Guide to the Martin Wong Papers MSS.102
Fales Library and Special Collections
Collection processed by Jenny Hillyer. Updated by Joseph Gallucci, 2007. Accretion processed by Colin Wells, 2009.
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on December 10, 2021
Description is in English. using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Finding aid was updated by Anna Björnsson McCormick to enhance description of Sign Language artworks Finding aid updated by Weatherly Stephan to reflect preservation rehousing of oversize material and reintegration of oversize series. Finding aid updated by Weatherly Stephan to clarify relationship with Miguel Piñero in biographical note , September 2020 , February 2021 , December 2021
Descriptive Summary
| Creator: | Wong, Martin |
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| Title: | Martin Wong Papers |
| Dates [inclusive]: | 1939-1999 |
| Dates [bulk]: | circa 1982-1999 |
| Abstract: | Artist Martin Wong (1946-1999) was a respected and prolific painter in New York's downtown art scene. He also cultivated both working and personal relationships with graffiti artists and enthusiasts. The Martin Wong Papers date from 1982 to 1999 and contain Wong's artwork, including sketches, drawings, and graffiti, as well as correspondence, poetry, prose, and source material that informed his artwork. |
| Quantity: | 33 Linear Feet in 28 manuscript boxes, 6 record cartons, 14 flat boxes, 11 box binders, and four flat file folder. |
| Language: | Materials are in English. |
| Call Phrase: | MSS.102 |
Biographical Note
Martin Wong is known for his paintings of gritty cityscapes, including New York's Chinatown and Lower East Side, and for championing graffiti as a legitimate art form in the 1980s and 1990s. Wong was a respected and prolific painter in New York's downtown art scene in the 1980s. In addition, Wong cultivated both working and personal relationships with graffiti artists and enthusiasts.
Born Martin Victor Wong (although sometimes playfully listed himself as "Martin Genghis Wong") in Portland, OR, on July 11, 1946, Wong was raised by his Chinese-American parents in San Francisco. He graduated from George Washington High School in 1964. Wong was involved in performance art in the 1970s, but focused almost exclusively on painting after moving to New York in the early 1980s.
In addition to his painting, Wong experimented with poetry and prose, much of which he recorded on long paper scrolls. Highly anecdotal and semi-autobiographical, Wong's writing features an exuberant and fanciful stream-of-consciousness style.
Fascinated by New York's renegade graffiti artists, Wong befriended "Daze" (Chris Ellis), "Lee" (Lee Quiñones), "Laroc" and "LA2" (Angel Ortiz) among others. Wong forged a particularly strong and enduring friendship with Daze, and helped publicize his work, as well as the work of other graffiti artists, in exhibitions and through the Museum of American Graffiti. This grassroots institution was devised to showcase the vibrant panoply of contemporary graffiti art.
Wong's circle also included arts journalist Theresa Herron, Steve Hernandez, "Magic Sam," artist John Ahearn, "Lady" Joyce Ryan, Barry Blinderman, and Wendy Olsoff and Penny Pilkington of the PPOW gallery. Also significant in Wong's life were his mother, Mrs. Benjamin (Florence) Wong Fie, and his "Aunt Nora" (a.k.a. Aunt Ellie), Eleanora Tam. Wong's romantic relationship with poet and playwright Miguel Piñero, whom Wong met in 1982, also had a significant impact on his work, as they collaborated artistically throughout the 1980s. Affectionately referred to by Wong as both "Mikey" and "Mickey," Piñero was considered "Loisaida's reigning outlaw poet" (Sweet Oblivion, 35). Piñero collaborated with Wong on such paintings as "Attorney Street Handball Court" (1982-84) and "Little Got Rained On" (1983). Piñero's text was incorporated into the paintings such that Wong's imagery serves as evocative illustration. Piñero also appears in Wong's paintings as subject - "Portrait of Piñero" (1982), "Penitentiary Fox" (1988), "La Vida" (1988) - where he is typically depicted reading or writing.
In the span of a decade, Wong achieved considerable recognition and success, with solo and group exhibitions to his credit. Wong is most closely associated with downtown galleries Semaphore, Exit Art, and PPOW, but his work has also appeared at such venues as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New Museum of Contemporary Art, and the New-York Historical Society. Wong died in 1999, after a protracted battle with AIDS.
Sources/Related Material:
The Clones of Bruce Lee [videorecording]: the art of Martin Wong. (New York: Pow Wow Productions, 1995) Martin Wong [videorecording]. (New York: Pow Wow Productions, c1998) Sweet Oblivion: the urban landscape of Martin Wong. (New York: Rizzoli Books, c1998)
Scope and Content Note
The Martin Wong Papers are comprised of over 100 sketches and drawings, more than 30 sketchbooks, correspondence, poetry and prose, biographical documents, source material, audio and videocassette recordings, photos, and graffiti tag-books, graffiti-related materials and parts of Wong's personal library.
Source material includes magazines, postcards, posters, memorabilia, and a vast collection of Wong's snapshots. Biographical material features Wong's curriculum vitae, copies of newspaper and magazine profiles of Wong, business cards and addresses of associates, and publicity materials related to Wong's exhibitions. Wong's poetry and prose contains a significant portion of the biographical material - much of it anecdotal in tone. The graffiti portion of the archive is comprehensive and includes sketchbooks, illustrations, text on graffiti (authored by both Wong and others), publicity material pertaining to graffiti exhibitions, and materials pertaining to the graffiti film: Wild Style. Of particular interest are the numerous examples of tagging found in both the sketchbooks and other artwork.
A zealous collector and graffiti enthusiast, Wong amassed a considerable cache of graffiti material in the 1980s. The Martin Wong Papers also document New York's downtown arts scene in the 1980s and 1990s, with particular emphasis on Wong's participation and recognition in the gallery scene.
Arrangement
Folders are arranged alphabetically by subject/author heading and chronologically depending on the nature of the series. Oversized material, while included in the number sequence of the series is separated into oversized boxes.
The collections is grouped into 9 series: Series I: Correspondence Series II: Artwork Series III: Source Material Subseries III.A: Catalogs, Graffiti, Invites, Posters Subseries III.B: Asian-Language Source Material Series IV: Biographical Series V: Video & Audiocassettes Series VI: Photography Series VII: Personal Library Series VIII: Albums Series IX: Tax Receipts
Access Points
Subject Names
- Wong, Martin
- Daze
- Herron, Annie
- Ahearn, John, 1951-
Document Type
- Sketchbooks.
- Manuscripts for publication.
- Photographs.
- Posters.
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Handscrolls.
- Drawings
- Audiotapes.
- Videocassettes.
- Postcards.
- Poetry.
- Correspondence.
- Books.
- Graffiti.
Subject Topics
- Artists and community -- United States
- Avant-garde (Aesthetics)
- Painting, American -- New York (State) -- New York.
- Urban issues.
- Social conditions -- Art -- United States -- 20th century.
- Art and society -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- Figurative art, American -- 20th century.
- Painting, American -- 20th century.
- Art, Modern -- 20th century
- Art, American -- New York (State) -- New York.
- Downtown writers.
Subject Places
- New York (N.Y.).
- East Village (New York, N.Y.)
Administrative Information
Provenance
The Martin Wong Papers were donated by the estate of Martin Wong, overseen by Mrs. Benjamin (Florence) Wong Fie and assisted by Wendy Olsoff and Peter Broda, in December 1999 and January 2000. Most of the materials in the collection were retrieved from Wong's Lower East Side apartment; additional documents were donated by Mrs. Wong Fie from her personal papers.
Access Restrictions
Materials are open to researchers.
Use Restrictions
Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form: Identification of item, date (if known); Martin Wong Papers; MSS 102; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries.
Separated Material
There is no record of materials that are associated by provenance to the described materials that have been physically separated or removed.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Access copies for some materials are available by appointment for reading room viewing and listening only. Please contact fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.
Processing Information
Series VIII was added to the collection as an accretion in 2009. Series IX was added to the collection as an accretion in 2013. All other decisions regarding arrangement, description, and physical interventions for this collection prior to 2020 are unknown. In 2020, Anna Björnsson McCormick enhanced description of Sign Language works following conservation treatment. In 2021, Weatherly Stephan updated the container list to reflect rehousing of oversize materials, and reintegrated oversize material into their original series. Files were retitled with the first line of a work or a description of a prominent figure on the first page, or based on user suggestions, and dated where possible.
