Virginia Barnett papers relating to Mark Tobey, ca. 1950-1979

Collection Information

Size: 17 Items, (on partial microfilm reel)

Summary: Material collected by Barnett regarding Mark Tobey including: photographs of Tobey with friends Takazaki and Horiuci, ca. 1950, Tobey's Seattle, Washington studio taken after his death, summer 1976, Tobey with his attorney Arthur Barnett, Tobey's Basel, Switzerland home, and Tobey's funeral; copies made from 16 mm microfilm of two Tobey journals, 1958; and Barnett's handwritten descriptions of the photographs and journals, 1979.

Biographical/Historical Note

Virginia Barnett was a friend of Mark Tobey's. Her husband, Arthur, was Tobey's attorney and it is through this contact that the trio developed a friendship.

Provenance

Donated by Arthur and Virginia Barnett, 1976 and 1979. The video was donated 1993.

Language Note

English .

Location of Originals

• The original Tobey journals dated 1958 are owned by the Seattle Art Museum.