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Archives of American Art
Alfred Leslie papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.leslalfr
- Creators:
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Leslie, Alfred, 1927-
- Dates:
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1959-1962
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2 Microfilm reels
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Mostly correspondence from friends and associates concerning Leslie's painting and his editorship of The Hasty Papers, 1960, including letters from Gregory Corso, Sam Francis, Allen Ginsberg, Sam Hunter, Norman Mailer, Marianne Moore, and Boris Pasternak. Also included are manuscript articles and galley sheets.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Alfred Leslie (b. 1927) is a painter, editor; New York, N.Y. Leslie painted in a style he called "confrontational art" which involves a direct realism intended to grab the viewer's attention and deliver a message almost didactic and persuasive in its tone. He was the editor of the avant-garde literary review The Hasty Papers.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels D208-D209 available for use only at Archives of American Art offices.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to Alfred Leslie after microfilming. The papers were subsequently destroyed in a fire.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1966 by Alfred Leslie. Later that year, a fire destroyed Leslie's studio, including his art works as well as much of the papers he lent for microfilming.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
ACCESS RESTRICTED: written permission required.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Hasty papers | Title | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- History | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painters | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Mailer, Norman | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich, 1890-1960 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Corso, Gregory | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Francis, Sam, 1923-1994 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Hunter, Sam, 1923- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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