Archives of American Art
Robert Sperry papers
Sperry, Robert, 1927-1998
AAA.sperrobe
Archival Resource Key
13.6 Linear feet
0.907 Gigabytes
1951-2002
The papers of ceramicist Robert Sperry measure 13.6 linear feet and 0.907 GB and date from 1951-2002. The collection documents Sperry's career as an artist, teacher, and filmmaker through biographical information, correspondence, exhibition files, gallery files, material on projects and workshops, writings, a scrapbook, financial files, printed and digital material, photographs, moving image materials, and artwork.
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Biographical Note
Robert Sperry was born in Bushnell, Illinois, in 1927. He grew up on his family's farm in Druid, Saskatchewan, Canada, and in 1945 was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he first developed an interest in art. After serving in the military, he returned home and completed his B.A. at the University of Saskatchewan in 1950 and a B.F.A. at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1953. While working on his B.A. he met and married Edyth MacDonald and they had one child, Van, in 1950. Sperry spent one summer as Artist in Residence at the Archie Bray Foundation, in Helena, Montana, and then moved his family to Seattle so that he could complete his M.F.A. at the University of Washington. After graduating in 1955 he stayed at the University and became a professor, teaching ceramics until retiring in 1982. During this time, Sperry widely exhibited his clay vessels in both group and solo exhibitions and was active in the American Craft Council.
When not teaching, Robert Sperry pursued his interest in photography and filmmaking and, in 1963, traveled to Japan to make "Village Potters of Onda," a project that included a documentary film and a collection of black and white photographs. Sperry continued experimenting with film and, in 1967, created a fictional film entitled, "Profiles Cast Long Shadows," which was shown at film festivals throughout the United States. After abandoning another film project in 1970 while going through a divorce, he returned to ceramics as his focus. During the 1970s Sperry developed his techniques, modifying glazes and moving away from the vessel shape. In 1976 Sperry married Patti Warashina, fellow ceramicist and professor at the University of Washington. He began producing murals, which led to several public commissions such as a mural for the IBM Field Engineering Educational Center in Atlanta, created in 1983. Robert Sperry: A Retrospective, was exhibited in 1985-1986 at the Bellevue Art Museum, however, Sperry would continue producing and exhibiting new work, and giving lectures and workshops for thirteen more years, until his death in 1998.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of ceramicist Robert Sperry measure 13.6 linear feet and 0.907 GB and date from 1951-2002. The collection documents Sperry's career as an artist and teacher through biographical information, correspondence, exhibition files, gallery files, material on projects and workshops, writings, a scrapbook, financial files, printed and digital material, photographs, video recordings, films, and artwork.
Biographical files contain items outlining Sperry's career including resumes, teaching evaluations, awards, and interviews. Correspondence includes general correspondence with family, friends, colleagues, schools, galleries, art organizations, and publications as well as named files for those with whom Sperry exchanged a significant amount of correspondence over a long period of time. The Exhibition Files contain materials on group and solo exhibitions Robert Sperry participated in, while Gallery Files hold material, such as correspondence and contracts, related to the galleries which exhibited Sperry's work primarily after 1979. The Project and Workshop Files in Series 5 contain material related to public commissions he completed and workshops he gave during the 1980s and 1990s.
Writings encompass writings by Sperry and others. Sperry's writings vary greatly and include drafts of articles, a family history, poetry, notes and a screenplay, while writings by others are primarily essays on art. Within this series Sperry's event calendars are also found. Sperry compiled a scrapbook which spans 1955 to 1964 and includes correspondence and printed material about exhibitions and newspaper clippings which feature his artwork. He and his wife, Patti Warashina, also compiled Financial Records primarily of their business and living expenses from 1976 to 1984 and earnings as artists and professors at the University of Washington.
The largest series in this collection, Printed Material, provides information largely on Sperry's career through press clippings, exhibition announcements, catalogs, and publications, and also includes other materials on ceramics in general. The Photographs series contains both photos and negatives from Sperry's trip to Japan to film "Village Potters of Onda" as well as photographs of his artwork and his family. Also found in this collection are a few sketches and drawings by Sperry and one drawing by Patti Warashina. Moving image material includes video recordings and motion picture film with a wide range of content, including documentaries about Sperry, studio footage, and experimental and narrative films created by Sperry in a range of styles and genres, including animation such as the animated film "Henry," hand colored film, live action footage, abstract design, and narrative short films by Sperry. There are digital research copies of some of the films.
Arrangement
The Robert Sperry papers are arranged as thirteen series, according to type of material. Each series is arranged either in rough chronological or alphabetical order.
Missing Title
- Series 1: Biographical Files, 1954-circa 2000, undated (Box 1; 0.3 linear feet)
- Series 2: Correspondence Files, 1951-2000, undated (Boxes 1-2; 0.9 linear feet)
- Series 3: Exhibition Files, 1963-1999, undated (Boxes 2-3; 1.2 linear feet)
- Series 4: Gallery Files, 1960-2000, undated (Boxes 3-4; 0.8 linear feet)
- Series 5: Project and Workshop Files, 1967-1996, undated (Box 4; 0.4 linear feet)
- Series 6: Writings, 1966-1990, undated (Box 5; 0.5 linear feet)
- Series 7: Scrapbook, 1955-1964 (Box 5; 8 folders)
- Series 8: Financial Records, 1961-1995, undated (Boxes 5-6; 1.0 linear feet)
- Series 9: Miscellaneous Subject Files, 1975-1998, undated (Box 6; 0.2 linear feet)
- Series 10: Printed Material, 1955-2002, undated (Boxes 6-10; 3.4 linear feet)
- Series 11: Photographs, 1963, undated (Box 10; 0.2 linear feet)
- Series 12: Sketches and Drawings, 1984, undated (Box 10; 2 folders)
- Series 13: Moving Image Material, circa 1962-1998, undated (Boxes 10-12, FC 13-18; 3.1 linear feet, ER01; 0.907 GB)
Related Material
Also found in the Archives of American Art are the Patti Warashina papers, circa 1900-1991. An online finding aid is available.
Provenance
The Robert Sperry papers were donated by Sperry's wife Patti Warashina in 2003 and 2004.
Restrictions on Access
The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment.
Terms of Use
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Preferred Citation
Robert Sperry papers, 1951-2002. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Erin E. Corley in 2004 as part of the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Art in America. Motion picture film reels were inspected and re-housed in 2017 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund. Born-digital materials were processed by Kirsi Ritosalmi-Kisner in 2019 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collection Care and Preservation Fund.
