• Fonds: Collection Gordon Matta-Clark, 1914-2008
•    Série(s): Gordon Matta-Clark's Textual Records, [ca. 1962]-2008, predominant 1970-2008
•      Sous-série: Personal and Professional Correspondence, ca. 1962-1985, predominant 1970-1977

• Gordon Matta-Clark (correspondence writer)
• Gordon Matta-Clark (recipient)
• Gordon Matta-Clark (artist)
• Jane Crawford (compiler)

Letters 1970-74

ca. 1962-1985

Binder documents Gordon Matta-Clark's personal and professional correspondence predominantly from the early 1970s, the time in which he became an active artist/architect in New York City, New York. Documents related to the following projects are included: Anarchitecture (1973-1974); A W-Hole House (1973); Bingo (1974); Conical Intersect (1975); Corner Decomposition Piece (1972); Fake Estates (1973); Food (1971); Fresh Air Cart (1972); Photoglyphs (1973); Pipes (1971); Contrabienal (1971); Subway Graffiti (1973); Threshole (1973); Tree Dance (1971); and Wallspaper (1972). Binder contains a drawing, photographs and textual records. (Material divided in 2 binders: binder 1/2 contains objects PHCON2002:0016:002:001 to PHCON2002:0016:002:050; binder 2/2 contains PHCON2002:0016:002:051 to PHCON2002:0016:002:103.)

ring binder (closed): 31.7 x 34 x 9 cm (12 1/2 x 13 3/8 x 3 9/16 in.)

PHCON2002:0016:002

- Binding consists of green plastic-covered boards and spine, with a typed label attached to the spine in a clear plastic sleeve. Endleaves are of white paper. Objects within binder are housed in plastic sleeves and separated by white tabbed dividers.

© Succession Gordon Matta-Clark © Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark

Contient:

