Manuel Neri
Bibliography
BOOKS
Albright, Thomas. Art in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1945–1980. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1985.
Andersen, Wayne. American Sculpture in Process: 1930–1970. Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1975. Illus.: Figure, 1963.
Barron, Stephanie; Bernstein, Sherri; Fort, Ilene Susan. Made in California: Art, Image, and Identity, 1900-2000. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 2000.
Cancel, Luis R., et al. The Latin American Spirit: Art and Artists in the United States, 1920–1970. Bronx: Bronx Museum of the Arts and Harry N. Abrams, 1988. Illus.: Untitled Standing Figure, 1957.
Cándida Smith, Richard. Utopia and Dissent: Art, Poetry, and Politics in California. Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press, 1995.
Clark, Garth, and Hughto, Margie. A Century of Ceramics in the United States, 1878–1978. New York: E. P. Dutton in association with the Everson Museum of Art, 1979. Illus.: Loops, 1956.
Clinton, Hillary Rodham (Foreword); Finn, David; and Monkman, Betty C. 20th-Century American Sculpture in the White House Garden. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000. Illus.: Aurelia No. 1, 1992; Untitled (bronze), 1991.
Congdon, Kristin G., and Hallmark, Kara Kelley. Artists from Latin American Cultures: A Biographical Dictionary. Westport, CT and London: Greenwood Press, 2002.
Gilbert, Rita. Living with Art. New York: Random House, 1985. Illus.: Red Legs, 1979.
Hopkins, Henry. 50 West Coast Artists. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1981. Illus.: Red Legs, 1979.
_____, foreword to Artists: The Creative Personality, Photographs by Jim Arkatov. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1998. Photos of Neri, pp. 108-109.
Jones, Caroline A. Bay Area Figurative Art: 1950–1965. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989. Cover Illus.: Untitled, 1959.
Kelly, James J. The Sculptural Idea (Fourth Edition). Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, 2004, pp. 31-32, 124. Ill.: Figure with Legs Crossed (cast 1/4), 1991.
Krantz, Les. American Artists: An Illustrated Survey of Leading Americans. Chicago: The Krantz Company Publishers, 1985.
Manhart, Marcia, and Manhart, Tom, eds. The Eloquent Object. Tulsa, OK: The Philbrook Museum of Art, 1987. Illus.: Loop #1, 1961.
Martin, Alvin. American Realism: Twentieth-Century Drawings and Watercolors From the Glenn C. Janss Collection. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1985. Illus.: Gesture Study No. 11, 1980.
Natsoulas, John, et al. The Beat Generation Galleries and Beyond. Davis, CA: John Natsoulas Press, 1996.
Niles, Bo. Timeless Design. Glen Cove, NY: PBC International, Inc., 1997. Illus., p. 105: Rossa.
Paz, Octavio; Beardsley, John; and Livingston, Jane. Hispanic Art in the United States. New York: Abbeville Press, 1987. Illus.: Annunciation No. 2 (cast 1/4), 1981-82; Mujer Pegada Series No. 1 (cast 1/4), 1985/86; Mujer Pegada Series No. 2 (cast 1/4), 1985/86; Indios Verdes No. 4, 1980; Untitled V (drawing), 1985.
Plagens, Peter. Sunshine Muse. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1974. Illus.: Loops II, 1961.
Quirarte, Jacinto. Mexican American Artists. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1973.
Saeks, Diane Dorrans. San Francisco Interiors. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1995. Illus. pp. 11, 22.
Solomon, Holly, and Anderson, Alexandra. Living with Art. New York: Rizzoli International Publishers, Inc., 1985. Illus.
LIMITED EDITION BOOKS
Klimenko, Mary Julia. She Said: I Tell You It Doesn't Hurt Me. San Diego, CA: Brighton Press, 1991. Hand-colored etchings by Manuel Neri. Limited edition of 33.
_____. Territory. San Diego, CA: Brighton Press, 1993. Photolithographs by Manuel Neri with one original drawing. Limited edition of 55.
_____. Crossing/Chasse-croixe. Berkeley, CA: Peter Koch + Printer, 2003. Photographs by M. Lee Fatherree; original artwork by Manuel Neri. Limited edition.
CATALOGUES
Abrams, Harry N. American Images: The SBC Collection. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Illus.: Rosa Negra No. 1, 1983; Vicola III, 1988.
