Roy Lichtenstein FOUNDATION
"This program is part of the BIPOC Artists Endowed Foundation Initiative."
Please see instructions on how to apply at the bottom of this page.
The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation was chartered as a Private Operating Foundation in 1998, primarily to facilitate public access to the work of Roy Lichtenstein and the art and artists of his time; to create a catalogue raisonné of all known Lichtenstein works; and to share information which could assist the development and education of the next generation of curators, critics and scholars relating to the life and professional career of Roy Lichtenstein.
In 2013 the Foundation announced the donation of over 250,000 photographs and materials from its invaluable Harry Shunk and Shunk-Kender Photography Collection, rescued in 2006 and subsequently catalogued by the Foundation, to five major institutions in the U.S., France and England. The donation established a consortium among the institutions, including the Getty Research Institute, The Museum of Modern Art, the National Gallery of Art, Centre Pompidou and Tate. The Foundation intends to offer further gifts from this material to the consortium or will place them with other interested institutions.
Position Overview:
The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation wishes to hire an intern Archivist and Researcher to assist on a project to gift and distribute over 25,000 photographs from the Foundation’s Harry Shunk and Shunk-Kender Photography Collections. Under direction of the Head Archivist, and working with the Executive Director, the intern will be primarily responsible for assisting in the implementation of a gifting program that will pair major universities with art museums throughout the country. The Foundation’s has developed a preliminary list of 10 paired institutions (20 in total). A pilot program will be developed for this initial group and up to 10 gift packages will be distributed.
Schedule and Compensation:
3-4 days per week during standard office hours, 10am-6pm.
This is a temporary, part-time intern position with a competitive hourly wage.
The position is expected to last 9 weeks.
Compensation is $20 hour.
Intern Responsibilities:
Review preliminary list of 10 paired institutions.
Identify additional pairs of universities and art museums from all major regions of the United States
Assist archivist and foundation Working Group to prioritize gifts to institutions where they will be easily located and accessible
Develop potential gift packages or organize material via PDF or other online platform to allow selected institutions to review material
Coordinate and schedule meetings with select institutions
Work with photography collection’s databases and digital images; and maintaining, updating, and producing reports from the Foundation’s digital management applications, specifically a Microsoft Access database
Update and maintain an Access database for a 60,000-object photography collection
Modify and export data and images as PDFs
Maintain and organize storage of digital images
Update metadata, review and formalize controlled vocabularies for collection
Maintain and pull prints from the Foundation’s storage facility
Prepare photographs for viewings, distribution schemes, and shipment
Identify preservation/conservation concerns
Assist maintenance and coordination of photography collection at offsite storage facility
Assist with preparation of reports and updates on distribution project
Assist in re-housing, arrangement, and description of materials
Other assigned duties as required
Qualifications:
"This program is part of the BIPOC Artists Endowed Foundation Initiative."
Enrolled in a bachelor’s-level program in Library and Information Sciences, Art History, or Museum and Curatorial Studies
Minimum one-year of experience working in an art or archive-holding institution
Working knowledge of archival theory and best practice
Familiarity of 20th and 21st century art history, as well as of museum archival records and artists’ archives
Understanding of the preservation and care of photographs
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Work independently and ability to meet deadlines, as well as manage multiple projects simultaneously
Strong interpersonal skills to work collaboratively across an inter-departmental and institutional structure
A basic understanding of dynamic database and library collections management systems, and Microsoft Office Suite
A basic understanding of Microsoft Access
Ability to lift materials weighing up to 40lbs
Demonstrate a commitment to continued professional growth and development
Interns will work onsite 28 hours per week and attend a mandatory offsite program day one day per week with their cohort.
Interns must be available for the duration of the program.
INTERNSHIP DURATION:
Total Weeks: 9 weeks
Work Hours per Week: 28
Total Hours: 252
Workdays: 4 days per week onsite
PROGRAM DAY:
On the 5th day of each week, interns will attend an offsite program day with their cohort.
These hours are separate from the internship hours.