Archives of American Art
Jay DeFeo papers
DeFeo, Jay, 1929-1989
AAA.defejay
Archival Resource Key
1.5 Linear feet
circa 1940s-1979
The papers of California painter Jay DeFeo measure 1.5 linear feet and date from circa 1940s to 1979. The collection provides scattered documentation of DeFeo's career, and details on her seminal work, The Rose, through biographical material, correspondence with friends and colleagues, personal business records, writings by others, printed material, photographs highlighting DeFeo's prominent role in her community, and artwork.
Collection is in English.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged as 7 series
Missing Title
- Series 1: Biographical material, 1948-1969 (2 folders; Box 1)
- Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1950-1979 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1, OV 3)
- Series 3: Writings, circa 1950s-circa 1960s (0.1 linear feet; Box 1, OV 3)
- Series 4: Personal Business Records, 1955-1974 (3 folders; Box 1)
- Series 5: Printed Material, 1956-1975 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1, OV 3)
- Series 6: Photographs, circa 1940s-circa 1970s (0.5 linear feet; Boxes 1-2, OV 3)
- Series 7: Artwork, circa 1950s-circa 1960s (0.3 linear feet; Box 2)
Scope and Contents
The papers of California painter Jay DeFeo measure 1.5 linear feet and date from circa 1940s to 1979. The collection provides scattered documentation of DeFeo's career, and details on her seminal work, The Rose, through biographical material, correspondence with friends and colleagues, personal business records, writings by others, printed material, photographs highlighting DeFeo's prominent role in her community, and artwork.
Correspondence, while scattered, contains some significant and illuminating letters. The series includes documentation of Bruce Conner's assistance in managing the moving and conservation of The Rose, correspondence with the Pasadena Art Museum regarding the first public showing of the work, and correspondence with the San Francisco Museum of Art and Tony Rockwell regarding its conservation. Other correspondents of note include Wallace Berman, Irving Blum and Ferus Gallery, Mark Green, Frank Lobdell, Fred Martin, David Simpson, Ruth Terrill, and Eleanor (Nell) Sinton. Throughout the series letters both to and from DeFeo provide details on her thoughts about her work, personal and professional challenges and decisions at various stages of her career, and her artistic growth as she developed her interest in photography and other media.
Writings are by others and include reflections by Fred Martin on art and travel, and poems from Wallace Berman's self-published journal, Semina. Personal business records contain significant documentation of preservation costs for The Rose, the purchase of DeFeo's work, Incision, and the lease of the flat that was the site of DeFeo's personal and artistic growth and community for over a decade. Printed material includes scattered articles on artwork by DeFeo and others, posters announcing DeFeo's group and solo exhibitions at Ferus Gallery, and announcements and catalogs for others.
Photographs provide important documentation of DeFeo's pivotal role in the San Francisco art community and include some of the most reproduced images of her and others including Wally Hedrick and Joan Brown, taken by photographers such as Jerry Burchard, Wallace Berman, Wally Hedrick, and DeFeo. Many other personal photographs of group trips to the beach and parties at the Fillmore Street flat capture the camaraderie and vitality of the community to which DeFeo belonged.
Also found are several collages made by DeFeo, and artwork by others including Wallace Berman, and sketches by Al Wong.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Terms of Use
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated between 1975-1981 by Jay DeFeo.
Preferred Citation
Jay DeFeo papers, circa 1940s-1970s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Related Materials
The Archives of American Art has an oral history interview with DeFeo conducted 1975 June 3-1976 January 23 by Paul Karlstrom for the Archives of America Art. An 83 page transcript is available online. The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley holds some of DeFeo's archival materials.
Processing Information
The collection was microfilmed on 35 mm microfilm reels 1645, 908, 2673, and 3957 at some point after receipt. It was processed to a minimal level and a finding aid prepared by Helen MacDiarmid in 2014. The collection was further processed and the finding aid was updated by Stephanie Ashley in 2021. The papers were digitized in 2022 with funding from the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Biographical / Historical
Expressionist and symbolist painter, photographer, and educator Jay DeFeo (1929-1989) was a central figure in the progressive community of artists, poets, and musicians of the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1950s-1960s. She devoted eight years to producing her most celebrated painting, The Rose, and was known for her endlessly experimental cross-disciplinary work in painting, drawing, photography, and collage.
