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Creator:
Freeman, Betty  Search this
Names:
Francis, Sam, 1923-1994  Search this
Still, Clyfford, 1904-1980  Search this
Extent:
1.2 Linear feet ((on 2 microfilm reels))
32 Items (Addition)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Interviews
Date:
1951-1969
Scope and Contents:
Research material on painters Clyfford Still (1904-1980) and Sam Francis (1923-1994), including correspondence, photographs, notes, and unpublished drafts of manuscripts.
The Still material includes detailed notes from various interviews with Still (none of which were tape recorded); correspondence between Freeman and Still; and photocopies of letters from Still to Alfonso Ossorio, Mark Tobey and others, which Freeman obtained from Still; copies of letters from Still to Betty Parsons; an interview with Claire Falkenstein on the subject of Still's paintings; texts by other authors, some annotated by Still; and photographs of Still and his paintings .
Sam Francis material includes several files of research notes and approximately 375 photographs of Francis and his paintings.
Draft manuscripts include Clyfford Still: A Critical Study (1963, 200 pages), Clyfford Still: A Study (1968, 212 pages), and Sam Francis: Ideas and Paintings (1969, 212 pages). Freeman did not have any of these writings published. The manuscript on Sam Francis coincided with the publication of another book on Francis by Peter Selz, and the manuscript on Still was blocked when Still rescinded his permission to quote and to use illustrations of material which he controlled.
ADDITION: Biographical information on Sam Francis and postscript.
Biographical / Historical:
Writer, art historian; Beverly Hills, Calif.
Related Materials:
Papers of Betty Freeman, 1965-2008, are also located at the Mandeville Special Collections Library.
Provenance:
Donated 1986, 2001 and 2002 by Betty Freeman.
Restrictions:
Patrons must use microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Painters  Search this
Art historians -- California -- Beverly Hills  Search this
Genre/Form:
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.freebett
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw986c15229-fd1b-466c-bed5-7627617112a4
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-freebett