Archives of American Art

Richard Wilt papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.wiltrich
Creators:
Wilt, Richard, 1915-1981
Dates:
1938-1981
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1.6 Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Biographical data; letters and postcards received; copies of letters sent; Wilt's pilot flight record and log book; an illustrated manuscript of a children's book ALI BALI AND ALI DALI; a manuscript of a book, ART AND MOON MYTHS; typescripts and drafts of writings on art, including "The Painting Process" and "Instant Imagery"; lists of his exhibitions, publications, and works of art; cancelled checks and income tax statements; exhibition catalogs and announcements; magazine and newspaper clippings; a yearbook of class 43-A, Shaw Field, S. Car., containing art work by Wilt; a photograph of Wilt; and miscellaneous printed material.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Painter, educator; Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1982 by Ellen Wilt, Richard Wilt's widow.

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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Art -- Study and teaching -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painting, American -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Educators -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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