The collection is arranged in 7 series: Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1962-2000 (Box 1; 1 folder) Series 2: Correspondence, 1950s-2006 (Box 1; 0.1 linear foot) Series 3: Writings, 1947-2008 (Boxes 1-2; 1.9 linear feet) Series 4: Subject Files, 1954-2006 (Boxes 2-3; 0.7 linear foot) Series 5: Printed Material, 1960s-2008 (Boxes 3-4; 0.7 linear foot) Series 6: Artwork, circa 1950s-circa 2005 (Box 4; 2 folders) Series 7: Photographs, circa 1950s-1984 (Box 4; 0.1 linear foot)
Access Note / Rights:
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Summary:
The papers of painter and art historian Tony Vevers measure 3.4 linear feet and date from 1947 to 2008, with the bulk of materials dating from 1960 to 1999. The collection concerns his career as a painter and teacher and his research and writings about the history of art in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Found within the papers are correspondence, writings, subject files, printed material, and photographs.
Citation:
Tony Vevers papers, 1947-2008, bulk 1960-1999. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
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Related Materials:
Also found in the Archives of American Arts are two oral history interviews with Tony Vevers, one conducted by Dorothy Seckler 1965 September 9, the second conducted by Robert F. Brown in 1998 July 9 and August 25.
Biography Note:
Painter and art historian, Tony Vevers (1926-2008) and his artist wife Elspeth Halvorsen (b. 1929) lived and worked in Provincetown, Massachusetts, as year-round or summer residents from 1955 to 2006. From 1964 to 1988, Vevers taught art and art history at Purdue University in Indiana. An active participant in the Provincetown art community, he was also an historian of the Provincetown art scene.
Language Note:
Collection is in English.
Provenance:
The papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in 2013 by Elspeth Halvorsen-Vevers the widow of Vevers.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001