• PHCON2002:0016:002:001, Contact sheet of 12 portraits of Sebastian and Gordon Matta, ca. 1962
• PHCON2002:0016:002:002, Contact sheet of 12 portraits of Sebastian Matta, ca. 1962
• PHCON2002:0016:002:003, Letter from M. Sophie Newhart to Jane Crawford, 26 March 1985
• PHCON2002:0016:002:004, Gordon Matta-Clark's Cornell University transcript (1962-1968), 28 March 1985
• PHCON2002:0016:002:005, Hilton Kramer, "An artist emerging from the 60s counterculture," New York Times (December 13, 1981) section D, pages 39, 43, 13 December 1981
• PHCON2002:0016:002:006, View of Gordon Matta-Clark with Ted Greenwald, before 14 September 1972
• PHCON2002:0016:002:007, Gordon Matta-Clark in a Malitte Chair designed by Roberto Matta, ca. 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:008, Letter from Gordon Matta-Clark to Rockland Colloid Corporation, ca. 1971
• PHCON2002:0016:002:009, Letter from Craig Mackler to Gordon Matta-Clark, 11 April 1971
• PHCON2002:0016:002:010, Letter from Juan Downey to Beverley E. Inman, 11 June 1971
• PHCON2002:0016:002:011, Letter from Mary Delahoyd to Gordon Matta-Clark, 18 June 1971
• PHCON2002:0016:002:012, Telegram from Gordon Matta-Clark to Vassar College for Tree Dance, May 1971
• PHCON2002:0016:002:013, Letter from Ileana Sonnabend to Gordon Matta-Clark, 16 June 1971
• PHCON2002:0016:002:014, Letter from Renato Pachetti to Gordon Matta Clark, 29 June 1971
• PHCON2002:0016:002:015, Letter from Gordon Matta-Clark to Harold Stern, 10 July 1971
• PHCON2002:0016:002:016, Letter from Jerry Fox to Gordon Matta-Clark, 12 July 1971
• PHCON2002:0016:002:017, A Matta's Proposal (Letter to St. Lee Junior), 1 August 1971
• PHCON2002:0016:002:018, Letter from Michael [?] to Gordon Matta-Clark and Carol [Goodden], 1971
• PHCON2002:0016:002:019, View of Roberto Matta imitating a Salvador Dali pose, 1971
• PHCON2002:0016:002:020, Photocopies of a title page and stills from "Springday movie" from the publication Nummer Zwei, 1971
• PHCON2002:0016:002:021, Letter from Italo Scanga to Gordon Matta-Clark, 5 August 1971
• PHCON2002:0016:002:022, Recipe for Coffee Mold from Brenda Miller, ca. 1970
• PHCON2002:0016:002:023, Letter from Philip C. Ritterbush to Gordon Matta-Clark, 13 September 1971
• PHCON2002:0016:002:024, Letter from Willem Volkersz to Gordon Matta-Clark, 19 October 1971
• PHCON2002:0016:002:025, Letter from Philip C. Ritterbush to Gordon Matta-Clark, 2 November 1971
• PHCON2002:0016:002:026, Letter from Gordon Matta-Clark to Alfred Pacquement, 22 September 1971
• PHCON2002:0016:002:027, Letter from Agnes Denes to Gordon Matta-Clark, 14 September 1971
• PHCON2002:0016:002:028, Letter from Carol [Goodden] to Gordon Matta-Clark, 20 November 1971
• PHCON2002:0016:002:029, Letter from Roberto Matta to Gordon Matta-Clark, 1971
• PHCON2002:0016:002:030, Letter from Roberto Matta to Gordon Matta-Clark, ca. 1972
• PHCON2002:0016:002:031, Postcard of Genoa from Gordon Matta-Clark to Lawrence Weiner, 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:032, Letter from Andy [Grundberg] to Gordon Matta-Clark and Carol Goodden, 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:033, Letter from Barbara Lyons to Gordon Matta-Clark, 27 March 1972
• PHCON2002:0016:002:034, Letter from Dr. Richard B. Duane, jr. to Gordon Matta-Clark, 22 August 1972
• PHCON2002:0016:002:035, Letter from Alan Saret to Gordon Matta-Clark, 9 May 1972
• PHCON2002:0016:002:036, Letter from Alan Saret to Gordon Matta-Clark, 14 June 1972
• PHCON2002:0016:002:037, Letter from Alan Saret to Gordon Matta-Clark, 17 June 1971
• PHCON2002:0016:002:039, Photobooth pictures of Gordon Matta-Clark and Jeffrey Lew, between 1970 and 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:040, Letter from Matthew Carone to Gordon Matta-Clark, 25 July 1972
• PHCON2002:0016:002:041, Gordon Matta-Clark's 1972 U.S. Federal tax return , 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:042, Three pages of drawings for a restaurant and a loft at 10 Chatham Square with schedule of "entrants" from October 1969 to May 1973, 1972
• PHCON2002:0016:002:043, Letter from Jay Jaroslav to Gordon Matta-Clark, 4 September 1972
• PHCON2002:0016:002:044, Annotated photocopy of a newspaper article by Jan Hodenfield, "Street Gets a Breath of Fresh Air, "New York Post", p. 2, 9 September 1972
• PHCON2002:0016:002:045, List of names of purchasers of Wallspaper, 1972
• PHCON2002:0016:002:046, Letter from Matthew Carone to Gordon Matta-Clark, 8 September 1972
• PHCON2002:0016:002:047, Letter from Laura Adler to Gordon Matta-Clark, 3 October 1972
• PHCON2002:0016:002:048, Letter from Mario Amaya to Gordon Matta-Clark, 3 October 1972
• PHCON2002:0016:002:049, Text relating to the exhibition "The Organic Vision: forms and environment", before 22 October 1972
• PHCON2002:0016:002:050, Letter from Roberto Matta to Gordon Matta-Clark, 28 October 1972 or before
• PHCON2002:0016:002:051, Letter from Roberto Matta to Gordon Matta-Clark, 1972
• PHCON2002:0016:002:053, Letter from Simone [Swann ?] to Gordon Matta-Clark and Carol Gooden, with an copy of a speech delivered by the President of the Republic of Chile, Dr. Allende, before the General Assembly of the UN, December 4, 1972, 20 December 1972
• PHCON2002:0016:002:054, Greeting card from Gordon Onslow-Ford to Gordon Matta-Clark, 12 December 1972
• PHCON2002:0016:002:055, Postcard of Askja from Bob Wilson to Gordon Matta-Clark, 11 January 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:056, Inventory of works by Gordon Matta-Clark at Galleria Form, 24 January 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:057, Letter from Barbara Lyons to Gordon Matta-Clark, 26 January 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:058, Postcard confirming the acceptance of Threshold in an exhibition at Silvermine Guild Arts Center, 19 April 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:059, Letter from Alan Saret to Gordon Matta-Clark, 17 May 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:061, Letter from Matthew Carone to Gordon Matta-Clark, 15 June 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:062, Letter from Frank Visbeen to Gordon Matta-Clark, 13 August 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:064, Letter from Gordon Matta-Clark to Nina Felshin, June 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:065, 1973 US, New York State and New York City fictional tax return for Gordon Matta-Clark prepared by Gassman and Gassman , 16 April 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:066, Letter from Gordon Matta-Clark to Brian O'Doherty, 5 September 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:068, Notes, including notes for a letter to the National Endowment for the Arts, before 6 September 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:069, Letter from Carleton Moore and Lewis Lloyd to Gordon Matta-Clark, 1 October 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:070, Information for a letter to the Law Department, City of New York, Closing Unit, 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:071, Letter from Andreas Landshoff Productions to Gordon Matta-Clark, October 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:072, Letter