This collection is arranged as 9 series. Series 1: Biographical Material, 1953-1997 (0.7 linear feet; Box 1, OV 6, FC 9) Series 2: Correspondence, 1970-1997 (1.1 linear feet; Boxes 1-2, OV 7) Series 3: Writings, circa 1980-1996 (0.2 linear feet; Box 2) Series 4: Professional and Project Files, circa 1970-1997 (0.5 linear feet; Boxes 2-3, OV 8) Series 5: Watts Towers Arts Center, 1976-1997 (0.4 linear feet; Box 3) Series 6: Exhibition Files, 1992-1996 (0.2 linear feet; Box 3) Series 7: Printed Materials, 1968-1997 (1.1 linear feet; Boxes 3-4) Series 8: Scrapbook, 1968-1997 (0.5 linear feet; Box 5) Series 9: Photographs, 1953-1995 (0.2 linear feet; Box 4-5)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Summary:
The papers of Los Angeles African American painter, sculptor, and arts administrator John Outterbridge measure 4.8 linear feet and date from 1953 to 1997. The papers include biographical material, correspondence, writings, professional and project files, Watts Towers Arts Center files, exhibition files, printed material, photographs, a scrapbook, and one motion picture film reel.
Citation:
John Outterbridge papers, 1953-1997. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
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Related Materials:
The Archives of American Art also has an oral history interview with John Outterbridge conducted by Allen Bassing in 1973.
A copy of the film <em>John Outterbridge: Black Artist</em> is available in the Samella Lewis papers, in the Rose Library at Emory University.
Biography Note:
John Outterbridge is an African American painter, sculptor and arts administrator in Los Angeles, California.
Language Note:
Collection is in English.
Provenance:
The John Outterbridge papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by John Outterbridge in 1997.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Sculptors -- California -- Los Angeles Search this