Motion pictures (visual works)
Transcripts
Works of art
Interviews
Sketches
Filmmakers
Drawings
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Videotapes
Potters -- Japan
Ceramicists -- Washington (State)
Ceramics -- Study and teaching
Warashina, Patti, 1940-
University of Washington -- Faculty
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
Biographical Files
Series 1
Archival Resource Key
1954-circa 2000, undated
(Box 1; 0.3 linear feet)
Scope and Contents note
This series includes artist statements, curriculum vitae and resumes, as well as a complete biography listing all of Sperry's professional achievements. It also contains files on awards Robert Sperry received which typically include correspondence, brochures, and other related materials concerning the awards. There are two files on interviews, including a transcript for an interview conducted by the Archives of American Art for the Northwest Oral History Project and two audio cassettes of a radio interview. Also found are teaching evaluations, Patti Warashina's resume, and other miscellaneous materials. The series is arranged alphabetically by type of material, with miscellaneous materials at the end.
Artist Statements
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
1
Award, Bellevue Film Festival
Archival Resource Key
1967
1
2
Award, International Academy of Ceramics Membership
Archival Resource Key
1983-1986, undated
1
3
Award, National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artists Fellowship Grant
Archival Resource Key
1984-1988
1
4
Award, American Crafts Council Honorary Fellow
Archival Resource Key
1987
1
5
Biography
Archival Resource Key
circa 2000
1
6
Curriculum Vitae and Bibliography
Archival Resource Key
1956-1989
1
7
Interview, Audio Cassette, "Private Talks with Public Artists,"
Archival Resource Key
1988
1
8
Interview, Transcript, Archives of American Art
Archival Resource Key
1983-1984
1
9
Memorial Announcement
Archival Resource Key
1998
1
10
Patti Warashina Short Resume
Archival Resource Key
circa 1998
1
11
Selected Resumes
Archival Resource Key
1954, 1991-1999
1
12
Teaching Evaluations
Archival Resource Key
1957-1961
1
13
"Who's Who in American Art,"
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
14
Miscellaneous
Archival Resource Key
1954-1988, undated
1
15
Correspondence Files
Series 2
Archival Resource Key
1951-2000, undated
(Boxes 1-2; 0.9 linear feet)
Scope and Contents note
This series contains both personal and professional correspondence. However, some correspondence related to Robert Sperry's professional career is also located within series 3, 4, and 5.
Arrangement note
The Correspondence Files are organized into two subseries:
- 2.1: General Correspondence, 1951-2000, undated
- 2.2: Named Files, 1955-1999, undated
General Correspondence
2.1
Archival Resource Key
1951-2000, undated
Scope and Contents note
General Correspondence primarily consists of letters from family, friends, artists, and colleagues, including numerous cards and postcards. Also within are professional correspondence from galleries, schools, art associations, and art publications. An item of note is a letter to Sperry from artist Morris Graves, written June 14, 1967. Files are arranged chronologically by year.
General Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1951-2000, undated
1
16-37
Named Files
2.2
Archival Resource Key
1955-1999, undated
Scope and Contents note
Named Files are arranged alphabetically by the correspondent's name and contain letters, cards and postcards to Sperry. Included are files on individuals, primarily family, friends, and colleagues, with whom Sperry exchanged a significant amount of correspondence over a long period of time. Also found are files on museums, schools, art organizations, and publications. Most notable are several handmade birthday and anniversary cards given to Sperry by his wife, Patti Warashina.
A. Kaup & Associates
Archival Resource Key
1983-1985
1
38
Alfred Auerbach Associates
Archival Resource Key
1962, undated
1
39
American Craft Council
Archival Resource Key
1959-1975, 1993-1997
1
40
Art in Form
Archival Resource Key
1982-1983
1
41
Art Resource Technology
Archival Resource Key
1986, 1992
1
42
Baross Films
Archival Resource Key
1979, undated
1
43
Bauer, Fred
Archival Resource Key
1964, 1991, undated
1
44
Bauer, Gretchen
Archival Resource Key
1983, 1987, undated
1
45
Bauer, Lisa
Archival Resource Key
1984-1990
1
46
Beigler, Myron (Mike) and Dolly
Archival Resource Key
1987, undated
2
1
Biskeborn, Susan
Archival Resource Key
1990
2
2
Caruso, Nino
Archival Resource Key
1965-1966, 1975-1992, 1996
2
3
Ceramics: Art and Perception
Archival Resource Key
1991, undated
2
4
Ceramics Monthly
Archival Resource Key
1976-1986
2
5
Cleveland Museum of Art
Archival Resource Key
1965-1966
2
6
Chasanoff, Allan
Archival Resource Key
1980-1982
2
7
Dobson, Dwight and Nancy
Archival Resource Key
1986-1996
2
8
Earnest, Aileen Ryan
Archival Resource Key
1986-1987
2
9
Efron, Jean
Archival Resource Key
1988-1993, undated
2
10
Everson Museum of Art
Archival Resource Key
1962-1965, 1988
2
11
Fisher, Robert
Archival Resource Key
1992-1993, undated
2
12
Gibson, Marge and Bob
Archival Resource Key
1984, 1993, undated
2
13
Griffith, Malcolm
Archival Resource Key
1986-1989, 1998, undated
2
14
Guggenheim, Shelly and Judy Mannes
Archival Resource Key
1985-1989, undated
2
15
Harlow, Margaret
Archival Resource Key
1993, 1995
2
16
Harrington, LaMar
Archival Resource Key
1979-1984, 1994, 1996
2
17
Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Archival Resource Key
1979, 1989
2
18
Jacobs, Daniel
Archival Resource Key
1981-1982, 1987-1991
2
19
Kehl, Richey
Archival Resource Key
1973, 1998, undated
2
20
Kleinsmith, Gene
Archival Resource Key
1984-1987
2
21
Kolva, Jim, and Pat Sullivan
Archival Resource Key
1994
2
22
Kurath, Martha S. (Jody)
Archival Resource Key
1981, 1987-1997, undated
2
23
Larsen, Jack
Archival Resource Key
1982, 1990-1993, undated
2
24
Mahler Fine Arts Consulting, Inc.
