Louis Waldman (1965- ) is an art historian and educator. He is a professor of art history at the University of Texas at Austin. Forrest Bess (1911-1977) was an abstract painter active in Texas. He was represented by gallerist Betty Parsons.
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
The Louis Waldman research material on Forrest Bess measures 0.6 linear feet and dates from circa 1951-1989. This collection consists of photocopies of biographical material; photocopies of letters to and from Bess; Waldman's research correspondence; compiled material on Bess's exhibitions including a list of known exhibitions, announcements, catalogs, clippings, reviews; and writings by Waldman.
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Donated 1994 by Louis Waldman.
The bulk of this collection consists of photocopies.
Louis Waldman research material on Forrest Bess, circa 1951-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022.
Found is Waldman's compiled research on artist Forrest Bess. Largely, this collection consists of photocopies of biographical material; photocopies of letters to and from Bess; Waldman's research correspondence; compiled material on Bess's exhibitions including lists of known exhibitions, announcements, catalogs, clippings, reviews; and writings by Waldman.
Correspondence includes letters between Bess and the Ford Foundation, the Hodges Library, Philbrook Academy, and James Johnson Sweeney. All letters from Bess are photocopies.
This series is digitized in its entirety, with the exception of copies of correspondence from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston archives, and unrelated and unannotated print materials.
Biographical Material
Correspondence
Exhibitions, General
Exhibitions, General
Exhibitions, General
Exhibitions, Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany
Annotated Copies of Printed Material
Copies of Miscellaneous Printed Material
Slides and Copies of Photographs
Writings, "Drawings of Forrest Bess"
Writings,
Writings,