Photographs include personal and family photographs of weddings, family holidays, graduations, and other events. They include a group of photos of Hap Tivey's wedding to Liza Todd with Elizabeth Taylor in attendance; and a photo of Wortz with UCI faculty in the 1980s including Tony DeLap, Craig Kauffman, and Ed Moses.
Contact sheets include a combination of photos of artists, including Ken Friedman, exhibitions and other events, family and personal photographs, and travel photos. Other photos of artists include Frederick Eversley, Bill Harding, Jack Ox at an exhibition, and Stephen Zaimo with some of his work. Photos of artwork include that of Tony DeLap, Barbara Smith, Marc Van Der Marck, and others.
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Collection Citation:
Melinda Wortz papers, 1958-1992. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Support for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian's Collections Care Pool Fund.