Container List
Series I: Correspondence, 1982-1999. 1 Linear Feet in one record carton
Scope and ContentsSeries I: Correspondence contains a box of documents ordered alphabetically by correspondent's last name (in most cases). Where surnames or complete names were missing, first names or nicknames were used. The series contains letters, postcards, holiday and greeting cards, and memos of both a personal and business nature. |
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 1 | ABC No Rio |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 2 | ACT UP/New York |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 3 | Aegis Networking Inc |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 4 | Ahearn |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 5 | Alliance for Asian American Arts and Culture |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 6 | Andres |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 7 | Asian American Arts Center |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 7a | Barrett, Sam |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 8 | Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System |
undated | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 9 | Broken Rifles of the War Resisters League |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 10 | Byrne, David/Talking Heads |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 11 | Chalk & Vermilion Fine Arts |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 12 | Chinatown History Project |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 13 | Circle Fine Art Corporation |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 14 | Community Prescription Services |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 15 | Cutting, Jennifer McGregor |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 16 | Daze (Ellis, Chris) |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 16a | Drexler, Rosalyn |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 16b | Dzine |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 17 | Fashion Institute of Technology |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 17a | Fire Department, City of New York |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 18 | Flushing Council on Culture & the Arts |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 19 | Gabor, Lauren |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 20 | Gavin, Jen |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 21 | Godzilla/Asian American Arts Network |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 21a | Groninger Museum |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 22 | Hernandez, Steve |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 23 | Herron, Theresa (Zamodia, Theresa; Herron, Annie) |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 24 | Hiller, Kam Ping |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 25 | Human Resources Administration Medical Assistance Program |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 26 | Islip Art Museum |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 27 | Jan, Janet (cousin) |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 28 | Jim (nephew-?) |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 29 | Jon Gerstad Gallery |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 30 | Kim, Elaine (U.C. Berkeley) |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 31 | Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center/Center Stage |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 32 | Magic Sam/"Sami Magic" |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 33 | McDougal, Littell, & Company |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 34 | Needham, Peter |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 35 | Oberlin College, Dep't. of Art |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 36 | Ordover, Jerald (attorney) |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 37 | Ortiz, Angel |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 38 | Pace Gallery |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 39 | Philippe Briet, Inc |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 40 | P.P.O.W. (Pilkington, Penny and Olsoff, Wendy) |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 41 | Public Art Fund |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 42 | The Queen's Museum |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 43 | Real Art Ways |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 44 | Repo History |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 45 | Richardson, Charles |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 46 | Rowberry, John W./"The Alternate" |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 47 | Ryan, Lady Joyce |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 48 | Sebren, Sam |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 49 | Skipitares, Theodora |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 50 | Snug Harbor Cultural Center |
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| Box: 2 | Folder : 51 | Sotheby's |
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| Box: 2 | Folder : 52 | Swenters, Veerle |
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| Box: 2 | Folder : 53 | Tam, Eleanora (Aunt Nora/Aunt Ellie) |
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| Box: 2 | Folder : 54 | UNICEF |
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| Box: 2 | Folder : 55 | Wadsworth Atheneum |
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| Box: 2 | Folder : 56 | White Columns |
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| Box: 2 | Folder : 57 | Whitney Museum of American Art |
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| Box: 2 | Folder : 58 | Who's Who in American Art |
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| Box: 2 | Folder : 58a | Wolfe, Brian |
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| Box: 2 | Folder : 59 | Wong, Martin |
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| Box: 2 | Folder : 60-61 | Wong Fie, Mr. And Mrs. Benjamin (parents) |
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| Box: 2 | Folder : 62-63 | Various: Postcards, Holiday Cards, Notes, Letters |
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Series II: Artwork, 1982-1999. 3.5 Linear Feet in 2 record cartons and 4 oversize flat boxes.
Scope and ContentsSeries II: Artwork contains sketches, drawings, sketchbooks. Because of missing chronological or titular information, the files are not arranged within the sub-series.
ArrangementThis series is divided into two sub-series: Series II.A: Art by Wong and Series II.B: Art by Others. |
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Subseries II.A: Art by Wong, 1982-1999
Scope and ContentsThis subseries contains Wong's artwork, including sketches, drawings, and sketchbooks. |
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Box: 2 | Folder : 64 | Sketchbook: Daze |
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| Box: 2 | Folder : 65 | Sketchbook: Datamark Writing Tablet |
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| Box: 2 | Folder : 66 | Sketchbook: "Delta, May 3, May 15" |
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| Box: 2 | Folder : 67 | Joseph Narcisse Sketchbook |
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| Box: 3 | Folder : 68 | Sketchbook: "Where Is He Now" |
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| Box: 3 | Folder : 69 | Sketchbook: "Graffiti Hall of Fame" |
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| Box: 3 | Folder : 70 | Sketchbook: Cactus |
1986 | |
| Box: 3 | Folder : 71 | Sketchbook: "Doug Ashford" |
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| Box: 3 | Folder : 72 | Sketchbook: Adam Riech |
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| Box: 3 | Folder : 73 | Sketchbook: "Greenroom" |
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| Box: 3 | Folder : 74 | Sketchbook: "Chalfant" |
1990 | |
| Box: 3 | Folder : 75 | Sketchbook: "Cityscapes" |
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| Box: 4 | Folder : 76 | Sketchbook: "How many times have you been promised..." |
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| Box: 4 | Folder : 77 | Sketchbook: "Bellevue/Latch" |
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| Box: 4 | Folder : 78 | Mini-Sketchbook with Chinatown Sketches (Unbound) |
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| Box: 4 | Folder : 79 | Mini-Sketchbook with Sign Language Sketches |
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| Box: 4 | Folder : 80 | Mini-Sketchbook: Street Scene in Pen |
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| Box: 4 | Folder : 81 | Mini-Sketchbook: "Acrylic Red Oxide" |
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| Box: 4 | Folder : 82 | Mini-Sketchbook: Orange Memo Book |
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| Box: 4 | Folder : 83 | Sketchbook: Embossed Stamp Tag (Blank) |
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| Box: 4 | Folder : 84 | Sketchbook: "United States Bronze Sign" |
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| Box: 4 | Folder : 85 | Sketchbook: "Before: Mikey Reads a Poem" |
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| Box: 4 | Folder : 86 | Sketchbook: Man with Mustache |
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| Box: 4 | Folder : 87 | Sketchbook: Nude Woman |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 88 | Sketchbook: Including Sketches by Daryl Triviera |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 89 | Sketchbook: Shapes in Pencil |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 90 | Drawing: "Magic Sam" |
1985-02-15 | |
