Writings
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Downing, Thomas, 1928-1985
setName: label: See more items in
content: Thomas Downing papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet (Box 1)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1969-1986
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.downthom, Series 3
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The material in this series is grouped together by document type, then arranged chronologically within each grouping, except for the essays which are arranged alphabetically by title.  Writings by others are at the end of the series.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Writings include six notebooks that contain Downing's thoughts on art, occasional journal entries, and scattered drawings; loose notes; six annotated wall calendars; and short essays on a range of topics such as art theory, his observations about life, and Kenneth Noland. There are a few writings by others, such as poems by Sidney Wordell and Philip Romero's essay on "Thomas Downing: The Way of the Dot" (1979).