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Artists

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

George M. Cohen (1919-1999) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 11/3/3/4
Abstract George M. Cohen, an oil painter, mixed media artist and art professor, was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 4, 1919. He studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Drake University and the University of Chicago. Cohen joined the faculty of Northwestern University in 1948, becoming a full professor in 1963. Cohen's papers fill two boxes and span the period 1951-1999. The papers fall into six categories: biographical materials, exhibit announcements and catalogs, correspondence,...
Dates: 1948-1999

William F. Conger (1937- ) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 11/3/3/5
Abstract

Abstract painter William Conger has had many solo and group exhibitions, has placed works in significant public, corporate, and private collections, and has taught in college art programs for 40 years, including teaching at Northwestern from 1985-2006. The Papers include correspondence, teaching materials, biographical materials, administrative records, and materials pertaining to talks and lectures.

Dates: 1971-2010; Other: Date acquired: 08/09/2008

Ian Hamilton Finlay Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS35
Abstract

Poet Ian Hamilton Finlay was born in 1925 in Nassau, Bahamas, but relocated to Scotland with his family as a child. This collection contains letters between Ian Finaly or his wife Sue Finlay and literary friends John Furnival and Derek and Peggie Stanford.

Dates: 1949 - 1970; Other: Majority of material found within 1968 - 1970

Ray Johnson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS207
Abstract

The Ray Johnson Papers (1927-2006) span 2 linear feet, and consist of an assortment of Johnson's body of work, including drawings, collages, correspondence, and exhibition materials, as well as work by other members of the New York Correspondence School, including pieces created for Johnson.

Dates: 1927-2006

Ed Paschke (1939-2004) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 11/3/4/7
Abstract Edward Francis Paschke (1939-2004) was an American painter and educator. He lived most of his life in Chicago, Illinois, and was affiliated with a group of artists known as the Chicago Imagists. Paschke’s work is often confrontational and utilizes bright, neon colors and central figurative elements. He borrows imagery from pop culture to create surreal, emotional landscapes that evoke the violent, sinister, and sexually charged undercurrents of the human experience. The Ed Paschke Papers...
Dates: 1950-2005

Andy Warhol

 Collection
Identifier: MS104
Abstract

John Wilcock compiled reminiscences of Andy Warhol from his friends and published them in The Autobiography and Sex Life of Andy Warhol with photos by Shunk-Kender et al (New York : Other Scenes, Inc., 1971).

Dates: 1970s