The collection is arranged as 7 series. Series 1: Biographical Material, 1950-1991 (Box 1; 5 folders) Series 2: Correspondence, 1964-2005 (Box 1; 0.6 linear feet) Series 3: Teaching Files, circa 1964-2003 (Box 1; 0.4 linear feet) Series 4: Exhibition Files, 1966-2004 (Boxes 1-2; 0.6 linear feet) Series 5: Printed Material, circa 1964-2003 (Box 2; 0.6 linear feet) Series 6: Artwork, 1989-2000 (Box 2; 2 folders) Series 7: Photographs, circa 1936-2001 (Box 2; 7 folders)
Access Note / Rights:
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Summary:
The papers of African American painter, printmaker, and educator Marvin Harden measure 2.2 linear feet and date from circa 1936 to 2005. Found within the papers are biographical materials, correspondence, teaching files, exhibition files, printed material, artwork, and photographs. Correspondents include Joyce Tremain, Judy Chicago, Marion Lerner Levine, Jud Fine, Houston Conwill, Sandy Ballatore-Nelson, Nancy Lee Riegelmen, Eugene Anderson, Connor Everts, Pleter Plagens, Jan Stussy, Caroll Toon, William Wilson, and others. Artwork includes a book of etchings Natural Selections (1991).
Citation:
Marvin Harden papers, circa 1936-2005. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Biography Note:
Marvin Harden (1935- ) is an African American painter, printmaker, and educator living and working in California. Harden received a Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1963. While there, Harden studied under John Paul Jones, Jan Stussy, and William Brice. He also became friends with UCLA classmate and feminist artist, Judy Chicago.
Language Note:
The collection is in English.
Provenance:
The Marvin Harden papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by Marvin Harden in 2005.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