| Box: 5 | Folder : 91 | Drawing: "Ana Pena" |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 92 | Drawing: "Bella" |
1994-04-08 | |
| Box: 5 | Folder : 93 | Drawing: Marie Antoinette Studies with Text |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 94 | Drawing: Carrots with Text |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 95 | Drawing: Bathroom Studies |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 96 | Drawing: "God Dog Holy Fool" |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 97 | Sketch: Man's Face |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 98 | Transparency: "Yield" (in Sign Language) |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 99 | Sketch: Wong's Apartment Viewed through Window |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 100 | Drawing: Chess Game |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 101 | Sketch: Figure Study of Seated Man |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 102 | Drawing: Bunny Crowd |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 103 | Sketches: "Winner Take All/Hotcha Gotcha" |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 104 | Sketches: Project Plan Frame and Panel |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 105 | Sketches: Asian Figures |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 106 | Drawing: "Hip Hop" |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 107 | Sketch: "Museum of American Graffiti" |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 108 | Drawings: Character Heads |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 109 | Drawings: Egyptian Museum Pieces (Series) |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 110 | Drawing: Boots |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 111 | Sketch: Sad Face |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 112 | Sketch: Shopfront Grillwork |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 113 | Drawing: Man Reading |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 114 | Drawing: Person in Cowboy Hat |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 115 | Drawing: "Free Willy" |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 116 | Drawing: Seated Figures |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 117 | Drawing: "Semaphore" |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 118 | Drawing: Luggage |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 119 | Drawing: Household Items |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 120 | Drawings: Sign Language Series |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 121 | Sketches: Chinatown Series |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 122 | Sketch: Interior with Open Doors |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 123 | Drawings: Archaic Chinese Script |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 124 | Sketches: Cityscapes |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 125 | Drawing: Chinese Garden |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 126 | Sketches: Eastern Statuary Series |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 127 | Sketch: Man with Gaping Mouth |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 128 | Sketch: Pointing Hand with Text Fragment |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 129 | Sketch: Man's Tattooed Back |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 130 | Drawings: Studies for "My Self-Portrait" |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 131 | Sketches: Figure Studies |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 132 | Drawing: Head of a Woman with Pink Hair |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 133 | Drawing: Large Breasts |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 134 | Drawing: Little Green Man with Graffiti Tags |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 135 | Drawings: Animation Characters |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 136 | Drawing: Man with Big Cigar |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 137 | Sketch: "Martin Wong Chinatown USA" |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 138 | Drawing: Two Door Car |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 139 | Drawing: "Rump Roast" |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 140 | Drawing: Female Figure |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 141 | Drawing: Guitar Player |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 142 | Sketch: Reclining Figure |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 143 | Sketch: "Honey I'm Home!" / Severed Arm |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 144 | Sketch: Seated Figure |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 145 | Drawing: Diner Interior |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 146 | Drawing: "Sam Performing" |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 147 | Sketch: "Help! I'm Over-Sexed!" |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 148 | Sketch: "Your Christmas Bonus" |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 149 | Drawings: License Plates and Car Makes |
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| Box: 5 | Folder : 150 | Drawing: "Mikey Writing 'Short Eyes'" [Miguel Pinero] |
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| Box: 30 | Folder : 1 | Drawing: "Little Mikey Pinero Penitentiary Fox" [Miguel Pinero] |
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| Box: 30 | Folder : 2 | Drawing: Miguel Pinero |
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| Box: 30 | Folder : 3 | Drawing: Cat Cradled |
1985-01-22 | |
| Box: 30 | Folder : 4 | Artwork: "My Trip to America by Martin Wong" |
circa 1989 | |
| Box: 30 | Folder : 5 | Drawings: Humanoid Figures |
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| Box: 30 | Folder : 6 | Drawing: "Time" Front & Back Covers |
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| Box: 30 | Folder : 7 | Art in Altered "Conduct of Ceremonies Handbook"
Scope and ContentsArtwork on pages 18-27. |
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| Box: 30 | Folder : 8 | Artwork: "Mona Lisa" Cover |
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| Box: 30 | Folder : 9 | Art in Altered Book: "Bible in a Wet Towel"/"Razor in a Toothbrush;" "We had a gas
station out on the Mojave"
Scope and ContentsArtworks on pages 308-309; 328-329. |
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| Box: 30 | Folder : 10 | Sketches: Abstract Linear, Pen and Ink |
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| Box: 30 | Folder : 11 | Sketches: Abstract LInear, Pen and Ink |
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| Box: 30 | Folder : 12 | Sketches: Abstract Linear, Pencil |
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| Box: 35 | Folder : 1 | Sketches: Abstract Linear, Pencil |
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| Box: 30 | Folder : 13 | Sketches: Abstract Linear, Other Media |
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| Box: 6 | Folder : 14 | Drawings and Sketchbook: "The Rebels," "Kings Always Crew" |
1984 | |
| Box: 30 | Folder : 14 | Sketches: "New Yorker" Covers Series |
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| Box: 31 | Folder : 1 | Mini-sketchbooks: Animals, "Beauty without Danger," and Intersection |
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| Box: 31 | Folder : 2 | Mini-sketchbooks: "Coronation of San Antonio" and Compass |
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| Box: 31 | Folder : 3 | Mini-sketchbooks: "1000," Scene with Brick Wall, and "Whoever Wins Looses" |
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| Box: 31 | Folder : 4 | Sketches: Musicians and Musical Instruments |
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| Box: 31 | Folder : 5 | Sketches: Guitar Player on Horseback |
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| Box: 31 | Folder : 6 | Sketch: "Tocci Bros. Daring Escape" |
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| Box: 31 | Folder : 7 | Sketches: Skyscrapers |
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| Box: 31 | Folder : 8 | Sketch: Graffiti Layout |
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| Box: 31 | Folder : 9 | Sketches: Pistols Series |
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| Box: 31 | Folder : 10 | Sketch: "Dental Patient" |
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| Box: 31 | Folder : 11 | Sketch: Winged Figure |
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| Box: 31 | Folder : 12 | Sketch: Tattoo Flash |
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| Box: 31 | Folder : 13 | Sketch: "I Think I'm Going to be Sick" |
1983 | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 14 | Sketches: Interiors |
undated | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 15 | Drawings: Auction Items Series |
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| Box: 31 | Folder : 16 | Drawings: Playing Cards |
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| Box: 31 | Folder : 17 | Drawing: Sun-Dial |
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| Box: 31 | Folder : 18 | Sketch: Moon and Stars |
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| Box: 31 | Folder : 19 | Sketch: "Hypnos and Thanatos" |
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| Box: 9 | Folder : 1 | Sketchbook: GAT |
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| Box: 15 | Poem in Sign Language
Scope and ContentsThis item is a scroll that contains a poem written by Wong and represented with drawings
of American Sign Language signs for letters instead of with the Latin alphabet. The poem reads: Nutzboy claimed he never washed |