DeFeo was born in Hanover, New Hampshire, and was three years old when her family moved to the San Francisco Bay Area. She attended the University of California Berkeley and earned bachelor's and master's degrees in studio art in 1950-1951. She then traveled for eighteen months on a scholarship to France, Spain, North Africa, and Italy and spent six months in Florence producing her first significant body of work.
DeFeo returned to San Francisco in 1953 and married fellow artist Wally Hedrick in 1954. The couple rented a Victorian flat at 2322 Fillmore Street and actively participated in Beat counterculture, throwing large parties for their friends including artists, musicians, painters, poets, and photographers. Joan and Bill Brown were neighbors and the four artists shared ideas and space to such an extent that they cut a door in an adjoining wall so they could come and go between their two apartments with ease.
DeFeo's first solo exhibition was held at the Dilexi Gallery in 1959, and Dorothy Miller selected her work for her landmark Sixteen Americans exhibition the same year. After an exhibition at Ferus Gallery in 1960, DeFeo turned down other gallery affiliations to work almost exclusively on The Rose. Completed in the Fillmore Street flat in 1966, DeFeo's monumental work was first exhibited at the Pasadena Art Museum in 1969, and was later moved to the San Francisco Art Institute to await conservation.
DeFeo and Hedrick divorced in 1969, and DeFeo moved to Larkspur in Marin County to regroup from personal set-backs and the draining experience of working on The Rose. She taught part-time at various art institutions in California, and in 1981 moved to Oakland and joined the art faculty at Mills College, becoming a tenured professor in 1986. She worked prolifically as an artist to the end of her life.
The Rose underwent extensive conservation and in 1995 was purchased by the Whitney Museum of American Art for the museum's permanent collection. DeFeo's work has been exhibited extensively in the United States and Europe and can be found in the collections of major museums throughout the United States and abroad.
Existence and Location of Copies
The collection was digitized in 2022 and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
Painters -- California -- San Francisco
Photographers -- California -- San Francisco
Women artists
Women photographers
Women painters
Expressionism (Art)
Symbolism
Beat generation
Drawings
Hedrick, Wally, 1928-2003
Berman, Wallace, 1926-1976
Terrill, Ruth
Blum, Irving, 1930-
Conner, Bruce, 1933-2008
Biographical Material
Series 1
Archival Resource Key
2 Folders
Box 1
1948-1969
Scope and Contents
Series houses four items: a passport annotated with notes, primarily names and addresses; DeFeo's University of California transcript for the 1950-1951 school year; DeFeo's Associates Degree from the University of California, Berkeley; and a document containing the start and end dates of her marriage to Wally Hedrick.
Existence and Location of Copies
Series has been digitized in entirety.
Passport
Archival Resource Key
1951
English.
1
1
Passport
Personal Documents
Archival Resource Key
1948-1969
1
2
Personal Documents
Correspondence
Series 2
Archival Resource Key
0.4 Linear feet
Box 1, OV 3
circa 1950-1979
Scope and Contents
Series consists of DeFeo's correspondence with friends, colleagues, art curators, museums, and galleries. Letters and cards to and from friends include discussions of life in San Francisco, personal challenges, and references to DeFeo's artwork.
Of note is correspondence with Bruce Conner documenting his assistance in helping to oversee conservation of The Rose, and other logistical and financial matters related to the work. DeFeo's exchanges with Conner document in some detail her feelings about the showing of the painting in Pasadena, and indicate the extent to which she was drained by the experience. They also reveal her complex feelings about the restoration of the work, and how it represents for her an attempt to "perpetuate the myth of the Rose." One letter from October 1972 refers to what may be lost archival material: "all documentary material prior to last year...however coloful in this comedy of errors, has been simply to [sic] painful to save." She also mentions how her teaching job brings much needed income, and how satisfying she is finding her explorations in photography. The correspondence with Conner is complemented by correspondence with the San Francisco Museum of Art and the Pasadena Art Museum which further document restoration and exhibition of The Rose.
Also found are scattered letters and photo collage postcards from Wallace Berman and Dean Stockwell to DeFeo. Other artists, galleries, and art curators represented in the collection include Frank Lobdell, Fred Martin, Michael McClure, Dorothy Miller, Margaret Peterson, Deborah Remington, Eleanor (Nell) Sinton, and Ruth Terrill. One letter to Irving Blum of Ferus Gallery expresses DeFeo's frustration that her inquiries to Blum have being ignored, and references her precarious financial situation and her hope that her work could represent a source of income. One letter to David Simpson provides insight into DeFeo's separation from Hedrick, her attempts to build a new life for herself, and reflections on their relationship.
