Olga Constantine papers relating to James Lee Byars
name: label: Creator
content: Constantine, Olga
label: Names
content: Byars, James Lee
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Michigan -- Detroit
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Michigan -- Detroit
label: Topic
content: Performance artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 2002 by Robert J. Wilbert, a painter and colleague of Constantine at Wayne State University, who received the materials from the executor of Olga Constantine's estate.
creator: label: Creator
content: Constantine, Olga
setName: label: See more items in
content: Olga Constantine papers relating to James Lee Byars
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.11 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1953-circa 1964
label: Date
content: 1997
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.consolga
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Olga Constantine papers relating to James Lee Byars date from circa 1953-circa 1964 and 1997, and consist primarily of letters to Constantine from her friend, conceptual and performance artist James Lee Byars. The bulk of the letters were written while Byars was studying art in Japan. The 1997 item is a copy of an obituary for Byars. Also included in the papers are 7 slides of artwork.