The collection is arranged into two series. Series 1: Professional Activity Files, ca 1968-2020 (0.8 linear feet; Boxes 1-2, OV 3-5) Series 2: Printed Material, 1972-2020 (0.8 linear feet; Boxes 1-2, OV 3, 5)
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 Laddie John Dill measure 1.6 linear feet and date from ca 1968 to 2020. The papers document Dill's career as an artist through awards, interviews, artist statements, sketches, blueprints and designs, and other professional activity files; articles, clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, a biography, and other printed material.
Citation:
Laddie John Dill papers, circa 1968-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
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Biography Note:
Laddie John Dill (1943- ) is a leading artist of the Light and Space Movement in Los Angeles, California. His most iconic work is his series of "light sentences." Dill also made installations that combined the light sentences with sand and glass. By the late 1970s, he had moved to working with concrete and epoxy. Dill attended the Chouinard Art Institute in the late 1960s.
Language Note:
Some of the printed material is in Spanish, French, and Italian.
Provenance:
Donated in 2021 by Laddie John Dill.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