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| Box: 15 | Poem in Sign Language
Scope and ContentsThis item is a scroll that contains a poem written by Wong and represented with drawings
of American Sign Language signs for letters instead of with the Latin alphabet. The poem reads: Things we never knew time without end. |
1983-10-27 | ||
| Box: 16 | Rainbow Brain
Scope and ContentsThis item is a scroll that contains a poem written by Wong and represented with drawings
of American Sign Language signs for letters instead of with the Latin alphabet. The poem, titled "Rainbow Brain," reads: A true story |
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| Box: 16 | Peach Fuzz
Scope and ContentsThis item is a scroll that contains a poem written by Wong and represented with drawings
of American Sign Language signs for letters instead of with the Latin alphabet. The poem, titled "Peach Fuzz," reads: Martin Wong 141 Ridge St., #9, NY 10002598–9883 Peach fuzz |
undated | ||
| Box: 17 | Folder : 9 | Sign Language Art: Off-Set Reproductions of 3 Images (2 Copies Each)
Scope and ContentsThese pieces show drawings of hands making American Sign Language signs for letters of the alphabet. |
undated | |
| Box: 17 | Folder : 10 | Drawings: Sign Language (Series) in Graphite Ink |
undated | |
| Box: 17 | Folder : 14 | Sketchbook: Cartoon Figures |
undated | |
| Box: 8 | Folder : 1 | Sketchbook: Hands Holding Pencil |
undated | |
| Box: 8 | Folder : 2 | Sketchbook: Tara Line-Up Bristol |
undated | |
| Box: 8 | Folder : 3 | Sketchbook: "One" Left-Handed Sign Language Sketch |
undated | |
| Box: 8 | Folder : 4 | Sketchbook: Chinatown Street Scene |
undated | |
| Box: 8 | Folder : 5 | Sketchbook: Brick Wall and Building Facade |
undated | |
| Box: 8 | Folder : 6 | Sketchbook: Sing-Sing Prison Cell |
undated | |
| Box: 17 | Folder : 7 | Color Copies with Sign Language Icons |
undated | |
| Box: 17 | Folder : 16 | Pencil Sketches; Pen and Ink Sketches |
undated | |
| Box: 17 | Folder : 8 | Study: Man in a Suit (Paint) |
undated | |
| Flat-File-Folder: 2 | Sign Language Pencil Sketches (Series) |
undated | ||
Subseries II.B: Art by Others, 1982-1999
Scope and ContentsThis subseries contains artwork collected by Wong, featuring the work of John Ahearn and Mark Kostabi (copies only). Two portraits of Wong are also included. |
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 20 | Kostabi Mini-Figures (Copy) |
undated | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 21 | Drawing: "Trent & Revonda," by John Ahearn |
undated | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 22 | Drawing: Portrait of a Man (Artist Unknown) |
undated | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 23 | Copy of John Ahearn's Sketchbook |
undated | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 24 | Painting: Artwork, Signed by R. Liderman |
undated | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 25 | Drawing: Bellevue Hospital, by Sam |
1986-02-02 | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 26 | Drawing: Martin Wong, by R. Bokov, 1986 |
1986 | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 27 | Drawing: Martin Wong, by Lee |
undated | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 28 | Miscellaneous Childrens' Artwork |
undated | |
| Box: 29 | Folder : 18 | Goofy Cartoon by S. Hernandez |
1989-08-02 | |
| Box: 17 | Folder : 1 | "Fierce Pussy" Series (Copies; Artist Unknown) |
undated | |
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Series III: Source Material, 1951-1998. 7 Linear Feet in five record cartons, one manuscript box, four oversize flat boxes,
and one flat file folder.
Scope and ContentsSeries III: Source Material is by far the largest series, and is comprised of imagery (not including oversize) inspirational to Wong. Magazines, posters, invitations to gallery events and parties, memorabilia, and graffiti materials comprise the series. Where possible, the series has been ordered alphabetically by theme - themes include boxing, prisons, firefighters, Chinatown, and sign language.
ArrangementThis series is divided into two subseries based on language of material: Subseries III.A: Source Material and Subseries III.B: Asian-Language Source Material. |
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Subseries III.A: Catalogs, Graffiti, Invites, Posters, Source Material, etc., 1951-1998. 7 Linear Feet in five record cartons, four oversize flat boxes, and one flat file
folder.
Scope and Contents noteSubject: Catalogs, Graffiti, Invites, Posters, Source Material & Source Magazines |
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 29 | Catalog: "An All-Star Salute to Chinese American Cultural Pioneers" |
1993 | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 30 | Catalog: "Art for Learning" |
1994 | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 31 | Catalog: "Daze," Artwork and Biography |
1986 | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 32 | Catalog: "Longwood Arts Journal, 1992-1993, Bronx Council on the Arts" |
1992-1993 | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 33 | Catalog: "In the Looking Glass: Contemporary Narrative Painting" |
1991-1992 | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 34 | Catalog: Museum of the City of New York, Fall 1996 (includes Graffiti Symposium) |
1996 | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 35 | Catalog: New Museum of Contemporary Art |
1998 | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 36 | Catalog: "In the Ring" |
1993 | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 37 | Catalog: "Simon Says," Summer 1998 |
1998 | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 38 | Catalog: "The Curio Shop"/The Asian American Arts Network |
1993 | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 39 | Catalog: "Martin Wong," Exit Art Show |
1998-11-1998-12 | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 40 | Catalog: "Contemporary Art Auction to Benefit El Bohio" |
1985-09 | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 41 | Catalog: Jane Dickson, "Paradise Alley" |
1996 | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 42 | Catalog: Steven R. Miller |
undated | |
| Box: 31 | Folder : 43 | Graffiti: Tag Sketches |
undated | |
| Box: 32 | Folder : 1 | Graffiti: Laroc Tag Book |
undated | |
| Box: 32 | Folder : 2 | Graffiti: Red Marker Tag Book |
1992 | |
| Box: 32 | Folder : 3 | Graffiti: Tags, drawings, and writings |
undated | |
| Box: 32 | Folder : 4 | Graffiti: Paint Palette Tag Book |
undated | |
| Box: 32 | Folder : 5 | Graffiti: New York Graffiti Posse Black Marble Tag Book |
1990s | |
| Box: 33 | Folder : 1 | Graffiti: Norton Simon Inc. Tag Book |
undated | |
| Box: 33 | Folder : 2 | Graffiti: Kose Tag Book |
undated | |
| Box: 33 | Folder : 3 | Graffiti: Wonderful World of Graffiti ECT Tag Book |
1981-1990 | |
| Box: 33 | Folder : 4 | Graffiti: KOOLASSDAR Tag Book |
undated | |
| Box: 34 | Folder : 1 | Graffiti: John Lennon Starting Over Tag Book |
undated | |
| Box: 34 | Folder : 2 | Graffiti: Black Book LA II ROC Tag Book |
1991 | |
| Box: 34 | Folder : 3 | Graffiti: The Official Graff Book of the Kool "ERO" in Effect Tag Book |
1987-1993 | |
| Box: 34 | Folder : 4 | Graffiti: Black Spray Paint Devo Sketchbook |
1982-1985 | |
| Box: 36 | Folder : 1 | Graffiti: Puerto Rico Sketchbook |
undated | |
| Box: 36 | Folder : 2 | Graffiti: Fun Gallery Sketchbook |
undated | |
| Box: 36 | Folder : 3 | Graffiti: Frenzy Sketchbook |
undated | |
| Box: 36 | Folder : 4 | Graffiti: Space Sketchbook |
undated | |
| Box: 37 | Folder : 1 | Graffiti: Property of Sketchbook |
undated | |
| Box: 37 | Folder : 2 | Graffiti: Cose The Death Squad Sketchbook |
1986 | |
| Box: 37 | Folder : 3 | Graffiti: The King Cose Sketchbook |
1983-1984 | |
| Box: 38 | Folder : 1 | Graffiti: The Master Artist Stash II Sketchbook |
undated | |
| Box: 38 | Folder : 2 | Graffiti: TDS Lives Sketchbook |
1986 | |
| Box: 38 | Folder : 3 | Graffiti: Gremlin Sketchbook |
undated | |
| Box: 38 | Folder : 4 | Graffiti: Fresh Kidd Rocs Sketchbook |
undated | |
| Box: 38 | Folder : 5 | Graffiti: Part I TDS Sketchbook |
1986 | |
| Box: 39 | Folder : 1 | Graffiti: Lone Ranger Sketchbook |
undated | |
| Box: 39 | Folder : 2 | Graffiti: Subway Cars Sketchbook |
1991 | |
| Box: 39 | Folder : 3 | Graffiti: F5 by Lee Quiñones |
undated | |
| Box: 39 | Folder : 4 | Graffiti: Clippings |
undated | |
| Box: 9 | Folder : 5 | Graffiti: "Nab 2 as Transit Writers" (newspaper item) |
undated | |
| Box: 39 | Folder : 5 | Graffiti: Artwork by Crash, Sharp, Laroc
Scope and ContentsMany tags identified by Sean Corconan of the Museum of the City of New York. |
1985-1994 | |
| Box: 39 | Folder : 6 | Graffiti: Tag by Kies |
1989 | |
| Box: 29 | Folder : 14 | Graffiti: Stash Two Fax Art |
1989-05-03 | |
| Box: 39 | Folder : 7 | Graffiti: Layout and Labels for Graffiti Show |
undated | |
| Box: 39 | Folder : 8 | Graffiti: Postcard and Photo, Keith Haring and LA2 |
undated | |
| Box: 39 | Folder : 9 | Graffiti: Mini-Notebook with Descriptions of Graffiti Art |
1991 | |
| Box: 39 | Folder : 10 | Graffiti: Print Magazine, "Spray-Can School" |
1982 | |
| Box: 39 | Folder : 11 | Graffiti: "Art from a Spray-Can" Manuscript Draft |
undated | |
| Box: 39 | Folder : 12 | Graffiti: "Bizzama," signed "AMBH" |
undated | |
| Box: 39 | Folder : 13 | Graffiti: Graffiti Form with Tags |
undated | |
| Box: 35 | Folder : 3 | Graffiti: "Whose to Say?" Painting by Jonathon |
undated | |
| Box: 39 | Folder : 14 | Graffiti: Hip-Hop Figure |
undated | |
| Box: 39 | Folder : 15 | Graffiti: Notes and Comment on Graffiti Art by Martin Wong |
undated | |
| Box: 9 | Folder : 7 | Graffiti: Color Copy of Photo of Graffiti Artists |
1980s-1990s | |
| Box: 9 | Folder : 6 | Graffiti: Photos of Graffiti Artists |
1980s | |
| Box: 39 | Folder : 16 | Graffiti: "Art Boom" No. 2 |