Archival Resource Key
1999
2
25
Mannheimer, Joan
Archival Resource Key
1981-1987
2
26
Marquis, Pamela
Archival Resource Key
1986-1987
2
27
Metapsychology
Archival Resource Key
1987
2
28
McDowell, Scott
Archival Resource Key
1977, undated
2
29
Museum of Contemporary Crafts
Archival Resource Key
1962, 1964-1966, undated
2
30
Nelson, Glenn C.
Archival Resource Key
1964, 1981-1982
2
31
Newton, Dorothy (Dot)
Archival Resource Key
1984-1997, undated
2
32
Nordness, Lee
Archival Resource Key
1977, 1988-1994
2
33
Oregon Ceramic Studio
Archival Resource Key
1961-1965
2
34
Peterson, Susan
Archival Resource Key
1980-1997
2
35
Poole, Kristin M.
Archival Resource Key
1991
2
36
PONCHO
Archival Resource Key
1991
2
37
Publicity Letters
Archival Resource Key
1985
2
38
Recommendation Letters for Students
Archival Resource Key
1973-1994, undated
2
39-40
Schwartz, Judith
Archival Resource Key
1981-1985, 1989
2
41
Seattle Art Museum
Archival Resource Key
1974-1991, 1996
2
42
Seattle Arts Commission
Archival Resource Key
1981-1986
2
43
Sinker, John, Jr.
Archival Resource Key
1993, undated
2
44
Smith, Paul J.
Archival Resource Key
1987, 1990, undated
2
45
Smithsonian Institution
Archival Resource Key
1962-1964, undated
2
46
Sperry, Kathy and Chris Walton
Archival Resource Key
1990-1993, undated
2
47
Sperry, Van and Family
Archival Resource Key
1986, 1990, 1996, undated
2
48
Staggs, Virginia (Jinks)
Archival Resource Key
1984, 1990-1996, undated
2
49
St. Martin's College, Olympia, Washington
Archival Resource Key
1960-1962
2
50
University of British Columbia
Archival Resource Key
1962-1964
2
51
University of Washington
Archival Resource Key
1955-1989
2
52
U.S. Department of State
Archival Resource Key
1965-1966
2
53
Warashina, Patti
Archival Resource Key
1976-1997, undated
2
54-55
Wilson, Ian and Bette
Archival Resource Key
1981-1997, undated
2
56
Wing Luke Memorial Museum
Archival Resource Key
1975-1979
2
57
Zakin, Richard
Archival Resource Key
1982-1993, undated
2
58
Exhibition Files
Series 3
Archival Resource Key
1963-1999, undated
(Boxes 2-3; 1.2 linear feet)
Scope and Contents note
Exhibition Files contain material on the group and solo exhibitions in which Robert Sperry participated. Files typically include correspondence, expense lists and receipts, notes, and printed materials, including brochures, announcements, and press clippings. Most notable is the material on Robert Sperry: A Retrospective, held in 1985 at the Bellevue Art Museum. Files are arranged chronologically by year of exhibition.
The Village Potters of Onda (1964-1966)
Archival Resource Key
1963-1966, 1986
2
59
American Studio Pottery (1966)
Archival Resource Key
1966-1967
2
60
Burien Art Festival (1966)
Archival Resource Key
1966
2
61
"Form and Quality" (1966, 1967)
Archival Resource Key
1965-1967
2
62
Distinguished Contemporary Potters Invitational Show (1975)
Archival Resource Key
1975
2
63
Functional Ceramics (1977)
Archival Resource Key
1977
2
64
Robert Sperry at Nagatani Gallery
Archival Resource Key
1977
2
65
Function: Non-Function (1979)
Archival Resource Key
1979
2
66
Robert Sperry at Erica Williams/Anne Johnson Gallery (1979-1980)
Archival Resource Key
1979, undated
2
67
Crafts Northwest Circa 1980
Archival Resource Key
1979-1980
2
68
Contemporary Ceramics: Response to Wedgewood (1980)
Archival Resource Key
1980
2
69
American Crats (1980)
Archival Resource Key
1979-1980
2
70
Ceramic Sculpture Invitational at Whatcom Museum of History & Art (1980)
Archival Resource Key
1980
2
71
The Washington Year: A Contemporary View (1981)
Archival Resource Key
1980-1981
2
72
Wichita Art Association Decorative Arts Retrospective (1981)
Archival Resource Key
1980-1981
2
73
"Ceramic Traditions" (1981-1983)
Archival Resource Key
1981-1983
2
74
Robert Sperry at Erica Williams/Anne Johnson Gallery (1981)
Archival Resource Key
1981-1982
2
75
"American Clay II" (1982)
Archival Resource Key
1982
2
76
Pacific Currents/Ceramics 1982
Archival Resource Key
1982
2
77
Variations in Clay (1982)
Archival Resource Key
1982
2
78
Robert Sperry at Gordon Woodside/John Braseth Galleries (1983)
Archival Resource Key
1983
2
79
Potter's Choice (1983)
Archival Resource Key
1982-1983
2
80
"Regional Crafts: A Contemporary Perspective" (1983-1984)
Archival Resource Key
1983
2
81
Clay: 1984
Archival Resource Key
1983-1984
2
82
Platters and Related Forms (1984)
Archival Resource Key
1984
2
83
Ceramic Sculpture Invitational (1984)
Archival Resource Key
1984, undated
2
84
Skeet Shoot (1984)
Archival Resource Key
1984
2
85
Potters & Prints (1984-1985)
Archival Resource Key
1984-1985
2
86
Robert Sperry: A Retrospective (1985-1986)
Archival Resource Key
1983-1986
2
87-89
10/40 Anniversary Celebration at the Bellevue Art Museum (1986)
Archival Resource Key
1985-1986
2
90
Pacific Northwest Art Expo (1986)
Archival Resource Key
1986
2
91
Northwest Impressions: Works on Paper (1986)
Archival Resource Key
1986
2
92
West Coast Clay (1986)
Archival Resource Key
1986
2
93
Outside Japan (1986)
Archival Resource Key
1986-1987
2
94
Drawn to the Surface: Artists in Clay and Glass (1987)
Archival Resource Key
1987
2
95
"Now & Then" (1987)
Archival Resource Key
1987
2
96
Robert Sperry: Ceramics, Paperworks, Drawings (1987)
Archival Resource Key
1986-1987
2
97
FOCUS: Seattle (1987)
Archival Resource Key
1986-1987
3
1
"Ceramics in Architecture: Drawings, Sketches, and Models" (1987)
Archival Resource Key
1986-1987
3
2
Canton Art Institute Ceramic Invitational (1987)
Archival Resource Key
1985-1987
3
3
Northwest Clay (1987)
Archival Resource Key
1987-1988
3
4
Marylhurst College
Archival Resource Key
1987-1988
3
5
Craft Today: Poetry of the Physical (1987-1988)
Archival Resource Key
