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Robert M. Doty Records 1 Title: Robert M. Doty Records Date: July 19, 1977 to March 4, 1988 Creator(s): Doty, Robert M. 1933-1992 Extent: 1.5 linear feet Repository: Currier Museum of Art Reference Library and Archives Abstract From 1977 to 1987, Robert M. Doty served as the Director of the Currier Museum of Art. During his directorship, Doty guided the museum through major exhibitions, art purchases, fundraising and building projects. The Robert M. Doty Records document Doty’s efforts towards expanding the museum’s photography, folk art and contemporary art collections. Comprised primarily of correspondences, Doty’s records also include notes and contracts from a Lotte Jacobi l ecture series, agendas and offers of works for sale. Doty’s correspondents include directors, antique collectors, private collectors, scholars, curators and artists. Historical Note Robert M. Doty was born in Rochester, New York on December 23, 1933. He was educated at Harvard University, where he received a B.A. in 1956 and at the University of Rochester, where he studied the history of photography and received a M.A. in 1961. Doty held administrative and curatorial positions at several art institutions. He worked at the George Eastman House, where he organized exhibitions of the work of Lewis Hine (1957), the Photo-Secession (1960) and Bill Brandt (1962). Doty then went on to the Whitney Museum of American Art as an associate curator in 1966 and later became curator in 1970. At the Whitney, he organized several exhibitions, including Human Concern/Personal Torment: The Grotesque in American Art (1968) and Contemporary Black Artists in America (1971). He also organized a retrospective of the work of Lucas Samaras in 1972 and the Whitney's first historical survey of American photography in 1974. Doty left the Whitney in 1974 to become the director of the Akron Art Institute (now the Akron Art Museum), a position he held for three years. He then went to the Currier Museum of Art to serve as the museum’s director from 1977 until his retirement in 1987. Under Dotys leadership, the Currier’s collection benefitted from private donations and major purchases, which were aided by grants and private gifts. Will Barnet’s Awakening, Alexander Calder’s Petit Disque Jaune, an eighteenth-century Portsmouth side chair by John Gaines III, and

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Robert M. Doty Records

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Title: Robert M. Doty Records

Date: July 19, 1977 to March 4, 1988

Creator(s): Doty, Robert M. 1933-1992

Extent: 1.5 linear feet

Repository: Currier Museum of Art Reference Library and Archives

Abstract

From 1977 to 1987, Robert M. Doty served as the Director of the Currier Museum of Art. During

his directorship, Doty guided the museum through major exhibitions, art purchases, fundraising

and building projects. The Robert M. Doty Records document Doty’s efforts towards expanding

the museum’s photography, folk art and contemporary art collections. Comprised primarily of

correspondences, Doty’s records also include notes and contracts from a Lotte Jacobi lecture

series, agendas and offers of works for sale. Doty’s correspondents include directors, antique

collectors, private collectors, scholars, curators and artists.

Historical Note

Robert M. Doty was born in Rochester, New York on December 23, 1933. He was educated at

Harvard University, where he received a B.A. in 1956 and at the University of Rochester, where

he studied the history of photography and received a M.A. in 1961.

Doty held administrative and curatorial positions at several art institutions. He worked at the

George Eastman House, where he organized exhibitions of the work of Lewis Hine (1957), the

Photo-Secession (1960) and Bill Brandt (1962). Doty then went on to the Whitney Museum of

American Art as an associate curator in 1966 and later became curator in 1970. At the Whitney,

he organized several exhibitions, including Human Concern/Personal Torment: The Grotesque in

American Art (1968) and Contemporary Black Artists in America (1971). He also organized a

retrospective of the work of Lucas Samaras in 1972 and the Whitney's first historical survey of

American photography in 1974.

Doty left the Whitney in 1974 to become the director of the Akron Art Institute (now the Akron

Art Museum), a position he held for three years. He then went to the Currier Museum of Art to

serve as the museum’s director from 1977 until his retirement in 1987.

