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Archives of American Art
H.C.(Horace Clifford) Westermann papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.westhcps
- Creators:
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Westermann, H. C. (Horace Clifford), 1922-
- Dates:
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[ca. 1925]-1982
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.5 Linear feet(partially microfilmed on 4 reels)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Correspondence; biographical data; notebooks; files on exhibitions; photographs; exhibition announcements and catalogs; printed material; and miscellany.
Scope and Contents
REELS 3170-3173: Correspondence, 1947-1981, with Alan Shean, Terry Allen, Howard Lipman, Bruce Oxford, Frederic Ossorio, William T. Wiley, Irene Burke, Dennis Adrian, Kenneth Price, Allan Frumkin, and others, and family correspondence including illustrated letters from Westermann to his wife, Joanna Beall, 1958-1979, letters from Joanna Beall, 1958-1971, and letters from his son, Greg Westermann, 1962-1981; biographical data; documents related to Westermann's employment in the U.S. Marine Corp., 1942-1958; obituaries, 1981-1982; 4 notebooks containing lists of sculpture sold and income and expenses, 1954-1964; 4 files on exhibitions, ca. 1970s; photographs, ca. 1925-1970's, of Westermann, his family and friends, and his works of art; material relating to his Tamarind Fellowship; exhibition announcements and catalogs, some of which relate to Joanna Beall; and printed material.
Scope and Contents
UNMICROFILMED: Photographs of Westermann and his work; exhibition announcements and catalogs; magazine and newspaper articles; 2 posters; and miscellany.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Sculptor; Brookfield, Conn.; d. 1981.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 3170-3173 available for use only at Archives of American Art offices.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reels 3170-3173: Originals returned to Mrs. J. Beall Westermann after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material on reels 3170-73 lent for microfilming and unmicrofilmed material donated 1984 by Joanna Beall Westermann.
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
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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