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Archives of American Art
David Park papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.parkdavi
- Creators:
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Park, David, 1911-1960
- Dates:
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1917-1973
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.6 Linear feet(microfilmed on 3 reels)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Correspondence; artwork; sketchbooks; photographs and slides; list of works and receipts; a master's thesis; and a calendar.
Scope and Contents
REEL 849: Lists of works and receipts; master's thesis by Paul Mills, "David Park and the New Figurative Painting," 1962; drawings and sketches; photographs of Park's works.
Scope and Contents
REELS 3001-3002: Correspondence of David and Lydia Park, 1959-1966, with George W. Staempfli and Phillip A. Bruno of Staempfli Gallery, and with the Park's attorney concerning the estate; 55 original works, in oil, pastel, ink, pencil and watercolor; 3 undated sketchbooks of figure and landscape studies; 51 photographs and slides of paintings by Park; a November 1971 calendar from Santa Barbara Museum of Art announcing the acquisition of Park's THREE NUDES; and miscellany.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter, teacher; California. Park taught at the California School of Fine Arts from 1943-1952. Worked in Bay Area figurative painting style.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 849 & 3001-3002 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reel 849: Originals returned to Lydia Park Moore after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material on reel 849 lent for microfilming 1974 and material on reels 3001-3002 donated 1974 by Lydia Park Moore, widow of Park.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
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Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- California | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art -- Study and teaching -- California | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painters -- California | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art teachers -- California | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Staempfli, George W. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Bruno, Phillip A. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Mills, Paul Chadbourne, 1924- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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