Archives of American Art

A Finding Aid to the Julia Santos Solomon Papers, 1972-2014, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.santjuli
Creators:
Santos Solomon, Julia, 1956-
Dates:
1972-2014
Languages:
Material in English, Spanish, and French.
Physical Description:
2 Linear feet
Repository:
The papers of Julia Santos Solomon measure 2.0 linear feet and date from 1972 to 2014. The papers document Santos Solomon's career as an artist, educator, and fashion designer through a proposal for "Lola!" television show, proposals for a series of children's books, exhibition announcements and catalogs, photographs of artwork, and other professional activity files; writings consisting of notes, diary pages, and diaries; and sketches, sketchbooks, and other artwork.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The papers of Julia Santos Solomon measure 2.0 linear feet and date from 1972 to 2014. The papers document Santos Solomon's career as an artist, educator, and fashion designer through a proposal for "Lola!" television show, proposals for a series of children's books, exhibition announcements and catalogs, photographs of artwork, and other professional activity; writings consisting of notes, diary pages, and diaries; and sketches, sketchbooks, and other artwork.
Professional material consists of correspondence with Alice Dye, wife of Pete Dye, golf course architect; commission files relate to golf course landscape paintings, prints, and textiles; some exhibtion catalogs and announcements; and printed material related to Altos de Chavon School of Design. Also included are proposals for a series of children's books consisting of some correspondence, draft manuscripts, and sketches. Audio visual material consists of a DVD and CD related to the pilot television program 'Lola' (never produced) created by Santos Solomon and Barbara Calamari and loosely based on Santos Solomon's biography, especially as a teenager and young adult. Also included are episode descriptions and notes about the show.
Writings include three diaries recording Santos Solomon's study of art and design, largely in the Dominican Republic and Europe. Also included are pages of diary entries from various years, and some notebooks of notes.
Artwork consists of sketchbooks, sketches, fashion illustrations, an original watercolor, pen, and pencil textile designs.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The collection is arranged into three series.
  • Series 1: Professional Activity Files, 1972-2014 (0.7 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)
  • Series 2: Writings, 1977-2007 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1)
  • Series 3: Artwork, 1985-2002 (0.9 linear feet; Boxes 1-3, OV 4-7)

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Julia Santos Solomon (1956- ) is an educator, painter, sculptor, digital artist, and textile and fashion designer in the Dominican Republic and Woodstock, New York. Santos Solomon was born in the Dominican Republic in 1956, and she emigrated to the United States in 1966 where she eventually went on to study at the Rhode Island School of Design and Brown University. Santos Solomon was a founding member of Altos de Chavon School of Design of Parsons School of Design, through which her vision shaped generations of successful Dominican artists. She currently resides in Woodstock, New York.

Administration

Author
Ricky Gomez
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 2015 and 2016 by Julia Santos Solomon.
Processing Information
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2022.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Use
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
Preferred Citation
Julia Santos Solomon Papers, 1972-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Related Materials
Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Julia Santos Solomon conducted by Fernanda Espinosa, August 26, 2020; an oral history interview conducted by Fernanda Espinosa, March 9-April 15, 2021.

Keywords

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