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Research Resources
Below are links to research resources on the life and work of Robert Motherwell including downloadable PDFs of the Dedalus Foundation Archives finding aid, a list of books in Robert Motherwell’s studio library, and complete exhibition history, as well as the full chronology of the artist’s life from the 2012 Robert Motherwell Paintings and Collages: A Catalogue Raisonné 1941 – 1991.
Finding Aid
Online finding aid for the Dedalus Foundation Archives including the Robert Motherwell Papers, Photographs, Audio and Video Recordings, and Printed Materials collections.
Finding Aid (PDF)
A downloadable PDF of the finding for the Dedalus Foundation Archives including the Robert Motherwell Papers, Photographs, Video and Audio Recordings, and Printed Materials collections.
Selected Bibliography
This selected bibliography highlights the most essential texts either about or by Robert Motherwell.
Selected Exhibition History
This list of exhibitions represents a focused selection of major recent and historical showings of Robert Motherwell's work, complete with installation images and other archival materials.
Full Motherwell Studio Library (PDF)
A downloadable PDF of all the titles in Motherwell's library of nearly 3,000 books on various subjects, including: modern art, Eastern and Western art history, philosophy, religion, psychoanalysis, and literature and poetry.
Detailed Chronology (PDF)
This downloadable PDF is the full chronology that was published in the 2012 Robert Motherwell Paintings and Collages: A Catalogue Raisonné 1941 – 1991
Biography
Robert Motherwell (1915—1991) was one of the leading American artists of the twentieth century. Read more about the artist on his Biography page.