Archives of American Art

Mary Heath Keesling papers

Summary
Collection ID:
AAA.keesmary
Creators:
Keesling, Mary H. (Mary Heath), 1914-
Dates:
1965-1997
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.4 Linear feet
ca. 130 items (0.4 linear ft.)
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Letters, both personal and business, to Keesling from artists, museums, galleries and others in the art community of the San Francisco Bay area. Among the correspondents are David Anderson (8 items), Richard and Phyllis Diebenkorn (4 letters), Gerald Norland (18 letters), Gordon Onslow-Ford (4 items), David Gilhooly (3 letters), Philip Guston (3 letters), William T. Wiley (3 letters), Richard Shaw ( 1 letter), Frank Lobdell (2 letters), Grace McCann Morley (2 letters), William Allan (7 letters), and Christo (1 letter).
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Collector, art patron; San Francisco, Calif; b. 1914.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1997 by Mary Heath Keesling.
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
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- California -- San Francisco Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Artists -- California -- San Francisco Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Allan, William George, 1936- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Christo, 1935- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Diebenkorn, Phyllis Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Diebenkorn, Richard, 1922-1993 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gilhooly, David Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Guston, Philip, 1913-1980 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lobdell, Frank, 1921- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Morley, Grace, 1900-1985 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Onslow-Ford, Gordon Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Shaw, Richard, 1941 Sept. 12- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Wiley, William T., 1937-2021 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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