Lundy Siegriest papers
name: label: Creator
content: Siegriest, Lundy, 1925-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- Oakland
label: Topic
content: Abstract expressionism
label: Topic
content: Realism in art
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Papers donated 1992 by Suzanne Westaway, executor of estate of Louis Siegriest.
creator: label: Creator
content: Siegriest, Lundy, 1925-
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content: Lundy Siegriest papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter Lundy Siegriest measure 2.8 linear feet and date from circa 1925-1989. They illustrate his career through biographical material, correspondence, exhibition files, personal business records, printed and photographic material, and artwork.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Lundy Siegriest (1925-1985) was a painter who worked mainly in California. 


Siegriest was born in Oakland, California to Louis Siegriest who was a painter, along with Siegriest's stepmother Edna Stoddart. Siegriest graduated from the California College of Arts in Oakland, and became a painter, initially starting out as a realist before becoming an abstract expressionist. He returned to the style of realism after a fall that broke his leg. 


Siegriest painted Western landscapes en plein air, and often exhibited his work with his father's. 


Siegriest's works can be found in the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, the Oakland Museum of California, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.


Siegriest died on November 13, 1985 in Berkeley, California at age sixty.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.8 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1925-1989
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.sieglund
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This collection consists of seven series.

Series 1: Biographical Materials, circa 1939-1985 (.2 Linear feet: Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1935-1987 (.2 Linear feet: Box 1)

Series 3: Exhibition Files, circa 1980-1984 (.1 Linear feet: Box 1)

Series 4: Personal Business Records, circa 1950-1980 (.1 Linear feet: Box 1)

Series 5: Printed Material, circa 1935-1989 (1.8 Linear feet: Boxes 1, 2, 4, and OV 5)

Series 6: Photographic Material, circa 1930-1985 (.3 Linear feet: Box 3)

Series 7: Artwork, circa 1945-1968 (.1 Linear feet: Box 3)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: This collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared, by Allessandra Liberati in 2024.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Lundy Siegriest papers measure 2.8 linear feet and date from circa 1925-1989. Biographical material contains Siegriest's resume, a eulogy prepared for his funeral, awards and certificates, and material for Who's Who In America. Correspondence is to and from Siegriest with friends, family, organizations, and colleagues. Exhibition files contain materials on the exhibitions The Siegriests: A Family of Artists and Their Work (1980-1981) and Done In The Open (1984). 

Personal business records contain materials related to the sales and purchases of artwork and printed material contains exhibition catalogs and announcements, news clippings, and two scrapbooks. Photographs are personal and of Siegriest's artwork, and artwork includes a folder of drawings and a folder of sketches, some by Lundy and some by Louis, his father.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives also hold the papers of Louis Siegreist, Lundy's father.