Archives of American Art

Thomas H. Garver research material on Bruce Conner and George Tooker

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.garvthom
Creators:
Garver, Thomas H.
Dates:
1973-1974
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.2 Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Five cassettes (60 min. each) of an interview of Connor conducted by Garver, Jan. 10 and April 17, 1974, accompanied by 80 slides of Connor's work (referenced by number during the interview). The Tooker material consists of three cassettes (90 min. each) of an interview conducted with Tooker, Sept. 11, 1973.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Curator; San Francisco, Calif. Conner is a filmmaker and printmaker; Tooker is a painter and printmaker.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1974 by Thomas H. Garver, who compiled the material in preparation for exhibitions of paintings by George Tooker, July -Sept. 1974, at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and of drawings by Bruce Conner, October 1974-January 1975, at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

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.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Artists -- California -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art, American -- California Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Interviews Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sound recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Conner, Bruce, 1933-2008 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tooker, George, 1920-2011 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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