Adelphia Society. A Bid for Human Rights. San Francisco: Adelphia Society, 1988. Illus.: Posturing Series No. 4, 1985
Albright, Thomas. Manuel Neri. San Francisco: John Berggruen Gallery; Santa Monica, CA: James Corcoran Gallery; New York: Charles Cowles Gallery, 1988.
Albuquerque Museum. The Human Factor: Figurative Sculpture Reconsidered. Albuquerque, NM: The Albuquerque Museum, 1993. Illus.: Untitled V (cast 1/4), 1976; La Palestra No. 6, 1988; La Palestra No. 5 (cast 1/4), 1988/89.
Amnesty International. Artists for Amnesty. Davis, CA: Amnesty International, 1987.
Antenucci Becherer, Joseph. "Continuity and Change: Manuel Neri and the Human Figure" in Manuel Neri. San Francisco: Hackett Freedman Gallery, 2003.
Armstrong, Richard. Sculpture in California 1975–80. San Diego, CA: San Diego Museum of Art, 1980. Illus.: Untitled (plaster), 1978; Untitled (plaster), 1978-79.
Art Against AIDS, San Francisco. Art Against AIDS. New York: American Foundation for AIDS Research and Livet Reichard Co., 1989. Illus.: Posturing Series No. 4, 1985/87.
The Artists Association, San Francisco Art Institute. Art Bank 64/66. San Francisco: San Francisco Art Institute, 1966. Illus.: Figure, 1964.
_____. Sculptors at UC Davis: Past and Present. San Francisco: San Francisco Art Institute, 1982.
Barilleaux, Rene Paul. Sculptors on Paper: New Work. Madison, WI: Madison Art Center, 1987. Illus.: Carrara Figure No. 1, 1980; Consuelo Series No. 3, 1986.
Bates, Mary, and Moulton, Susan. Works in Bronze: A Modern Survey. Rohnert Park, CA: Sonoma State University, 1984. Illus.: Untitled Torso (A/P), 1978.
Bischoff, David A. Manuel Neri: Sculpture and Drawings. Sacramento: Robert Else Gallery, California State University, 1985.
Bishop, Janet, et al. California Classics: Highlights from the Collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Tokyo: APT International, Inc., 1999. Illus.: Untitled Standing Figure No. 1, 1982.
Bledsoe, Jane K. Figurative Sculpture: Ten Artists/Two Decades. Long Beach: University Art Museum, California State University, 1984. Illus.: Untitled Standing Figure No. 1 (A/P), 1980.
Bolomey, Roger. Forgotten Dimension—A Survey of Small Sculpture in California Now. Fresno, CA: Fresno Arts Center, 1982. Illus.: Scribe (bronze), 1980.
Boynton, James, ed. San Francisco 9. Houston, TX: Houston Contemporary Arts Museum, 1962. Illus.: Seated Male Figure (plaster), 1961; Standing Figure (plaster), 1960.
Braunstein Gallery. Braunstein Gallery Twentieth Anniversary. San Francisco: Braunstein Gallery, 1981.
_____. Bay Area Sculptors of the 1960s: Then and Now. San Francisco: Braunstein Gallery, 1990. Illus.: La Palestra No. 4 (plaster), 1988.
Brighton Press. Livres d’ Artistes. San Diego, CA: Brighton Press, 1994.
Brook House/Victor Fischer Fine Arts. The Brook House Sculpture Invitational at Kaiser Center. Orinda, CA: Victor Fischer Fine Arts, 1982. Illus.: Untitled Standing Figure No. 5, 1980.
Bush, Martin. Figures of Contemporary Sculpture 1970-1990: Images of Man. Tokyo: Brain Trust, Inc., 1992. Illus.: Untitled II (cast 4/4), 1991; Sancas I (cast 1/4), 1992.
Butterfield, Jan; and Wortz, Melinda. California Sculpture Show. Los Angeles: California/International Arts Foundation, 1984. Illus.: Photo of Neri; Carriona Figure No. 2, 1981.
Butterfield & Butterfield. Contemporary Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture. San Francisco: Butterfield & Butterfield, 1988. Illus.: Torso (plaster), 1975; Untitled Drawing, n.d.
Byer, Robert H. Sculptural Intimacies—Recent Small-Scale Sculpture. Los Angeles: Security Pacific Corporation, 1989. Illus.: Posturing Series No. 3 (cast 4/4), 1980; Untitled (bronze), 1974-76; Maha Series—Ceramic II, 1986.
