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Archives of American Art
A Finding Aid to the Lundy Siegriest Papers, circa 1925-1989, in the Archives of American Art
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.sieglund
- Creators:
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Siegriest, Lundy, 1925-
- Dates:
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circa 1925-1989
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2.8 Linear feet
- Repository:
The papers of painter Lundy Siegriest measure 2.8 linear feet and date from circa 1925-1989. They illustrate his career through biographical material, correspondence, exhibition files, personal business records, printed and photographic material, and artwork.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The Lundy Siegriest papers measure 2.8 linear feet and date from circa 1925-1989. Biographical material contains Siegriest's resume, a eulogy prepared for his funeral, awards and certificates, and material for Who's Who In America. Correspondence is to and from Siegriest with friends, family, organizations, and colleagues. Exhibition files contain materials on the exhibitions The Siegriests: A Family of Artists and Their Work (1980-1981) and Done In The Open (1984).
Personal business records contain materials related to the sales and purchases of artwork and printed material contains exhibition catalogs and announcements, news clippings, and two scrapbooks. Photographs are personal and of Siegriest's artwork, and artwork includes a folder of drawings and a folder of sketches, some by Lundy and some by Louis, his father.
Arrangement
Arrangement
This collection consists of seven series.
- Series 1: Biographical Materials, circa 1939-1985 (.2 Linear feet: Box 1)
- Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1935-1987 (.2 Linear feet: Box 1)
- Series 3: Exhibition Files, circa 1980-1984 (.1 Linear feet: Box 1)
- Series 4: Personal Business Records, circa 1950-1980 (.1 Linear feet: Box 1)
- Series 5: Printed Material, circa 1935-1989 (1.8 Linear feet: Boxes 1, 2, 4, and OV 5)
- Series 6: Photographic Material, circa 1930-1985 (.3 Linear feet: Box 3)
- Series 7: Artwork, circa 1945-1968 (.1 Linear feet: Box 3)
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Lundy Siegriest (1925-1985) was a painter who worked mainly in California.
Siegriest was born in Oakland, California to Louis Siegriest who was a painter, along with Siegriest's stepmother Edna Stoddart. Siegriest graduated from the California College of Arts in Oakland, and became a painter, initially starting out as a realist before becoming an abstract expressionist. He returned to the style of realism after a fall that broke his leg.
Siegriest painted Western landscapes en plein air, and often exhibited his work with his father's.
Siegriest's works can be found in the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, the Oakland Museum of California, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Siegriest died on November 13, 1985 in Berkeley, California at age sixty.
Administration
Author
Allessandra Liberati
Sponsor
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers donated 1992 by Suzanne Westaway, executor of estate of Louis Siegriest.
Processing Information
This collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared, by Allessandra Liberati in 2024.
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.
Preferred Citation
Lundy Siegriest papers, circa 1925-1989 Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Related Materials
Related Materials
The Archives also hold the papers of Louis Siegreist, Lundy's father.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Painters -- California -- Oakland | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Abstract expressionism | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Realism in art | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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