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Collection Creator:
Deem, George, 1932-2008  Search this
Extent:
4.8 Linear feet (Boxes 2-6)
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1954-2013
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence is with family, friends and colleagues, many of whom were writers and performing artists, art historians, curators, dealers, and collectors. Frequent correspondents include: Etel Adnan, Mieke Bal, Powers Boothe, Ulla Dydo, Simone Fatal, Lee Buillat, Jane Kramer, Jean Rigg, Ellen Robbins, Dorothea Tanning and May Wilson. Correspondence with Benny Andrews includes a copy of his illustrated letter to May Wilson. Also found are copies of mail art letters from John Evans. Correspondence with curators, dealers, and art historians relates mainly to Deem's efforts to exhibit his work. In addition to letters, there are e-mails, postcards, and holiday cards, some handmade. Many letters include enclosures such as drafts of writings, check lists, business records (consignment forms, loan agreements, and shipping receipts), printed materials, and snapshots of friends. Additional correspondence with galleries, museums, collectors and publishers is found among writings (Series 3), subject files (Series 4), project files (Series 5), and the addition to the George Deem papers (Series 9).
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original material requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
George Deem papers, 1904-2015, bulk 1960-2008. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.deemgeor, Series 2
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Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9933c7686-a9ef-41f6-8ed4-129a7c5a230b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-deemgeor-ref12