Campbell-Thiebaud Gallery. Twenty-five Treasures Exhibition. San Francisco: Campbell-Thiebaud Gallery, 1991. Illus.: Untitled (Female Figure), 1958.
_____. Manuel Neri: Recent Work. San Francisco: Campbell-Thiebaud Gallery, 1993.
_____. Twenty-five Treasures Exhibition. San Francisco: Campbell-Thiebaud Gallery, 1996. Illus.: Hawk, c. 1959.
Castellon, Rolando. A Third World Painting and Sculpture Exhibition. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Art, 1974.
Clisby, Roger, ed. Sacramento Sampler I. Sacramento, CA: E. B. Crocker Art Gallery, 1972. Illus.: Seated Figure, 1971; Fragments, 1971.
Coplans, John. Abstract Expressionist Ceramics. Irvine: University of California, 1966.
Costello, Daniel W.; Earls-Solari, Bonnie; Stankus, Michelene. BankAmerica Corporation Art Program 1985. San Francisco: BankAmerica Corporation, 1986. Cover Illus.: Untitled Drawing No. 3, 1984.
Cowart, Jack, and Amerson, Price. Manuel Neri: A Sculptor’s Drawings. Washington, DC: The Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1994.
Cowart, Jack; Amerson, Price; Beardsley, John; Geldzahler, Henry; Pincus, Robert. Manuel Neri: Early Works, 1953–1978. Washington, DC: The Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1996.
Cowart, Jack. Manuel Neri: Paintings and Painted Papers. Washington, DC: The Corcoran Gallery of Art, 2001.
DeGroot, George. California Contemporary: Recent Work of Twenty-three Artists. Monterey, CA: Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art, 1983. Illus.: Carriona Series No. 8, 1981.
Denton, Monroe. No Man’s Land. Long Island City, NY: Socrates Sculpture Park, 1990. Illus.: Untitled Standing Figure (bronze), 1990.
Dickson, Joanne. Manuel Neri: Sculpture & Drawings. Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1981.
E. B. Crocker Art Gallery. Manuel Neri: Recent Sculpture and Drawings. Sacramento, CA: E. B. Crocker Art Gallery, 1977.
80 Langton Street. 80 Langton Street: Documentation of the First Year. San Francisco: 80 Langton Street, 1976.
Emporia State University. Twenty-First Annual National Invitational Drawing Exhibition. Emporia, KS: Emporia State University, 1997. Illus.: Andrea No. 1.
Faberman, Hillarie, et al. Picasso to Thiebaud: Modern and Contemporary Art from the Collections of Stanford University Alumni and Friends. Stanford, CA: Leland Stanford, Jr. University, 2004. Illus.: Carriona Figure No. 1, 1981.
FitzGibbon, John. California A-Z and Return. Youngstown, OH: The Butler Institute of American Art, 1990. Illus.: Vicola IX, 1988.
Flood, Richard. The Sixth Day. Chicago: The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, 1983. Illus.: Remaking of Mary Julia No. 1 (cast 1/4), 1981/82.
Foley, Suzanne. Remember: It's Only Art. Walnut Creek, CA: Civic Arts Gallery, 1981. Illus.: Untitled Standing Figure, 1959.
Foothills Art Center. The North American Sculpture Exhibition. Golden, CO: The Foothills Art Center, 1996.
Fuller Goldeen Gallery. Casting: A Survey of Cast Metal Sculpture in the '80s. San Francisco: Fuller Goldeen Gallery, 1982. Illus.: Remaking of Mary Julia No. 1 (cast 1/4), 1981/82.
Garduño, Blanca; and Rodriguez, Jose Antonio. Pasión por Frida. Mexico City: Museo Estudio Diego Rivera, 1991-92.
Geldzahler, Henry. Manuel Neri: Sculpture, Painted and Unpainted. Bridgehampton, NY: Dia Center for the Arts, 1993.
_____. Manuel Neri: Classical Expressions/Sculpture and Drawings. Las Vegas: Nevada Institute for Contemporary Art in association with Riva Yares Gallery, 1995.
Gettings, Frank. Drawings 1974–1984. Washington, DC: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 1984. Illus.: Mary Julia, 1973-75; Untitled, 1978; Indios Verde No. 4, 1980; Torano No. 2, 1980; K. C. No. 1, 1982.
Goodwin, Erin. A Survey of Sculptural Directions of the Bay Area. Cupertino, CA: De Anza College, 1975.
