James Melchert papers, 1962-2004, bulk 1980-2003
Melchert, Jim,
b. 1930
Sculptor, Art teacher, Ceramicist
Oakland, Calif.
Collection size: 1.2 linear ft.
Collection Summary: Correspondence, articles, photographs, exhibition invitations and catalog and price list, certificates, prose poems, sketches, and Melchert's handwritten reflections on teaching, art, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Also included is correspondence and blueprints for commissioned ceramic tile projects.
Biographical/Historical Note: Jim Melchert (1930- ) is a ceramicist in Oakland, Calif.
Donated 2004 by James Melchert as part of the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America.
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