David Barr papers relating to Charles Biederman
name: label: Creator
content: Barr, David, 1939-
label: Names
content: Biederman, Charles Joseph, 1906-2004
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for mirofilming 1977 by David Barr.
creator: label: Creator
content: Barr, David, 1939-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: David Barr (1939-2015) was a sculptor and painter in Novi, Michigan. He founded Michigan Legacy Art Park in 1995. As a young artist interested in structuralism, Barr introduced himself to the sculptor Charles Biederman (1906-2004), and subsequently maintained a correspondence with him. 

Charles Biederman was an abstract artist who began his career as a painter before moving to focus more on three-dimensional forms. Biederman coined the label "structurist" and it is a movement commonly attached to him.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel (26 items on one microfilm reel)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1963-1976
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.barrdavi
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 1294 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to David Barr after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The microfilmed David Barr papers relating to Charles Biederman consist of 18 letters from sculptor Charles Biederman in which he writes of his views on art, artists, structuralism, constructivists, dealers, and exhibiting. Also included are exhibition catalogs showing Biederman's work and two magazine articles about Biederman.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art holds the oral history interview with David Barr, 1982 December 28-1983 January 25 and the microfilmed Charles Biederman papers, 1930-1977.