 1962
Conversation with James Brooks, n.d.
"The Arts and Philanthropy" by W. McNeil Lowry, 1962
New England Renaissance Conference, 1963
Larry Rivers Exhibition, 1964-1965
Larry Rivers Dinner Replies, 1965
"Art Criticism in the Sixties," 1967
"Keeping Current," 1982-1985
Kiki Smith Exhibit, 1992
Joan Snyder Exhibit, 1994
About Looking: An Art Program for Students [5th to 8th grade], 1997
Exhibition Programs
An Exhibition of Theater Art, November-December 1949
"Coexistence"--Contemporary Cultural production in South Africa, 2004
Contemporary American Painting, 1957
French Prints, 1957
Art on Campus, 1959
The Carvalho Portrait of Lincoln, 1960-1998
Paul Klee, 1960
India, 1961
Oceanic Art and Artifacts, 1961
Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition, 1961
The Rose Collection of Early Ceramics, 1961
A Century of Modern European Painting, 1961
Karl Knaths and George Mueller, 1961
Stephen Pace and George McNeil, 1961
Box 3a
Modern French Painting, 1962
American Art since 1950, 1962
Major Masters of the Renaissance, 1963
Recent Acquisitions, 1963
Honore Daumier, 1963
American Modernism: The First Wave, 1963
New Directions in American Painting, 1963
Charles H. Currier, 1964
Recent American Drawings, 1964
Boston Collections Modern Art, 1964
The Painter and the Photograph, 1964
R. Buckminster Fuller and Paulo Soleri, 1964-1965
Brandeis at the Palm Beaches, 1965
Larry Rivers, 1965
Box 4
Bruce Conner, 1965
Magritte, 1965
Philip Guston, 1966
17th Century Paintings from the Low Country, 1966
Selections from the Permanent Selection, 1966
Watercolors, Drawings, and Prints from the Museum Collection, 1966
Theodoros Stamos, 1967
Exchange Exhibition between Brandeis and Rhode Island School of Design, 1967
Anna Ticho, 1967
Pascin, 1967
James Ensor and Odilon Redon, 1967
Young and Old Masters of Israel, 1967
Selections from the Permanent Collection, 1967
Japanese Prints and Book Illustrations, 1967
IX Bienal de san Paulo, 1968
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, 1968
Joseph Cornell, 1968
Ten Highly Important Paintings (Auction), 1968
David von Schlegell, 1968
Art of the Late Antique, 1968-1969
Michael Mazur, 1968-1969
Look Back, 1969
Frank Stella, 1969
12 Black Artists from Boston, 1969
Sculpture from Black Africa, 1969
James Rosati, 1969-1970
Vision and Television, 1970
Graphics of Israel, 1971
Romantic Abstraction in Boston, 1971
Sharir Complete Works 1966-1972, 1972
Brandeis Under Construction, 1972
Box 5
Vasily Kandinsky, 1974
A Generation of Brandeis Artists, 1974
Flora Natapoff, 1974
Paul Brown, 1974
Mitchel Siporin, 1976
The Helen S. Slosberg Collection of Oceanic Art, 1976
Naftali Bezem, 1977
6 Artists: Ali, Ballou, Levine, Richards, Spinosa, Sullivan, 1977
From Women's Eyes, 1977
James Weeks, 1978
Frank Stella: Metallic Reliefs, 1979
Restless Natives, 1981
Charles Garabedian, 1983
Jennifer Bartlett, 1984
Worlds Apart, 1984
William Beckman and Gregory Gillespie, 1984
Kiki Smith, 1992
African-American Perspectives, 1993
Manny Farber, 1993
Robert Richenburg, 1993
Just Anger--A Symposium, 1993
Seeing and Believing, 1994
Judy Pfaff: Elephant, 1995
The Herbert W. Plimpton Collection of Realist Art, 1995
Annee Spileos Scott, 1997
Robert Farber: A Retrospective, 1997
Lois Foster Exhibition of Boston Area Artists, 1998
Meryl Brater: A Memorial Exhibition, 1998
Bruce Pearson: A New Visual Landscape, 1999
Stephen Antonakos--Time Boxes 2000, 2000
Lois Foster Exhibition of Boston Area Artists, 2000
Jonathan Lasker: Selective Identity, 2000
Coexistence: Contemporary Cultural Production in South Africa, 2003
Spring 2004 Exhibition Season, 2004
Peter Grippe, 2006
Drawings and Graphics from Brandeis University, n.d.
Russian and European Enamels, n.d.
Loose Files
Scrapbooks--Programs and press clippings of individual exhibits, n.d. [2 scrapbooks]
Box 5
Tibetan Art, n.d.
Photographs
Box 6
Art Collection Photographs A-T, 1957-1973 [7 folders]
Box 7
Art Collection Photographs U-Z, 1958-1969 [2 folders]
Installation Photographs, n.d. [4 folders]
Rose Events Photographs, n.d. [3 folders]
Ceramics Collection Photography, 1957
Moving Image and Audio Files
Box 8
Video Tapes
Howardena Pindell, Free White, and 21, 1980
Art and the Law PSA, 1988
Todd and Judy McKie Show, 1990
Stanley Boxer, 1992
The Female Body Symposium, 1992 [3 tapes]
Just Anger: A Symposium, 1993 [3 tapes]
An Evening with Judy Pfaff, 1995
Feminism and Abstraction in the '70s, n.d. [2 tapes]
3rd Annual Tillie K. Lubin Symposium, n.d.
Holocaust Project, n.d. [3 tapes]
Restive Visions, n.d. [2 tapes]
Reel-to-Reel Audio Tapes
Romanticism in Modern Architecture, 1961 [3 tapes]
Brandeis Art and Culture Symposium, 1962 [2 tapes]
Roger Shattnik, 1966
Ivan Karp, 1968
[untitled], 1968
The Meaning of Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise, 1970
Audio Cassette Tapes
Holocaust Project, 1994 [2 tapes]
Acquisition Log & Guest Books
Box 9
Guest books, 1962-1970, 1991-1995 [10 books]
Accession log book, n.d.
The Rose Family
Box 10
Photos of Edward and Bertha Rose, 1910-1979 [34 photos]
Documents, 1949-1954
Box 11
Rose Art Museum Dedication Album, 1961
Edward Rose--Brandeis University Honorary Degree, 1971
Box 12
Photos of Edward and Bertha Rose, n.d. [6 photos]
Box 13
Top hat owned by Edward Rose, ca. 1920
[Note: Original hat box for top hat in separate box]
Map Drawer 4
Rose Art Museum materials
Notes
Rose Art Museum maintains a comprehensive collection of exhibition
materials. See also the Rose Art Museum Website at:
http://www.brandeis.edu/rose/index.html.
Some Rose Art Museum announcements and press releases may be found in the Office of Communications: Department of Media Relations records.