Under Doty’s leadership, the Currier’s collection benefitted from private donations and major

purchases, which were aided by grants and private gifts. Will Barnet’s Awakening, Alexander

Calder’s Petit Disque Jaune, an eighteenth-century Portsmouth side chair by John Gaines III, and

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paintings by Tom Blackwell, Richard Estes, Alex Katz, and Neil Welliver were some of the many

works and objects brought into the collection.

Under his directorship, the physical building of the museum also grew with the addition of two

new pavilions designed by the architectural firm of Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates. Major

interior renovations throughout the original building were also executed.

Doty organized and curated a number of exhibitions at the Currier, including several

retrospectives of important contemporary artists, including Will Barnet, Tom Blackwell, Jane

Freilicher and Neil Welliver. In 1985, he coordinated, in cooperation with the Shaker Village,

Inc., The Canterbury Shakers, an exhibition that showcased life in the Shaker community of

Canterbury, New Hampshire, through photographs and examples of Shaker furniture. Doty also

focused attention on regional artists with the 1988 juried show New England Now:

Contemporary Art from Six States.

Doty was an admirer of photography, as well as an advocate of its importance as artistic

medium. During his tenure at the Currier, he promoted the exhibition of photography, which

helped establish the museum’s reputation as a resource for the study of this medium.

Photography and historical surveys at the Currier included The Photo-Secession: The Golden Age

of Pictorial Photography in America in 1983. Several photography exhibitions of the work of

Lotte Jacobi were also presented, including a display of selected prints and photographs from

her private collection in 1982, a one woman showing or her work in 1984, and an exhibition of

her collection of theater and dance photographs in 1986. Gifts in 1982 and 1984 from Vincent

Vallarino and his mother Edith also benefitted the museum’s photography holdings. Over a

hundred photographs and portfolios from the Vallarino’s collection, representing the entire

history of photography, were donated.

In 1987, Doty resigned as the director of the Currier. After his resignation, he continued to

pursue an active career in the arts. He worked part time as the acting director of the New

England College Gallery in Henniker, N.H, and he offered his services as a freelance guest

curator. Doty also wrote several magazine articles, exhibition catalogue essays and books,

including writings on the Photo-Secession and the artists Will Barnet and Jane Freilicher. He

also contributed to the Currier’s first Handbook of the Collection in 1979.

Doty died in Manchester, New Hampshire on November 22, 1992.

For further historical and biographical information on Doty’s life and directorship see: Eaton,

Aurore Dionne. The Currier Gallery of Art A History: 1929 – 1989. The Currier Museum of Art:

Manchester, NH, 1990, pp. 57 - 65

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Information for Researchers

Access Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions:

The Robert M. Doty Records are the physical property of The Currier Museum of Art, Archives.

The Museum holds literary rights only for material created by Museum personnel or given to

the Museum with such rights specifically assigned. For all other material, literary rights,

including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are

responsible for obtaining permission from right holders for publication and for other purposes

where stated.

Preferred Citation:

Robert M. Doty Records, Currier Museum of Art, Archives

Administration Information

Processed By:

Rose Zevos King (04/25/2014)

Scope and Contents Note

Three boxes within the Currier Museum of Art, Archives contain the Robert M. Doty Records.

The records date from July 19, 1977 to March 4, 1988. The documents within each box consist

of letters mainly addressed by Robert M. Doty. The materials are arranged in reverse

chronological order. Some records are original documents, while other documents are xeroxed

copies. There are significant duplications of materials throughout the three boxes.