1991 | |
| Box: 39 | Folder : 17 | Graffiti: "Coming from the Subway," Groninger Museum |
1992-1993 | |
| Box: 39 | Folder : 18 | Graffiti: "The Subway Sun" |
1987 | |
| Box: 39 | Folder : 19 | Graffiti: "Post-Graffiti" Catalog, Sidney Janis Gallery |
1983 | |
| Box: 35 | Folder : 4 | Graffiti: "Wild Style" (Film) 3-D Logo |
undated | |
| Box: 9 | Folder : 3 | Graffiti: "The Devastating Artist" (Drawing) |
undated | |
| Box: 9 | Folder : 4 | Graffiti: "Wild Style" (Film) Logo Sketches |
undated | |
| Box: 40 | Folder : 1 | Graffiti: "Wild Style" (Film) Transcript |
undated | |
| Box: 40 | Folder : 2 | Graffiti: "Wild Style" (Film) Poster and Artwork |
undated | |
| Box: 40 | Folder : 3 | Graffiti: "Wild Style" (Film) Book and Audiocassette, "Hip Hop Rap Music in NYC" |
1983 | |
| Box: 40 | Folder : 4 | Graffiti: "Wild Style" (Film) Promo Flyers in Chinese |
undated | |
| Box: 40 | Folder : 5 | Graffiti: Museum of American Graffiti Letterhead, Business Card, Grand Opening Invitation |
1989 | |
| Box: 9 | Folder : 2 | Graffiti: Darizm! The Real Crew Tagbook |
undated | |
| Box: 11 | Folder : 1 | Graffiti: Mae Tag Sketchbook |
1986 | |
| Box: 11 | Folder : 2 | Graffiti: Jazzy Kay Tag Sketchbook |
circa 1980s | |
| Box: 35 | Folder : 2 | Graffiti: Pilot Tag Sketchbook |
circa 1980s | |
| Box: 62 | Folder : 1 | Graffiti: King God Core Tag Sketchbook |
1989 | |
| Box: 62 | Folder : 2 | Sketchbook: 42nd Street Subway |
1978 | |
| Box: 12 | Folder : 1-2 | Eureka 1976 by Martin Wong
Scope and ContentsOne copy has original pencil sketches on back pages. |
1977 | |
| Box: 12 | Folder : 3 | Graffiti: Erockizmer T.C.F. Tag Sketchbook |
1980s | |
| Box: 12 | Folder : 4 | Graffiti: What It Be Like Tag Sketchbook |
1981 | |
| Box: 52 | Folder : 2 | Graffiti: "Village Voice," Dec 24-30, 1980 |
1980 | |
| Box: 52 | Folder : 4 | Graffiti: New York Newsday |
1989-05-03 | |
| Box: 10 | Folder : 4 | Graffiti: "Aerosoland"/"Rockathon" Zine |
undated | |
| Box: 10 | Folder : 7 | Graffiti: Portrait of a Woman Photograph |
undated | |
| Box: 10 | Folder : 5 | Graffiti: Mural Art Photograph |
undated | |
| Box: 10 | Folder : 6 | Graffiti: Stabbing Mural Photograph |
undated | |
| Box: 17 | Folder : 5 | Graffiti: "IGT" Zine |
undated | |
| Box: 29 | Folder : 1 | Graffiti: "Fresh!" Painting |
undated | |
| Box: 17 | Folder : 13 | Graffiti: Color Copy of Tags |
undated | |
| Box: 17 | Folder : 11 | Graffiti: "Martin" tag |
undated | |
| Box: 17 | Folder : 12 | Graffiti: Tag Sketches |
undated | |
| Box: 17 | Folder : 4 | Graffiti: "The East Village Eye" |
January 1982; February 1983 | |
| Box: 17 | Folder : 3 | Graffiti: "Craft International" |
1982 | |
| Box: 17 | Folder : 15 | Graffiti: "Wild Thing" Tag |
undated | |
| Flat-File-Folder: 2 | Graffiti: Hip Hop Kids by Lee Quiñones |
1991 | ||
| Box: 40 | Folder : 6 | Invites: Gallery Openings and Shows |
1980s-1990s | |
| Box: 40 | Folder : 7 | Invites: Gallery Openings and Shows |
1984 | |
| Box: 40 | Folder : 8 | Invites: Gallery Openings and Shows |
1985 | |
| Box: 40 | Folder : 9 | Invites: Gallery Openings and Shows |
1986 | |
| Box: 40 | Folder : 10 | Invites: Gallery Openings and Shows |
1987 | |
| Box: 40 | Folder : 11 | Invites: Gallery Openings and Shows |
1988 | |
| Box: 40 | Folder : 12 | Invites: Gallery Openings and Shows |
1989 | |
| Box: 40 | Folder : 13 | Invites: Gallery Openings and Shows |
1990 | |
| Box: 40 | Folder : 14 | Invites: Gallery Openings and Shows |
1991 | |
| Box: 40 | Folder : 15 | Invites: Gallery Openings and Shows |
1992 | |
| Box: 40 | Folder : 16 | Invites: Gallery Openings and Shows |
1993 | |
| Box: 40 | Folder : 17-18 | Invites: Gallery Openings and Shows |
1994 | |
| Box: 40 | Folder : 19 | Invites: Gallery Openings and Shows |
1995 | |
| Box: 40 | Folder : 20 | Invites: Gallery Openings and Shows |
1996 | |
| Box: 40 | Folder : 21 | Invites: Gallery Openings and Shows |
1997 | |
| Box: 40 | Folder : 22 | Invites: Gay and Lesbian Events |
1980s-1990s | |
| Box: 41 | Folder : 1-2 | Invites: Social and Cultural Events, Parties |
1988-1996 | |
| Box: 29 | Folder : 15 | Poster: "Virtual and Interactive Arts Symposium" |
1992-02 | |
| Flat-File-Folder: 1 | Poster: "Hallowe'en @ Roxy" |
1992 | ||
| Box: 10 | Folder : 10 | Poster: "2nd Annual Open Studio Chinatown Exhibition" |
1986-05 | |
| Box: 29 | Folder : 16 | Poster: "Daze & Crash: New Works" |
1990-05 | |
| Flat-File-Folder: 1 | Poster: "Martin Wong, Semaphore East Show" |
1985 | ||
| Box: 17 | Folder : 6 | Poster: "Martin Wong, Semaphore" |
undated | |
| Box: 10 | Folder : 11 | Poster: "Martin Wong: The Chinatown Paintings" |
1983 | |
| Flat-File-Folder: 1 | Poster: "The Saint at Large Presents Hallowe'en"
Scope and ContentsPoster includes image of "Big Heat" by Wong. |
1994 | ||
| Box: 10 | Folder : 8 | Poster: "The Saint This Summer" |
1987 | |
| Box: 10 | Folder : 9 | Poster: "The Saint Opening Night" |
1987-09-26 | |
| Flat-File-Folder: 1 | Poster: "Exit Art" |
1988 | ||
| Flat-File-Folder: 1 | Poster: "The White Party" |
1993 | ||
| Flat-File-Folder: 1 | Poster: "Signs of Life Panel Discussion" |
1992 | ||
| Flat-File-Folder: 1 | Poster: "The Eighth Annual South Bronx Show" |
1987 | ||
| Box: 41 | Folder : 3-4 | Printed Ephemera |
undated | |
| Box: 13 | Folder : 4, 7-9 | Source: Time Photographs (Urban Commerce Series) |
circa 1970s-1980s | |
| Box: 41 | Folder : 5 | Source: "My 6 Convicts" Book |
1951 | |
| Box: 41 | Folder : 6 | Source: Clippings about Prison |
undated | |
| Box: 41 | Folder : 7 | Source: Postcard of Kissing Firemen
Scope and ContentsPossibly used for Big Heat painting. |
undated | |
| Box: 41 | Folder : 8 | Source: Black People |
undated | |
| Box: 41 | Folder : 9-10 | Source: Asia Imagery |
undated | |
| Box: 13 | Folder : 5 | Source: Chinese Imagery |
1930s | |
| Box: 35 | Folder : 5 | Source: Dried Bean Curd Wrapper |
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| Box: 41 | Folder : 11 | Source: Shanghai Museum Catalog |
undated | |
| Box: 41 | Folder : 12 | Source: Chinese Cards |
undated | |
| Box: 41 | Folder : 13 | Source: Chinese Characters (Script) |
undated | |
| Box: 41 | Folder : 14 | Source: Photo of Cupcake & Paco from "Short Eyes"
Scope and ContentsPossibly used for Wong's Annunciation painting) |
undated | |
| Box: 41 | Folder : 15 | Source: Sign Language and Deaf People |
undated | |
| Box: 41 | Folder : 16 | Source: Astronomy and Constellations |
undated | |
| Flat-File-Folder: 1 | Source: Constellation Map with Annotations |
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| Box: 42 | Folder : 1 | Source: Boxing |
undated | |
| Box: 42 | Folder : 2 | Source: Cowboys and Western |
undated | |
| Box: 42 | Folder : 3 | Source: Firefighters |
undated | |
| Box: 42 | Folder : 4 | Source: Lower East Side, Graffiti, and Tattoos |
undated | |
| Box: 42 | Folder : 5 | Source: The Male Nude and Gay Erotica |
undated | |
| Box: 42 | Folder : 6 | Source: Men in Uniform |
undated | |
| Box: 42 | Folder : 7 | Source: Nora Wong Material |
undated | |
| Box: 42 | Folder : 8 | Source: California Redwoods |
undated | |
| Box: 42 | Folder : 9 | Source: Works of Art |
undated | |
| Box: 29 | Folder : 3 | Source: Tattoo Wall Flash |
undated | |
| Box: 10 | Folder : 1 | Source: "Rally to Save Firefighters" poster |
undated | |
| Box: 42 | Folder : 10-12 | Source Magazines: Art |
undated | |
| Box: 13 | Folder : 1 | Source Magazine: Artforum |
1988 | |
| Box: 10 | Folder : 3 | Source Magazines: "The Art Newspaper" |
1992 January-February | |
| Box: 42 | Folder : 13 (Mixed Materials [31142062853273]) | Source Magazines: Asian Arts and Culture |
1970s-1980s | |
| Box: 52 | Folder : 1 (Mixed Materials [31142062853372]) | |||
| Box: 43 | Folder : 1-4 (Mixed Materials [31142062853281]) | |||
| Box: 43 | Folder : 5 | Source Magazines: "Eastern Horizon" (Asian Arts and Culture) |
1978-1981 | |
| Box: 43 | Folder : 6 | Source Magazines: BMX bikes |
undated | |
| Box: 43 | Folder : 7 (Mixed Materials [31142062853281]) | Source Magazines: Boxing |
undated | |
| Box: 44 | Folder : 1 (Mixed Materials [31142062853299]) | |||
| Box: 44 | Folder : 4 | Source Magazines: Comic Books |
undated | |
| Box: 13 | Folder : 2 | Source Magazine: Comic Books - "Superman vs. Muhammed Ali" |
1978 | |
| Box: 44 | Folder : 2 | Source Magazines: Constellations and Astronomy |
undated | |
| Box: 44 | Folder : 3 | Source Magazines: Cops |
undated | |
| Box: 44 | Folder : 5-6 | Source Magazines: Pornography |
1980s-1990s | |
| Box: 44 | Folder : 7 | Source Magazines: Firefighters |
1980s-1990s | |
| Box: 44 | Folder : 8 | Source Magazines: "High Times" |
1986-1987 | |
| Box: 44 | Folder : 9 | Source Magazines: Hip Hop |
1990s | |
| Box: 45 | Folder : 1 | Source Magazines: "Int'l UFO Library Magazine" |
1990s | |
| Box: 45 | Folder : 2 | Source Magazines: "Model Railroader" |
1992 | |
| Box: 45 | Folder : 3 | Source Magazines: Spiritual/Mystical |
1993 | |
| Box: 13 | Folder : 3 | Source Magazine: Mystical/Spiritual (Life: "Visions of Life after Death") |
1992-03 | |
| Box: 45 | Folder : 4 | Source Magazines: "Pearl Harbor" |
1991 | |
| Box: 45 | Folder : 5 | Source Magazines: Prison |
1982-1986 | |
| Box: 45 | Folder : 6-8 | Source Magazines: Skateboarding |
1980s-1990s | |
| Box: 45 | Folder : 9-10 | Source Magazines: "Thrasher" (Skateboarding) |
1991-1993 | |
| Box: 46 | Folder : 1 | Source Magazines: Spanish-Language |
1970s | |
| Box: 52 | Folder : 5 | Source Magazine: El Vocero de Puerto Rico |
1991-02-02-1992-03-21 | |
| Box: 46 | Folder : 2 | Source Magazines: Statue of Liberty |
1986 | |
| Box: 46 | Folder : 3 | Source Magazines: Tattoos |
1990s | |
| Box: 45 | Folder : 4 | Source Magazines: "Vibe;" "Rolling Stone" |
1991-1994 | |
| Box: 46 | Folder : 5 | Source Magazines: Wrestling |
1990 | |
Subseries III.B: Asian-Language Source Material, 1982-1999. .4 Linear Feet in one manuscript box.
