Submitted by noguchi_admin on Tue, 10/19/2010 - 2:05pm

Catalogue Raisonné Intern

Department: 
Curatorial

Catalogue Raisonne Intern:

The Noguchi Museum is seeking a qualified intern to assist the Project Manager of The Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonné with a range of research and editing projects.

The Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonné is an ongoing project dedicated to documenting the complete oeuvre of Isamu Noguchi (1904–1988). Once complete, the publication will be the first comprehensive record of the life and work of Isamu Noguchi, updating and considerably expanding upon the 1980 catalogue of the artist’s sculpture by Nancy Grove and Dianne Botnick (Garland).  In November 2011, the first chapter of The Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonné was published online, and is accessible free of charge from The Noguchi Museum’s website at http://catalogue.noguchi.org.  New chapters will be added to the site on an annual basis until research is complete.  This progressive approach to publishing allows for research to continue while information presently known can be made available to the public for reference purposes. To learn more about The Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonné, visit www.noguchi.org/research/catalogue.

This internship position involves research and editing information related to artworks, exhibitions, and literature for the development of this publication.

Responsibilities may include:

  • Conducting research related to artworks’ histories and/or assisting with examination of artworks

  • Reviewing archival material for research of exhibitions, and/or bibliography entries

  • Editing records and cross-referencing files with information in the project’s TMS database 

  • Organizing documents, images and project files 

The ideal candidate will be a highly organized and detail-oriented individual with an interest in arts research.  Candidates must possess excellent communication skills, strong writing skills, and word-processing skills on a PC-platform.  Experience with Microsoft Excel is required.  Additional experience with TMS or other collection management software is a plus.

This unpaid internship is part-time, two days per week, for 12-14 weeks.  

To apply, send cover letter and résumé to internships@noguchi.org with the subject “Catalogue Raisonné Internship”.