Laigo, Val M., b. 1930 d. 1992

Val Laigo papers, 1954-1998

0.4 linear ft. Addition 0.4 linear ft.

A resume; correspondence, 1954-1991, mainly regarding teaching positions at Seattle University and commissions; 7 sketches for mural projects; art inventories, 1970 and 1987; writings, including biographical notes, and a portion of his M.F.A. thesis "Hard Edge Variations," 1964; exhibition announcements; clippings; photographs of Laigo in his studio, Laigo with his paintings, and his family; 2 video tapes, 1990, taken by Marvin Herard of Laigo discussing his murals at the Seattle University Library. ADDITION : A chronology; awards; clippings; magazine articles; writings; obituary; correspondence; and two video tapes, including Wing Luke Art Museum's January 29, 1994 Auction Honoring Val Laigo, and Seattle University Laigo Retrospective Show at the Kinsey Gallery, October 6 to November 19, 1992.

Donated 1990 by Val Laigo and in 1994 and 1998 by his widow Austreberta Laigo.

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Also in the Archives:

• Oral history interview with Val Laigo, 1989 July 12