Grounds for Sculpture. Spring/Summer Exhibition '94. Hamilton, NJ: Grounds for Sculpture, 1994. Illus.: La Palestra No. 5 (2/4), 1988; Untitled Standing Figure No. 5 (A/P), 1980.
_____. Summer Exhibition. Hamilton, NJ: Grounds for Sculpture, 2001. Illus.: Untitled Marble II, 1998.
Guenther, Bruce. The Essential Gesture. Newport Beach, CA: Newport Harbor Art Museum, 1994. Illus.: Piedra Negra, 1992; Oka, 1990
Hayward Area Festival of the Arts. 17th Annual Hayward Festival of the Arts. Hayward, CA: Hayward Area Festival of the Arts, 1978.
Henning, Robert, Jr., et al. Santa Barbara Collects. Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1985.
Holland, Katherine Church. The Art Collection. San Francisco: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, 1986.
_____, et al. A Bay Area Connection: Works from the Anderson Collection,1954–1984. Santa Clara, CA: Triton Museum of Art, 1995. Illus.: Untitled, 1978; K.C. No. 2, 1982; Untitled Standing Figure, 1982
John Berggruen Gallery. John Berggruen Gallery. San Francisco: John Berggruen Gallery, 1986. Illus.: Untitled V (drawing), 1985; Niña Pegada, 1985.
_____. Sculpture and Works in Relief. San Francisco: John Berggruen Gallery, 1986. Illus.: Catun No. 1 (cast 1/4), 1986; Mujer Pegada Series No. 4 (cast 1/4), 1985/86.
_____. John Berggruen Gallery: Works on Paper. San Francisco: John Berggruen Gallery, 1988. Illus.: Vicola No. 8, 1987.
_____. Large Scale Works on Paper. San Francisco: John Berggruen Gallery, 1991. Illus.: Window Painting on Paper No. 1, 1959.
Jones, Caroline A. Manuel Neri: Plasters. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1989. Cover Illus.: Untitled, 1959.
J.P.L. Fine Arts. California Gold. London: J.P.L. Fine Arts, 1975. Illus.: Figure, 1973.
Kagawa, Paul, et al. Other Sources: An American Essay. San Francisco: San Francisco Art Institute, 1976. Illus.: Mary Julia, 1976.
Karlstrom, Paul. San Francisco Art Institute: Illustrious History, 1871–Present. San Francisco:
San Francisco Art Institute, 1996. Illus.: On the Up, No. 1, 1989-92.
Kiechel, Vivian. Contemporary Bronze: Six in the Figurative Tradition. Lincoln, NB: Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, 1985. Illus.: Squatting Woman (A/P), 1981/82; Rosa Negra No. 1 (cast 3/4), 1982/84.
Kimball, Cathy, et al. Into the 21st Century: Selections from the Permanent Collection. San Jose, CA: San Jose Museum of Art, 1999. Illus.: Posturing Series No. 3, 1980.
Lagoria, Georgianna M., and Martin, Fred. Northern California Art of the Sixties. Santa Clara, CA: De Saisset Museum, University of Santa Clara, 1982. Illus.: Untitled Kneeling Figure No. 1, 1961.
Laguna Gloria Art Museum. Human Nature Human Form. Austin, TX: Laguna Gloria Art Museum, 1993. Illus.: Lucca No. 1, 1982-83.
Landauer, Susan. San Francisco Abstract Expressionism. San Francisco, CA: Hackett-Freedman Gallery, 2001. Illus.: Collage Painting No. 4, 1958-59.
LaPlante, John D., ed. San Francisco Bay Area Painting and Sculpture: Some Points of View— 1962. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Art Gallery, 1962. Illus.: Man and Wife, 1962.
Leland Stanford Junior University. Journal of the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University: Volume 1, 1998–1999. Stanford, CA: Leland Stanford Junior University, 2001. Illus.: Head, 1973.
Linhares, Phil. Here and Now: Bay Area Masterworks from the Di Rosa Collections. Oakland, CA: The Oakland Museum, 1994. Illus.: Coming in Last Thursday (A/P), 1981/87.
Lucie-Smith, Edward. Riva Yares 2000. Scottsdale, AZ, and Santa Fe, NM: Riva Yares Gallery, 2000. Illus.: Prietas Series I, 2000; Prietas Series II, 2000.
Magloff, Joanna, ed. Current Painting and Sculpture of the Bay Area. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Art Museum, 1964. Illus.: Carla VI, c. 1958-60.
Matilsky, Barbara C. The Expressionist Surface: Contemporary Art in Plaster. Queens, NY: Queens Museum, 1990. Illus.: Shrouded Figure, 1961; Seated Girl, 1964.
