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Judith Wilson papers, 1966-2010

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Series 6: Research Material on Bob Thompson , 1966-2006
1.8 Linear feet
Boxes 8-10

Judith Wilson's research material regarding artist Bob Thompson includes research correspondence, extensive research notebooks, index to the notebook, slide lists, and general research material. The general research files include photographs and digital photographs of artwork by Thompson, catalogs and announcements for exhibitions of his work, press clippings and a few handwritten lists. Wilson conducted most of this research for her dissertation, "Garden of Music: The Search for Creative Community in the Art and Life of Bob Thompson (1937-1966)." A copy of the dissertation is also included here. "Bob Thompson Happening!", a documentary by Dorothy Beskind, is available on one videocassette and in digital format.
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Dissertation, "Garden of Music: The Search For Creative Community in the Art and Life of Bob Thompson (1937-1966)", 1995
8
31-33
Essay, "Garden of Music: The Search for Creative Community in the Art and Life of Bob Thompson (1937-1996)", 1992-1993
8
34-35
Publication Proofs, 1998
9
1
Address/Phone File, circa 1980s-1990s
9
2-3
Correspondence, 1982-2002
9
4-8
Research Material, 2006, 1966-1998
Includes born-digital records, see ER06
9
9-15
Research Material, Digital Photographs, 2004-2006
1.49 Gigabytes
154 computer files
ER06
Lists of Bob Thompson Related Slides, circa 1982-1989
9
16
Index to Bob Thompson Notebooks, 1982-1989
9
17-19
Notebook A, 1982-1983
9
20
Notebook B, 1983-1984
9
21
Notebook C, 1984
9
22
Notebook D, 1984-1986
9
23
Notebook E, 1986
9
24
Notebook F, 1986
10
1
Notebook G, 1986-1987
10
2
Notebook H, 1987
10
3
Notebook I, 1987
10
4
Notebook J, 1987-1988
10
5
Notebook K, 1988-1989
10
6
"Bob Thompson Happening!" Whitney Museum of American Art (1965), circa 1990s
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
Includes born-digital records, see ER07
10
7
"Bob Thompson Happening!" Whitney Museum of American Art (1965), Digital Video Recording, 2014
0.213 Gigabytes
One computer file
ER07

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