Robert Smithson letters to George B. Lester [microfilm]
name: label: Creator
content: Smithson, Robert
label: Names
content: George Lester Gallery (Rome, Italy)
label: Names
content: Lester, George B.
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Gallery owners -- Italy -- Rome
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1987 by George Lester.
creator: label: Creator
content: Smithson, Robert
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Smithson was a sculptor, painter, New York, N.Y. Born 1938. Died 1973.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 21 Items ((microfilmed on partial reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1960-1963
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.smitrobe2
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 5438 (fr. 1233-1397) available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
label: Reproduction Note
content: All photocopies.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in the possession of George Lester.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Photocopies of letters to George Lester, owner of the George Lester Gallery in Rome, Italy. Smithson discusses paintings and other work he is sending to the gallery, art related news and other topics. Two of the letters are illustrated. Enclosures include one unsigned poem, a short biography of Smithson, lists of Smithson's paintings, and photographs taken in a photo booth of Smithson and his wife Nancy Holt.