Matthews, Gene. Visiting Artist Program: 20th Anniversary Show. Boulder, CO: Colorado University Art Galleries, 1992. Illus.: Agatas de Isla Negra.
McCormick, Jim. 30 from 25. Reno, NV: Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery, University of Nevada, 1986. Illus.: Male Figure Fragment (bronze), 1974.
McCullough, Tom; Thomas, Daniel; and Nicholson, Harry. Three Views on the 1976 Biennale— Recent International Forms in Art. Sydney, Australia: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1976.
Morris, Dan W. National Drawing Invitational. Little Rock, AR: The Arkansas Art Center, 1990. Illus.: Isla Negra No. 7, 1987; Untitled No. 6, 1989.
Moss, Stacey. The Howards: First Family of Bay Area Modernism. Oakland, CA: The Oakland Museum, 1988.
Muckenthaler Cultural Center. Sculptural Perspectives for the Nineties. Fullerton, CA: Muckenthaler Art Center, 1991. Illus.: Untitled V (cast 2/4), 1990.
Nassau County Museum of Fine Art. Contemporary Naturalism: Works of the 1970s. Roslyn, NY: Nassau County Museum of Fine Art, 1980. Illus.: Standing Figure No. 1, 1976/79.
Natsoulas/Novelozo Gallery, with foreword by John Allen Ryan. Lyrical Vision: The '6' Gallery 1954--–1957. Davis, CA: Natsoulas/Novelozo Gallery Press, 1989. Illus.: Photo of Neri; Dr. Zonk.
_____, with foreword by John Natsoulas. 30 Ceramic Sculptors. Davis, CA: Natsoulas/Novelozo Gallery, 1989. Illus.: Maha—Ceramic V, 1986.
_____. 30 Ceramic Sculptors. Davis, CA: Natsoulas/Novelozo Gallery, 1990. Illus.: Untitled, 1990.
Natsoulas, John; and Nixon, Bruce, eds. 30 Years of TB-9: A Tribute to Robert Arneson. Davis, CA: John Natsoulas Gallery, 1991. Illus.: Photo of Neri.
Neubert, George. Manuel Neri, Sculptor. Oakland, CA: The Oakland Museum, 1976.
_____. The Brook House Sculpture Invitational. Albany, CA: Brook House and Victor Fischer Fine Art, 1982. Illus.: Untitled Standing Figure No. 5 (bronze), 1980.
_____. Bay Area Sculptors of the 1960s: Then and Now. San Francisco: Braunstein/Quay Gallery, 1990.
Nierengarten-Smith, Beej. Laumeier Sculpture Park First Decade, 1976–1986. St. Louis, MO: Laumeier Sculpture Park, 1986. Illus.: Untitled Standing Figure No. 1 (A/P), 1980.
_____; McCue, George, et al. Laumeier Sculpture Park: Second Decade, 1987–1996. St. Louis, MO: Laumeier Sculpture Park and Museum, 1998. Illus.: Aurelia Roma, 1994.
Novakov, Anna. "Funk Art: A San Francisco Phenomenon" in Painters at UC Davis. Davis, CA: Richard L. Nelson Gallery, University of California, 1984. Illus.: Window Series No. 9, 1958-59.
The Oakland Museum. 100 Years of California Sculpture. Oakland, CA: The Oakland Museum, 1982.
Orr-Cahall, Christina, ed. The Dilexi Years 1958–1970. Oakland, CA: The Oakland Museum, 1984. Illus.: Standing Male (plaster), 1958.
_____, ed. The Art of California: Selected Works from the Collection of The Oakland Museum. Oakland, CA: The Oakland Museum; San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1984. Illus.: Untitled (Seated Woman), 1979.
Project Sculpture. Project Sculpture. Oakland, CA: Project Sculpture, 1982. Illus.: Untitled Standing Figure No. 1, 1981.
Provincetown Art Association and Museum. The Sun Gallery. Provincetown, MA: Provincetown Art Association and Museum, 1981.
Rannells, Susan; and Richardson, Brenda. Free. Berkeley, CA: University Art Museum, 1970.
Restany, Pierre. Manuel Neri. San Francisco: John Berggruen Gallery; New York: Charles Cowles Gallery; Zurich: Gimpel-Hanover + Andre Emmerich Galerien, 1984.
