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Summary:
Biographical information; printed materials; correspondence; photographs; a 30-second film; and price lists.
REEL 3476: Biographical data; a letter to Boynton from Bill Jacklin; handwritten drafts of letters to Mimi Crosley; a price list of works by Boynton; an unsigned agreement from the Bolles Gallery, San Francisco; exhibition announcements, catalogs, and invitations, 1952-1984; newspaper and magazine clippings, 1951-1983; photographs of Boynton and his works; and ca. 100 drawings.
REELS 1781-1782: Business and personal correspondence with Haydon Calhoun, Margo Leavin, Meredith Long, George W. Staempfli, the Tamarind Lithography Workshop, John B. Taub, and others; fellowship and job applications; 34 sketches; exhibition catalogs and announcements; and clippings and other printed material. Also includes a 30-second film concerning Boynton's commissioned work for the Houston National Bank (not microfilmed).
REEL 1781, frames 450-632: Letters from friends and artists, including Donald Barthelme, Lawrence Calcagno, Jim Love, Hassel and Donna Smith, Richard Stout and Kathryn Swenson.
Citation:
James W. Boynton papers, 1951-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reels 1781-1782 available for use through interlibrary loan.
35mm microfilm reel 3476 available only at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
REEL 1781, frames 450-632: Originals returned to lender, James Boynton, after microfilming.
Biography Note:
Painter and printmaker; Houston, Tex. Nickname is Jack.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Lent and donated by Jack Boynton, 1979.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Painting, American -- Texas -- Houston Search this