Robert Vickrey Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Vickrey, Robert, 1926-2011
topic: label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- Massachusetts
label: Occupation
content: Portrait painters -- Massachusetts
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Robert Vickrey papers were donated by Robert Vickrey in 2007. Additional records were donated by R. Scott Vickrey, son and executor of Vickrey's estate, in 2016.
creator: label: Creator
content: Vickrey, Robert, 1926-2011
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content: Robert Vickrey Papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter and illustrator Robert Vickrey measure 4.3 linear feet and date from 1951 to 2008. The papers document his career as a portrait painter and illustrator in Massachusetts through correspondence with artists and galleries, draft articles and manuscripts of personal written works, and writings about him by colleagues. Also found are professional files documenting activities with various galleries and museums; printed materials such as newspaper clippings and exhibition catalogs; and sound and video recordings of interviews and the production of a documentary on his career.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Robert Vickrey (1926-2011) was a portrait painter and illustrator, from Cape Cod, Mass. and Naples, Fla. Vickrey mastered Egg Tempera painting and is well known for his illustrations for the cover of "Time" magazine. Throughout his career, Vickrey also painted portraits of nuns from the order of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. In addition to his artwork, Vickrey wrote numerous newspaper articles, published three books, and was the subject of a PBS documentary.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4.3 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1951-2008
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.vickrobe
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Video recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 6 series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1967-2007 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Writings, 1974-2008 (0.7 linear feet; Box 1-2)

Series 3: Personal Business Records, 1983-2001 (0.3 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 4: Professional Activity Files, 1973-1998 (0.3 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1951-2006 (0.8 linear feet; Box 2-3, 5)

Series 6: Sound and Video Recordings, 1984-1997 (1.7 linear feet; Box 3-4)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid was written by Ricky Gomez in 2019.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter and illustrator Robert Vickrey measure 4.3 linear feet and date from 1951 to 2008. The papers document his career as a portrait painter and illustrator in Massachusetts through correspondence with artists and galleries, draft articles and manuscripts of personal written works, and writings about him by colleagues. Also found are professional files documenting activities with various galleries and museums; printed materials such as newspaper clippings and exhibition catalogs; and sound and video recordings of interviews and the production of a documentary on his career.

Correspondence consists primarily of letters to museums, galleries, and colleagues. Also included is correspondence from family and friends. 

Writings include articles by Vickrey for various publications, including Cape Codder, The Oracle, The Chronicle, The Cape Paper, and The Review; a draft manuscript by Philip Eliasoph for his book "Robert Vickrey: Lyrical Realist"; a manuscript of Vickrey's unpublished memoir, "Time Traveler", concerning his  career at Time magazine; and a manuscript by Donald Miller, "Creatures of the Spirit: Robert Vickrey's Nun Paintings". Also included is Vickrey's notebook, "Tiny Trims," containing reel splices. 

Printed material consists mainly of newspaper and magazine clippings of Vickrey's artwork and participation in exhibitions. There are also exhibition catalogs and announcements.

Approximately half of the collection consists of VHS tapes, sound reels, and audio casettes documenting Vickrey's various projects.