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Creator:
Baum, Don, 1922-  Search this
Names:
Brofsky, Miriam, 1929-  Search this
Davies, Glenn C.  Search this
Edgecomb, Gabrielle  Search this
Gallas, Hans  Search this
Hanson, Philip, 1943-  Search this
Ito, Miyoko, 1918-1983  Search this
Kim, Jin Soo, 1950-  Search this
Leaf, June, 1929-  Search this
Nutt, Jim, 1938-  Search this
Taylor, Sue, 1949-  Search this
Warneke, Ken  Search this
Extent:
6 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Interviews
Sound recordings
Date:
circa 1940-2004
Scope and Contents:
Files on artwork by Baum, exhibition and loan files, photographs of artwork by others, personal correspondence, and an audio recording.
Files on Baum's artwork, organized chronologically, include photographs and slides of works, as well as titles, dates, locations if known, and occasional printed material and correspondence regarding loans or purchases. Exhibition and loan files are organized chronologically and include printed material and correspondence with the Betsy Rosenfeld Gallery, the Art Institute of Chicago and various Chicago Imagist group shows, among others. Other files include photographs and slides of artwork by other artists.
Personal correspondence includes letters and postcards from Baum's children, and his friends, most of them Chicago artists, including Miriam Brofsky, Glen Davies, Gabrielle Edgecomb, Hans Gallas, Phil Hanson, Miyoko Ito, Jin Soo Kim, June Leaf, Jim Nutt, Barbara Rossi, Darthea Speyer, Sue Taylor, Ken Warneke, Karl Wirsum and others. Many of the letters are illustrated or contain objects. Also included is a radio program about Baum's assemblage houses produced by Wisconsin Public Radio, 1988.
Biographical / Historical:
Don Baum (1922-2008) was a sculptor, assemblage artist, and curator in Chicago, Ill. Baum was considered part of the Chigao group of artists, Monster Roster, and was Hyde Park Art Center's exhibitions director.
Provenance:
Donated 1995 by Don Baum and in 2009 by Maria Baum, Don Baum's daughter.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Sculptors -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this
Topic:
Assemblage (Art)  Search this
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this
Hairy Who (Group of artists)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Interviews
Sound recordings
Identifier:
AAA.baumdon
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9fe7edcac-08fd-4a66-baa8-fbfabb81baa9
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-baumdon