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Creator:
Seley, Jason, 1919-1983  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
3 Linear feet
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into seven series. Series 1: Correspondence, 1948-1999 (0.7 linear feet; Box 1) Series 2: Writings, circa 1976 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1) Series 3: Professional Activity Files, 1949-1983 (0.4 linear feet; Boxes 1-2) Series 4: Personal Business Records, 1955-1967, 2003 (0.1 linear feet; Box 2) Series 5: Printed Material, 1948-1984 (0.2 linear feet; Box 2) Series 6: Artwork, circa 1945-1950 (0.2 linear feet; Box 2, OV 5) Series 7: Photographic Material, 1928-1981 (1.3 linear feet; Boxes 2-4, OV 6)
Access Note / Rights:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
Summary:
The Jason Seley papers measure 3.0 linear feet and date from 1928 to 2003. The collection documents Seley's career as a sculptor through correspondence with family, colleagues, and art institutions; autobiographical notes, speeches, and other writings; records of an art residency program in Berlin and other professional activity files including sound recordings and a transcript of an interview; personal business records such as ledger books and estate papers; clippings, exhibition catalogs and other printed material; sketches; and photographs and slides of Seley and his sculptures.
Citation:
Jason Seley papers, 1928-2003, bulk 1928-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Funding:
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
Use Note:
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.
Biography Note:
Jason Seley (1919-1983) was a sculptor and educator in New York, New York, known for creating sculptures out of chrome automobile bumpers.
Language Note:
Some of the material in the Professional Activity Files series is in German.
Provenance:
The Jason Seley papers were donated in two installments, in 1984-1985 by Clara K. Seley, Seley's widow and in 2013 by Richard Heinrich, Seley's former assistant.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Theme:
Sketches & Sketchbooks  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)8849
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211034
AAA_collcode_selejaso
Theme:
Sketches & Sketchbooks
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211034