1985-1988
3
6
Clay Revisions: Plate, Cup, Vase (1987-1989)
Archival Resource Key
1986-1989
3
7-8
"A Fine Place to Work: The Legacy of the Archie Bray Foundation" (1988)
Archival Resource Key
1988
3
9
Black and White (1988)
Archival Resource Key
1988
3
10
Architectural Art: Affirming the Design Relationship (1988)
Archival Resource Key
1987-1988
3
11
Robert Sperry at Whatcom Museum of History & Art (1988)
Archival Resource Key
1987-1989
3
12
"School of Art: Students and Teachers at the University of Washington, 1975-1988" (1988)
Archival Resource Key
1988
3
13
Contemporary Survey: A Visible Presence in the Northwest (1988)
Archival Resource Key
1987-1988
3
14
Northwest Ceramics, Today (1988-1989)
Archival Resource Key
1986-1989
3
15
Washington Crafts: Then & Now (1989)
Archival Resource Key
1988-1989
3
16
Northwest Designer Craftsmen
Archival Resource Key
1989
3
17
"Mirror Images: Reflections in Clay" (1989)
Archival Resource Key
1989
3
18
Surface and Form (1989)
Archival Resource Key
1989
3
19
The Spectacle of Chaos (1989)
Archival Resource Key
1989
3
20
Bumbershoot: Decade of Abstraction 1979-1989
Archival Resource Key
1989
3
21
Media Gallery (1989)
Archival Resource Key
1988-1989
3
22
Clay AZ Art XV (1989)
Archival Resource Key
1988-1989
3
23
Clay Now (1989)
Archival Resource Key
1988-1989
3
24
Michigan Ceramics '89
Archival Resource Key
1988-1989
3
25
Art Works for AIDS (1990)
Archival Resource Key
1990-1991
3
26
100 Years of Washington Art: New Perspectives (1990)
Archival Resource Key
1990
3
27
Robert Sperry at Janet Hudson Gallery (1990)
Archival Resource Key
1990
3
28
Black & White: An Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics (1990)
Archival Resource Key
1989-1990
3
29
"13th Annual Clay Exhibition" at Millersville University (1990)
Archival Resource Key
1989-1990
3
30
NCECA Conference 1991
Archival Resource Key
1990-1991
3
31
"Beyond Serving" (1991)
Archival Resource Key
1990-1991
3
32
Minor Works by Major Artists (1991)
Archival Resource Key
1990-1991
3
33
Artists at Work (1991)
Archival Resource Key
1990-1991
3
34
Archie Bray Foundation Benefit Exhibition (1991)
Archival Resource Key
1991
3
35
Robert Sperry at Helen Drutt Gallery (1991)
Archival Resource Key
1991
3
36
Swidler Gallery (1991)
Archival Resource Key
1991
3
37
The Artful Charger (1991)
Archival Resource Key
1989-1991
3
38
Walls: Large-Scale Ceramic Sculpture Eight Variations (1991)
Archival Resource Key
1990-1991
3
39
Masterworks: Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Now (1991)
Archival Resource Key
1991
3
40
Seattle Art Tour (1992)
Archival Resource Key
1992
3
41
Black & White Ceramics II (1992)
Archival Resource Key
1990-1992
3
42
Corporate Art West (1992)
Archival Resource Key
1992
3
43
National Ceramic Invitational (1992)
Archival Resource Key
1991-1992
3
44
Twist Platter Exhibition (1992)
Archival Resource Key
1992
3
45
Revolving Techniques (1992)
Archival Resource Key
1991-1992
3
46
1992 Ceramics Invitational at Sunbird Gallery
Archival Resource Key
1991-1993
3
47
"Studio Potter's Twentieth Anniversary Collection" (1992)
Archival Resource Key
1991-1992
3
48
Schneider-Bluhm-Loeb Gallery Show
Archival Resource Key
1992-1993, undated
3
49
Robert Sperry at the National Academy of Sciences (1993)
Archival Resource Key
1991-1994
3
50
Pacific Rim Japan (1993)
Archival Resource Key
1993
3
51
Green Meadow Invitational Pottery Show (1993)
Archival Resource Key
1992-1993
3
52
North by Northwest (1993)
Archival Resource Key
1993
3
53
Artfair Seattle 1993
Archival Resource Key
1993
3
54
Year of the American Craft (1993)
Archival Resource Key
1992-1993
3
55
"Clay 1993: A National Survey,"
Archival Resource Key
1993
3
56
Contemporary American Ceramics (1993)
Archival Resource Key
1992-1993
3
57
Robert Sperry: New Works (1993)
Archival Resource Key
1992-1993
3
58
Chicago International New Art Forms Exposition (1993)
Archival Resource Key
1993
3
59
Architectural Clay (1993)
Archival Resource Key
1992-1993
3
60
Living Treasures (1993)
Archival Resource Key
1992-1993, undated
3
61
The Legacy of the Archie Bray Foundation (1993)
Archival Resource Key
1993
3
62-63
Art Works for AIDS '93
Archival Resource Key
1992-1993
3
64
"Arts and Crafts of the Pacific Northwest" (1994)
Archival Resource Key
1994
3
65
"30 Ceramic Sculptors Exhibition" (1994)
Archival Resource Key
1994
3
66
James Renwick Alliance Tour to Seattle (1994)
Archival Resource Key
1994
3
67
Contemporary Crafts and the Saxe Collection (1994)
Archival Resource Key
1991-1994
3
68
Potters & Prints (1994)
Archival Resource Key
1994
3
69
"Influence and Introspection: Pacific NW Ceramics" (1995)
Archival Resource Key
1995
3
70
"Heart of the Arts" (1995)
Archival Resource Key
1994
3
71
Art Works for AIDS (1995)
Archival Resource Key
1994-1995
3
72
"Clay: a Continuing Tradition" (1996)
Archival Resource Key
1996
3
73
The Estate of Robert Sperry: Ceramics and Prints (1999)
Archival Resource Key
1999
3
74
Miscellaneous
Archival Resource Key
1964-1966, 1975-1999, undated
3
75-79
Gallery Files
Series 4
Archival Resource Key
1962-2000, undated
(Boxes 3-4; 0.8 linear feet)
Scope and Contents note
This series contains files for galleries which exhibited and sold works by Robert Sperry, and may include exhibition announcements and invitations, brochures, correspondence with Sperry, contracts, invoices, and consignment lists and agreements. However, materials relating to certain exhibitions will be found in the Exhibition files in Series 3. The bulk of the material is dated after 1979 with the exception of the Henry Gallery, America House, and the Contemporary Crafts Gallery. Materials in this series are arranged alphabetically by gallery name.
