Paul J. Smith papers, 1955-2009
Smith, Paul J.,
b. 1931
Arts administrator
New York, N.Y.
Collection size: 0.4 linear feet
Collection Summary: Paul J. Smith papers consist of photographs and documentation compiled in preparation for interviews he conducted with craft artists Mark Lindquist, Susan Harnly Peterson, Alice Parrott, Jane Sauer, and John Mason for the Archives of American Art. Also incuded are photographs of Lloyd Herman by Smith. Herman conducted an interview of Smith for the Archives of American Art.
Eight photographs consist of six digital prints of Mark Lindquist, taken by Paul J. Smith during an oral history interview for the Archives of American Art, including Lindquist in his studio, his wood storage barn, and the exterior of his home and studio, 2009.
One compact disk contains digital images and corresponding prints of Susan Peterson and her home and studio in Carefree, Az., March 1, 2004, and four images dated 1955, 1957, and ca. 1969; a description of Peterson's property in Carefree, Az., prepared by Coldwell Banker Success Realty; copies of email responses, as well as a timeline and outline (annotated by Peterson) prepared by Smith prior to the interview; "Reflections on Hamada," by Peterson, 1981 (reprinted from Studio Potter, vol. 1, no. 1); and Peterson's resume.
Five photographs are of Alice Parrott in and around her home in Santa Fe, N.M. Sauer material includes one digital copyprint of Sauer in her home studio in St. Louis, 1985, and four digital prints are of Jane Sauer in her home and at her gallery, July 11, 2005. Three photographic prints are of artist John Mason, including one hand-colored image taken in Mason's Los Angeles studio, 1985; and two copies, one color and one black and white, of an image of Mason in New York City, August 28, 2006.
Additional photographs consist of two digital prints of Lloyd Herman taken by Smith at the International Academy of Ceramics in Latvia, 2006.
Biographical/Historical Note: Paul J. Smith is an art administrator and curator in New York, N.Y.
Donated 2004-2010 by Paul J. Smith, as part of the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America.
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