Kenneth Francis Bates papers
name: label: Creator
content: Bates, Kenneth F. (Kenneth Francis), 1904-1994
topic: label: Occupation
content: Enamel artists -- Ohio
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Ohio -- Cleveland
label: Occupation
content: Authors -- Ohio
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1973 by Kenneth Bates.
creator: label: Creator
content: Bates, Kenneth F. (Kenneth Francis), 1904-1994
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Kenneth Francis Bates (1904-1994) was an enamelist, educator, and author in Euclid, Ohio. He earned his bachelor's degree from the Massachusetts School of Art and in 1927 joined the Cleveland School of Art, teaching design. He taught there through his retirement in 1968. Bates was honored by the National Society of Enamelists with the title Dean of American Enamelists in 1987. He has written three books, Enameling: Principles and Practice (1951), Basic Design, and The Enamelist (1967).
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel (150 items on 1 microfilm reel)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1927-1973
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.batekenn
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
label: Type
content: Interviews
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 683 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals were returned to lender after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The microfilmed Kenneth Francis Bates papers contain a career resumé; letters from friends and associates commenting on his books Enameling (1951) and Basic Design (1960); and photographs of Bates and of his work. Also included are five (5) scrapbooks which contain book covers designed by Bates, clippings, exhibition notices, etc.; five (5) scrapbooks containing circa 450 working sketches for his enamels, many on religious topics; and a transcript of an undated interview in which Bates discussed his enameling methods and the relationship of his work to his interest in gardening.