Albertson-Peterson Gallery, Inc.
Archival Resource Key
1984-1993, undated
3
80
America House
Archival Resource Key
1960-1966, undated
3
81
American Craft Museum
Archival Resource Key
1981-1997, undated
3
82
Annex Gallery
Archival Resource Key
1987, undated
3
83
Art South
Archival Resource Key
1986, 1992
3
84
Bellevue Art Museum
Archival Resource Key
1979-1986, 1991, 1998, undated
3
85
Bentley-Tomlinson Gallery
Archival Resource Key
1992-1995, undated
3
86
Contemporary Crafts Gallery
Archival Resource Key
1967, 1975-1986, undated
3
87
Cross Creek Gallery
Archival Resource Key
1986-1987, undated
4
1
Dorothy Weiss Gallery
Archival Resource Key
1985-2000
4
2
Elaine Potter Gallery
Archival Resource Key
1984-1986, undated
4
3
Elements Gallery/Eddy Beasley Associates
Archival Resource Key
1982-1992, undated
4
4
Erica Williams/Anne Johnson Gallery
Archival Resource Key
1979-1982, 1992, undated
4
5
Esther Saks Gallery
Archival Resource Key
1984-1991, undated
4
6-7
Following Sea
Archival Resource Key
1975-1980, undated
4
8
Gordon Woodside/John Braseth Galleries
Archival Resource Key
1983-1984
4
9
Great American Gallery (Gillette-Frutchey)
Archival Resource Key
1982-1985, undated
4
10
Helen Drutt Gallery
Archival Resource Key
1981, 1991-1993, undated
4
11
Henry Gallery, University of Washington
Archival Resource Key
1961-1971, 1979-1995, undated
4
12
Hokin Gallery
Archival Resource Key
1990-1991, undated
4
13
Impressions Gallery
Archival Resource Key
1979-1981, undated
4
14
Joanne Rapp Gallery/The Hand and the Spirit
Archival Resource Key
1983-1994, undated
4
15-17
Kavesh Gallery
Archival Resource Key
1991, 1994-1995
4
18
Maple Hill Gallery
Archival Resource Key
1986, undated
4
19
Maveety Gallery (Lawrence Gallery)
Archival Resource Key
1984-1993, undated
4
20-21
Netsky Gallery
Archival Resource Key
1982-1986, undated
4
22
Robert Kidd Gallery
Archival Resource Key
1981-1992, 1998, undated
4
23-24
Southwest Craft Center
Archival Resource Key
1985-1987, undated
4
25
Sylvia Ullman's American Crafts
Archival Resource Key
1975-1979, 1988, undated
4
26
Wita Gardiner Gallery
Archival Resource Key
1987-1988
4
27
Project and Workshop Files
Series 5
Archival Resource Key
1967-1996, undated
(Box 4; 0.4 linear feet)
Scope and Contents note
Files in this series typically contain correspondence, expense lists, receipts, itineraries, notes, and printed material related to sculpture projects and workshops that Robert Sperry completed primarily during the 1980s and 1990s. Project files include public commissions, notably the King County Administration Building Mural Project, IBM Wall Project, and the SAFECO sculpture. Files are arranged chronologically by year.
"Profiles Cast Long Shadows" Film Project
Archival Resource Key
1967, undated
4
28
Anderson Ranch Arts Foundation Workshop
Archival Resource Key
1979-1981
4
29
University of Iowa Workshop
Archival Resource Key
1980
4
30
"Ceramics 80" Workshop
Archival Resource Key
1980, 1982
4
31
Georgia State University Workshop
Archival Resource Key
1981
4
32
National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts 1982 Panel Member
Archival Resource Key
1981-1982
4
33
Washington State Arts Commission Art in Public Places Program
Archival Resource Key
1981-1985
4
34-35
Fraser Valley Potters Guild Workshop
Archival Resource Key
1982-1983
4
36
IBM Wall Project
Archival Resource Key
1983-1985
4
37
King County Administration Building Mural Project
Archival Resource Key
1983-1986
4
38
Florida Craftsmen Conference Workshop
Archival Resource Key
1986-1987
4
39
National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts Conference '88: "East Meets West,"
Archival Resource Key
1987-1988
4
40
"Clay Revisions: Plate, Cup, Vase Clay Conference '89,"
Archival Resource Key
1988-1989
4
41
Kaplan Mural Commission
Archival Resource Key
1988-1989
4
42
SAFECO Sculpture Project
Archival Resource Key
1988-1991, undated
4
43-45
Kerns Art Center Workshop
Archival Resource Key
1989
4
46
Emily Carr College of Art & Design Lecture
Archival Resource Key
1989-1990
4
47
Hewlett-Packard Commission
Archival Resource Key
1990
4
48
Saint Louis Galleria Mural Project
Archival Resource Key
1990-1991
4
49-50
Peoples State Bank Project
Archival Resource Key
1991, undated
4
51
"Functional Pottery: Past, Present, Future" Symposium
Archival Resource Key
1991-1992
4
52
National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts Conference '94: "Gumbo Ceramique,"
Archival Resource Key
1993-1994
4
53
"Focus on Fire" Workshop
Archival Resource Key
1994
4
54
Phoenix College Workshop
Archival Resource Key
1994-1996
4
55
"Fahrenheit 96: Solid.Liquid.Solid" Symposium
Archival Resource Key
1996
4
56
Miscellaneous
Archival Resource Key
1988-1989, 1996, undated
4
57
Writings
Series 6
Archival Resource Key
1966-1990, undated
(Box 5; 0.5 linear feet)
Scope and Contents note
This series houses writings by Robert Sperry and others, as well as Sperry's calendars. Writings by Sperry contain drafts for two articles published in art magazines. Also of interest is a family history he wrote which includes memories of his childhood on his family's farm, as well as many scanned photographs. This series also includes the screenplay, treatment and shooting script, and notes for "The Room" a film which Sperry never completed. Also found are many personal writings such as a brief journal, poetry, and miscellaneous notes. Writings by Others contain essays on art topics. Also included are various drafts of the catalog for the 1985 Robert Sperry retrospective. This sub-series is arranged alphabetically by author's last name.
