The Paul Allen Reed papers measure 1.5 linear feet and 0.774 GB and date from 1936 to 2008. The papers document Reed's career as a painter through correspondence with friends and colleagues; writings by Reed including lecture notes and teaching plans; professional files including binders with curriculum vitae and cataloged artwork, and sound, video, and born-digital recordings including interviews; printed material such as clippings, exhibition announcements, and catalogs; studies for paintings; and photographs of Reed and his artwork.
Scope and Contents:
The Paul Allen Reed papers measure 1.5 linear feet and 0.774 GB and date from 1936 to 2008. The papers document Reed's career as a painter through correspondence with friends and colleagues; writings by Reed including lecture notes and teaching plans; professional files including binders with curriculum vitae and cataloged artwork, and sound, video, and born-digital recordings including interviews; printed material such as clippings, exhibition announcements, and catalogs; studies for paintings; and photographs of Reed and his artwork.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into six series.
Series 1: Correspondence, 1963-2007 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)
Series 2: Writings, 1966-1981 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)
Series 3: Professional Activity Files, 1936-2008 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1)
Series 4: Printed Material, 1963-2007 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1, 0.774 GB; ER01)
Series 5: Artwork, 1952-1990 (0.7 linear feet; Box 1-3)
Series 6: Photographic Material, 1964-2008 (0.1 linear feet; Box 2)
Biographical / Historical:
Painter Paul Allen Reed (1919-2015) was born, and lived for most of his life, in Washington, D.C. He was a member of the Washington Color School, whose style of abstract color-field painting emerged and flourished in the city's art scene during the 1960s.
Reed taught at the Corcoran School of Art from 1971 to the early 1980s. His work can be found in the collections of the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, and other museums.
Related Materials:
Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history with Paul Reed conducted by Judith Zilczer, April 29, 1994.
Provenance:
The Paul Allen Reed papers were donated by Paul Reed between 1995 and 2008.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
Rights:
All images of works of art: Authorization to reproduce for purposes of publication requires written permission from Paul Reed or Jean Reed Roberts. Contact Reference Services for more information.
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Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Video recordings
Citation:
Paul Allen Reed papers, 1936-2008. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
