Paul Allen Reed papers
name: label: Creator
content: Reed, Paul, 1919-2015
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: Washington Color School (Group of artists)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Paul Allen Reed papers were donated by Paul Reed between 1995 and 2008.
creator: label: Creator
content: Reed, Paul, 1919-2015
setName: label: See more items in
content: Paul Allen Reed papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Paul Allen Reed papers measure 1.5 linear feet and 0.774 GB and date from 1936 to 2008. The papers document Reed's career as a painter through correspondence with friends and colleagues; writings by Reed including lecture notes and teaching plans; professional files including binders with curriculum vitae and cataloged artwork, and sound, video, and born-digital recordings including interviews; printed material such as clippings,  exhibition announcements, and catalogs; studies for paintings; and photographs of Reed and his artwork.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter Paul Allen Reed (1919-2015) was born, and lived for most of his life, in Washington, D.C. He was a member of the Washington Color School, whose style of abstract color-field painting emerged and flourished in the city's art scene during the 1960s. 

Reed taught at the Corcoran School of Art from 1971 to the early 1980s. His work can be found in the collections of the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, and other museums.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.5 Linear Feet
label: Extent
content: 0.774 Gigabytes
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1936-2008
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.reedpaul
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Gigabytes
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
label: Type
content: Video recordings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into six series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1963-2007 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Writings, 1966-1981 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Professional Activity Files, 1936-2008 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1963-2007 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1, 0.774 GB; ER01)

Series 5: Artwork, 1952-1990 (0.7 linear feet; Box 1-3)

Series 6: Photographic Material, 1964-2008 (0.1 linear feet; Box 2)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2020. Born-digital materials were processed by Kirsi Ritosalmi-Kisner in 2020 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collection Care and Preservation Fund.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Paul Allen Reed papers measure 1.5 linear feet and 0.774 GB and date from 1936 to 2008. The papers document Reed's career as a painter through correspondence with friends and colleagues; writings by Reed including lecture notes and teaching plans; professional files including binders with curriculum vitae and cataloged artwork, and sound, video, and born-digital recordings including interviews; printed material such as clippings,  exhibition announcements, and catalogs; studies for paintings; and photographs of Reed and his artwork.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history with Paul Reed conducted by Judith Zilczer, April 29, 1994.