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Box: 49 | Folder : 12-18 | Chinese-language source material |
undated | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 1 | Japanese-language source material |
undated | |
| Box: 29 | Folder : 2 | Source: Chinese script (poster) |
undated | |
| Box: 10 | Folder : 2 | Source: Chinese Newspaper with Chinese Theater Players |
undated | |
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Series IV: Biographical, 1982-1999. 3.3 Linear Feet in 2 record cartons, 2 manuscript boxes, and one oversize flat box
Scope and Contents noteSeries IV: Biographical contains material related to Wong's life and personal. The series includes Wong's curriculum vitae, artist profiles, a copy of Wong's birth certificate and high school reunion program, and his poetry and prose. NOTE: Box 7A is labeled "Special Projects" |
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Box: 46 | Folder : 8 | Curriculum Vitae |
1970s-1990s | |
| Box: 46 | Folder : 6 | Birth Certificate, Health Insurance Card, Smithsonian Membership |
undated | |
| Box: 46 | Folder : 7 | High School Reunion (Class of '64) |
1984 | |
| Box: 46 | Folder : 9 | Martin Wong Shows: Invites & P.R. Material |
1985-1999 | |
| Box: 46 | Folder : 10-11 | Artist File: Compiled by Mrs. Wong Fie (Mother) |
1984-1993 | |
| Box: 46 | Folder : 12 | Artist File: Semaphore Gallery |
1985 | |
| Box: 46 | Folder : 13 | Clippings about Wong |
1984-1999 | |
| Box: 46 | Folder : 14 (Mixed Materials [31142062853315]) | Martin Wong Scrapbook |
1980s-1990s | |
| Box: 47 | Folder : 1 (Mixed Materials [31142062853323]) | |||
| Box: 47 | Folder : 2 | Martin Wong Publicity Photo |
1980s | |
| Box: 47 | Folder : 3 | Price Lists: Semaphore Gallery |
circa 1985 | |
| Box: 47 | Folder : 4 | Loan Agreements for Art |
1987-1994 | |
| Box: 47 | Folder : 5 | Receipts: For Sale/Purchase of Art |
1981-1992 | |
| Box: 47 | Folder : 6 | Floor Plan: Wong's Apartment |
1989-04 | |
| Box: 47 | Folder : 7 | Leasing and Apartment Rental |
1981-1988 | |
| Box: 47 | Folder : 8 | Apartment Purchase: "The Police Building" |
1987 | |
| Box: 47 | Folder : 9 | Employment: Metropolitan Museum of Art Bookshop |
1986 | |
| Box: 47 | Folder : 10 | Worker's Compensation Policy |
1994 | |
| Box: 47 | Folder : 11 | Tax Documents |
1981 | |
| Box: 47 | Folder : 12 | Medical and Health-Related |
1994 | |
| Box: 47 | Folder : 13 | Sentencing Agreement: NYC Parks and Recreation |
1991-07 | |
| Box: 47 | Folder : 14 | Draft of Martin Wong Catalog and Works |
1982-1993 | |
| Box: 47 | Folder : 15 | Guestbook Copy: Exit Art Gallery "The Social Club" |
1988-02 | |
| Box: 47 | Folder : 16 | Guestbook Copy: "Martin Wong, The Chinatown Paintings" |
1993 | |
| Box: 47 | Folder : 17 | Mini-Appointment Book |
1993 | |
| Box: 47 | Folder : 18 | Gay and Lesbian/AIDS-Related |
1985-1994 | |
| Box: 52 | Folder : 3 | The Village Voice: "Gay Life 1989" |
1989 | |
| Box: 47 | Folder : 18-19 | Personal Effects and Mementos |
1980s-1990s | |
| Box: 14 | Beatles Scrapbook |
undated | ||
| Box: 47 | Folder : 20 | Portrait of Unidentified Boy |
undated | |
| Box: 50 | Beverly Hillbillies Lunchbox and Absolut Vodka Scarf |
undated | ||
| Box: 35 | Folder : 6 | Paint Palette |
undated | |
| Box: 47 | Folder : 21 | San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade |
1991 | |
| Box: 48 | Folder : 2 | Chinatown History Museum Bulletins |
undated | |
| Box: 48 | Folder : 3 | Scholastic News Bulletins |
undated | |
| Box: 48 | Folder : 4 | Arts Journalism by Theresa Herron |
1997 | |
| Box: 48 | Folder : 1 | Notebook Journal in Latvian by V. Kuypris |
undated | |
| Box: 48 | Folder : 5 | Notes on "Visual Ideas" |
undated | |
| Box: 48 | Folder : 6 | Assorted Business Cards |
undated | |
| Box: 48 | Folder : 7 | Addresses and Phone Numbers |
undated | |
| Box: 48 | Folder : 8 | Contents of Wong's Wallet |
1992 | |
| Box: 48 | Folder : 9 | Writing: "Anti-Gravity for Beginners" |
1987 | |
| Box: 48 | Folder : 10 | Writing: "The Darkness" |
undated | |
| Box: 48 | Folder : 11 | Writing: "Das Puke Book," 1977 |
1977 | |
| Box: 48 | Folder : 12 | Writing: "Find Me the Right Point" |
undated | |
| Box: 48 | Folder : 13 | Writing: "Firefly Evening" |
1968 | |
| Box: 48 | Folder : 14 | Writing: "Footprints, Poems, + Leaves" |
1966-1967 | |
| Box: 48 | Folder : 15 | Writing: "Her Lips" |
undated | |
| Box: 48 | Folder : 16 | Writing: "In Search of Holguín" |
undated | |
| Box: 60 | Writing: "In Search of Holguín" on Roll
Physical Characteristics and Technical RequirementsObject is on a roll and requires assistance for use.
Scope and ContentsTwo versions present.
Existence and Location of CopiesImages of the object are available in conservation documentation. |
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| Box: 48 | Folder : 17 | Writing: "In the Ring" |
undated | |
| Box: 49 | Folder : 1 | Writing: "The Language of the Fan" |
undated | |
| Box: 49 | Folder : 2 | Writing: "Mojave" |
undated | |
| Box: 49 | Folder : 3 | Writing: "My Story, by Martin Wong" (Mini-Book) |
undated | |
| Box: 49 | Folder : 4 | Writing: "One Night When" |
undated | |
| Box: 49 | Folder : 5 | Writing: "Sister Ed" |
undated | |
| Box: 49 | Folder : 6 | Writing: "Skilling" |
undated | |
| Box: 13 | Folder : 6 | Writing: "The Tocci Brothers' Daring Escape" |
undated | |
| Box: 49 | Folder : 7 | Writing: "You Know What I Like About Firemen?" |
undated | |
| Box: 49 | Folder : 8 | Writing: Notebook, Including Text on Museum of American Graffiti |
undated | |
| Flat-File-Folder: 4 | Writing: "The Candles Sputtered Like Hot Bacon Fat" |
undated | ||
| Flat-File-Folder: 4 | Writing: "Famous Missing Person" |
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| Box: 49 | Folder : 9 | Writing: "The Egyptians Were Not Scared of Death" Mini-Notebook |
undated | |
| Box: 49 | Folder : 9 | Writing: "In Search of Holguín" Mini-Notebook |
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| Box: 49 | Folder : 11 (Mixed Materials [31142062853349]) | Writings on Loose Sheets |
undated | |
| Box: 29 | Folder : 17 (Mixed Materials [31142062852887]) | |||
| Box: 6 | Folder : 13 | Copies of Scroll Stories |
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| Flat-File-Folder: 4 | Writing: "Nutz Boy: A True Life Story" on Scroll |
undated | ||
| Box: 6 | Folder : 9 | Special Projects: Lehman College Physical Education Facility |
1992 | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 10 | Special Projects: MTA Arts for Transit Poster Project |
1990 | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 11 | Special Projects: Project Proposal for Chinatown Epic Painting |
circa early 1990s | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 12 | Special Projects: Sign Language for the Deaf Project |
circa early 1990s | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 2 | Special Projects: I.S. 90 Art Commissions and School Profile |
1990 | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 3 | Special Projects: I.S. 90 Artist Design Meeting Minutes |
1991 | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 4 | Special Projects: I.S. 90 Correspondence |
undated | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 5 | Special Projects: I.S. 90 Budget and Wong's Notes |
1990-1992 | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 6 | Special Projects: I.S. 90 Schedule and Request for Payment |
1990-1992 | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 7 | Special Projects: I.S. 90 Contract |
1990 | |
| Box: 6 | Folder : 8 | Special Projects: I.S. 90 Contract |
1992 | |
| Flat-File-Folder: 3 | Special Projects: I.S. 90 Floor Plans
Scope and ContentsIncludes entrance gate, first floor, layout and materials plan, auditorium, and cellar. |
1990-1992 | ||
| Box: 17 | Folder : 2 | Bay Area Reporter Gay and Lesbian Listings |
1991-02-14 | |
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Series V: Video & Sound recordings, 1989-1993. .2 Linear Feet in one shared box 3 videocassettes 1 audiocassette
Conditions Governing AccessAccess copies for some materials are available by appointment for reading room viewing and listening only. Please contact fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.
Scope and ContentsSeries V: Audio and Videocassettes is comprised of 3 videocassette recordings and an audiocassette. Topics include Wong's "Chinatown" paintings and NEA funding. |
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Box: Shared Fales 045 | Media : ID: 102.0001 (Moving Images [31142062900272]) | Video: "1991 New Year's"
Conditions Governing AccessCurrently available.
Existence and Location of CopiesAccess DVD available.
Physical Characteristics and Technical RequirementsDuration: 2 hours Original format: VHS |
1991 | |
| Case: 102.0001 | ||||
| Box: Shared Fales 045 | Media : ID: 102.0002 (Moving Images [31142062900272]) | Video: "Keith Haring"
Conditions Governing AccessCurrently available.
Existence and Location of CopiesAccess DVD available.
Physical Characteristics and Technical RequirementsDuration: 34 minutes Original format: VHS |
undated | |
| Case: 102.0002 | ||||
| Box: Shared Fales 045 | Media : ID: 102.0003 (Moving Images [31142062900272]) | Video: Martin Wong, "People Are Talking": Topic: NEA Funding (WOR TV, Ch. 9)
Conditions Governing AccessCurrently available.
Existence and Location of CopiesAccess DVD available.
Physical Characteristics and Technical RequirementsDuration: 2 hours Original format: VHS |
August 8, 1989 | |
| Case: 102.0003 | ||||
| Box: Shared Fales 045 | Media : ID: 102.0004 (Moving Images [31142062900272]) | Audio: "Martin Wong: The Chinatown Paintings" (KBLX 102.9 FM/1400 AM)
Conditions Governing AccessCurrently unavailable until duplication occurs.
Existence and Location of CopiesAccess CD available.