Important topics include:

Letter to Mrs. Edith Vallarino, dated April 22, 1986, mentions the Lotte Jacobi exhibition (1 April

– 18 May, 1986). Doty asks for support. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: February – April 1986

Letter to Mr. Rick Beard of the Hudson River Museum, dated April 4, 1986, discusses the Board

of Trustees’s complaints about the amount of photography in the museum’s collection. Letter

located in Box: 3 Folder: February – April 1986 --- Another letter, dated March 31, 1986, states

a similar issue. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: February – April 1986

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Letter to Samuel P. Hunt Foundation, dated April 4, 1986, thanks the Foundation’s for its

contribution towards the installation of insulating windows. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder:

February – April 1986

Letter to Mr. KS Zachos, dated March 28, 1986, sends thanks to Lucille Zimmerman for her

check in support of the Currier’s sculpture collection. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: February –

April 1986

Letter to Mrs. John Hunter, dated March 26, 1986, mentions a gift of 51 works on paper from

Lotte Jacobi. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: February – April 1986

Letter to Elizabeth Johanson (c/o James Aponovich), dated March 10, 1986, discusses show and

drawings. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: February – April 1986

Letter to Mrs. John Hunter, dated February 25, 1986, discusses the expansion of the Currier’s

contemporary collection. Doty offers thanks for several donations and gifts, including works by

John Hatch, Robert E. Mueller, and Kurt Roesch. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: February –

April 1986

Letter to Peter B. Baruzzi, dated February 24, 1986, praises Malcolm Cochran as “the best

young artist working in America”. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: February – April 1986

Letter to Marius Peladeau, dated February 24, 1986, mentions small works by Neil Welliver.

Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: February – April 1986

Letter to Henry Petzal, dated October 9, 1986, discusses aspects of Petzal’s monograph,

including its size, quantity, introduction, pages, and binding. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder:

September – October 1986

Letter to Grace Borgenicht Brandt, dated October 8, 1986, mentions the acceptance of a gift -

Construction No. 195 by Jose de Rivera. Doty says this work “fills a major gap” in Currier’s

contemporary art collection. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: September – October 1986

Letter to Bonnie Clearwater of the Mark Rothko Foundation, dated October 6, 1986, asks for

funding and support towards the Fannie Hillsmith retrospective. Letter contains biographical

information about Hillsmith, including remarks about her contribution to American Art. A

budget of the retrospective’s principle expenses attached. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder:

September – October 1986

Letter to Frank Ribelin, dated October 6, 1986, mentions Will Barnet’s Awakening. Doty offers

an analysis of the painting. He also discusses the painting’s significance as an American work of

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art and why it should be preserved in a public institution. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder:

September – October 1986

Letter to Joyce B. Dole, dated September 23, 1986, mentions the Currier’s acceptance of two

gifts - an untitled gouache by Joseph Kaplon and a collage watercolor, Tunisle Series, by Leo

Manso. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: September – October 1986

Letter to Patricia Hayes, dated May 21, 1986, states the insurance value of the permanent

collection. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: May – June 1986

Letter to John W. Kuykandall, dated May 21, 1986, provides Doty’s opinion of the new building

additions and renovations at the Currier. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: May – June 1986

Letter to John A. Thomas, dated May 21, 1986, mentions the approval of a number of gifts,

including works on paper by Oskar Kokoschka (Hallas No. 11) and Jacques Ernotte’s illustrations

for Wuthering Heights. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: May – June 1986

Letter to Jacquelyn Bass, dated May 21, 1986, mentions artist Varujan Boghosian and the desire

to produce an exhibition of his work. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: May – June 1986

Letter to the Registrar of Probate, dated August 6, 1986, mentions the publication of the 38th

account for the will of Hannah Currier and its verification. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: July –

August 1986

Letter to George Zink, dated August 1, 1986, contains biographical material on Lotte Jacobi.

Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: July – August 1986

Letter to Robb Hankins, dated July 3, 1986, offers an overview of the museum’s mission as an

art institution, as well as a reflection about the activities and accomplishments of the previous

year. Doty writes, “… [there are] many indicators pointing to the fact that the Currier Gallery of

Art is a growing, vibrant institution”. Letter includes information about acquisitions, major

exhibitions, the museum’s support of artist James Aponovich, and the establishment of public

programs catered towards ethnic groups. Letter mentions Paul Manship retrospective and Jane

