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Scot Borofsky Papers

Call Number

MSS.346

Date

1982-2007, inclusive

Creator

Borofsky, Scot, 1957-
Borofsky, Scot, 1957-

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Abstract

Scot Borofsky is a grafitti, studio, and commercial artist. This small collection documents his career in New York City and other places his artwork has been shown.

Biographical Note

Born in Brattleboro, Vermont, Scot Borofsky graduated from Rhode Island School of Design and Painting in 1981, and received a Max Beckman Painting Scholarship at The Brooklyn Museum where he worked for one year. Borofsky first achieved notoriety in the New York art world for his 25 spray paintings made in the East Village during the early 80s, and from the subsequent spray paintings that were shown at the Mokotoff Gallery during the remainder of that decade. The artist left New York to return to his native Vermont in 1991. During the 90s, besides raising two boys, organic farming, and working in various fields of specialized construction, Borofsky nurtured his "graffiti symbols" into a mature style of oil painting.

- Coolgrove.com, Undated.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into three series:

Missing Title

  1. Series I: Catalogs
  2. Series II: Portfolio
  3. Series III: Media

Series I is arranged chronologically. Series II is in the original order in which it was organized in Scot Borofsky's portfolio.

Scope and Content

This collection contains papers that document Scot Borofsky's career as a graffiti and studio artist. It includes catalogs, programs, and promotion cards from exhibits, articles about Borofsky's art, and a video cassette of a movie in which Borofsky's art is featured.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open to researchers. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.

Conditions Governing Use

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); Scot Borofsky Papers; MSS 346; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries.

Provenance

The collection was donated to the Fales Library by Scot Borofsky in 2012.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Audiovisual materials have not been preserved and may not be available to researchers.

Collection processed by

Laura Newsome, 2012.

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-20 17:12:53 -0400.
Language: Description is in English.

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