Archives of American Art

Dana Friis-Hansen papers on Forrest Bess

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.friidana
Creators:
Friis-Hansen, Dana, 1961-
Dates:
1950-1983
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
200 Items
(on 1 microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Papers by and about Forrest Bess, including: copies of letters, 1963-1980; exhibition catalogs, 1962-1981; copies of clippings, 1950-1983; and press releases, 1981.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 3458 available for use only at Museum of Fine Arts Houston; and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Transferred to NMAA-PG Library after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Microfilmed as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1984 by Dana Friis-Hansen, a researcher on Forrest Bess.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Bess, Forrest, 1911-1977 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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