Existence and Location of Copies
Series has been digitized in entirety.
Arrangement
Some of the letters are missing pages. There are also some empty envelopes with no clear indication of which letters, if any, the envelopes belong to. Names of many of the correspondentes have been provided in the container list to facilitate access, but in many cases there are 3-5 or less items per correspondent.
Aurelius, Jean and Vagadu
Archival Resource Key
1969
1
3
Aurelius, Jean and Vagadu
Berman, Wallace and Shirley
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s-circa 1960s
1
4
Berman, Wallace and Shirley
Berman, Wallace and Shirley
Archival Resource Key
1961-1972
1
5
Berman, Wallace and Shirley
Blum, Irving; Brown, Bill and Joan
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s
1
6
Blum, Irving; Brown, Bill and Joan
Conner, Bruce
Archival Resource Key
circa 1972-1974
1
7
Conner, Bruce
Demetrion, Jim
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s
1
8
Demetrion, Jim
Ferus Gallery
Archival Resource Key
1960-1965
1
9
Ferus Gallery
Green, Mark
Archival Resource Key
1974-1975
1
10
Green, Mark
Getz, David; Goldberg, Gary
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s
1
11
Getz, David; Goldberg, Gary
Hedrick, Wally
Archival Resource Key
circa 1959-circa 1965
1
12
Hedrick, Wally
Hoobby, Wendi
Archival Resource Key
circa 1970s
1
13
Hoobby, Wendi
Hopps, Walter
Archival Resource Key
circa 1950s
1
14
Hopps, Walter
Lew, Weyman, Lobdell, Frank; Loran, Erle, Lannan, J. Patrick
Archival Resource Key
1967-1973
1
15
Lew, Weyman, Lobdell, Frank; Loran, Erle, Lannan, J. Patrick
Martin, Fred
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s
1
16
Martin, Fred
Mattis, Astria; McChesney; McClure, Mike; Monte Factor Ltd.; Museum of Modern Art
Archival Resource Key
1961-1979
1
17
Mattis, Astria; McChesney; McClure, Mike; Monte Factor Ltd.; Museum of Modern Art
Scope and Contents
Mattis item is empty envelope.
Mattis, Astria, Oversized
Archival Resource Key
1961
OV 3
1
Mattis, Astria, Oversized
Neubert, George; New York University; Nordland, Jerry; Nyingma Institute
Archival Resource Key
1969-1973
1
18
Neubert, George; New York University; Nordland, Jerry; Nyingma Institute
Pasadena Art Museum
Archival Resource Key
1962-1969
1
19
Pasadena Art Museum
Peterson, Margaret and Margaret Peterson Foundation
Archival Resource Key
circa 1971-1974
1
20
Peterson, Margaret and Margaret Peterson Foundation
Riesman, Dick; Remington, Deborah; Ross (Town of)
Archival Resource Key
1958-1973
1
21
Riesman, Dick; Remington, Deborah; Ross (Town of)
San Francisco Museum of Art
Archival Resource Key
1968-1974
1
22
San Francisco Museum of Art
St. John, Terry; Sheahan, Tom
Archival Resource Key
1967-1974
1
23
St. John, Terry; Sheahan, Tom
Shere, Charles; Simpson, David
Archival Resource Key
1967-circa 1973
1
24
Shere, Charles; Simpson, David
Sinton, Nell; Stockwell, Dean
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s-1974
1
25
Sinton, Nell; Stockwell, Dean
Terrill, Ruth
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s-1970s
1
26
Terrill, Ruth
University of British Columbia; University of St. Thomas
Archival Resource Key
1964, 1975
1
27
University of British Columbia; University of St. Thomas
Wenger Gallery
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s
1
28
Wenger Gallery
Wong, Al
Archival Resource Key
1961-1972
1
29
Wong, Al
First Names Only
Archival Resource Key
1958-1973
1
30
First Names Only
Fragments
Archival Resource Key
circa 1950s-circa 1970s
1
31
Fragments
Unidentified
Archival Resource Key
circa 1950s-1970s
1
32
Unidentified
Writings
Series 3
Archival Resource Key
0.1 Linear feet
Box 1, OV 3
circa 1950-circa 1960s
English.
