Archives of American Art

Ray Strong papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.stroray
Creators:
Strong, Ray, 1905-2006
Dates:
1925-1996
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1.34 Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Three scrapbooks of clippings, 1925-1969; exhibition catalogs, 1946-1992; photographs of landscapes, landscape paintings, and Strong at work; and a sketchbook entitled "Ray Strong & Eric Panfitt's Ideas Book;" and miscellaneous printed material. Also included is an additional unbound scrapbook, 1927-1993, consisting of 34 items including printed material, personal and professional letters to Ray, transcripts of letters from Strong, photographs of works of art, a drawing, and photographs of Ray Strong.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Ray Strong (1905-2006) was a mural painter in San Francisco and Santa Barbara, California.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1993 and 1996 by Ray Strong and in 2018 by Frank Goss, Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, California.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Scrapbooks Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sketchbooks Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- California -- San Francisco Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Panfit, Eric, 1909- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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