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Summary:
Correspondence, exhibition files, photographs and printed material relating to the painting career of Richard Upton.
Correspondence is with Fred Licht, John Hejduk, Bill Berkson, Jasper Johns, John Hultberg, Rudy Pozzatti; letters from Joyce Carol Oates, Dorothy Dehner, Rudolph Arnheim, Stanley Kunitz, and Nancy Wynne-Jones. Exhibition files include Upton's proposals, checklists, and reviews. Photographs are of Upton, his colleagues, and his studio. Printed material includes press releases and clippings.
Citation:
Richard Upton papers, 1964-2003. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Biography Note:
Richard Upton (1931- ) is a painter living in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 2011 by Richard Upton via Christine Vitolo, Upton's Power of Attorney.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001