McLaughlin, John, 1898-1976
Painter
This site provides access to the papers of John McLaughlin in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2021, and total 4,427 images.
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Frederick Hammersley Foundation and The Walton Family Foundation.
Size: 4.2 Linear feet
Summary: The papers of Southern California art dealer and abstract painter John McLaughlin measure 4.2 linear feet and date from 1922 to 1979, bulk 1936 to 1976. The collection documents John McLaughlin's personal life and career through biographical material, correspondence, writings, Tamarind Lithography fellowship files, scattered personal business records, printed materials, preliminary sketches and designs, and photographic material.
John Dwyer McLaughlin (1898-1976) was best known as one of the leading Los Angeles "hard-edge" geometric abstractionist painters and one of the artists featured in the seminal 1959 exhibition "Four Abstract Classicists" curated by Jules Langsner. McLaughlin was also a dealer of Japanese art prints.
The John McLaughlin papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in multiple installments. John McLaughlin donated material in 1973 and his widow Florence McLaughlin donated material in 1976. Additional papers were donated by the artist's nephew John McLaughlin in 1998 and 1999. A painting was donated 2015 by the Stephne' Hesen estate.
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This site provides access to the papers of John McLaughlin in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2021, and total 4,427 images.
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Frederick Hammersley Foundation and The Walton Family Foundation.
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