Archives of American Art

James Weeks papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.weekjame
Creators:
Weeks, James, 1922-
Dates:
[ca. 1950-1985]
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.2 Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Biographical information; business correspondence; exhibition material, 1965-1985; teaching notes from the San Francisco Art Institute and UCLA; photographs of Weeks and his wife Lynn, 1980s; photographs of work (billboards), 1950s; and clippings.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Painter, educator; San Francisco, Calif. and Boston, Mass. Weeks was a prominent San Francisco Bay area painter in the 1950s and 1960s, who has continued those ties since coming to teach at Boston University in 1970 by steadily exhibiting at the Charles Campbell Gallery in San Francisco as well as Hirschl and Adler in New York.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1986 by James Weeks. Additional material expected including correspondence, photographs, and slides of work.

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.

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