Józef and Teresa Bakós papers, 1900-1977
Bakós, Józef,
b. 1891
d. 1977
Painter, Educator
Santa Fe, N.M.
Collection size: ca. 800 items (on 4 partial microfilm reels).
Collection Summary: Biographical data; correspondence; writings by Teresa and Józef; exhibition announcements and catalogs; clippings; photographs of the Bakoses, their family and friends, and works of art; and printed material. Also included is a typescript of a 1965 interview conducted by Sylvia Loomis of Józef, concerning his participation in the Federal Art Project; and a 1 p. typed biography of Teresa as told to Loomis by Józef, 1974.
Biographical/Historical Note: Painters; Santa Fe, New Mexico. Married 1927.
The lender, Norman Bakos, is Jozef's nephew, and executor of his estate.
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