Jeff Donaldson papers, 1918-2005, bulk 1960s-2005

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Series 5: Artist Files , 1928-2003

1.1 Linear feet

Boxes 3-4

Artist files were compiled by Donaldson for his dissertation research, course lectures, FESTAC, and other projects. Files may include handwritten notes, resumes, photographs of the artists and their artwork, press clippings, and exhibition publications; many also include "preliminary information sheets" compiled for his dissertation, and information collected for his study of contemporary visual artists during the 1980s. Only a few files include correspondence with the artist. Of note are a few letters from artist Romare Bearden and two letters from Jacob Lawrence. The Barry (Edmund) Gaither file includes the volume 1, number 1 issue of ABA: A Journal of Affairs of Black Artists, as well as correspondence regarding establishing the journal. The file on Archibald J. Motley, Jr., includes a handwritten manuscript entitled "How I Solve My Painting Problems," describing his artistic process and his detailed thoughts on depictions of African Americans in art. The file also includes a letter signed by seven artists protesting the method of selection for muralists for an exposition in Chicago at the Coliseum, and a 1928 photograph of Motley, Jr.

Artist files are arranged alphabetically by artist name. Within folders, records are arranged by type rather than chronologically.

The bulk of this series has been digitized.

Description	Container	Select
Alston, Charles, circa 1969-1976	3 30	Select: Alston, Charles, circa 1969-1976
Alston, Charles, 1969-1976	3 31	Select: Alston, Charles, 1969-1976
Auld, Michael, circa 1976-circa 1982	3 32	Select: Auld, Michael, circa 1976-circa 1982
Auld, Rose, circa 1979	3 33	Select: Auld, Rose, circa 1979
Bannarn, Henry, circa 1972	3 34	Select: Bannarn, Henry, circa 1972
Bates, Add, undated	3 35	Select: Bates, Add, undated
Bath, Youssouf, 1988-1996	3 36	Select: Bath, Youssouf, 1988-1996
Bearden, Romare, circa 1968-1991	3 37	Select: Bearden, Romare, circa 1968-1991
Blackburn, Robert, circa 1970s	3 38	Select: Blackburn, Robert, circa 1970s
Boghossian, Skunder, 1997-2003	3 39	Select: Boghossian, Skunder, 1997-2003
Bradford, David, circa 1970s	3 40	Select: Bradford, David, circa 1970s
Burke, Selma, circa 1970s	3 41	Select: Burke, Selma, circa 1970s
Burroughs, Margaret, 1969-1976	3 42	Select: Burroughs, Margaret, 1969-1976
Byard, Carole, circa 1970s	3 43	Select: Byard, Carole, circa 1970s
Carter, Willie, circa 1980s	3 44	Select: Carter, Willie, circa 1980s
Cortor, Eldzier, circa 1970s	3 45	Select: Cortor, Eldzier, circa 1970s
Crichlow, Ernest, circa 1970s	3 46	Select: Crichlow, Ernest, circa 1970s
Dawson, Charles, circa 1960s-circa 1970s	3 47	Select: Dawson, Charles, circa 1960s-circa 1970s
Delaney, Joseph, circa 1970s	3 48	Select: Delaney, Joseph, circa 1970s
Delsarte, Louis, 1970s-1989	3 49	Select: Delsarte, Louis, 1970s-1989
Douglas, Aaron, circa 1970s	3 50	Select: Douglas, Aaron, circa 1970s
Fax, Elton, undated	3 51	Select: Fax, Elton, undated
Feelings, Tom, circa 1972	4 1	Select: Feelings, Tom, circa 1972
Gaither, Barry (Edmund), 1970-1971	4 2	Select: Gaither, Barry (Edmund), 1970-1971
Hayden, Palmer, circa 1969-1970s	4 3	Select: Hayden, Palmer, circa 1969-1970s
Hooks, Earl, 1966-1976	4 4	Select: Hooks, Earl, 1966-1976
Howard, John, 1950-1987	4 5	Select: Howard, John, 1950-1987
