Ronald Lee Boise papers
name: label: Creator
content: Boise, Ronald Lee, 1931-1966
label: Names
content: Kesey, Ken
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- California
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New Mexico
label: Topic
content: Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- California
label: Topic
content: Art -- Censorship
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent and donated 1983-1984 by Lars Speyer, photographer and close friend of Boise.
creator: label: Creator
content: Boise, Ronald Lee, 1931-1966
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sculptor; California and New Mexico. Created his pieces from metal scraps found in junk yards. In 1961, his "Kama Sutra" series of sculpture depicting couples in various stages of coitus was confiscated from the Vorpal Gallery in San Francisco and it owners placed on trial for showing the works. In 1966, Boise died of heart failure.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet ((on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1964-1966
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.boisrona
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 3098 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Frames 245-481: Originals returned to lender, Lars Speyer, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, including letters from author Ken Kesey, and other friends; photographs of Boise's work, of him and his friends; 3 ink drawings; exhibition announcements; a photocopy of a transcript of Alan Watt's statement concerning Boise's work; 2 Kama Sutra calendars, 1967, containing photographs of Boise's controversial sculptures, and material relating to the confiscation and trial over them; exhibition catalogs; business cards; clippings; a book, NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND; and programs from Boise's funeral service.