Terry Schoonhoven papers
name: label: Creator
content: Schoonhoven, Terry, 1945-2001
label: Names
content: Los Angeles Fine Arts Squad
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Topic
content: Printmakers -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Topic
content: Mural painting and decoration -- California -- Los Angeles
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Terry Schoonhoven papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by Terry Schoonhoven in 1981.
creator: label: Creator
content: Schoonhoven, Terry, 1945-2001
setName: label: See more items in
content: Terry Schoonhoven papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Terry Schoonhoven papers measure 0.4 linear feet and date from circa 1969 to 1980. The scattered papers document Schoonhoven's career in Los Angeles as a painter, printmaker, and muralist through writings, artwork and 10 sketchbooks, and photographs.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Terry Schoonhoven (1945-2002) was a painter, printmaker, and muralist who worked in Los Angeles.  During his career he painted over forty public murals, mostly in the Los Angeles area. 

Schoonhoven received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin. In 1967, Schoonhoven relocated to Los Angeles where studied fine art and taught lithography courses at the University of California, Los Angeles.  In 1969, Schoonhoven co-founded the Los Angeles Fine Arts Squad with muralist, Victor Henderson. The Los Angeles Fine Arts Squad, which also included Jim Frazin and Leonard Koren, painted murals in public spaces in the Los Angeles area from 1969 to 1974.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1969-1980
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.schoterr
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Sketches
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 3 series.

Series 1: Writings, circa 1980 (Box 1; 1 folder)

Series 2: Artwork and Sketchbooks, circa 1969-circa 1980 (Box 1; 0.4 linear feet)

Series 3: Photographs, circa 1969-1980 (Box 1; 1 folder)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed to a minimal level and a finding aid prepared by Elissa L. Jerome in 2016.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: This collection is available on 35 mm microfilm reel 3887 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketches
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Terry Schoonhoven papers measure 0.4 linear feet and date from circa 1969 to 1980. The scattered papers document Schoonhoven's career in Los Angeles as a painter, printmaker, and muralist through writings, artwork and 10 sketchbooks, and photographs.

Writings by Terry Schoonhoven include an essay about the Los Angeles Fine Arts Squad.  Artwork and Sketchbooks include 3 loose sketches and 10 bound sketchbooks. Many of the sketchbooks contain preliminary studies for murals, as well as measurements, lists, phone numbers, addresses, and writings. Also found within the sketchbooks are miscellaneous notes written to Schoonhoven by his wife, Sheila. Photographs depict installation views and works of art by Terry Schoonhoven.