Jacob Lawrence: American Painter exhibition records
Scope and Contents
Jacob Lawrence: American Painter exhibition records contain materials created and collected by The Phillips Collection Curatorial Department throughout the process of organizing the 1987 exhibition. Included are research, planning documents and correspondence.
Dates
- 1984 - 1987
- Usage: The material in this collection were used in preparation for the 1987 exhibition.
Conditions Governing Use
This material is owned by The Phillips Collection.
Biographical / Historical
The Phillips Collection owns thirty of the sixty-panel series The Migration Series, created by Jacob Lawrence.
Extent
.93 Linear Feet (3 legal folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Jacob Lawrence: American Painter exhibition records contain materials created and collected by The Phillips Collection Curatorial Department throughout the process of organizing the 1987 exhibition. Included are research, planning documents and correspondence.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in one series: Exhibition Planning. Within the Exhibition Planning series articles and reviews are arranged chronologically within the folder. This collection maintains the original order created by The Phillips Collection Curatorial Department.
Processing Information
After an initial survey of the collection, some of the documents were identified as being of no future research value for the collection, such as duplicate documents and unrelated exhibition material. These items were weeded with the librarian’s approval. Original newsprint articles were copied onto acid-free paper. All documents were re-foldered in acid-free folders. Metal clips were replaced with plastic clips.
- Art, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Knight, Gwendolyn , 1913-2005 (Artist)
- Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000 (Artist)
- Modernism (Art) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- TPC.1987.3 -- Jacob Lawrence: American Painter Subject Source: Local sources
- art exhibitions Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- social realism Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Source
- The Phillips Collection. Curatorial Department (Organization)
- Title
- Jacob Lawrence: American Painter exhibition records, 1984-1987
- Subtitle
- The Phillips Collection Library and Archives 1600 21st Street NW Washington D.C. 20009
- Author
- Michele De Shazo, Volunteer Archives Assistant, supervised by Karen Schneider, Librarian
- Date
- March 2009
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Phillips Collection Archives Repository