Arrangement note
The Writings are organized into three subseries:
- 6.1: Writings by Sperry, 1966-1990
- 6.2: Writings by Others, 1986, undated
- 6.3: Calendars, 1976-1984
Writings by Sperry
6.1
Archival Resource Key
1966-1990
Article, "Abstractions in Black and White," Ceramics Monthly
Archival Resource Key
1989-1990
5
1
Article, The Studio Potter
Archival Resource Key
1985-1986
5
2
Family History, "Growing Up on the Prairies,"
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
3
Journal
Archival Resource Key
1976-1978, 1982, 1990, undated
5
4-5
Notes, "The Room,"
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
6
Notes, Miscellaneous
Archival Resource Key
1976, 1986, undated
5
7
Poetry
Archival Resource Key
1966-1973, undated
5
8-9
Screenplay, "The Room,"
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
10
Treatment and Shooting Script, "The Room,"
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
11
Writings by Others
6.2
Archival Resource Key
1986, undated
Author Unknown, "The McCloud Gold Medal for Peter Voulkos,"
Archival Resource Key
1986
5
12
Author Unknown, "Patti Warashina's Little Worlds,"
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
13
Author Unknown, "Robert Sperry,"
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
14
Ball, F. Carlton, "Biographical Notes,"
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
15
Kangas, Matthew, Catalog for "Robert Sperry: A Retrospective,"
Archival Resource Key
1986
5
16-17
Krogstad, Karl, "Idiot Savant,"
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
18
Romberg, Jim, "An Ancient Rerun,"
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
19
Calendars
6.3
Archival Resource Key
1976-1984
Calendars
Archival Resource Key
1976-1984
5
20-22
Scrapbook
Series 7
Archival Resource Key
1955-1964
(Box 5; 8 folders)
Scope and Contents note
This series contains one scrapbook which includes materials that Robert Sperry gathered between 1955 and 1964. The items are primarily related to exhibitions and newspaper articles featuring Sperry's artwork and include exhibition announcements and correspondence, photographs, and numerous press clippings.
Scrapbook
Archival Resource Key
1955-1964
5
23-30
Financial Records
Series 8
Archival Resource Key
1961-1995, undated
(Boxes 5-6; 1.0 linear foot)
Scope and Contents note
This series consists mainly of files for living and business expenses for Robert Sperry and his wife Patti Warashina from 1976 to 1984. Files include bills, receipts, and handwritten lists of expenses. Also found are files for records of earnings from the University of Washington, various lectures, and pottery sales. Other financial records include income tax returns, stocks, and the Myrtle Sperry Estate. Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject with miscellaneous items at the end.
Art Model Expenses
Archival Resource Key
1978-1979
5
31
Auto Expenses
Archival Resource Key
1982
5
32
Books and Photograph Expenses
Archival Resource Key
1976-1984
5
33-41
Entertaining and Gift Expenses
Archival Resource Key
1976-1984
5
42-45
Household Expenses
Archival Resource Key
1982
5
46
Income Tax Returns
Archival Resource Key
1982
5
47
Karl Krogstad Payments
Archival Resource Key
1980-1982
5
48
Lecture Expenses and Earnings
Archival Resource Key
1976-1979
5
49-52
Lecture Expenses and Earnings
Archival Resource Key
1980-1984
6
1-5
Myrtle Sperry Estate
Archival Resource Key
1983
6
6
Patti's Trip to Japan, Expenses
Archival Resource Key
1978
6
7
Personal Purchases
Archival Resource Key
1982
6
8
Pottery Expenses
Archival Resource Key
1976-1984
6
9-20
Pottery Sales
Archival Resource Key
1976-1984
6
21
Shop Tool Expenses
Archival Resource Key
1978, 1980-1983
6
22
Stocks and IRA
Archival Resource Key
1984
6
23
Trip to England and Italy, Expenses
Archival Resource Key
1979
6
24
University of Washington Wages
Archival Resource Key
1961, 1976-1984, 1986
6
25-26
Miscellaneous
Archival Resource Key
1963-1995, undated
6
27
Miscellaneous Subject Files
Series 9
Archival Resource Key
1975-1998, undated
(Box 6; 0.2 linear feet)
Scope and Contents note
This series contains materials on a variety of topics and include all correspondence, printed material, notes, and other related documents. Files are arranged alphabetically by subject.
Dolphin Defenders Membership
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
28
Donation of Papers to the Archives of American Art
Archival Resource Key
1995, 1998
6
29
Estate of Myrtle Sperry
Archival Resource Key
1983
6
30
Estate of Zoe E. Sperry
Archival Resource Key
1978
6
31
Exhibition Juror, Craft Art South 1981
Archival Resource Key
1981
6
32
Exhibition Juror, "Vessels in Celebration,"
Archival Resource Key
1994-1996
6
33
Glaze Recipes and Notes
Archival Resource Key
1975, undated
6
34
"Globalization and Modern Art" Cover Design
Archival Resource Key
1994
6
35
Krogstad Studios Movie Investment
Archival Resource Key
1980-1985, undated
6
36
Multiple Myeloma
Archival Resource Key
1996-1997, undated
6
37
Patti Warashina's Japan Trip
Archival Resource Key
1978
6
38
Request for Travel Funds
Archival Resource Key
1979
6
39
Teaching Committee Reports
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
40
Printed Material
Series 10
Archival Resource Key
1955-2002, undated
(Boxes 6-10; 3.4 linear feet)
Scope and Contents note
This series includes printed material and publications which mention Robert Sperry and his artwork as well as materials on events in the arts. There are numerous newspaper and magazine clippings on Sperry, his exhibitions and workshops, and other miscellaneous articles and images that he found interesting. Files of clippings about Sperry contain many reviews of his work. Also within this series are exhibition announcements and catalogs for Sperry and other artists, brochures for galleries and events, calendars of events, gallery guides, and newsletters. The series contains many art publications and a few non-art publications which mention Sperry and show his work, and books primarily on ceramics. This series is arranged alphabetically by type of material with miscellaneous items at the end.
