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Summary:
Correspondence; biographical information; clippings; magazine articles; exhibition catalogs and announcements; and photographs.
REELS 2837-2838: Ca. 125 Letters received; clippings; magazine articles; exhibition catalogs and announcements; a typescript of a writing on Connell by Jerry Slack, 1979; a photograph album; 55 photographs of Connell, her friends and her works of art. Among the correspondents are James Surls, Charlotte Moser, Muriel magenta, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, Lynn Randolph, Mary McCleary, Jana Vander Lee, and Nancy Chambers.
REEL 2837 frames 403-476: Biographical information; clippings and a magazine article; exhibition catalogs and announcements; and 7 photographs of Connell and her works of art. Six color transparencies have not been microfilmed.
Citation:
Clyde Connell papers, 1952-1981. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reels 2837-2838 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Biography Note:
Sculptor, painter; Louisiana. Known for incorporating natural materials in her work. Died May 1, 1998.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated and lent 1981 by Clyde Connell.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001