from Joan [Simon] to Carol [Goodden], 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:073, Letter from Tristam Holland to Gordon Matta-Clark, 22 October 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:074, Letter from Germano Celant to Gordon Matta-Clark and Carol Goodden, 3 December 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:075, Postcard of Vulcano from Pablo Echaurren to Gordon Matta-Clark, 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:076, Letter from Sylvie Deswarte to Gordon Matta-Clark, 9 January 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:078, Interior view of the John Gibson gallery showing a wall from BINGO, between 21 September and 16 October 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:079, Interior view of the John Gibson gallery showing a wall from BINGO, between 21 September and 16 October 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:080, Interior view of the John Gibson gallery showing a wall from BINGO, between 21 September and 16 October 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:081, Interior view of the John Gibson gallery showing a wall from BINGO, between 21 September and 16 October 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:082, Letter from Jean-Hubert Martin to Gordon Matta-Clark, Le Centre Beaubourg brochure and envelope from Musée National d'Art Moderne, 16 January 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:084, Letter from Roberto Matta to Gordon Matta-Clark, 25 June 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:086, Receipt confirmation of seven Photoglyphs, 27 January 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:087, Postcard of Miles City, Montana, from Ree Morton to Gordon Matta-Clark, 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:088, Telegram from Gordon Matta-Clark to Yaki Kornblit, 6 February 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:089, Letter from Germano Celant to Gordon Matta-Clark, 9 February 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:090, Press release from Neue Galerie Sammlung Ludwig (Aachen) for "Photoglypehn von Gordon Matta", 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:091, Letter from Alison Sky to Gordon Matta-Clark, 28 February 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:092, Press release for "On Site 5- On Energy", September 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:093, Letter from Baudoin Lebon to Gordon Matta-Clark, 14 March 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:094, Letter from Margie Salter to Gordon Matta-Clark, 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:095, Letter from Richard S. Linzer to Gordon Matta-Clark, 23 April 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:096.1, Letter from Gordon Matta-Clark to Wolfgang Becker, 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:096.2, Letter from Gordon Matta-Clark to Wolfgang Becker, 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:097, Letter from Dr. Wolfgang Becker to Gordon Matta-Clark, 5 February 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:098, Letter from Dale McConathy to Gordon Matta-Clark, 3 June 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:099, Letter from Jody Lammerts to Gordon Matta-Clark, 24 June 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:102, Letter from Alison Sky to Gordon Matta-Clark, 11 December 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:103, Closing statement for the sale of a building at 39 Walker Street to Table Top Realty Corporation, 4 December 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:038:001, Letter from Gordon Matta-Clark to Roberto Matta, April 1972
• PHCON2002:0016:002:038:002, Postcard of an aerial view of mid-town New York City with cuts in the surface revealing aluminum paper backing, 1972
• PHCON2002:0016:002:052:001, Postcard to Gordon Matta-Clark with attached photobooth pictures, ca. 1972
• PHCON2002:0016:002:052:002, Postcard to Gordon Matta-Clark with attached photobooth pictures Julie Heyard, aka Duke Delight, 1972
• PHCON2002:0016:002:060:001, Letter from Tina Girouard to Gordon Matta-Clark, 9 June 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:060:002, Letter from Tina Girouard to Gordon Matta-Clark, 9 June 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:063:001, Envelope for a 2-page letter from Alan Saret to Gordon Matta-Clark, 18 July 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:063:002, Letter from Alan Saret to Gordon Matta-Clark, 18 July 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:063:003, Letter from Alan Saret to Gordon Matta-Clark, 18 July 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:067:001, Letter from Gordon Matta-Clark to Julia Moore, 6 September 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:067:002, Letter from Julia Moore to Gordon Matta-Clark, 18 September 1973
• PHCON2002:0016:002:077:001, Announcement of the exhibition "Gordon Matta-Clark" held at the John Gibson gallery, before 21 September 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:077:002, Announcement of the exhibition "Gordon Matta-Clark" at the John Gibson gallery, before 21 September 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:085:001, Letter from Ellen Jacobs to Gordon Matta-Clark, 4 February 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:085:002, Letter from Isabella Fernandez to Gordon Matta-Clark, 21 February 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:085:003, Contract signed by Andy Berler, CAPS, and Gordon Matta-Clark, 20 March 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:100:001, Check stub from Solo Products Corporation, 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:100:002, Pay stub from Yale University, 14 November 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:100:003, Pay stub from the School of Visual Arts, 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:100:004, Pay stub from the School of Visual Arts, 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:100:005, Pay stub from the School of Visual Arts, December 1974 or January 1975
• PHCON2002:0016:002:101:001, Comment card on the exhibition "Gordon Matta-Clark" held at the John Gibson gallery, from Celanna [ ] to Gordon Matta-Clark, between 21 September and 16 October 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:101:002, Comment card on the exhibition "Gordon Matta-Clark" held at the John Gibson gallery, from "A.M. Fine" to Gordon Matta-Clark, between 21 September and 16 October 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:101:003, Comment card on the exhibition "Gordon Matta-Clark" held at the John Gibson gallery, from Evangeline Tabasco to Gordon Matta-Clark, between 21 September and 16 October 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:101:004, Comment card on the exhibition "Gordon Matta-Clark" held at the John Gibson gallery, between 21 September and 16 October 1974
• PHCON2002:0016:002:101:005, Comment card on the exhibition "Gordon Matta-Clark" held at the John Gibson gallery, from Joel Perlman to Gordon Matta-Clark , between 21 September and 16 October 1974