Book, 2020 Vision: Health in the 21st Century
Archival Resource Key
1996
6
41
Book, Art in Seattle's Public Places
Archival Resource Key
1992
6
42
Book, Ceramics: A Potter's Handbook by Glenn C. Nelson
Archival Resource Key
1971
6
43
Book, The Craftsman's World
Archival Resource Key
1959
6
44
Book, Dimensions of Design
Archival Resource Key
1958
6
45
Book, The First World Congress of Craftsmen
Archival Resource Key
1965
7
1
Book, Jet Dreams: Art of the Fifties in the Northwest
Archival Resource Key
1995
7
2
Book, Research in the Crafts
Archival Resource Key
1961
7
3
Brochures, Miscellaneous
Archival Resource Key
1987-1988, 1992-1993, undated
7
4
Brochures, United Tile
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
5
Brochures, Workshops
Archival Resource Key
1963-1965, 1975-1994, undated
7
6
Calendars of Events
Archival Resource Key
1966, 1987-1993, undated
7
7
Catalogs, Ceramic Supplies
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
8
Catalogs, PONCHO Auction
Archival Resource Key
1985, 1991
7
9
Catalogs, Workshops
Archival Resource Key
1968, 1978, 1986-1987
7
10
Clippings, Biographical
Archival Resource Key
1956-1998, undated
7
11
Clippings, Humorous
Archival Resource Key
1992-1993, 1997, undated
7
12
Clippings, Images
Archival Resource Key
1979, 1985-1988, undated
7
13
Clippings, Workshops and Exhibition Articles
Archival Resource Key
1955-1999, undated
7
14-19
Clippings, Miscellaneous
Archival Resource Key
1958-1996, undated
7
20-26
Exhibition Announcements, Robert Sperry
Archival Resource Key
1956-1969, 1976-2000, undated
7
27-29
Exhibition Announcements, Other Artists
Archival Resource Key
1957-2001, undated
7
30-32
Exhibition Catalogs, Robert Sperry
Archival Resource Key
1956-1961, undated
7
33-35
Exhibition Catalogs, Robert Sperry
Archival Resource Key
1962-1968, 1977-1997, 2002
8
1-20
Exhibition Catalogs, Other Artists
Archival Resource Key
1961-1966, 1982-1996, undated
8
21-23
Gallery Guides
Archival Resource Key
1986-1987, 1993-1999
9
1
Newsletters, The Arts
Archival Resource Key
1983-1985
9
2
Newsletters, Miscellaneous
Archival Resource Key
1957, 1961-1998
9
3-4
Other, Arthur Efron, "Technology and the Future of Art,"
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
5
Other, International Academy of Ceramics Bulletin
Archival Resource Key
1984, 1985, 1987
9
6
Other, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation List of Fellowship Recipients
Archival Resource Key
1991-1992
9
7
Other, Matthew Kangas Published Writings
Archival Resource Key
1981-1982, undated
9
8
Publications, American Ceramics
Archival Resource Key
1983, 1986, 1991, 1993
9
9-10
Publications, American Craft
Archival Resource Key
1980-1987, 1990-1994
9
11-16
Publications, Argus
Archival Resource Key
1981
9
17
Publications, ARTFORUM
Archival Resource Key
1964
9
18
Publications, Art Gallery International
Archival Resource Key
1989
9
19
Publications, Art in America
Archival Resource Key
1979-1980
9
20
Publications, Arts Line
Archival Resource Key
1984
9
21
Publications, Ceramic Art
Archival Resource Key
1966
9
22
Publications, Ceramics: Art and Perception
Archival Resource Key
1994
9
23
Publications, Ceramics Monthly
Archival Resource Key
1980-1987, 1990, 1993
9
24-26
Publications, Craft Horizons
Archival Resource Key
1955, 1960, 1962-1964
9
27-30
Publications, Creative Crafts
Archival Resource Key
1961
9
31
Publications, Design Quarterly
Archival Resource Key
1958
9
32
Publications, Miscellaneous (Non-Art)
Archival Resource Key
1982, 1987, 1990
9
33
Publications, NCECA Journal
Archival Resource Key
1982-1983, 1987-1989
9
34-35
Publications, New Art Examiner
Archival Resource Key
1987
10
1
Publications, The Studio Potter
Archival Resource Key
1985
10
2
Publications, Sunset
Archival Resource Key
1963
10
3
Publications, Surface
Archival Resource Key
1990
10
4
Publications, Vanguard
Archival Resource Key
1982
10
5
Reports, "Art in the Embassies Program Progress,"
Archival Resource Key
undated
10
6
Reports, University of Washington Fortieth Biennial Report
Archival Resource Key
1967-1969
10
7
Tool Instruction Manuals
Archival Resource Key
undated
10
8
Miscellaneous
Archival Resource Key
1961-1966, 1986, undated
10
9
Photographs
Series 11
Archival Resource Key
1963, undated
(Box 10; 0.2 linear feet)
Scope and Contents note
This series contains photographs, negatives, and slides, mainly from Robert Sperry's stay in Japan in 1963 while making the film "Village Potters of Onda." Also found are photographs and negatives of Sperry, his family (first wife Edyth and son Van), and artwork by him and other artists. The slides include photos taken by Sperry in 1976 at Grayland State Park, Washington, and Palm Gardens, Florida, and in 1979 at an unidentified political event. This series is arranged alphabetically by subject with negatives and slides filed separate from photographs.
Artwork by Sperry
Archival Resource Key
undated
10
10
Hiroshima Visit
Archival Resource Key
1963
10
11
Japan
Archival Resource Key
1963
10
12
Japanese Potters
Archival Resource Key
1963
10
13
Miscellaneous
Archival Resource Key
undated
10
14
Other Artists
Archival Resource Key
undated
10
15
Sperry and Family
Archival Resource Key
undated
10
16
Sperry in the Studio
Archival Resource Key
undated
10
17
Unidentified
Archival Resource Key
undated
10
18
Negatives, Henry Gallery Exhibition Pottery
Archival Resource Key
undated
10
19
Negatives, Hiroshima Visit
Archival Resource Key
1963
10
20
Negatives, Japan
Archival Resource Key
1963
10
21
Negatives, Nature
Archival Resource Key
undated
10
22
Negatives, Sperry and Family
Archival Resource Key
undated
10
23
Negatives, Sperry in the Studio
Archival Resource Key
undated
10
24
Negatives, Student Artwork
Archival Resource Key
undated
10
25
Negatives, Unidentified
Archival Resource Key
undated
10
26
Negatives, "Yanagihara,"
Archival Resource Key
circa 1963
10
27
Slides
Archival Resource Key
1976, 1979, undated
10
28
Sketches and Drawings
Series 12
Archival Resource Key
1984, undated
(Box 10; 2 folders)
Scope and Contents note
This series contains sketches and drawings by Robert Sperry which do not appear to be related to his ceramic works. Also found is one small pen drawing by his wife, Patti Warashina.