Scope and Contents
This series contains reflections by Fred Martin on art and travel, sheet music from Wally Hedrick's Studio 13 Jazz Band, fragments of draft text for a Frank Lobdell catalogue by Walter Hopps, poems published in Semina, and a poem written to DeFeo by Anne Sullivan.
Existence and Location of Copies
Series is digitized in entirety.
Hedrick, Wally, Sheet Music for Studio 13 Band
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s
1
33
Hedrick, Wally, Sheet Music for Studio 13 Band
Hopps, Walter
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s
1
34
Hopps, Walter
Martin, Fred
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s
1
35
Martin, Fred
Miscellaneous
Archival Resource Key
circa 1950- circa 1952
1
36
Miscellaneous
Poem by Sullivan, Anne, Oversized ("Sister of the Mind")
Archival Resource Key
1967
OV 3
2
Poem by Sullivan, Anne, Oversized ("Sister of the Mind")
Poems (Published in Semina)?
Archival Resource Key
circa 1950s-circa 1960s
1
37
Poems (Published in Semina)?
Personal Business Records
Series 4
Archival Resource Key
3 Folders
Box 1
1955-1974
Scope and Contents
Series contains the 1955 rental agreement Wally Hedrick signed for the apartment he shared with DeFeo at 2322 Fillmore Street, and a 1965 document stating changes to the terms of the lease. Records also include a receipt for the San Francisco Museum of Art's purchase of Incision, a check DeFeo wrote to the San Francisco Museum of Art Conservation Laboratory to cover initial costs for preservation of The Rose; and a "lease plan with intent to purchase Rose" with the Oakland Museum. Also found are records documenting DeFeo's 1967 teaching contract with the San Francisco Art Institute.
Existence and Location of Copies
Series is digitized in entirety.
Financial Records and Receipts
Archival Resource Key
circa 1967-1974
1
38
Financial Records and Receipts
Lease and Rental Agreement
Archival Resource Key
1955
1965
1
39
Lease and Rental Agreement
San Francisco Art Institute Faculty Contract
Archival Resource Key
1964-1974
1
40
San Francisco Art Institute Faculty Contract
Printed Material
Series 5
Archival Resource Key
0.2 Linear feet
Box 1, OV 3
1956-1975
Scope and Contents
This series contains catalogs, announcements and posters from galleries and museums for exhibitions of work by DeFeo and other artists including Wallace Berman, Wally Hedrick, Weyman Lew, Fred Martin, Michael McClure, and Arthur Richer. Also found are reviews and news articles about artwork by DeFeo, Hedrick, and other Bay Area artists, and conservation of The Rose.
Existence and Location of Copies
The bulk of this series has been digitized. Items not digitized include catalogs, for which only the covers, title pages and/or relevant pages have been digitized.
Announcements and Catalogs, Jay DeFeo in Group Exhibitions
Archival Resource Key
1956
1970
1975
1
41
Announcements and Catalogs, Jay DeFeo in Group Exhibitions
Announcements and Catalogs, DeFeo, Solo and Group Exhibition at Ferus Gallery, Oversized
Archival Resource Key
1959
OV 3
3
Announcements and Catalogs, DeFeo, Solo and Group Exhibition at Ferus Gallery, Oversized
Announcements and Catalogs, Berman and Conner
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s
1
42
Announcements and Catalogs, Berman and Conner
Announcements and Catalogs, Hedrick, Lew, Lobdell
Archival Resource Key
1956-1975
1
43
Announcements and Catalogs, Hedrick, Lew, Lobdell
Announcements and Catalogs, Martin, McClure, Richer, Sinton
Archival Resource Key
1961-1974
1
44
Announcements and Catalogs, Martin, McClure, Richer, Sinton
Announcements and Catalogs, Martin, McClure, Oversized
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s
OV 3
4
Announcements and Catalogs, Martin, McClure, Oversized
Announcements and Catalogs, Other Group Exhibitions
Archival Resource Key
1968, 1974
1
45
Announcements and Catalogs, Other Group Exhibitions
Announcements, Other Events, Oversized
Archival Resource Key
circa 1950s-circa 1975
OV 3
5
Announcements, Other Events, Oversized
News Clipping, Fragment of DeFeo with The Rose, Oversized
Archival Resource Key
1961
OV 3
6
News Clipping, Fragment of DeFeo with The Rose, Oversized
Scope and Contents
Clipping mounted on paper
News Clippings
Archival Resource Key
1960-1975
1
46
News Clippings
Photographs
Series 6
Archival Resource Key
0.5 Linear feet
Boxes 1-2, OV 3
circa 1940s-circa 1970s
Scope and Contents
This series contains a wide range of images of DeFeo beginning with a folder of portraits from her high school years taken by her stepfather, through to circa 1970. Photographs include images taken by DeFeo herself, Wallace Berman, Jerry Burchard, Wally Hedrick, and others.
