Hassel Smith papers

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Hassel Smith papers

circa 1900-2004

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The papers of Southern California painter and instructor Hassel Smith measure 4 linear feet and date from circa 1900 to 2004 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1930-1995. Found within the papers are correspondence, a transcript of an interview conducted by Jan Butterfield in the 1980s, personal business files, teaching files, writings by Smith and others, sketches, printed materials, and photographs of Smith, his family and friends, and his artwork. There are audio recordings of a lecture series organized by Smith and of reviews of Smith's work. Correspondents include Paule Anglim, Elmer Bischoff, Andre Emmerich, Clyfford Still, Wayne Thiebaud, and many others. Biographical materials include biographical sketches, curriculum vitae, genealogical materials, ephemera, and personal appointment books from the mid to late 1970s. Also found here is a transcript of an in-depth interview of Smith conducted by Jan Butterfield in the 1980s. There is personal and professional correspondence with Paule Anglim, Elmer Bischoff, Andre Emmerich, Charles Gimpel of Gimpel Fils, Clyfford and Patricia Still, Kathryn Swanson of the New Arts Gallery, Wayne Thiebaud, family members, and many others. Personal business records include art sales records, exhibition checklists, conservation and condition reports, and personal finance records. Teaching materials include class schedules, student lists, and syllabi. Also found are notes on topics such as American art and literature, artistic traits and forms, illusion, and women artists.Writings by Smith include artist statements, creative writings, his thoughts on the art market and art institutions, the San Francisco art community, and social criticism. Writings by others consist primarily of essays about Smith and his work. There are also writings by Smith's friend Robert Wollard. Artwork includes sketches, doodles, and Christmas cards done by Smith, and a handful of artwork by others.Printed materials include clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and posters. Also found here are printed materials about other artists, schools where Smith enrolled or taught, Smith's general interests, and collages and flyers by Robert Wollard. There is a printed copy of the pictorial edition of the <emph render="italic">Communist Manifesto</emph> edited by Smith and other artists. Photographic materials are of Smith, family members, artwork, his studio, exhibition openings and other art events, and friends and colleagues. A family photograph dates from circa 1900 and negatives date from 1920. Most of the photographs date from the 1940s through the 1990s.Sound recordings include 1 sound tape reel of the radio show, <emph render="italic">Art Review</emph>, with host John Fitz Gibbon reviewing Smith's artwork, and nine sound cassettes of student critiques overseen by Smith at the San Francisco Art Institute.

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Still, Patricia

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Bischoff, Elmer, 1916-1991

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Painter, educator. Died 1991. From the description of Elmer Bischoff interviews, 1977 Aug. 10-Sept. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220192010 Elmer Bischoff (1916-1991) was a painter and educator from San Francisco, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Elmer Bischoff, 1977 Aug. 10-Sept. 1 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495596768 From the description of Oral history interview with Elmer Bischoff, 1965 Jan. 20 [so...

Anglim, Paule

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Fitz Gibbon, John

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Smith, Hassel, 1915-2007

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Painter (Bristol, England.). From the description of Hassel Smith interview, 1978 Sept. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82964656 Hassel Smith (1915-2007) was a Bay area abstract expressionist painter, painting instructor at the California School of Fine Arts, and a lecturer at the University of California. From the description of Hassel Smith papers, circa 1900-2004, bulk, 1930-1995. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 613312913 Hassel Smith (1915-2007) was...

Swanson, Kathryn

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Thiebaud, Wayne, 1920-

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Wayne Thiebaud (1920- ) is a painter and art teacher from Sacramento, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Wayne Thiebaud, 2001 May 17-18 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 636357721 Painter, art teacher; Sacramento, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Wayne Thiebaud, 2001 May 17-18 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276394403 Painter, art teacher; Sacramento, Calif.; b. 1920....

Gimpel, Charles

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New Arts (Art gallery)

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Wollard, Robert

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Butterfield, Jan

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Emmerich, André

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Gimpel Fils

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Still, Clyfford, 1904-1980

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