Biographical Material
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Thompson, Bob, 1937-1966
setName: label: See more items in
content: Bob Thompson papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet (Box 1)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1953-2003
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.thombob, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This series is arranged in chronological order.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The bulk of this series has been digitized except for duplicates.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical material includes a driver's safety certificate, high school graduation program, letter of admission to Boston University, professional chronologies, memorial program material, and a transcript of the "Bob Thompson: His Life and Friendships" 1984 panel featuring Bill Barrell, Emilio Cruz, Mimi Gross, Edward Levine, Jay Milder, Sheila Milder, and Anne Tabachnick.  There is also a video recording copy of a 1965 film by Dorothy Levitt Beskind titled Bob Thompson Happening.  The film contains footage of Bob Thompson in New York and Provincetown, Massachusetts, and an appearance by Hans Hofmann.  The film was reformatted on VHS to accompany a 1999 exhibition at the Whitney Museum of Art.