DeFeo is pictured in many of the photographs of beach trips, with Wally Hedrick in Christmas scenes, and at parties held at the Fillmore Street apartment and on the building's roof deck. Also found are photographs taken at Fillmore Street showing Hedrick and DeFeo at work, revealing various stages of progress on paintings such as Incision and The Rose. The photographs provide insight into the extent to which Fillmore Street served as both home, community gathering place, and studio. One folder contains two photos of DeFeo and others at her 1958 exhibition at Dilexi Gallery.
The series also includes many photographs of artist friends including Joan Brown, Manuel Neri, Deborah Remington, and David Simpson. There are photos of DeFeo's pet cats, roses, and other sources of inspiration. Photos of Hedrick include some of his artwork, including work in an exhibition at the New Mission Gallery, and photos of him with other musicians playing in the Studio 13 Jazz Band. Additional photos of musicians and concerts include a contact sheet of images of the Count Basie Orchestra, and two photos of singer Keeley Smith.
Photographs are in the form of black and white and color prints and snapshots, polaroids, contact sheets, small images from printed negative strips, and negatives. A number of photos were cut by DeFeo; according to notes found in this series, she often cut up photos for use in collages.
Existence and Location of Copies
The bulk of this series has been digitized. Items not digitized include negatives for which prints exist; some of the small photos of cats, of which a sample has been digitized; and duplicates.
DeFeo, Jay
Archival Resource Key
1940s
1
47
DeFeo, Jay
DeFeo, Jay
Archival Resource Key
circa 1950s
1
48
DeFeo, Jay
DeFeo, Jay
Archival Resource Key
circa 1950s-circa 1960s
1
49
DeFeo, Jay
DeFeo, Jay
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s
1
50
DeFeo, Jay
DeFeo, Jay, and Fillmore Street/Studio
Archival Resource Key
1950s-1960s
1
51
DeFeo, Jay, and Fillmore Street/Studio
DeFeo, Jay and Fillmore Street/Studio
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s
1
52
DeFeo, Jay and Fillmore Street/Studio
DeFeo, Jay and Hedrick, Wally
Archival Resource Key
1958
1
53
DeFeo, Jay and Hedrick, Wally
DeFeo, Jay and Hedrick, Wally and Christmas Trees
Archival Resource Key
1950s-1970
1
54
DeFeo, Jay and Hedrick, Wally and Christmas Trees
DeFeo, Jay and Hedrick, Wally, Christmas Trees, Negatives
Archival Resource Key
1958
1
55
DeFeo, Jay and Hedrick, Wally, Christmas Trees, Negatives
Beach Trips
Archival Resource Key
circa 1950s-circa 1960s
1
56
Beach Trips
Beach Trips
Archival Resource Key
circa 1950s-circa 1960s
1
57
Beach Trips
Beach Trips
Archival Resource Key
circa 1950s-circa 1960s
1
58
Beach Trips
Beach Trips
Archival Resource Key
circa 1950s-circa 1960s
1
59
Beach Trips
Beach Trips
Archival Resource Key
circa 1950s-circa 1960s
1
60
Beach Trips
Beach Trips, Negatives
Archival Resource Key
circa 1950s-circa 1960s
1
61
Beach Trips, Negatives
Exhibition, Dilexi Gallery
Archival Resource Key
1958
1
62
Exhibition, Dilexi Gallery
Flowers ("Fillmore Street Roses")
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s
1
63
Flowers ("Fillmore Street Roses")
Friends
Archival Resource Key
1950s-1960s
1
64
Friends
Friends, Brown, Bill and Joan
Archival Resource Key
1950s
1
65
Friends, Brown, Bill and Joan
Friends, Brown, Joan, Negatives
Archival Resource Key
1950s-1960s
1
66
Friends, Brown, Joan, Negatives
Friends, Simpson, David
Archival Resource Key
circa 1950s
1
67
Friends, Simpson, David
Friends, Students
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s
