1 Microfilm reel, 100 items on partial microfilm reel
Access Note / Rights:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
This microfilm collection of the papers of African American painter Thomas A. Sills contains correspondence, exhibition catalogs, exhibition announcements, clippings, and miscellany.
Citation:
Thomas A. Sills papers, 1955-1968. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel N69-5 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Originals returned to the lender, Thomas A. Sills, after microfilming.
Loan:
Loan
Related Materials:
The Archives of American Art also holds an Oral history interview with Thomas A. Sills, 1968 July 13 conducted by Henri Ghent.
Biography Note:
Thomas A. Sills (1914-2000) was an African American painter in New York, New York with strong ties to the Abstract Expressionist movement. Primarily self-taught, Sills began working with materials from his wife Jean Reynal's mosaic studio. Sills showed widely in museums and galleries, and his work is held in collections across the country.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming 1968 by Thomas A. Sills.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
