Matthew Simms, the Gerald and Bente Buck West Coast Collector for the Archives of American Art, takes a look at the papers of two California artist that were recently donated.
The Archives of American Art collects primary source materials—original letters, writings, preliminary sketches, scrapbooks, photographs, financial records and the like—that have significant research value for the study of art in the United States. The following essays were originally published in the Archives of American Art Journal. More information about the journal can be found at http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/aaa/current.
Collector Jacob Proctor shares highlights from the papers of filmmaker, author, and art critic Robert Hughes
National collector Josh T. Franco highlights the Gene Swenson Papers, recently acquired by the Archives. The following essay was originally published in the Spring 2020 issue (vol. 59, no. 1) of the Archives of American Art Journal.
Matthew Simms, the Gerald and Bente Buck West Coast Collector, highlights the Chiura Obata Papers, recently acquired by the Archives. The following essay was originally published in the Spring 2020 issue (vol. 59, no. 1) of the Archives of American Art Journal.
Curator of manuscripts Mary Savig highlights the Athena Tacha Papers, recently acquired by the Archives of American Art. The following essay was originally published in the Spring 2020 issue (vol. 59, no. 1) of the Archives of American Art Journal.
Curator of African American manuscripts Erin Jenoa Gilbert highlights the Charles W. and Frances Barrett White Letters and Photographs to Melvin and Lorraine Williamson, recently acquired by the Archives of American Art. The following essay was originally published in the Spring 2020 issue (vol. 59, no. 1) of the Archives of American Art Journal.
Liza Zapol, the Robert and Arlene Kogod Secretarial Scholar in Oral History, highlights the oral history interview she conducted with Martha Wilson. The following essay was originally published in the Fall 2019 issue (vol. 58, no. 2) of the Archives of American Art Journal.
Annette Leddy, the Gilbert and Ann Kinney New York Collector, highlights the Robert Pincus-Witten Papers, recently acquired by the Archives. The following essay was originally published in the Fall 2019 issue (vol. 58, no. 2) of the Archives of American Art Journal.
Curator of African American manuscripts Erin Jenoa Gilbert highlights the Renee V. Cox Papers, recently acquired by the Archives of American Art. The following essay was originally published in the Fall 2019 issue (vol. 58, no. 2) of the Archives of American Art Journal.
National collector Josh T. Franco highlights the George Tooker Papers, recently acquired by the Archives. The following essay was originally published in the Fall 2019 issue (vol. 58, no. 2) of the Archives of American Art Journal.