Physical Characteristics and Technical RequirementsDuration: 2 minutes Original format: 1/4" audiocassette |
October 7, 1993 | |
| Case: 102.0004 | ||||
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Series VI: Photography, 1982-1999. 2.5 Linear Feet in 12 box binders and one flat oversize box
Scope and Contents noteSeries VI: Photography is comprised of hundreds of snapshots, most of which constitute source material for Wong's art. The series is ordered by theme: photos of Wong, photos of Wong's work, and source photos of people, cityscapes and urban life, cars and motorbikes, men in uniform, works of art and museum pieces, birds and beasts, Chinatown and Chinese imagery, and various miscellaneous source snapshots. |
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Box: 7 | Photos of Martin Wong |
undated | ||
| Box: 7 | Photos of Wong's Work |
undated | ||
| Box: 49 | Folder : 19 (Mixed Materials [31142062853349]) | |||
| Box: 18 | Source Photos: Cityscapes & Urban Life |
undated | ||
| Box: 51 | Source Photos: Cityscapes & Urban Life |
undated | ||
| Box: 19 | Source Photos: Cityscapes & Urban Life |
undated | ||
| Box: 19 | Source Photos: Birds & Beasts |
undated | ||
| Box: 19 | Source Photos: Boxing |
undated | ||
| Box: 19 | Source Photos: Graffiti |
undated | ||
| Box: 54 | Source Photos: Chinatown & Chinese Imagery |
undated | ||
| Box: 53 | Source Photos: Chinatown & Chinese Imagery |
undated | ||
| Box: 56 | Source Photos: Various |
undated | ||
| Box: 55 | Source Photos: Prison |
undated | ||
| Box: 55 | Source Photos: Cops, Firefighters, Men in Uniform |
undated | ||
| Box: 55 | Source Photos: Works of Art & Museum Pieces |
undated | ||
| Box: 55 | Source Photos: Cars & Motorbikes |
undated | ||
| Box: 59 | Source Photos: People |
undated | ||
| Box: 57 | Source Photos: People |
undated | ||
| Box: 58 | Source Photos: People |
undated | ||
| Box: 59 | Source Photos: People |
undated | ||
| Box: 29 | Folder : 4 (Mixed Materials [31142062852887]) | Photo Collage: Natural History Display |
undated | |
| Box: 61 | Folder : 1 (Mixed Materials [31142062853513]) | |||
| Box: 29 | Folder : 5 (Mixed Materials [31142062852887]) | Photo Collage: Prisons |
undated | |
| Box: 61 | Folder : 2 (Mixed Materials [31142062853513]) | |||
| Box: 29 | Folder : 6 (Mixed Materials [31142062852887]) | Photo Collage: Yard Art |
undated | |
| Box: 61 | Folder : 3 (Mixed Materials [31142062853513]) | |||
| Box: 29 | Folder : 7 (Mixed Materials [31142062852887]) | Photo Collage: Cityscapes |
undated | |
| Box: 61 | Folder : 8 (Mixed Materials [31142062853513]) | |||
| Box: 29 | Folder : 8 | Photo Collage: Artwork, Martin Wong |
undated | |
| Box: 61 | Folder : 4 | Photo Collage: Works of Art and Museum Pieces |
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| Box: 29 | Folder : 9 (Mixed Materials [31142062852887]) | Photo Collage: Skyline |
undated | |
| Box: 61 | Folder : 6 (Mixed Materials [31142062853513]) | |||
| Box: 29 | Folder : 10 (Mixed Materials [31142062852887]) | Photo Collage: Fishing Boat |
undated | |
| Box: 61 | Folder : 5 (Mixed Materials [31142062853513]) | |||
| Box: 29 | Folder : 11 | Photograph: Aaron Goodstone (Sharp); Henry Chalfant; Unidentified Person |
undated | |
| Box: 29 | Folder : 12 (Mixed Materials [31142062852887]) | Photo Collage: Chinatown Buildings |
undated | |
| Box: 61 | Folder : 7 (Mixed Materials [31142062853513]) | |||
| Box: 29 | Folder : 13 | Photo Collage: Stairwell |
undated | |
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Series VII: Personal Library, 1939-1992. 5 Linear Feet in 5 record cartons.
Scope and ContentsSeries VII: Personal Library consists of nearly one hundred books from Wong's own personal collection, many of which served as source material for Wong's trademark images - firefighters, constellations, sign language, prison, and Chinatown, among others. Three items in this series also include drawings by Wong and by Daze on the inside cover; these items are marked with an asterisk.
ArrangementThis series is arranged alphabetically by author surname, with unidentified material following. |
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 1 | Abbott, Jack Henry, with Norman Mailer. In the Belly of the Beast: Letters from Prison.
New York: Random House, 1981 |
1981 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 2 | Abrams, Richard I., and Warner A. Hutchinson. An Illustrated Life of Jesus: From the
National Gallery Art Collection. New York: Bell Publishing, 1988 |
1988 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 3 | Amadon, Alfred Mason. The Fold-Out Atlas of the Human Body: A Three Dimensional Book.
New York: Bonanza Pop-Up, 1984. **NOTE: Pen & ink sign language and brick drawing
by Wong, in front cover** |
1984 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 4 | Amiel, Leon, Ed. The San Francisco I Love. New York: Tudor Publishing, 1970 |
1970 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 5 | Amnesty International. Torture in the Eighties: An Amnesty International Report. London:
Amnesty International Publications, 1984 |
1984 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 6 | Bannerman, Helen. The Story of Little Black Sambo. New York: Platt & Munk, [n.d.] |
undated | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 7 | Beijing Summer Palace Administrative Office and the Department of Architecture of
Qinghua University. Summer Palace. Beijing: Zhaohua Publishing House, 1981 |
1981 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 7A | Berger, Melvin. Early Humans: A Prehistoric World. A Pop-Up Book. New York: G.P. Putnam's
Sons, 1988 |
1988 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 8 | Bernstein, Barry. Literature and Language: American Literature. Evanston, IL: McDougal,
Littell, 1994 |
1994 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 9 | Bertinetti, Marcello and Angela Bertinetti. San Francisco. New York: Gallery Books,
1984 |
1984 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 10 | Betti, Silvio, Ed. Africa: Project Against Apartheid. Istituto Europeo di Design:
1988/89 |
1988, 1989 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 10A | Boullet, Jean. Bizarre: La Galerie des Monstres. Paris: Societe pour la Creation et
la Diffusion des Livres, 1961 |
1961 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 11 | Brown, Margaret Wise, and Edith Thacher Hurd. Five Little Firemen. New York: Simon
& Schuster, 1948 |
1948 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 12 | Cameron, Robert, and Robert E. Burger. Robert Cameron's Alcatraz: A Visual Essay.
San Francisco: Cameron and Co., 1989 |
1989 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 13 | Camhi, Morrie. The Prison Experience: Photography. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle,
1989 |
1989 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 14 | Carraher, Ronald G. Artists in Spite of Art. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1970 |
1970 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 15 | Champlin, Charles. George Lucas: The Creative Impulse (The Star Wars Trilogy Collector's
Edition). New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1992 |
1992 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 16 | Chase, Alice Elizabeth. Famous Paintings: An Introduction to Art for Young People.
New York: Platt and Munk, 1951 |
1951 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 16A | Coleman, Joe. The Mystery of Wolverine Woo-Bait. New York: Joe Coleman, 1982. [OVERSIZE:
in Box 25] |
1982 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 17 | Colman, Elizabeth. Chinatown U.S.A. New York: John Day, 1946 |
1946 | |
| Box: 21 | Folder : 18 | Davidson, R. Theodore. Chicano Prisoners: The Key to San Quentin. New York: Holt,
Rinehart and Winston, 1974 |
1974 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 19 | Davies, Nancy Millichap. San Francisco. New York: Gallery Books, 1990 |
1990 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 20 | Deluca, Chuck. Firehouse Memorabilia: A Collector's Reference. York, ME: Maritime
Antique Auctions, 1989 |
1989 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 21 | DeNevi, Don. Alcatraz '46: The Anatomy of a Classic Prison Tragedy. San Rafael, CA:
Leswing Press, 1974 |
1974 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 22 | Drimmer, Frederick. Until You Are Dead.: The Book of Executions in America. New York:
Windsor, 1992 |
1992 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 23 | Du Bois, William Pene. The Forbidden Forest. New York: Harper & Row, 1978 |
1978 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 24 | Duggan, Moira. New York City. New York: Gallery Books, 1990 |
1990 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 25 | F. Rolin & Co. African Ivories. New York: F. Rolin & Co., 1978 |
1978 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 26 | Flying Saucer News. Flying Saucers: An Analysis of the Air Force Project Blue Book
Special Report No. 14. New York: Flying Saucer News, 1955 |
1955 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 27 | Flying Saucers from Other Worlds. Oct 1957. Evanston, IL: Palmer Publications |
1957 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 28 | Freed, Leonard. New York Police. Paris: Centre Nationale de la Photographie, 1990 |
1990 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 29 | Gelman, Woody, and Barbara Jackson. Disaster Illustrated: Two Hundred Years of American
Misfortune. New York: Harmony Books, 1976 |
1976 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 30 | Genthe, Arnold, and John Kuo Wei Tchen. Genthe's Photographs of San Francisco's Old
Chinatown. New York: Dover, 1984 |
1984 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 31 | Gibbon, Dave, Ted Smart, and Edmund Nagele. San Francisco: A Picture Book to Remember
Her By. New York: Crescent, 1978 |
1978 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 32 | Gnagy, Jon. Learn to Draw With Jon Gnagy. [1945?] |
1945 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 33 | Gross, Steve, and Susan Daley. Old Houses. New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1991 |
1991 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 34 | Hall, Douglas Kent. In Prison. New York: Henry Holt, 1988 |
1988 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 35 | Hall, George N., and Thomas K. Wanstall. FDNY: New York's Bravest. San Francisco:
Chronicle Books, 1984 |
1984 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 36 | Hall, George N., and Thomas K. Wanstall. FDNY: New York's Bravest. Mill Valley, CA:
Squarebooks, 1984 |
1984 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 37 | Harris, Bill, with Louise Houghton. California: A Picture Memory. New York: Crescent
Books, 1990 |
1990 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 38 | Haycox, Ernest. Man in the Saddle. New York: Triangle Books, 1941 |
1941 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 39 | Hibbert, Christopher. Versailles. New York: Newsweek, 1972 |
1972 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 40 | Hoefer, Hans. Stoned Images. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1978 |
1978 | |
| Box: 22 | Folder : 41 | Hogg, Ian V., John Weeks, and Joseph J. Schroeder. Pistols of the World. Northfield,
IL: DBI Books, 1982 |
1982 | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 42 | Hollander, Zander. The Complete Handbook of Pro Hockey: 1980 Season. New York: Signet,
1979. **NOTE: Pen & ink drawing of weeping Christ figure by Wong, in front cover** |
1979 | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 43 | Important Chinese Ceramics From the J. M. Hu Family Collection. New York: Sotheby's,
1985 |
1985 | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 44 | Johnson, Paul C., Ed. Beautiful California. Menlo Park, CA: Lane, 1963 |
1963 | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 45 | Karp, Walter. The Smithsonian Institution. Washington: The Smithsonian Institution,
1965 |
1965 | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 46 | Katsui, Mitsuo, and Toshifumi Kawahara, Eds. World Graphic Design Now: Computer Graphics.