1
68
Friends, Students
Friends, Unidentified
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s-circa 1970s
1
69
Friends, Unidentified
Hedrick, Wally
Archival Resource Key
1950s-1960s
1
70
Hedrick, Wally
Hedrick, Wally
Archival Resource Key
1950s-1960s
1
71
Hedrick, Wally
Hedrick, Wally, Artwork
Archival Resource Key
1950s-1960s
1
72
Hedrick, Wally, Artwork
Hedrick, Wally, Artwork and Exhibition
Archival Resource Key
1950s-1960s
1
73
Hedrick, Wally, Artwork and Exhibition
Hedrick, Wally, Artwork and Exhibition, Negatives
Archival Resource Key
1950s-1960s
1
74
Hedrick, Wally, Artwork and Exhibition, Negatives
Mountain Cabin Trip
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s
1
75
Mountain Cabin Trip
Musicians and Concerts
Archival Resource Key
circa 1950s-1960s
2
1
Musicians and Concerts
Musicians and Concerts, Studio 13 Band, Oversized
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s
OV 3
7
Musicians and Concerts, Studio 13 Band, Oversized
Other Subjects
Archival Resource Key
circa 1950s-circa 1960s
2
2
Other Subjects
Scope and Contents
Includes photo by Edmund Shea
Parties on Fillmore Street
Archival Resource Key
1950s-1960s
2
3
Parties on Fillmore Street
Parties on Fillmore Street
Archival Resource Key
1950s-circa 1970
2
4
Parties on Fillmore Street
Parties on Fillmore Street, Negatives
Archival Resource Key
1950s-1960s
2
5
Parties on Fillmore Street, Negatives
Pets
Archival Resource Key
1950s-1960s
2
6
Pets
Pets
Archival Resource Key
1950s-1960s
2
7
Pets
Pets, Oversized
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s
OV 3
8
Pets, Oversized
Artwork
Series 7
Archival Resource Key
0.3 Linear feet
Box 2
circa 1950s-circa 1960s
Arrangement
Series is arranged as two subseries.
- 7.1: Artwork by DeFeo, circa 1950s-circa 1960s
- 7.2: Artwork by Others, circa 1950s-circa 1960s
Existence and Location of Copies
Series is digitized in entirety.
Artwork by DeFeo
7.1
Archival Resource Key
circa 1950s-circa 1960s
Scope and Contents
This series contains a photo collage of DeFeo and Joan Brown, pieces from another photo collage, and two collages made for Wally Hedrick, including one of Hedrick's favorite musicians, Bunk Johnson. Also found is a magazine about the Giants baseball team with collage pieces, and a "slice" of her painting The Rose, accompanied by a note from DeFeo indicating that one year she sent pieces of the work as Christmas cards.
Collages
Archival Resource Key
circa 1950s-circa 1960s
2
8
Collages
Collages
Archival Resource Key
circa 1950s-circa 1960s
2
9
Collages
Collage, "Bunk Johnson"
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s
2
10
Collage "Bunk Johnson"
Magazine with Collage
Archival Resource Key
circa 1964
2
11
Magazine with Collage
The Rose, "Slice of"
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s
2
12
Collages, Piece of The Rose, Sketches
Artwork by Others
7.2
Archival Resource Key
circa 1950s-circa 1960s
Scope and Contents
Artwork by others includes a collage from Batman Gallery, artwork produced by Wallace Berman and others, and sketches by Al Wong.
"Batman Gallery" Collage
Archival Resource Key
circa 1950s
2
13
Collage "Batman Gallery"
Berman, Barbara, Collage
Archival Resource Key
2
14
Berman, Barbara, Collage
Berman, Wallace and Others
Archival Resource Key
circa 1950s-circa 1960s
2
15
Berman, Wallace and Others
Jordan, Patti and Oaranos
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s
2
16
Jordan, Patti and Oaranos
Wong, Al, Sketches
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s
2
17
Wong, Al, Sketches
Unidentified
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s
2
18
Unidentified