Sketches and Drawings by Robert Sperry
Archival Resource Key
undated
10
29
Drawing by Patti Warashina
Archival Resource Key
1984
10
30
Moving Image Material
Series 13
Archival Resource Key
circa 1962-1998, undated
(Boxes 10-12, FC 13-18; 3.1 linear feet, ER01; 0.907 GB)
Scope and Contents note
Moving image material includes video recordings and motion picture film with a wide range of content. Video recordings include two documentaries on Sperry, studio footage, exhibition footage. Motion picture film includes footage for Sperry's film "Profiles Cast Long Shadows" as well as other short films and experiments in a range of styles and genres, including animation such as the animated film "Henry," hand colored film, live action footage, abstract design, and narrative short films by Sperry. A research copy in digital format of eight film titles is available, including "Familiar Thickets", Celantano Painting", "Room", "Village Potters of Onda", "Skull Waves at Deception Pass", "Family", "Experimental Color Print", and "Food Color". Lab notes are also found for the films "Color Printing Experiment" and "Breakfast".
Video Recordings
Archival Resource Key
10
"Attitudes: Goal Setting for Achievement"
Archival Resource Key
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
1988
10
31
"Bob Sperry in the Studio"
Archival Resource Key
2 Videocassettes (VHS)
1 video labeled "Edited," 1 labeled "Uncut"
1987
10
32
"Robert Sperry: A Northwest Master"
Archival Resource Key
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
1998
10
33
"Views & Visions in the Pacific Northwest: The Making of an Exhibition"
Archival Resource Key
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
1990
10
33
SAFECO Promotional Video"
Archival Resource Key
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
1991
10
34
Film Notes
Archival Resource Key
10
Lab Notes for "Color Printing Experiment" and "Breakfast"
Archival Resource Key
circa 1966
10
35
Research Copy of 8 Film Titles (circa 2002), Digital Video Recording
Archival Resource Key
0.907 Gigabytes
2019
ER01
Scope and Contents
Films included: Familiar Thickets; Celantano Painting; Room; The Village Potters of Onda; Skull Waves at Deception Pass; Family; Experimental Color Print; Food Color.
Film
Archival Resource Key
"Animated Drawing Experiments"
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16 mm
circa 1966
FC 27
"Animated Napolean"
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
circa 1965
FC 13
"Art 129"
Archival Resource Key
circa 1963
"Art 129" reel 2
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
1963
FC 23
"Art 129" reel 1
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
1963
FC 26
"Belly Dancer"
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16 mm
circa 1968
FC 24
"Breakfast"
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
1966
FC 14
"Breakfast," A-roll
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
1966
FC 15
"Breakfast," B-roll
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
1966
FC 16
"Breakfast," Outtakes
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
1966
FC 19
"Celantano Painting"
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16 mm
circa 1967
FC 21
Scope and Contents
See ER01 for research copy in digital format.
"Caterpillar"
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16 mm
circa 1967
FC 25
"Cello-Tak"
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
circa 1967
FC 17
"Cello-Tak" Outtakes
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
circa 1967
FC 18
"Color Printing Experiment"
Archival Resource Key
circa 1966
Scope and Contents
Lab notes found in Box 10, folder 35
"Color Printing Experiment" C-Roll
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
1966
FC 22
"Color Printing Experiment" B-Roll
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
1966
FC 33
"Color Printing Experiment" A-Roll
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
1966
FC 34
"Driving Footage"
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16 mm
circa 1966
FC 35
"Experimental Color Print"
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16 mm
circa 1967
FC 28
Scope and Contents
See ER01 for research copy in digital format.
"Family"
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16 mm
circa 1967
FC 30
Scope and Contents
See ER01 for research copy in digital format.
"Familiar Thickets"
Archival Resource Key
circa 1967
Scope and Contents
See ER01 for research copy in digital format.
"Familiar Thickets" Magnetic Track
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
1967
FC 20
"Familiar Thickets" work print
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
1967
FC 32
"Familiar thickets" Color Sound Print
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
1967
FC 31
"Food Color"
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
Hand colored
16 mm
circa 1967
FC 29
Scope and Contents
See ER01 for research copy in digital format.
"Hamada"
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16 mm
circa 1967
FC 39
"Hey There Voyager/Now Look Here Voyager"
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
Hand painted optical soundtrack
16 mm
1966
FC 40
"Later Henry"
Archival Resource Key
circa 1965
"Later Henry"
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
Original hand-painted film
1965
FC 41
"Later Henry" duplicate
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
1965
FC 42
"Profiles Cast Long Shadows" Outtakes and Production Elements
Archival Resource Key
1967
"Profiles Cast Long Shadows" Amusement Park
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
1967
FC 43
"Profiles Cast Long Shadows" Amusement Park outtakes
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
1967
FC 44
"Profiles Cast Long Shadows" Rape A-Roll
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
1967
FC 45
"Profiles Cast Long Shadows" Rape B-Roll
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
1967
FC 46
"Profiles Cast Long Shadows" Rape Outtakes
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
1967
FC 47
"Profiles Cast Long Shadows" Prostitute Scene Outtakes
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
1967
FC 48
"Profiles Cast Long Shadows" Footage of Woman Outtakes
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
1967
FC 49
"Room"
Archival Resource Key
circa 1967
Scope and Contents
Footage may be related to "Profiles Cast Long Shadows" project. See ER01 for research copy of "Room" in digital format.
"Room"
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
1967
FC 37
"The Room" segment
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
1967
FC 38
Scope and Contents
"Mickey Guston (Profiles Segment), The Room"
"Skull Waves at Deception Pass"
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16 mm
circa 1967
FC 36
Scope and Contents
See ER01 for research copy in digital format.
"Stills - Band - Fire"
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16 mm
circa 1966
FC 50
"Van - Motorbike"
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16 mm
circa 1962
FC 51
"Visual Structure"
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16 mm
circa 1965
FC 52
Untitled Optical Soundtrack
Archival Resource Key
1 Film reel
16mm
undated
FC 53