Freilicher: Paintings exhibition. Letter includes the 1985 visitor attendance count. Letter located

in Box: 3 Folder: July – August 1986

Letter to Beverly Zagor, dated July 1, 1986, mentions Classic Landscape by John Moore. Doty

discusses the prospect of displaying this work as a temporary loan and his hope of adding it to

the Currier’s permanent collection. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: July – August 1986

Letter to Bea Jordon, dated December 23, 1986, mentions the acceptance of a gift - Umbrian

City by Nora Unwin. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: November – December 1986

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Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Will Barnet, dated December 23, 1986, mentions Will Barnet’s

Awakening and its acquisition. Doty writes, “…[it is] good to have a picture which demonstrates

the new ideas that were being developed in the 1940s”. Doty discusses the Currier’s Modern

Art collection and calls it “weak”. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: November – December 1986

Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Tessin Zorach, dated December 23, 1986, mentions the acceptance of a

gift - New England Family, a print by Marguerite Zorach. Doty discusses its place within the

museum’s American Art collection. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: November – December 1986

Letter to Lt. Colonel and Mrs. Daniel McNerney, dated December 23, 1986, mentions the

acceptance of a number of gifts - two photographs by Paul Wolff. Doty discusses the Currier’s

photography collection and writes, “It is relatively small, but thanks to donors, it has grown to

the extent that it is a comprehensive survey of the medium”. Doty also discusses Paul Wolff’s

impact on the history of photography. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: November – December

1986

Letter to the Grants Office, Reports Section National Endowment for the Arts, dated December

5, 1986, provides final report on a grant awarded to the Currier for the organization the

exhibition Jane Freilicher: Paintings. Letter offers an overview of the exhibition and how the

public and the media received it. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: November – December 1986

Letter to Henry Petzel, dated December 3, 1986, thanks Petzel for his donation, which will be

used towards the 1987 budget. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: November – December 1986

Association of Art Museum Directors Survey, dated November 1986, to the Currier, completed

by Robert M. Doty, provides data pertaining to the contemporary art purchased by the Currier

in 1985 and 1986. Doty details the advantages of adding work by contemporary artists to a

museum collection. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: November – December 1986

Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Warren R. Hedden III, dated November 26, 1986, mentions the approval

of a number of gifts, including five graphic prints by artists unknown; two works by James S.

Baillie; three works by D.W. Kellogg; John Childs; Joseph Jeakes, after Spilsbury and Orme;

Currier and Ives; and C. Tomkins. Doty offers reflection about the Currier’s graphic art

collection. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: November – December 1986

Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Carey, dated November 26, 1986, mentions the acceptance of

gifts, including works in glass by Carl Erikson. Doty discusses the Currier’s 20th century glass

holdings and mentions that this gift is the first gift of modern glass in the collection

representing Swedish developments in modern design. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder:

November – December 1986

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Letter to Mrs. Wiley Forman, dated November 26, 1986, mentions the acceptance of gifts,

including works by Carl Erikson. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: November – December 1986

Letter to Mrs. Paul Bohanon, dated November 26, 1986, mentions the acceptance of a gift - a

painting - Discipline with a Lump of Sugar by Abbott Handerson Thayer. Letter located in Box: 3

Folder: November – December 1986

Letter to Dudley W. Orr, dated November 4, 1986, discusses the Board of Trustees’s feelings

towards a bequest from Marion J. Kimball. Doty also mentions a Chandler clock and Swiss music

box as “fine additions”. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: November – December 1986

Letter to Philip W. Bourne, dated November 4, 1986, mentions the acceptance of two gifts -

two paintings by Gertrude Beals Bourne, individually titled Early Spring and South Ackworth,

New Hampshire. Doty refers to the paintings as “…excellent examples of landscape painting in

the early part of the 20th century”. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: November – December 1986

Letter to Michiel van der Sommen, dated January 27, 1987, discusses the contemporary art

market in New Hampshire. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: January – February 1987

Letter to Dr. Donald J. Dean, dated January 14, 1987, thanks Dean for his donations. Doty

reflects upon the year of 1986 at the Currier. He discusses attendance, public programs, recent

acquisitions and prospects for the year 1987. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: January – February

