Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Bocour, Leonard, 1910-1993
| title | Leonard Bocour papers and business records, 1933-1993. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Found within the papers are biographical material; miscellaneous correspondence with artists and colleagues; diaries, daily calendars, notes and writings; personal business records and the business records of Bocour Artist Colors, Inc.; transcripts of interviews with Bocour; and printed material. Miscellaneous correspondence is primarily with artists and colleagues, including Helen Frankenthaler, Chaim Gross, Philip Guston, Alex Katz, Jack Levine, Morris Louis, David Oxtoby, and Philip Pearlstein and discuss exhibitions and other art-related topics. Also found are diaries and annotated daily calendars; personal business records regarding personal finances, donations, and lectures; business records for Bocour Artist Colors, Inc., including contracts, business correspondence, financial documentation, and printed material; notes and writings including address books and writings by Bocour and others; transcripts of interviews with Bocour that discuss his early career; and printed material including clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, booklets, and brochures. |
| extent | 11.7 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Business Records Diaries Writings Ephemera |
| access | Use requires an appopintment. |
| record link | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.bocoleon.pdf |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/leonard-bocour-papers-and-business-records-6446 |
| finding aid | Unpublished guide |
| acquisition information | Donated by Mrs. Leonard Bocour, 1994. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:30 |
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| title | Artist File: Bocour, Leonard | repository | National Portrait Gallery Library |
| description | Folder(s) may include exhibition announcements, newspaper and/or magazine clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, illustrations, resumes, artist's statements, exhibition catalogs. |
| extent | contact repository for further details |
| formats | Artist Files Ephemera |
| access | Folder(s) do not circulate. Folder(s) available for use only at the holding library |
| record source | http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/Art-Design/artandartistfiles/ |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:40 |
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