Ultra Violet papers
name: label: Creator
content: Ultra Violet
label: Names
content: Chamberlain, John, 1927-2011
label: Names
content: Graham, John, 1887-1961
label: Names
content: Johnson, Ray, 1927-1995
topic: label: Occupation
content: Actors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Multimedia artists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Authors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Ultra Violet lent her papers for microfilming in 1970 and they were returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Ultra Violet
setName: label: See more items in
content: Ultra Violet papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of artist and writer Ultra Violet date from 1959 to 1969. Included are letters to Ultra Violet from artists John Chamberlain, John D. Graham, and Ray Johnson. Scattered photographs, sketches, and printed materials may also be found.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Ultra Violet (1935-2014) was an actor, multimedia artist, and author in New York City, New York and Nice, France. Born Isabelle Collin DuFresne, she took the stage name Ultra Violet with the advice of Andy Warhol due to her signature bright purple hair. She was one of Warhol's Superstars and associated with The Factory.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1959-1969
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.ultrultr
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reel N70-61 and was returned after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2025 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reel N/70-61. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to lender, Ultra Violet, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of artist and writer Ultra Violet date from 1959 to 1969. Included are letters to Ultra Violet from artists John Chamberlain, John D. Graham, and Ray Johnson. Scattered photographs, sketches, and printed materials may also be found.