Walter Askin papers
name: label: Creator
content: Askin, Walter, 1929-2021
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- California -- Los Angeles
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Walter Askin papers were donated by Walter Askin in 1992.
creator: label: Creator
content: Askin, Walter, 1929-2021
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content: Walter Askin papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Walter Askin measure 4.7 linear feet and date from circa 1930 to 1992. The papers document his career as a painter, sculptor, and printmaker through correspondences with friends, galleries, and other institutions; lectures, notes, and other writings; exhbition files, resumes, and other professional activity material; clippings, exhibition catalogs, and other printed material; and photographs of Askin, his artwork, studio, and exhibitons.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Walter Askin (1929-2021) was a printmaker, painter, sculptor, and art educator born in Pasadena, California. He studied painting, printmaking, and sculpture at Pasadena City College, and continued his studies at University of California Berkley. Askin also performed graduate work at Oxford where he helped start the Museum of Modern Art. Askin began teaching art in 1956 at California State University, Los Angeles. Askin is a member of the College Arts Association of America, and he served as president of the Los Angeles Printmaking Society.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4.7 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1930-1992
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.askiwalt
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Video recordings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into five series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1960-1992 (1.0 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Writings, 1966-1992 (0.1 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 3: Professional Activity Files, 1952-1991 (0.8 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1948-1991 (2.6 linear feet; Boxes 2-6)

Series 5: Photographic Material, ca. 1930-1989 (0.3 linear feet; Boxes 5-6)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2021.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Walter Askin measure 4.7 linear feet and date from circa 1930 to 1992. The papers document his career as a painter, sculptor, and printmaker through correspondences with friends, galleries, and other institutions; lectures, notes, and other writings; exhbition files, resumes, and other professional activity material; clippings, exhibition catalogs, and other printed material; and photographs of Askin, his artwork, studio, and exhibitons.

Correspondence includes personal correspondence with family and friends, business correspondence with galleries and other institutions, memos, and letters in regards to a 1977 calendar featuring his artwork.

Writings includes lectures, essays written by Askin and others, reports for grants, and miscellaneous notes.

Professional material includes exhibition files for various galleries and museums, material related to publishing books, three VHS recordings on Askin and his artwork, resumes, a file of sketches, and miscellaneous career material.

Printed material consists of copies of books related to Askin, oversized proofs and drafts of books by Askin, newspaper and magazine clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and newsletters.

Photographic material consists of personal photographs of Askin, portraits of Askin, Askin's studio, artwork, and some of his exhibitions.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Walter Askin conducted by Paul Karlstrom, March 4-6, 1992.