Correspondence
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Lanyon, Ellen
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content: Ellen Lanyon papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 14.3 Linear Feet ( Box 6-20)
label: Extent
content: 1.51 Gigabytes (ER05-ER11)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1936-2015
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.lanyelle, Series 2
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Gigabytes
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The series is arranged as two subseries

2.1: Family, 1936-2012

2.2: General, circa 1945-2013
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, both personal and professional, consists of letters, postcards, holiday and greeting cards exchanged with family, friends, artists, collectors, publishers, print shops, museums, galleries, and cultural and educational institutions. Content and subject matter reflect Lanyon's many personal relationships, business affairs, and professional activities including exhibitions, teaching appointments, lectures, commissions, publications, and residencies. Notable correspondents include Judy Chicago, Leon Golub, Red Grooms, Richard Hunt, Joyce Kozloff, Lucy Lippard, Gladys Nilsson, Irving Petlin, Edward Plunkett, Dorothea Rockburne, Miriam Schapiro, Buzz Spector, May Stevens, and Michelle Stuart. Later correspondence is primarily in the form of email printouts or in digital format. Some letters were previously microfilmed by AAA and are noted below.