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Archives related to: Dusanne, Zoe, d. 1977
| title | Zoe Dusanne papers, 1930-1987. | repository | University of Washington Libraries |
| description | Correspondence, press releases, photographs, exhibit catalogs, ephemera, sales records, scrapbooks, and clippings relating to Dusanne's Seattle art gallery and personal friends; 1930-1987. Accession includes papers of Dusanne's daughter, Theodosia Young. Biographical Note Gallery owner of Seattle, Washington. Born ca. 1880, died 1972. Zoe Dusanne was born in Kansas, but divided her adult life between Seattle and New York, pursuing her love of art in both places. She lived in Seattle 1915-1929, then was a singer and costume designer, and worked in a gallery in New York City, 1929-1942. Returning to Seattle in 1942, she established a gallery in her home on Lakeview Place in 1950. She exhibited the work of Northwest artists who later became famous and showed other modern artisits through her contacts in New York and Europe. When freeway construction claimed her home, she moved her gallery to 532 Broadway East in 1959. She retired because of illness in 1964 and died in Seattle in 1972. Dusanne's daughter, Theodosia Young studied theater and dance at the Cornish School and performed in New York and New England in the 1930s. She returned to Seattle in 1950. |
| extent | 6.43 cu. ft. (13 boxes) |
| formats | Business Papers Personal Papers Financial Records Correspondence Photographs |
| access | Open to all users, but access to portions of the papers restricted. Contact repository for details. |
| record source | http://digital.lib.washington.edu/findingaids/view?docId=DusanneZoe2430.xml |
| finding aid | Inventory/container list available in Special Collections. |
| acquisition information | Donated by Acc. No. 2430-3, Partners in Care, for Theodosia Young, gift; Acc. No. 2430 and 2430-2 transferred from Archives of Northwest Art, received 6/23/75, 1983, 2/3/1994. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:30:06 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Frank S. Okada, 1990 Aug. 16-17. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Frank Okada conducted 1990 Aug. 16-17, in Seattle, Wash., by Barbara Johns, for the Archives of American Art Northwest Asian American Project. Okada discusses his parents' background; his family including his brothers, John author of NO-NO BOY and Charlie a graphic designer; traveling to Japan for the Pacific Northwest Artists and Japan exhibition; being in an internment camp; painting in Eugene, Ore. and Seattle, Wash.; his painting techniques; studying under Leon Derbyshire; his connection with the jazz scene in Seattle in the late 1940s and 1950s including musicians Sammy Davis, Ray Charles, and Quincy Jones; attending Cornish School of Art, Seattle; meeting Mark Tobey; comparision of his painting style to Tobey's; his stint in the Army; attending Cranbrook Academy of Art and studying with painter Fred Mitchell; his Whitney fellowship in New York; study of Japanese, Chinese, and Zen paintings; working for Boeings in the early 1960s; traveling to France on a Guggenheim; teaching at University of Oregon in Eugene; his minimalist work; influence of Japanese art in his painting. Okada mentions Lawson Inada (Asian American poet), Frank Chin (Asian American playwright), artists David Stone Martin, James Edward Peck, Yayoi Kusama, George Tsutakawa, Paul Horiuchi, Ben Shahn, Kenjiro Nomura, Louis Bunce, Bill Ivey, and art gallery owner Zoe Dusanne. Bio / His Notes: Okada, Frank S., 1931-2000, Painter of Seattle, Wash. Taught at Univ. of Oregon from 1969-1999. Location of Original: Transcript also available at the University of Washington, Manuscripts Collection, and at the Oregon Historical Society. |
| extent | 5 sound cassettes. Transcript: 87 p. |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript Online Transcript |
| access | Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website. |
| record link | http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-frank-s-okada-11693 |
| record source | http://siris-archives.si.edu/ |
| finding aid | Online Transcript |
| acquisition information | These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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| title | Paul Jenkins papers, 1940-2007. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Correspondence, works of art, writings, photographs, financial material and printed material regarding the career of Paul Jenkins as an abstract expressionist and his involvement with theater. Also included is information regarding Jenkins interest in artists Lynd Ward and Karl Prantl. Correspondence including letters, postcards, invitations, telegrams, faxes, and photocopies is with family, colleagues, art dealers, and art historians including Dore Ashton, Alice Baber, Norman Bluhm, Albert Elsen, Elaine de Kooning, Beauford Delaney, Jean Dubuffet, David Douglas Duncan, Zoe Dusanne, Michael Goldberg, Clement Greenberg, Thomas B. Hess, Philippe Hosiasson, Martha Jackson, Matsumi Kanemitsu, Willem de Kooning, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell, Frank O’Hara, Kenneth Sawyer, Mark Tobey, Frank Trapp, and others. Works of art are by Norman Bluhm, Denis Bowen, Thomas Erma, Milton Fox, Pierre Gruneberg, Matsumi Kanemitsu, Paul Kanemitsu, Jean-Louis Prat, Muriel Silverstein, N. Hayden Stubbing, Gerard Thalman, Andre Verdet, and George Wittenborn among others. Writings include manuscripts by Jenkins and others; and travel diaries kept by Jenkins while traveling to China, Russia, and France, and a travel diary kept by Lili Verame, a friend of Jenkins, while traveling to China. Photographs are of Jenkins, colleagues, and exhibition installations. Financial material includes bills and bank statements. Printed material includes press releases, newspaper articles, and death notices. Miscellaneous material includes bills of lading, a signed guest book from a solo exhibition by Jenkins at the Tokyo Gallery, and various membership cards. Also included are correspondence and 38 photographs of the woodcut series "God’s Man" by Lynd Ward and photographs and correspondence on a sculpture created by Karl Prantl and owned by Jenkins. Bio / His Notes: Paul Jenkins (1923- ) is an abstract expressionist, painter, and playwright in New York, N.Y. |