1987

Documents dated January 14, 1987, to various individuals, regards the Currier’s Advisory

Council. Document outlines the Council’s mission, as well as the responsibilities of prospective

council members. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: January – February 1987

Letter to Beverly Zagor, dated January 14, 1987, searches for Maurice Richard Grosser’s

obituary. Doty discusses his working relationship with Grosser and the artist’s presence within

the Currier’s collection. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: January – February 1987

Letter to Anne d’Harnoncourt of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, dated January 14, 1987,

contains information regarding fundraising and sponsorship at the Currier. Doty says that

fundraising is a “relatively new activity at the Currier” and that the museum relies on NEA

funding for major exhibitions. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: January – February 1987

Letter to Christy Stewart, dated January 9, 1987, discusses upcoming issue of the Bulletin and

mentions that Roger Dunn will write an article on Claude Monet’s The Seine at Bougival. Letter

located in Box: 3 Folder: January – February 1987

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Letter to Susan Bonaiuto, the Director of the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, dated

August 14, 1987, discusses art funding in New Hampshire. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder:

August 1987

Letter to Henry Petzel, dated October 29, 1987, mentions the acceptance of gift - a covered

tobacco jar in sterling silver by Henry Petzel. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: September –

October 1987

Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Roderick, dated October 29, 1987, mentions the acceptance a gift

- a Tonalist rag rug by Helen Chandler. Doty discusses its significance within the collection.

Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: September – October 1987

Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Warren Stetson, dated October 29, mentions the acceptance of a gift - a

Gothic revival chair. Doty discusses its significance within the collection. Letter located in Box: 3

Folder: September – October 1987

Letter to Mrs. Chester C. Eaton, dated October 29, 1987, mentions the acceptance of a gift - a

silver pie server by Shrever, Crump and Low. Doty discusses its significance within the

collection. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: September – October 1987

Letter to Mr. Aruthur Freedman, dated October 29, 1987, mentions the acceptance of a

porcelain vase by Gerry Williams. Doty discusses Gerry Williams’s contribution to New

Hampshire art and 20th century ceramics. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: September – October

1987

Letter to Donna Carlson from the Art Dealers Association of America, dated October 6, 1987,

offers a condition report of John Moore’s Classical Landscape. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder:

September – October 1987

Letter to Henry Fuller, dated November 30, 1987, compares Aretas Blood to Moody Currier.

Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: November 1987

Letter to Ruth Nathan, dated November 25, 1987, provides information about the artistic

career and aesthetic of John Button. Letter compares Button to both Constable and Church,

and mentions an upcoming exhibition of his work at the Currier. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder:

November 1987

Letter to Mrs. Robert L. U. French, dated November 10, 1987, outlines the duties and

responsibilities of the Advisory Council. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: November 1987

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Letter to Eleanor Briggs, dated December 24, 1987, mentions the acceptance of a number of

gifts - four photographs by Eleanor Briggs. Doty discusses the significance of her work and her

contribution to art in New Hampshire. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: December 1987

Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Tomb, dated December 24, 1987, mentions the acceptance of a

gift - Eroica by David Chamberlain. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: December 1987

Letter to Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Johnson, dated December 24, 1987, mentions the acceptance

of a gift - Homeward Bound (1867) by Winslow Homer. Letter mentions other acquisitions of

Homer illustrations and engravings. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: December 1987

Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nathan, dated December 24, 1987, mentions the acceptance of two

gifts - a print by Levon West and a photograph by Carl van Vechten. Doty says that West and

van Vechten are “often overlooked”. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: December 1987

Letter to Donna Carlson of the Art Dealers Association of America, dated December 24, 1987,

mentions an Alexander Calder picture and its potential appraisal [note: title of Calder picture is

not specified or stated]. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: December 1987

Letter to Ms. Beverly Zagor, dated December 24, 1987, mentions the acceptance of two gifts -

two paintings by George Nick. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: December 1987

Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gruber, dated December 24, 1987, mentions the acceptance of a

gift - Yellow Journal, State I by Frank Stella. Letter states that this is the first work by Stella in

the museum’s collection and was offered in recognition of Doty’s work at the Currier. Letter

located in Box: 3 Folder: December 1987

Letter to Henry M. Fuller, dated December 22, 1987, offers thanks for a donation, which will go

towards American art purchases. Doty offers reflections about purchasing art in the late 1980s.