Richard L. Nelson Gallery. Sculptors at UC Davis: Past and Present. Davis: Richard L. Nelson Gallery, University of California, 1972. Illus.: Fragment of a Seated Figure, 1972.
_____. Painters at UC Davis. Davis: Richard L. Nelson Gallery, University of California, 1984. Illus.: Untitled (Window Series # 807), 1958.
Richardson, Trevor. Kinds of Drawing. Amherst: Herter Art Gallery, University of Massachusetts, 2001. Illus.: Autos Sacramentales V, 1987.
Riva Yares Gallery. Manuel Neri: Sculpture of the 1980s. Scottsdale, AZ: Riva Yares Gallery, 1989.
Rodriguez, Peter. The Mexican Museum. San Francisco: The Mexican Museum, 1981. Illus.: Untitled Standing Figure No. 4, 1980; Indios Verdes No. 4, 1980.
Rogers-Lafferty, Sarah. Body & Soul: Aspects of Recent Figurative Sculpture. Cincinnati, OH: The Contemporary Arts Center, 1985. Illus.
St. Mary's College Art Gallery. The Small Format. Moraga, CA: St. Mary's College, 1973.
_____. The Good Drawing Show. Moraga, CA: St. Mary's College, 1976.
San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego Museum of Art: Selections from the Permanent Collection. San Diego, CA: San Diego Museum of Art, 1993. Illus.: Escalieta No. 5, 1988.
San Francisco Art Institute. Other Sources: An American Essay. San Francisco: San Francisco Art Institute, 1976.
_____. Reflections: Alumni Exhibitions, San Francisco Art Institute. San Francisco: San Francisco Art Institute, 1982. Illus.: Mary and Julia (plaster), 1980.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Twenty American Artists. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1980. Illus.: Mary and Julia (plaster), 1980.
_____. 50th Anniversary Commemorative Program 1985. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1985.
_____. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: The Painting and Sculpture Collection. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1985.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution. Painting and Sculpture in California: The Modern Era. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Washington, DC: National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, 1976. Illus.: Standing Plaster Figure, 1959.
Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Central Washington University. Second Annual Invitational Drawing Exhibition. Ellensburg, WA: Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Central Washington University, 1979. Illus.: Untitled, 1973.
Schipper, Merle. Marmo/Marble: A Contemporary Aesthetic. Los Angeles: California Museum of Science and Industry, 1989. Illus.: Lucca No. 6, 1988.
Schwartz, Joyce Pomeroy; and Rossback, Janet. Black & White & Read All Over. Charlotte, NC: LaSalle Partners at Nationsbank Plaza, 1995. Illus.: Aurelia No. 2, 1992; Untitled marble, 1991.
Scios Nova. Ventriloquist. Baltimore, MD: Scios Nova, 1993. Illus.: Photo of Neri; Untitled, 1976/90; Bull Jumper (cast 3/4), 1986/92.
Selvin, Nancy. 2002 Scripps College 58th Ceramic Annual. Claremont, CA: Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, 2002. Illus.: Loops IV, c. 1956-61.
Selz, Peter, ed. Funk Art. Berkeley, CA: University Art Museum, 1967. Illus.: Loops I, 1961.
Selz, Peter, and Moser, Joann. Nathan Oliveira. Berkeley and San Jose: University of California Press and San Jose Museum of Art, 2002.
Southwestern Bell Corporation. Contemporary Masters Kansas Tour: Selections from the Collection of Southwestern Bell Corporation. Wichita, KS: Southwestern Bell Corporation, 1988. Illus.: Rosa Negra No. 1 (cast 1/4), 1983.
Starr, Sandra Leonard. Lost and Found in California: Four Decades of Assemblage Art. Santa Monica, CA: James Corcoran Gallery, 1988. Illus.: Wood Figure No. 1, c. 1956-57.
University of Nevada. 1968 Sculpture Invitational. Reno: University of Nevada, 1968. Illus.: Untitled Armless Figure, c. 1960.
University of New Mexico Art Museum. Bulletin: The University of New Mexico Art Museum. Albuquerque, NM: Collage of Fine Arts, University of New Mexico, 1978. Illus.: Torso (plaster), 1960.
Vanderlip, Dianne Perry, et. al. The View from Denver: Contemporary American Art from the Denver Art Museum. Vienna: Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, 1997. Illus.: Untitled, 1991.
Western Association of Art Museums. Catalogue of Exhibition. San Francisco, CA: Western Association of Art Museums, 1968. Illus.: Untitled Torso (cast 1/3), 1978; Untitled Drawing No. 1, 1971; Collage and Ink Figure Study No. 25, 1963.