Howard, John, Correspondence, circa 1968-1982	4 6	Select: Howard, John, Correspondence, circa 1968-1982
Jackson, Suzanne, 1971-1986	4 7	Select: Jackson, Suzanne, 1971-1986
Johnson, Lester, circa 1974-1990	4 8	Select: Johnson, Lester, circa 1974-1990
Johnson, Malvin Gray, circa 1970s	4 9	Select: Johnson, Malvin Gray, circa 1970s
Johnson, Marie, circa 1970s	4 10	Select: Johnson, Marie, circa 1970s
Johnson, Sargent, 1970s	4 11	Select: Johnson, Sargent, 1970s
Johnson, William H., circa 1969-1971	4 12	Select: Johnson, William H., circa 1969-1971
Jones, Lawrence, circa 1970s	4 13	Select: Jones, Lawrence, circa 1970s
Jones, Lois Mailou, circa 1949-1979	4 14	Select: Jones, Lois Mailou, circa 1949-1979
Joseph, Ronald, circa 1970s	4 15	Select: Joseph, Ronald, circa 1970s
Keene, Paul, 1970s	4 16	Select: Keene, Paul, 1970s
Lawrence, Jacob, 1940-1987	4 17	Select: Lawrence, Jacob, 1940-1987
Lee-Smith, Hughie, 1969-1970s	4 18	Select: Lee-Smith, Hughie, 1969-1970s
Lewis, Norman, circa 1969-1970s	4 19	Select: Lewis, Norman, circa 1969-1970s
McGee, Charles, 1965-1987	4 20	Select: McGee, Charles, 1965-1987
Middleton, Sam, circa 1980s	4 21	Select: Middleton, Sam, circa 1980s
Motley, Archibald, 1928-1987	4 22	Select: Motley, Archibald, 1928-1987
Navarro, Eduardo, 1990s	4 23	Select: Navarro, Eduardo, 1990s
Navarro, Eduardo, 1990s	4 24	Select: Navarro, Eduardo, 1990s
Phillips, James, 1977-1998	4 25	Select: Phillips, James, 1977-1998
Phillips, James, 1977-1998	4 26	Select: Phillips, James, 1977-1998
Pierce, Delilah, 1976	4 27	Select: Pierce, Delilah, 1976
Porter, James A., circa 1953-circa 1970	4 28	Select: Porter, James A., circa 1953-circa 1970
Powell, Georgette, 1970s	4 29	Select: Powell, Georgette, 1970s
Prince, Arnold, circa 1987	4 30	Select: Prince, Arnold, circa 1987
Purifoy, Noah, circa 1976	4 31	Select: Purifoy, Noah, circa 1976
Richardson, Earle, circa 1970s	4 32	Select: Richardson, Earle, circa 1970s
Rivers, Haywood, 1970s	4 33	Select: Rivers, Haywood, 1970s
Roberts, Lucille, 1968-1984	4 34	Select: Roberts, Lucille, 1968-1984
Ross, David, 1976-1980	4 35	Select: Ross, David, 1976-1980
Scott, William, circa 1968-1970	4 36	Select: Scott, William, circa 1968-1970
Sebree, Charles, circa 1970s-1985	4 37	Select: Sebree, Charles, circa 1970s-1985
Smith, Vincent, 1967-1976	4 38	Select: Smith, Vincent, 1967-1976
Spriggs, Ed, circa 1979	4 39	Select: Spriggs, Ed, circa 1979
Sweeting, Earl, circa 1970s	4 40	Select: Sweeting, Earl, circa 1970s
Tanner, Henry Ossawa, 1969-1970s	4 41	Select: Tanner, Henry Ossawa, 1969-1970s
Thomas, Alma, 1971-1979	4 42	Select: Thomas, Alma, 1971-1979
Wells, James, 1970s	4 43	Select: Wells, James, 1970s
Weusi Artists, circa 1970s	4 44	Select: Weusi Artists, circa 1970s
Williams, Walter, circa 1967-1969	4 45	Select: Williams, Walter, circa 1967-1969
Wilson, John, 1970s	4 46	Select: Wilson, John, 1970s
Wilson, Wendy, circa 1970s	4 47	Select: Wilson, Wendy, circa 1970s
Woodruff, Hale, 1949-1980	4 48	Select: Woodruff, Hale, 1949-1980
Woodruff, Hale, 1949-1980	4 49	Select: Woodruff, Hale, 1949-1980
A-M, Miscellaneous, circa 1960s-1990s	4 50	Select: A-M, Miscellaneous, circa 1960s-1990s
N-W, Miscellaneous, circa 1960s-2000	4 51	Select: N-W, Miscellaneous, circa 1960s-2000

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Series 5: Artist Files , 1928-2003

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