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Archives of American Art
Ronald Bladen papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bladrona
- Creators:
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Bladen, Ronald, 1918-1988
- Dates:
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1918-1999
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1.8 Linear feet(117 items)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Biographical material, correspondence, writings, photographs and slides, sketches, exhibition and teaching files, transcripts of interviews, business records, printed material and miscellaneous.
Scope and Contents
Personal and business correspondence, primarily related to commissions; letters to Bladen's mother, 1940-1954; correspondence with his sister Kitty Carson, Paul Corrigan, Lance Hart, Kenneth Rexroth, and others; notes and unpublished writings, include typescripts of draft version of transcript of interview with Bladen and others, and typescripts of published work on the artist by Bill Berkson, Larry Deyab and others. Photographs and slides are of Bladen's fanily and friends as well as works of art and exhibition installations. Printed material includes invitations, announcements, catalogs, newspaper and periodical clippings regarding Bladen's exhibitions, as well as reproductions and posters, including an exhibition poster for Bladen's exhibition at the Kunsthalle Bielefeld. Also included are miscellaneous items related to Bladen's companion, Connie Reyes.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter and sculptor; New York City
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1980 by Ronald Bladen, and in 1999 and 2000 by Connie Reyes, Bladen's longtime companion and executor. Additions are expected.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
More Information
Other Finding Aids
Other Finding Aids
Inventory list Available at Archives of American Art offices.
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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