The collection is arranged as nine series.
Castelli Graphics (est. 1969, closed 1997) was an art gallery and publishing firm in New York, NY.
The gallery was founded by Antoinette (Toiny) Castelli, wife of Leo Castelli, in 1969 and focused on prints and graphic arts. The gallery promoted prominent artists such as Richard Artschwager, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, Mary Ellen Mark, Bruce Nauman, Robert Rauschenberg, Eve Sonneman, Andy Warhol, and many others. After the death of Toiny in 1987, the gallery remained opened until 1997.
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
The Castelli Graphics records were donated in 2011 by Jean-Christophe Castelli, son of Leo and Antoinette Castelli.
Castelli Graphics records, 1965-2001. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
The collection was processed by Max Howell and Sarah Mundy. A finding aid was prepared by Sarah Mundy in 2018.
The records of Castelli Graphics measure 45.7 linear feet and date from 1965 to 2001. Administrative files, correspondence, exhibition and project files, artists' files, financial and legal records, inventory and stock records, printed materials, and photographic materials document the activities of the New York art gallery and publishing firm founded by Antoinette Castelli.
Administrative files include documents about the gallery's history, three appointment books, floor plans, mailing lists, notes, and advertising plans. Correspondence is with artists, dealers and collectors, and others. Exhibition and project files document exhibitions of artwork by Eve Arnold, Robert Rauschenberg, Keith Sonnier, Roy Lichtenstein, Mary Ellen Mark, Hans Namuth, Frank Stella, and Jasper Johns, and many others, as well as, records of a book project and sales promotion projects.
Artists' files are for Lewis Baltz, James Brown, Robert Cumming, Ralph Gibson, Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, Bruce Nauman, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Frank Stella, and Andy Warhol. Client and collector files include business records for individual clients and organizations.
A few legal files, appraisals, check stubs, consignment and loan documents, invoices, royalty statements, and ledgers are in financial and legal records. Inventory and stock records contain inventory, exhibition, and sales lists. Printed materials include exhibition catalogs and announcements. Photographs and negatives are of exhibition installations and works of art. 3D negatives and snapshots are also included.
Also found at the Archives of American Art are the Leo Castelli Gallery Records, circa 1880-2000, bulk 1957-1999, which include 16 linear feet of additional Castelli Graphics records.
Administrative files consist of essays about the gallery's history, three appointment books, gallery floor plans, planning documents for events and press releases/advertising, exhibition schedules, mailing lists, maintenance records, and notes documenting the daily activities of the gallery.
This series includes alphabetical and chronological correspondence with artists, dealers, collectors, and others regarding exhibitions, sales, loans, and other topics.
The series is arranged chronologically by date of exhibition or project.
This series mainly consists of files for exhibitions of work by Eve Arnold, Robert Rauschenberg, Keith Sonnier, Roy Lichtenstein, Mary Ellen Mark, Hans Namuth, Frank Stella, and Jasper Johns. Also included is material for the sales promotion of Keith Sonnier's "Cross Section" and "Modern Love Waltz" by Roy Lichtenstein in collaboration with Philip Glass, and a book project titled
Files for artists include correspondence, sales and exhibition records, printed material, and some photographs for artists represented by or of interest to the gallery with extensive files for Lewis Baltz, James Brown, Robert Cumming, Ralph Gibson, Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, Bruce Nauman, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Frank Stella, and Andy Warhol. Biographical information on artists and a notebook of exhibitions arranged by artist are also included.
Folder 19 also includes slides of artwork by Chuck Connelly and Peter Nadin.
Hamilton, Richard
Hamilton, Richard
Oversized material housed in Box 47.
Pistoletto, Michelangelo
Pistoletto, Michelangelo
Rosenquist, James
Rosenquist, James
Rosenquist, James
Rosenquist, James
Rosenquist, James
Rosenquist, James
Warhol, Andy
Warhol, Andy
Oversized material housed in Box 47.
Warhol, Andy
Warhol, Andy
Warhol, Andy
Warhol, Andy
Warhol, Andy
Warhol, Andy
This series consists of correspondence, shipping and sales documents, printed materials, and business records for a variety of clients and collectors. The series also includes one record book of clients.
Financial records include check stub books, consignment and loan documents, donations, insurance appraisals, invoices and receipts, resale certificates, royalty statements from publishers, account ledgers, and tax information. General ledgers are divided into sections for cash receipts, cash disbursements, and general bookkeeping. Lawsuit and subpoena records regarding auction transfers along with a customs power of attorney are included in legal records.
Oversized ledgers housed in Box 47.
Inventory and stock record files contain a mixture of artwork inventory and sales lists, and exhibition checklists.
Records are maintained in their original order and not in chronological arrangement.
Found here are exhibition announcements and exhibition catalogs, including two catalogs for exhibitons in honor of Toiny Castelli after her death,
Photographs and negatives are of exhibition installations, of artwork filed by artist, and several sets of 3D snapshots.