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The papers of sculptor Phyllis Mark measure 1.0 linear feet and date from circa 1939 to 1978. Found are artworks, biographical materials, correspondence including with Fritz Glarner, notes, personal business records, and photographs of Mark and others and of works of art.
Phyllis Mark (1921-2004) was a sculptor active in New York City, New York. She is known for kinetic sculpture and later transformed her pieces as ready-to-wear jewelry and executed a number of large-scale works.
Phyllis Mark donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1977 and 1978.
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Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Artworks include three illustrated notebooks of ink sketches and notes, and scattered pencil sketches. Biographical material consists of resumes and a title card for a work of art. Correspondence is with family and friends including Fritz and Lucie Glarner and Judith Rothschild, institutions, and museums. Scattered notes include one notebook. Personal business records contain price lists, sales records, and receipts for materials. Photographs include portraits of Mark with her sculpture, and snapshots of Mark as a young woman, with her family and friends, and at events. Also found are photographs of works of art and of exhibitions, many of which are labeled and annotated. Printed materials focus on Mark's career and include clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and periodicals.