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Kerr, Leslie William, b. 1934 d. 1992

Painter
New York, N.Y., Los Angeles, Calif., San Francisco, Calif. (Show Bio)

Les Kerr papers, 1955-1996

0.2 linear ft.

Biographical material, photographs of Kerr, (1957-1969); correspondence (1961); list of artwork (1959-1992); exhibition announcements (1958-1984); clippings (1955-1984); slides of artwork; photocopies from exhibition catalogs (1960-1984); and a video, "The Beach : San Francisco's North Beach, 1950s" directed and produced by Kerr's wife, Mary, c1995 (1 hr.).

Donated 1994 and 1996 by Mary Kerr, widow of Les Kerr.

Subjects:

Beat generation
Painters
Photographs
Slides (photographs)
The Beach: San Francisco's North Beach, 1950s
Video recordings

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