Tokyo: Kodansha, 1989 |
1989 | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 47 | Klepsch, Marvin, and Laura Logie. Children Draw and Tell: An Introduction to the Projective
Uses of Children's Human Figure Drawings. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1982 |
1982 | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 48 | Krell, Dorothy, Ed. Beautiful California. Menlo Park, CA: Lane, 1969 |
1969 | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 49 | La Venus de Milo [Chinese language text] |
undated | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 50 | Liberty: A Centennial History of the Statue of Liberty in Post Cards. New York: Madison
Square Press, 1986 |
1986 | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 51 | Liu, Lawrence G. Chinese Architecture. New York: Rizzoli, 1989.
Scope and ContentsGraffiti art by Daze on front cover. |
1989 | |
| Box: 25 | Folder : 51 | Liu, Lawrence. Chinese Architecture. New York: Rizzoli, 1989.
Scope and ContentsGraffiti art by Daze on front cover. |
1989 | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 52 | Loyd, Chuck. The Gang Rape. New York: Spade Classics, 1972 |
1972 | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 53 | Lynch, Edie. With Glory I So Humbly Stand. New York: Vantage, 1982 |
1982 | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 54 | Maass, Robert. Fire Fighters. New York: Scholastic, 1989 |
1989 | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 55 | Madigan, Paul J. Institution Rules and Regulations, United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz,
California. [no publ. Information] |
undated | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 56 | Manas, John H. Flying Saucers and Space Men: A Scientific and Metaphysical Dissertation
in Interplanetary Traveling. New York: Pythagorean Society, 196-? |
196- | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 57 | Mattern, Jimmie. Cloud Country, Book Two: Hawaii to Hollywood. Pure Oil Company, 1936 |
1936 | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 58 | Mauricheau-Beaupre, Charles. Versailles. Monaco: Les Documents d'Art, 1949 |
1949 | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 59 | Mauskopf, Norman. Dark Horses. Altadena, CA: Twin Palms Publishers, [n.d.] |
undated | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 60 | McCarty, Cara. Information Art: Diagramming Microchips. New York: Harry N. Abrams,
1990 |
1990 | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 61 | McDowell, Jack, Ed. San Francisco. Menlo Park, CA: Lane, 1969 |
1969 | |
| Box: 23 | Folder : 62 | McNally, Tom. Fishing for Boys. Chicago: Follett, 1962 |
1962 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 63 | Merchants Association of New York. New York the Wonder City. Chicago: Curt Teich,
1939 |
1939 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 64 | Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters. New York: Metropolitan
Museum of Art, 1945 |
1945 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 65 | Miller, H. Tatlock, and Loudon Sainthill. Undoubted Queen. New York: Doubleday, 1958 |
1958 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 66 | Mitchell, Lucy Sprague, Irma Simonton Black, and Jessie Stanton. The Taxi That Hurried.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1946 |
1946 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 67 | Mitchell, Lucy Sprague. A Year in the City. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1948 |
1948 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 68 | Monkhouse, Richard, and John Cox. 3-D Star Maps. New York: Harper & Row, 1989 |
1989 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 69 | Moorhouse, Geoffrey. The Great Cities: San Francisco. Amsterdam: Time-Life Books,
1979 |
1979 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 70 | Navy Exchange Photographic Services Center. The Keel: Recruit Training Command. Great
Lakes, IL: Walsworth Publishing, [n.d.] |
undated | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 71 | New York State Special Commission on Attica. Attica: The Official Report of the New
York State Special Commission on Attica. New York: Bantam, 1972 |
1972 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 72 | Obenzinger, Hilton. New York on Fire. Seattle: Real Comet Press, 1989 |
1989 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 73 | Page, Lou Williams. A Dipper Full of Stars: A Beginner's Guide to the Heavens. Sacramento:
California State Department of Education, 1959 |
1959 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 74 | Peery, Rex, and Arnold "Swede" Umbach. Wrestling. New York: Sterling, 1980 |
1980 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 75 | Perkins, D. M. Deep Throat. New York: Dell, 1973 |
1973 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 76 | Perkins, Peter, and Richard Reinhardt. Chinatown, San Francisco. Berkeley: Lancaster-Miller,
1981 |
1981 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 76A | Pienkowski, Jan. Robot. New York: Delacorte, 1981 |
1981 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 77 | Preston, Andrew. San Francisco: A Picture Memory. New York: Crescent Books, 1990 |
1990 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 78 | Rasmussen, Henry. Fire Trucks: American Fire Fighters on the Street. Osceola, WI:
Motorbooks International, 1987 |
1987 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 79 | Reed, Eli, and Fouad Ajami. Beirut: City of Regrets. New York: W.W. Norton, 1988 |
1988 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 80 | Ridpath, Ian, Ed. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Space. New York: Thomas
Y. Crowell, 1979 |
1979 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 81 | Riekehof, Lottie L. The Joy of Signing: The Illustrated Guide for Mastering Sign Language
and the Manual Alphabet. Springfield, MO: Gospel, 1987 |
1987 | |
| Box: 24 | Folder : 82 | Smith, Dennis, and Jill Freedman. Firehouse. New York: Doubleday, 1977 |
1977 | |
| Box: 25 | Folder : 83 | Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc. Fine Oriental Miniatures, Manuscripts and Islamic Works
of Art Including the Fraser Album. New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1980 |
1980 | |
| Box: 25 | Folder : 84 | Sotheby's. Contemporary Art, Part I. New York: Sotheby's, 1993 |
1993 | |
| Box: 25 | Folder : 85 | Spooner, Peter, et. al. BIOkinetic. Normal, IL: Illinois State University, 1989 |
1989 | |
| Box: 25 | Folder : 86 | Stephen, R.J. Fire Engines. New York: Franklin Watts, 1986 |
1986 | |
| Box: 25 | Folder : 87 | Swinglehurst, Edmund. San Francisco. New York: Mayflower Books, 1979 |
1979 | |
| Box: 25 | Folder : 88 | Tanizaki, Junichiro. In Praise of Shadows. Trans. Thomas J. Harper and Edward G. Seidensticker.
New Haven: Leete's Island Books, 1977 |
1977 | |
| Box: 25 | Folder : 89 | Toda Granada. Barcelona: Escudo de Oro, 1972 |
1972 | |
| Box: 25 | Folder : 89A | Viktor IV. XXXX IV Logbook Pages. Copenhagen: Brondum, 198-? |
1985 | |
| Box: 25 | Folder : 90 | Yim, S. Y., Ed. A Century of Cantonese Opera. Hong Kong: The Regional Council, 1989 |
1989 | |
| Box: 25 | Folder : 91 | Unidentifiable movie script: "Fade in: Ext. - Old City of Jerusalem." |
undated | |
| Box: 25 | Folder : 92 | Chinese-language texts (2) |
undated | |
| Box: 25 | Folder : 93 | Library List of Wong Personal Library **prior to processing** |
undated | |
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Series VIII: Albums, 1989. .25 Linear Feet in one half manuscript box.
Scope and ContentsSeries VIII: Albums consists of a photo album of the opening of the Museum of American Graffiti containing clippings, ephemera, and photographs of the museum and the opening celebration. A number of photographs include identification labels created by Wong of individuals at the event, including a number of graffiti artists. |
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| Container 1 | Title | Date | ||
| Box: 26 | Album: 1989 Grafffiti Museum Opening
Scope and ContentsAlbum contains clippings, ephemera from the Museum of American Graffiti, and photographs of the Museum and the opening celebration. Individuals identified by Martin Wong in the photographs include: Kies, Spider, Ken Gonzalez Day, Robert Lee (of Asian Arts Institute), Peter Broda, Martin Wong, Wicked Gary, Lazar, Quik, Seen, Mico, Dorothy Desir-Davis, Lady Pink, Theresa Herron, Gil, Lee, Henry Chalfant, Delores Newman, Jack Stuart, Yasmin Ramires Harwood, Parents of Martin Wong, Parents of Peter Broda, Sharp, Sane, Scam, Ven, Stash, Luster, Dom, Futura, Mrs. Futura, A1,Koor, Vulcan, Part, Kool, Joey, Crash, Shaker, Zepher, Chino, Brim, Bio, Rick Prol, Dondi, Mare, Mico, Ezo, Haze, Delta, Cavs, and Charlie Ahearn. |
1989 | ||
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Series IX: Tax Receipts, 1983-1996. .25 Linear Feet in one half manuscript box.
Scope and ContentsThis series consists of tax receipts for graffiti purchases, added to the collection as an accretion in 2013. |
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Box: 27 | Folder : 1 | Tax Receipts, Graffiti Purchases |
1983 | |
| Box: 27 | Folder : 2 | Tax Receipts, Graffiti Purchases |
1984 | |
| Box: 27 | Folder : 3 | Tax Receipts, Graffiti Purchases |
1985 | |
| Box: 27 | Folder : 4 | Tax Receipts, Graffiti Purchases
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1986 | |
| Box: 27 | Folder : 5 | Tax Receipts, Graffiti Purchases |
1987 | |
| Box: 27 | Folder : 6 | Tax Receipts, Graffiti Purchases |
1988 | |
| Box: 27 | Folder : 7 | Tax Receipts, Graffiti Purchases |
1989 | |
| Box: 27 | Folder : 8 | Tax Receipts, Graffiti Purchases |
1990 | |
| Box: 27 | Folder : 9 | Tax Receipts, Graffiti Purchases |
1991 | |
| Box: 27 | Folder : 10 | Tax Receipts, Graffiti Purchases |
1992 | |
| Box: 27 | Folder : 11 | Tax Receipts, Graffiti Purchases |
1993 | |
| Box: 27 | Folder : 12 | Tax Receipts, Graffiti Purchases |
1994, 1996 | |
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