"After being continually subjected to the dehumanizing forces that continue to pervade the arts, it is a real physical pleasure to confront your work. It is a comfort to be reminded that art is, and always will be, a personal experience."
- Robert Doty, curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art, in a letter to Adolph Gottlieb about his exhibition at Marlborough Gallery
In February 1971, Marlborough Gallery opened a solo exhibition of recent drawings by Adolph Gottlieb titled "Adolph Gottlieb: Works on Paper 1970". This exhibition, which included selected sculptures from 1968, filled the galleries. Below is a selection of documents and images from our archives that shed light on an important year of work in this beautiful 1971 works on paper exhibition.
Shown: Installation image of "Adolph Gottlieb: Works on Paper 1970" at Marlborough Gallery, New York, February 11 – March 6, 1971.
Artwork pictured (from left to right): Apparition (1970), Orange and Lavender (1970), Tan Disc on Blue (1970), White Halo (1970), Black Splash (1970).
Sculpture: Wall, 1968, painted aluminum, 26 1/2 x 40 5/8 x 24 inches.
Shown: Apparition, 1970, acrylic on paper, 40 x 30 inches, Orange and Lavender, 1970, acrylic on paper mounted on canvas, 40 1/8 x 30 1/8 inches, Tan Disc on Blue, 1970, acrylic on paper, 40 x 30 inches, White Halo, 1970, oil on paper, 24 x 19 inches, Black Splash, 1970, acrylic and tempera on paper mounted on canvas, 40 x 30 inches.
Shown: Installation image of "Adolph Gottlieb: Works on Paper 1970" at Marlborough Gallery, New York, February 11 – March 6, 1971.
Artwork pictured (from left to right): Circle (1970), Black Field, (1970), Calligraphy (1970), Summer (1970), Yellow Ochre (1970), Heaving (1970), Untitled (1970), Loop (1970), Untitled (1970).
Sculpture: Petaloid with Curved Arrow, 1968, painted aluminum, 28 1/4 x 25 x 20 1/2 inches.
Shown (left to right): Black Field, 1970, acrylic on paper, 19 x 24 inches, Calligraphy, 1970, acrylic on paper, 40 x 30 inches, Yellow Ochre, 1970, acrylic on paper (stretched on redwood strainer), 30 x 40 inches, Loop, 1970, ink on paper, 12 x 9 inches.
Shown: Installation image of "Adolph Gottlieb: Works on Paper 1970" at Marlborough Gallery, New York, February 11 – March 6, 1971.
Artwork pictured (from left to right): Red and Black (1970), Night (1970), Orange Glow (1970).
Artwork (from left to right): Red and Black, 1970, acrylic on paper, 23 7/8 x 18 7/8 inches, Night, 1970, acrylic on paper, 24 x 19 inches, Orange Glow, 1970, acrylic on paper, 24 x 19 inches, Photo courtesy Picker Art Gallery, Colgate University.
Shown: Installation images of "Adolph Gottlieb: Works on Paper 1970" at Marlborough Gallery, New York, February 11 – March 6, 1971.
Artwork pictured (from left to right): Petal on Pink (1970), Red on Pink (1970), Oriental (1970).
Shown (left to right): Red on Pink, 1970, acrylic on paper, 40 x 30 inches, Oriental, 1970, acrylic on paper, 20 x 15 inches.
Shown: Installation images of "Adolph Gottlieb: Works on Paper 1970" at Marlborough Gallery, New York, February 11 – March 6, 1971. Artwork pictured (from left to right): Summer (1970), Yellow Ochre (1970), Heaving (1970).
Sculpture: Petaloid with Curved Arrow, 1968, painted aluminum, 28 1/4 x 25 x 20 1/2 inches.
Shown (from left to right): Summer, 1970, acrylic on paper, 19 x 24 inches, Yellow Ochre, 1970, acrylic on paper (stretched on redwood strainer), 30 x 40 inches, Heaving, 1970, acrylic on paper, 18 3/4 x 22 3/4 inches.
Shown: Petaloid with Curved Arrow, 1968, painted aluminum, 28 1/4 x 25 x 20 1/2 inches.
Shown: An announcement of Adolph Gottlieb: Works on Paper 1970 at Marlborough Gallery, New York.