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Photocopy of thesis (M.A.)--University of Maryland, College Park, 1972. Thesis is a study of "major themes and images in William Baziotes' paintings during the late 1930's and 1940's..."
35mm microfilm reel 5048 (fr. 208-355) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Art historian. Born in Evanston, Ill. B.A., Univ. of Maryland, 1968. Taught Art History at Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Va. M.A., Univ. of Maryland, 1972. Ph.D., Univ. of Calif., 1981. Baziotes was an abstract painter whose work was noted for its mysterious expressions. Studied under Leon Kroll at the National Academy of Design in New York.
Donated by Mrs. Ethel Baziotes, who received it from Lorenz upon its completion, 1972. Photocopy discarded after microfilming.
Melinda A. Lorenz papers.