Yellowstone Art Museum. 32nd Annual Art Auction. Billings, MT: Yellowstone Art Museum, 2000. Illus.: Ostrakon Series No. 4, 1999.
Zakian, Michael. California Figurative Sculpture. Palm Springs, CA: Palm Springs Desert Museum, 1987. Illus.: Untitled Standing Figure No. 4 (cast 4/4), 1980/82.
BROCHURES
American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. 36th Annual Purchase Exhibition—Hassam and Speicher Fund. New York: American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, 1984.
Art-In-Architecture Program. Hispanic Heritage. Washington, DC: Art-In-Architecture Program, U.S. General Services Administration, 1996. Illus.: Ventana al Pacífico
Butterfield, Jan. Manuel Neri: Drawings & Bronzes. San Francisco: Art Museum Association, 1981.
Charles Cowles Gallery. Manuel Neri. New York: Charles Cowles Gallery, 1981.
Community Arts. The Downtown Foot Show. San Francisco: Community Arts Inc., 1988.
Cowart, Jack. Manuel Neri: Recent Marble Sculpture. Washington, DC: The Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1997. Illus.: Oka, 1990; Aurelia No. 3, 1993-95; Odalisque IV, 1994; Aurelia No.4, 1996; Linia, 1996.
Heyman, Ira Michael, and Elliott, James. Cal Collects 1. Berkeley, CA: University Art Museum, 1986.
Leonard, Michale. The Triumph of the Figure in Bay Area Art: 1950–1965. San Francisco: 871 Fine Arts, 1987.
Mayfield, Signe. Lyricism and Light. Palo Alto, CA: Palo Alto Cultural Center, 1994. Illus.: Mary Julia (cast 1/4), 1990/92.
Mexican Museum. Los Primeros Cinco Años/Fifth Anniversary Exhibit. San Francisco: The Mexican Museum, 1981.
Museum of Anthropology, California State University. Sons of the Shaking Earth. Hayward: California State University, 1983.
Neri, Kate. Manuel Neri, A Personal Selection. Belmont, CA: Wiegand Art Gallery, College of Notre Dame, 1988.
Neubert, George W. Twentieth Century American Sculpture at The White House. Washington, DC: The White House, 1994.
Nordland, Gerald. Manuel Neri. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Art, 1971.
Riva Yares Gallery. A Theater of Art II. Santa Fe, NM, and Scottsdale, AZ: Riva Yares Gallery, 1998.
Rodriguez, Peter. Cinco de Mayo Inaugural Exhibit at the Fort Mason Center. San Francisco: The Mexican Museum, 1982.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Resource/Reservoir, CCAC: 75 Years. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1983.
Sarah Lawrence College Art Gallery. The United States of the Arts. Bronxville, NY: Sarah Lawrence College, 1983.
Sharp, Lewis I. Twentieth Century American Sculpture at The White House: Exhibition VIII. Washington, DC: The White House, 1999. Illus.: Untitled, 1991 (bronze).
University of California, Davis. Department of Art. Davis: University of California, 1982.
Walters, Sylvia Solochek. Introduction to Counter Visions: Pioneers in Bay Area Art. San Francisco: Art Department Gallery, San Francisco State University, 1988.
SELECTED ARTICLES
Albright, Thomas. "Rooted in the Tradition of the Human Figure—A Sense of Magical Equilibrium." San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 13, 1971, p. 38.
_____. "Neri: Still Sticking with Humans." San Francisco Chronicle, Apr. 5, 1975, p. 33.
_____. "Manuel Neri: A Kind of Time Warp." Currant, vol. 1, no. 1, Apr.-May 1975, pp. 10-16.
_____. "The Magnificence of Manuel Neri." San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 30, 1976, pp. 4-5.
_____. "Forceful Masterpieces from Manuel Neri." San Francisco Chronicle, May 17, 1979, p. 47.
_____. "The Growth of Manuel Neri." San Francisco Chronicle, Mar. 11, 1980, p. 58.
_____. "Manuel Neri's Survivors: Sculpture for the Age of Anxiety." Artnews, vol. 80, no. 1, Jan. 1981, pp. 54-59.
_____. "Neri's Contradictions." San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. 3, 1981, p. 76.
_____. "Magnificent New Figures From Manuel Neri." San Francisco Chronicle, Mar. 1, 1984, p. 58.
Applebome, Peter. "The Varied Palette of Hispanic Art in America." New York Times, June 21, 1987, "Arts & Leisure" section, p. 31.
