B. H. Friedman papers, 1950-1996.

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B. H. Friedman papers, 1950-1996.

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Subject files, primarily relating to his research in outsider art; includes his manuscript "Raw Art." Also includes photographs and files on art in bottles; clippings and transcriptions of letters by Jean Dubuffet; correspondence and translations by David Rattray; Simon Rodia and the Watts sculpture; and copies of "In'tuit," the publication of The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art. Additional correspondents/subjects include Fritz Bultmann, Gaston Chaissac, Henri Michaux, Leo Navratil, Alfonso Ossario, Dieter Rot. Kea Tawana, and Adolf Wölfli. Also included are two brochures advertising exhibits , one titled "Images & Objects: Art & Design of the 20th Century" (Boston, 1960), the other titled "Modernism: A Century of Style & Design, 1860-1960" (New York, 1990).

1.4 cubic feet.

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Friedman, B.H. (Bernard Harper), 1926-2011

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Bernard Harper Friedman (1926- 2011) is an art historian from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Bernard Harper Friedman, 1972 Nov. 10 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81297201 ...

Rattray, David, -1654

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Roth, Dieter, 1930-1998

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d. June 6, 1998. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 82652344 ...

Rodia, Simon, 1879-1965

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Ossario, Alfonso.

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Navratil, Leo, 1921-2006

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Wölfli, Adolf, 1864-1930

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Dubuffet, Jean, 1901-1985

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French artist. From the description of Letters, 1955-1956, to Rene Drouin. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122444228 French painter, litographer, sculptor, architect and author. From the description of Correspondence and papers, 1944-1984. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 78575673 French painter. From the description of Letters to "Editions Alecto." (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122583669 From the description of Letter...

Bultmann, Fritz

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Michaux, Henri, 1899-1984

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Chaissac, Gaston, 1910-1964

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Gaston Chaissac (1910–1964) was a French painter. An autodidact and son of the French rural working class, he became involved in the art world when he lived next door to Otto Freundlich and Jeanne Kosnick-Kloss in Paris during the 1930s. They showed him modern art and supported his efforts to paint, helping him along and promoting his work. Gaston Chaissac is often considered to be part of the Art Brut or Outsider Art category. Some artists have described his style as "modern rustic." https://e...

Tawana, Kea.

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Simon Rodia's Towers (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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