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Creator:
McLaughlin, John, 1898-1976  Search this
Subject:
Tamarind Lithography Workshop  Search this
Type:
Sketches
Photographs
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
4.2 Linear feet
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged as 8 series. Series 1: Biographical Material, 1941-circa 1975 (8 folders; Box 1) Series 2: Correspondence, 1936-1976 (0.6 linear feet; Box 1) Series 3: Writings, circa 1936-1976 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1) Series 4: Tamarind Lithography Fellowship Files, 1958-1970 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1) Series 5: Personal Business Records, circa 1937-1975 (0.2 linear feet; Box 2) Series 6: Printed Material, 1932-1979 (1.8 linear feet; Boxes 2-3, 5) Series 7: Artwork, circa 1948-circa 1976 (0.9 linear feet; Boxes 4-6) Series 8: Photographic Material, 1922-1979 (0.3 linear feet; Box 4)
Access Note / Rights:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Summary:
The papers of Southern California art dealer and abstract painter John McLaughlin measure 4.2 linear feet and date from 1922 to 1979, bulk 1936 to 1976. The collection documents John McLaughlin's personal life and career through biographical material, correspondence, writings, Tamarind Lithography fellowship files, scattered personal business records, printed materials, preliminary sketches and designs, and photographic material.
Citation:
John McLaughlin papers, 1922-1979, bulk 1936-1976. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
The collection was digitized in 2022 and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
Funding:
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Frederick Hammersley Foundation and The Walton Family Foundation.
Use Note:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Related Materials:
The Archives of American Art also holds an oral history interview of John D. McLaughlin conducted July 23, 1974, by Paul J. Karlstrom.
Biography Note:
John Dwyer McLaughlin (1898-1976) was best known as one of the leading Los Angeles "hard-edge" geometric abstractionist painters and one of the artists featured in the seminal 1959 exhibition "Four Abstract Classicists" curated by Jules Langsner. McLaughlin was also a dealer of Japanese art prints.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The John McLaughlin papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in multiple installments. John McLaughlin donated material in 1973 and his widow Florence McLaughlin donated material in 1976. Additional papers were donated by the artist's nephew John McLaughlin in 1998 and 1999. A painting was donated 2015 by the Stephne' Hesen estate.
Digitization Note:
This site provides access to the papers of John McLaughlin in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2022, and total 4,427 images.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Art, Modern -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Painting, Abstract -- California -- Exhibitions  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)7963
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210131
AAA_collcode_mclajohn
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210131