Frank Pietronigro papers

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Frank Pietronigro papers

1980-2018

https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c80v8ksh/

Material documenting the life and work of painter Frank Pietronigro, including notebooks, personal papers, artwork, digital media, sculpture, performance projects, art commission papers, and other material. Pietronigro is an internationally exhibited artist known for his pioneering work performed in microgravity, using parabolic flight.

50 linear feet

eng, Latn

GLBT Historical Society

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