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Lisa Fox and Curt Royston Papers

Call Number

MSS.249

Date

1980-1988, inclusive

Creator

Fox, Lisa
Royston, Curt
Fox, Lisa (Role: Donor)

Extent

18 Linear Feet
in 8 record cartons, 2 manuscript boxes, 17 jewel cases, 2 film cans, and 1 flat file folder.

Extent

19 film reels

Extent

19 U-matic

Extent

17 DVDs

Extent

2 VHS

Extent

2 sound tape reels

Extent

1 audiocassette

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Abstract

The Lisa Fox and Curt Royston Papers consists of materials created by Lisa and Curt's multimedia collaborations. This collection contains reviews, photographs, transparencies, posters, video recordings, and sound recordings. Materials date from 1980 to 1988.

Biographical Note

Lisa Fox was a leading dancer with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company from 1976-1980 and was a choreographer with the Lisa Fox Danse for over thirty years. Curt Royston is best known for his proficiency in a variety of media: painting, sculpture, photography, film, and video, and often in combination. His work has been shown extensively throughout the United States and Europe including a 1987 one-man exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Together Royston and Fox collaborated on a series of multimedia installations, as well as a number of 16mm dance-based films throughout the 1980s, the most popular of which is "In Artificial Light" (1983).

Arrangement

The collection is organized into five series based on format:

  1. Series I: Paper and Photographs
  2. Series II: Posters
  3. Series III: Film
  4. Series IV: Video recordings
  5. Series V: Sound recordings

Scope and Content

This collection contains reviews, photographs, transparencies, posters, film, video and sound recordings related to the multimedia collaborations of Lisa Fox and Curt Royston. Materials date from 1980 to 1988.

Donors

Fox, Lisa

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection, created by Lisa Fox and Curt Royston was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:

Identification of item, date (if known); Lisa Fox and Curt Royston Papers; MSS 249; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University.

Location of Materials

Some materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please contact fales.library@nyu.edu at least two business days prior to your research visit to coordinate access.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Lisa Fox in 2009 and 2014. The accession numbers associated with these gifts are 2009.249 and 2014.249.

Related Material at Fales Library and Special Collections

Curt Royston Papers (MSS.259)

Collection processed by

Ashley Todd

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-02-06 14:18:27 -0500.
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Language: Finding aid written in English.

Processing Information

In 2018 materials from accretion 2014.249 were processed and intellectually incorporated into the collection. Materials were housed in archival folders and boxes.

Revisions to this Guide

March 2017: Updated by Jacqueline Rider to reflect incorporation of video preservation master and sub-master files.
June 2018: Edited by Jasmine Larkin for compliance with DACS and ACM Required Elements for Archival Description.
November 2023: Updated by Olivija Liepa to state that video materials have been digitized and are accessible to patrons.

Repository

Fales Library and Special Collections
Fales Library and Special Collections
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012