The collection is arranged in six series. Series 1: Correspondence, circa 1967-2015 (Box 1; 2 folders) Series 2: Writings, circa 1960-2013 (Box 1; 4 folders) Series 3: Professional Activities, circa 1964-1983, circa 2015 (Box 1; 2 folders) Series 4: Printed Material, 1955-2015 (Boxes 1 and 2, OV 3, 0.6 linear feet) Series 5: Scrapbook, 1955-1967 (Box 2, 0.3 linear feet) Series 6: Photographic Material, circa 1950-2012 (Box 1, 0.2 linear feet)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Summary:
The papers of artist Tony DeLap measure 1.4 linear feet and date from circa 1950 to 2015. The collection includes correspondence, writings, materials related to professional and teaching activities, printed material, a scrapbook, and photographic material.
Citation:
Tony DeLap papers, circa 1950-2015. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Funding:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by Gerald and Bente Buck.
Biography Note:
Tony DeLap is an artist and professor emeritus of art in Orange County, California. He is a pioneer of West Coast minimalism with a special interest in visual illusion including performed magic.
DeLap was born in 1927 in Oakland, California and grew up in the Bay Area. He studied art, illustration, and graphic design at colleges in the Bay Area and taught at institutions including the California College of Arts and at the University of California, Davis. In 1965 he was offered a position at the newly founded University of California, Irvine, where he taught until 1991.