Letter states another donation will go towards an exhibition catalogue on the work of Janet

Bleicken. Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: December 1987

Letter to Mrs. Isadore Zimmerman, dated December 22, 1987, offers thanks for a donation.

Doty praises Zimmerman’s character, her interests, and her contribution to the Currier. He says

that without her help the museum would have never obtained two works by Jose de Rivera.

Letter located in Box: 3 Folder: December 1987

Letter to Hon. John H. Sununu, Governor of New Hampshire, dated December 11, 1987, thanks

the governor for his support of the arts in New Hampshire. Doty says that he hopes Sununu will

continue to recognize the importance of the state’s cultural institutions. Letter located in Box: 3

Folder: December 1987

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Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Chase, dated September 24, 1985, offers an overview of the

Currier as an art institution. Letter located in Box: 1 Folder: C

Letter to Ron Cayen, dated April 30, 1984, mentions a picture by William Preston Phelps, which

will no longer be pursued, because of the museum’s efforts towards acquiring a major

Alexander Calder work. Ron Cayen’s original letter attached, includes details about the William

Preston Phelps painting. Letters located in Box: 1 Folder: C

Letter to Mrs. Alda A. Colokathis, dated December 21, 1983, asks Colokathis to make a

donation, so the museum can purchase a work by Alexander Calder. Letter located in Box: 1

Folder: C

Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Philip Clark, dated October 25, 1983, thanks couple for lending Will

Barnet’s Old Man’s Afternoon for an exhibition. Letter located in Box: 1 Folder: C

Letter to Dr. John Campbell, dated February 10, 1982, discusses collecting Folk Art and its

appeal. Letter also mentions the Currier’s building projects and renovations. Letters located in

Box: 1 Folder: C

Letter to Thomas W. Leavitt, dated February 5, 1985, declines offer to show exhibition of Betty

Parsons. Doty offers an opinion about the artist and discusses his business relation with her.

Original letter from Thomas W. Leavitt attached. Letters located in Box: 1 Folder: H

Letter to Katherine Oliver, dated November 14, 1984, mentions the frame of the Shute portrait

and removing its strips. Letter located in Box: 1 Folder: H

Letter to Lotte Jacobi, dated January 9, 1984, mentions the ‘Manahan Photos’. Letter located in

Box: 1 Folder: J

Letter to Lotte Jacobi, dated August 19, 1982, discusses a recent exhibition and its success.

Letter located in Box: 1 Folder: J

Letter to Hon. Louis Georgopoulous, dated April 12, 1982, urges Georgopoulous to not sell his

collection, but if he does so, the Currier would be interested in the following works: various

watercolors by Varujan Boghosian, prints by Ivan Albright and a self-portrait by James

Aponovich. Attached to the document are two letters: one from Georgopoulous to Kim Zachos,

dated April 2, 1982 concerning the possibility of selling his collection and another letter to Doty

from Zachos regarding Georgopoulous’s idea, dated April 6, 1982. Letters located in Box: 1

Folder: J

Folder containing notes and lecture contracts from a Lotte Jacobi lecture series. Folder and

materials located in Box: 1 Folder: J

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Letter to Mrs. Francis McKay, dated May 16, 1987, mentions sideboard given by McKay. Doty

discusses the piece’s significance and its restoration in 1983. Letter located in Box: 1 Folder: M

Letter to Mr. and Mrs. James Rosati, dated June 13, 1984, commends Rosati’s contribution to

art, specifically post-war American art. Letter located in Box: 1 Folder: R

Letter to Mr. James Rosati, dated January 29, 1982, commends a recent show and catalogue of

