Collection Information
Size: 21.4 linear feet
Summary: Biographical information, correspondence, writings, photographs, printed material, works of art, and a video.
Gyöngy Laky papers, 1912-2007
Laky, Gyöngy, 1944-
Sculptor, Educator, Fiber artist
Overview
Biographical/Historical Note
Gyöngy Laky (1944- ) is a textile artist and educator in San Francisco, Calif.
Provenance
Donated 2004-2010 by Gyöngy Laky as part of the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America. Additions are expected.
How to Use This Collection
Restrictions on Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information. Laky's diary from her year in India, 1971-1972 (1 fldr): ACCESS RESTRICTED: Written permission required.
How to Cite This Collection
Gyöngy Laky papers, 1912-2007. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Selected Digitized Items
- Question mark installation by Gyöngy Laky, 1985
- Scrapbook, 1977-1981
- Gyongy Laky at UC Berkeley, ca. 1971
- "Negative", 1998
- Forms for Language, 1989
- Blue Piece, 1984
- 'Impatience', 1992
- Yellow Piece, 1984
- Protest installation construction, 2000
- Gyongy Laky with 'Art' sculpture slide, c. 1989
- Gyongy Laky working on Liberace doormat, ca. 1970
- Liberace Doormat, ca. 1970