"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 (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.

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 (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.