Atkins, Richard. "From Photography to Funk." Horizon, July/Aug. 1981.
Baker, Kenneth. "The Two Sides of Manuel Neri." San Francisco Chronicle, May 17, 1988, p. E2.
_____. "Odd Poses Lend Tension to Manuel Neri's Sculptures." San Francisco Chronicle, June 4, 1989, "Review," pp. 14-15.
_____. “Sublimated Eroticism and Frenzied Funk.” San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 9, 1993, “Datebook,” pp. 42-43.
_____. “D.C. Exhibitions.” San Francisco Chronicle, March 31, 1997, “Datebook,” pp. E1, E6. Illus.: Carla V.
_____. “Manuel Neri’s Hands-on Bond with His Models.” San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 7, 1997, pp. E1, E5. Illus.: Untitled Standing Figure No. 4, 1980.
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_____. "Plaster as a Medium, Not Just an Interim Step." New York Times, June 1990.
_____. "The State of the City as Sculptors See It." New York Times, July 27, 1990, pp. C1, C22.
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_____. "Battered Forms Put Humanity Back on Display." San Jose Mercury News, Sept. 23, 1982, pp. 1D, 7D.
_____. "The Figure's Beauty Realized in the Abstract." San Jose Mercury News, June 4, 1989.
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_____. "The Nude: Drawings by Alvin Light, Manuel Neri, Gordon Cook, Joan Brown." Artforum, Nov. 1963, p. 39.
_____. "Abstract Expressionist Ceramics." Artforum, vol. 5, no. 3, Nov. 1966, pp. 34-41.
Corcoran Gallery of Art. “Manuel Neri: Early Work 1953–1978.” Night & Day (The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC), Jan./Feb. 1997, p. 6. Illus.: Wood and Grasscloth Figure, 1955-57; Posturing Series No. 4, 1978; Carla V, c. 1958-60.
_____. “Manuel Neri: Early Work 1953–1978.” Night & Day (The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC), March/April 1997, p. 5. Illus.: Odalisque IV, 1994.
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_____. "Cultural Crossroads." Horizon, vol. 31, no. 1, Jan./Feb. 1988, "Valley Arts," pp. 12-14.
_____. "Forms of Expression." Sacramento Bee, Aug. 26, 1990, "Encore," p. 10.
_____. "Back to Basics." Sacramento Bee, May 12, 2002, "Encore," p. 11. Illus.: Japonesque Series IX
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_____. "Neri's Sketchbooks Opened to Public Eye." Contra Costa Times (CA), Nov. 11, 1994, "Time Out," p. 23. Illus.: Photo of Neri; Alberica No. 1, 1989; Putah Creek Series No. 6, 1973.
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_____. "A Gallery Full of Sculpture." San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 29, 1976, p. 36.
_____. "Public Art and The Abstracts in The Modern Era." San Fransico Sunday Examiner & Chronicle, Sept. 19, 1976, "This World," p. 35.
_____. "Innovative Sculptor of the Life Cast." San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 25, 1979, p. 49.
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French, Christopher. "Manuel Neri: Figures Out of Time." Artweek, vol. 15, no. 11, Mar. 17, 1984, p. 1. Illus.: Lucca No. 1, 1982-83; Niña Clavada II, 1982/84.
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_____. "SAM Exhibit Pushes Beyond Stereotypes." Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Feb. 1, 1981, pp. H7-8.
_____. "Neri Work is a First for Seattle." Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Sept. 4, 1991, p. C6.
_____. “Curator Scores with First Exhibit of SAM’s Modern Art.” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 18, 1996, pp. C1, C5.
_____. "Art & Soul." Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Oct. 23, 2003, pp. E1-2.
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_____. “Ambiguous art depicts life caught critically unaware.” San Diego Union Tribune, March 8, 1998. Illus.: Crucifixion Drawing No. 7, 1963; Seated Male Figure, 1959.
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_____. "California After the Figure." Art in America, vol. 51, no. 5, Oct. 1963, p. 77.
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"Un 'passaporto' da scultore." Nazione Carrara (Carrara, Italy), Nov. 20, 1987. Illus.
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_____. “Work from Walla Walla Foundry.” The Seattle Times, Jan. 7, 1993.
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_____. "The Sunshine Boys." Connoisseur, vol. 217, no. 901, Feb. 1987, pp. 62-69.
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