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| Creator: | Goodnough, Robert, 1917- |
| Title: | Robert Goodnough Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1954-1964 |
| Quantity: | 0.3 linear feet |
| Abstract: | American artist, teacher. Collection contains biographical sketch, 1962; manuscript on theory of art by Goodnough, 1962; and published material by and about Goodnough, 1954-1964. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
Robert Goodnough (1917-) was an American painter and teacher of art, known for modern, non-objective, and collage pieces. He was both an alumnus and faculty member of Syracuse University.
Born in Cortland, New York, Goodnough grew up in nearby Moravia in the Finger Lakes region. Walter Long, a teacher at Syracuse University (SU) Art School, taught Goodnough in high school and suggested he try for a scholarship to SU, which Goodnough received. After graduating from SU Goodnough attended the Ozenfant School of Fine Art and then received his Master's from New York University (NYU). He also attended classes at the New School for Social Research in New York City.
Goodnough had annual one-man shows at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery in New York City for more than ten years, as well as shows at the Devan Art Gallery in Los Angeles and the Rhode Island School of Design. In 1963 he received a Ford Foundation grant. His work is in the permanent collections of the Guggenheim Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Art Institute of Chicago, NYU, Rhode Island School of Design, Corcoran Gallery of Art, and Smithsonian.
Goodnough taught at NYU until 1953, and also taught painting at Cornell. He was a critic for Art News magazine (1950-1957) and he is mentioned in USA Now by C. J. Butcher.
Several biographies and collections of reproductions of his work have been published.
The Robert Goodnough Papers contains biographical material, manuscripts and published material.
Biographical material contains a brief biographical sketch.
Manuscripts consists of a short piece by Goodnough explaining the theory behind his work.
Published material includes a book about Goodnough and the announcement of its publication, exhibition notices, and magazine articles and newspaper clippings about Goodnough.
Within each series material is subdivided by type and arranged chronologically.
There are no access restrictions on this material.
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Robert Goodnough Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Created by: -
Date: Mar 1967
Revision history: 1970 - additions (-);
14 Jun 2010 - converted to EAD (MRC)
| Biographical material | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Biographical sketch | ||||||||||
| Manuscripts | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Article by 1962 | ||||||||||
| Published material | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Book about Goodnough 1962 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Book announcement 1962 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Exbhition notices and catalogs 1954, 1960, 1962, 1964 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Magazine article about 1962 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Magazine article about Goodnough and others 1959 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Magazine reproductions of Goodnough's work 1960 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Magazine articles about Goodnough's work, with reproductions 1962, 1964 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Newspaper clippings about 1964 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Miscellaneous additions - news release, photograph, exhibition notice, magazine article | ||||||||||