| extent | 11.0 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Works of Art Writings Photographs Financial Records |
| access | Letter from Paul Jenkins to Norman Bluhm, circa 1966 ACCESS RESTRICTED; use requires written permission. Entire Authorization to quote or reproduce for the purposes of publication requires written permission from Suzanne or Paul Jenkins, 169 East 94th Street New York, N.Y. 10128. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Donated 2007 and 2008 by Paul and Suzanne Jenkins. Additions are expected in 2010. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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| title | Elizabeth Bayley Willis Papers, ca. 1933-1988 | repository | University of Washington Libraries |
| description | The Willis papers, accession no. 2583-19, measure 5.94 cubic feet and span the years 1933 to 1988. They document her work promoting textiles from India and other countries, her interest in Northwest art and artists, and her friendships with the artists. The accession also includes letters and other material sent to Willis by her Garfield High School Japanese American students during World War II. At the time of writing, mainly 1942, most of the students were incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, called Camp Harmony. The letters are filed in the subject series "Nisei Students." These and many other letters and writings are filed in subject series under headings that were established by Willis. Bio/History: Art historian, museum curator, and consultant. Accession No.: 2583-019 |
| extent | 5.94 cubic ft. (10 boxes, 2 oversized folders) |
| formats | Business Papers Personal Papers Writings Correspondence Subject Files |
| access | The Willis papers are open to all users, except for boxes 5 through 10, which are closed until Dec. 2, 2017. These boxes contain material primarily about Mark Tobey and Morris Graves, as well as material about other figures in the Northwest art scene. Researchers may request permission for access from the donor's family before 2018. Consult the repository for information, |
| record source | http://digital.lib.washington.edu/findingaids/view?docId=WillisElizabethBayley2583_019.xml |
| acquisition information | The papers in this accession were given to the Libraries by Elizabeth Bayley Willis between 1976 and 2000. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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| title | Carl Holty papers, circa 1860s-1972 (bulk 1940-1967). | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Correspondence, writings, printed material and photographs documenting Holty's career as an abstract painter and painting teacher. Correspondence with Romare Bearden, Charles Byrne, and Hilaire Hiler concerns art, exhibitions and reviews, education, and news of mutual friends. Holty’s writings include articles, autobiographical writings, unpublished manuscripts of a monograph, Art In America, and an untitled novel. Also found among his writings is a journal which contains his reminiscences of artist friends and acquaintances, and reflections on art, art history, and his life, personal plans and aspirations. Printed material consists mainly of clippings about or mentioning Holty, and reviews and publicity relating to The Painter’s Mind, a book Holty wrote with Romare Bearden. Miscellaneous records consist of a transcript of an interview with Carl Holty and an identification card issued to his father. Photographs are of artwork, people and places. Also included are 6 photograph albums of Holty’s artwork, and a small number of negatives. The people pictured are mainly Holty, friends and family. There is also a group photograph that includes Joan Miró. Loaned material that was not later donated by Holty was returned to Holty after microfilming. This includes Holty's letters to his wife, Elizabeth, and daughter, Antonia, letters to Zoe Dusanne, letters from Ulfert Wilkie and Erwin Breithaupt, a small amount of general correspondence, and a typescript copy of Holty's journal. Loaned material is available on microfilm reels N68-93 and N68-105. REEL N68-93: Holty's autobiographical notes, an unpublished manuscript, his journal entitled REFLECTIONS; and some lectures and articles. REEL N68-105: Correspondence and clippings, 1926-1968. SCANNED: One photograph of Holty, previously microfilmed under Photos of Artists I, has now been scanned and returned to the Holty papers. Bio/History: Painter, writer; New York, N.Y. Loc. of Assoc. Material: Six interviews with Carl Holty (in addition to the one described in this finding aid) are available at the Archives of American Art. Three are oral histories conducted by the Archives of American Art, 1964-1968. The others are parts of interview collections accessioned by the Archives: Interviews relating to American Abstract Artists (Ruth Bowman), Anne Bowen Parsons collection of Interviews on Art, and Collette Roberts Interviews with Artists. In addition, substantial correspondence with Carl Holty is included among the Hilaire Hiler papers and Romare Bearden papers owned by the Archives of American Art. |
| extent | 1.8 linear ft. |
| formats | Microfilm Correspondence Writings Printed Materials Photographs |
| access | Collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment. |
| record link | http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/carl-holty-papers-9019/more |
| record source | http://siris-archives.si.edu |
| finding aid | Electronic finding aid available at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/findingaids/holtcarl.htm |
| acquisition information | Material on reels N68-93 and N68-105 were lent for microfilming and portions subsequently donated 1972 by Carl Holty; material on reel 670 was donated 1972 by Holty; material on reel 1625 was donated 1976 & 1977 by Charles Byrne, a friend of Holty's. Additional unmicrofilmed photographs donated in 2006 by Virginia Liles, Holty's biographer. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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