Creator:

Frash, Robert M., 1913-  Search this

Names:

Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme, 1896-1986  Search this

MacIver, Loren, 1909-1998  Search this

Extent:

0.8 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1937-1982

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence with MacIver; photographs of MacIver's paintings; writings and notes, including texts for Frash's catalog of MacIver; business records with numerous galleries and individuals; exhibition catalogs and announcements; reviews and articles about MacIver; a tape recording containing commentary by Frash on some of MacIver's works; and miscellaneous printed material.

Also, 12 letters, 1969-1979 from Adelyn Breeskin and an unpublished manuscript by Breeskin on MacIver's work, 36 p., annotated by MacIver. The text was to serve as an introduction to a book on MacIver.

Biographical / Historical:

Art historian; Newport Beach, Calif. Interested in painter Loren MacIver. In 1983 Frash curated the exhibition "Five Decades: Loren MacIver" at the Newport Harbor Art Museum.

Provenance:

Donated 1983 by Robert Frash.

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:

Art historians -- California  Search this

Painters -- California  Search this

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Art -- Exhibitions -- California -- Newport Beach  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.frasrobe

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw96201d8cb-10b9-4fe4-82ca-06dba004f31a

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-frasrobe