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Tamarind Lithography Workshop records, 1954-1984

Catalog Data

Creator:
Tamarind Lithography Workshop  Search this
Subject:
Brice, William  Search this
Francis, Sam  Search this
Hultberg, John  Search this
McLaughlin, John  Search this
Schwartz, Aubrey  Search this
Woelffer, Emerson  Search this
Adams, Clinton  Search this
Antreasian, Garo Z.  Search this
Wayne, June  Search this
Tamarind Institute  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
1 Linear foot, Gift: (partially microfilmed on 2 reels); 37 Reels, Loan
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Reel 3051 is ACCESS RESTRICTED written permission is required.
Summary:
Artists' files; institutional files; printed material and photographs.
REELS 2866-2878: Artists' files, 1960-1981, containing biographical data, correspondence, project proposals, contract agreements, invoices, receipts, newspaper and magazine clippings, exhibition catalogs and announcements, and press releases.
REELS 2952-2975: Organizational files, 1958-1972, containing Board member's and Board of Directors correspondence, 1958-1972, Executive Committee minutes and panel of selection correspondence and recommendations; correspondence of Garo Antreasian, Clinton Adams, John Sommers and June Wayne, 1954-1973; grant applications from Manolis Piladakis, Noemi Smilansky and other artists; data on staff, including biographical data, employment contracts and printed material; and material on printer training programs, artists, writers, printers and curators.
REEL 3051: Files, 1960-1978, containing correspondence with artists, Board of Directors, Panel of Selections, Clinton Adams, Garo Antreasian, June Wayne and others; and printer evaluation reports and general correspondence.
REELS 3052-3055: Organizational files, 1959-1981, containing correspondence, information on fellowships and printer and curatorial training, biographical data, printed material, photographs of artists and printers, progress reports and proposals, financial material and printed material; 4 scrapbooks of printed material, 1960-1972; and photographs of artists, printers, the studio, staff parties, workshops, special projects and lithographs. [261 duplicate prints of some of the above photos were given to the Archives April 2, 1984 for study purposes only].
UNMICROFILMED: Printed material, 1958-1984, including catalogs, brochures, exhibition catalogs and publications by the workshop and institute; price lists of Tamarind lithography editions, 1983-1984; publications concerning the art and technique of lithography and the marketing of prints; and photographs of William Brice, Sam Francis, John Hultberg, John D. McLaughlin, Aubrey E. Schwartz and Emerson Woelffer with June Wayne working in the studio.
REEL 439-440 AND SCANNED Seventeen photos of artists, previously microfilmed under Photos of Artists I, and subsequently scanned and returned to the Tamarind records. Artists include: Annie Albers, Josef Albers, William Brice, Richard Diebendorn, Sam Francis, John Hultberg, John McLaughlin, Nathan Loiveria, Henry C. Pearson, Miriam Schapiro, Aubrey Schwartz, Esteban Vicente, Romas Viesulas, Emerson Woelffer, and Adja Yunkers.
Citation:
Tamarind Lithography Workshop records, 1954-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reels 2866-2878, 2952-2975 & 3052-3055 available for use through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Reels 2866-2878, 2952-2975 & 3051-3055: Originals returned to Tamarind Lithography Workshop/ Tamarind Institute after microfilming.
Related Materials:
The bulk of the Tamarind Lithography Workshop records are held as a portion of the Tamarind Institute Records at the University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections.
Biography Note:
Lithography workshop; Los Angeles, Calif. Founded in 1960 by Garo Antreasian, Clinton Adams and June Wayne. Relocated to Albuquerque, N.M., 1970, by Adams and Antreasian and re-established as the Tamarind Institute.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Microfilmed as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project, 1983-1984. Unmicrofilmed material and 261 duplicate prints of some photos on reels 3052-3055 donated 1984 by the Tamarind Institute via Clinton Adams, director.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Lithography -- 20th century -- California -- Los Angeles -- Study and teaching  Search this
Theme:
Latino and Latin American  Search this
Art instruction and services  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)5552
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213843
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Theme:
Latino and Latin American
Art instruction and services
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_213843