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Archives of American Art
Herbert Mears papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.mearherb
- Creators:
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Mears, Herbert Richard, 1923-1999
- Dates:
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1950-1979
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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200 Items(on 1 microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Photographs of art work, brochures, opera programs, clippings, and exhibition announcements.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter and educator, Houston, Texas. Born in New York, N.Y. Attended Harrison School of Fine Arts, Atelier Leger in Paris and Studio Hinna in Rome. Taught at Harrison School of Fine Arts, Studio School of Contemporary Art, University of Houston, Rice University and Hill County Arts Foundation. Summer School Director, Museum of Fine Arts. Mears died in 1999.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 1515 available at Archives of American Art offices; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to Mears after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1979 by Herbert Mears.
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
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Educators -- Texas -- Houston | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painters -- Texas -- Houston | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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