Rosati’s work. Doty says he would like to represent Rosati with a show at the Currier, especially

a show of his small works. Letter located in Box: 1 Folder: R

Letter to Mr. Ronald Lightbown of the Victoria and Albert Museum, dated January 2, 1986,

discusses the institution of the museum and its challenges. Doty discusses the competition for

private support and government funding. Letter located in Box: 2 Folder: UVM

Letter to Neil Welliver, dated July 1984, mentions an enclosed snapshot (not located in folder)

of Welliver’s portrait by Alex Katz. Doty discusses work’s condition and repairs. Letter located in

Box: 2 Folder: UVM

Letter to Mr. Dorothy Ahlgren, dated November 29, 1982, praises photography as an artistic

medium. In letter, Doty accepts to present a lecture on the work of Lotte Jacobi in a “humanist

context”. Doty writes of Jacobi and her contribution to art. Letter located in Box: 2 Folder:

UVM

Letter to Neil Welliver, dated November 3, 1982, provides feedback on a new work by the

artist. Document mentions a “lovely Fairfield Porter picture”. Letter located in Box: 2 Folder:

UVM

Letter to Robert M. Doty from Arthur Yanoff, dated April 27, 1987, praises Doty’s work at the

Currier and his commitment to contemporary art. Yanoff says he will give Doty a watercolor on

his behalf. Letter located in Box: 2 Folder: XYZ

Letter to Professor Tod Papageorge of the Chair Appointments Committee – Yale School of Art,

dated March 18, 1987, discusses the artistic role of Robert Reed. Letter located in Box: 2 Folder:

XYZ

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Box l Folder l Author/Title

1 C Robert M. Doty Records: December 31, 1981 – March 1, 1988

1 G Robert M. Doty Records: September 21, 1977 – January 20, 1988

1 H Robert M. Doty Records: June 26, 1978 – October 29, 1987

1 I Robert M. Doty Records: August 18, 1982 – April 8, 1986

1 J Robert M. Doty Records: April 6, 1982 – April 15, 1987

1 K Robert M. Doty Records: February 18, 1982 – October 29, 1987

1 L Robert M. Doty Records: October 7, 1982 – October 20, 1987

1 M Robert M. Doty Records: April 14, 1981 – December 29, 1987

1 O Robert M. Doty Records: February 1, 1982 – May 11, 1987

1 P Robert M. Doty Records: July 29, 1982 – August 19, 1987

1 Q Robert M. Doty Records: January 19, 1983 – July 27, 1984

1 R Robert M. Doty Records: January 29, 1982 – December 22, 1987

1 T Robert M. Doty Records: December 8, 1981 – November 18, 1987

2 UVW Robert M. Doty Records: May 5, 1982 – November 30, 1987

2 XYZ Robert M. Doty Records: November 15, 1978 – November 18, 1987

3 1980 Robert M. Doty Records: February 25, 1980 – February 29, 1980

3 May-June1986 Robert M. Doty Records: May 1, 1986 – June 30, 1986

3 Feb.-April 1986 Robert M. Doty Records: February 18, 1986 – April 25, 1986

3 July-Aug. 1986 Robert M. Doty Records: July 1, 1986 – August 28, 1986

3 Sept.-Oct. 1986 Robert M. Doty Records: September 2, 1986 – October 3, 1986

3 Nov.-Dec. 1986 Robert M. Doty Records: November 4, 1986 – December 23, 1986

3 Jan.-Feb. 1987 Robert M. Doty Records: January 9, 1987 – February 4, 1987

3 August 1987 Robert M. Doty Records: August 5, 1987 – August 19, 1987

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3 Sept.-Oct. 1987 Robert M. Doty Records: September 9, 1987 – October 29, 1987

3 Nov. 1987 Robert M. Doty Records: November 3, 1987 – November 30, 1987

3 Dec. 1987 Robert M. Doty Records: December 3, 1987 – December 31, 1987

3 March 1988 Robert M. Doty Records: March 4, 1988