Correspondence and Artists Files
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Alexander, Robert
label: Collection Creator
content: Temple of Man (Venice, Calif.)
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content: Robert Alexander papers and Temple of Man records
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 9.8 Linear Feet (Boxes 1-6, 9-12, 30-33, OVs 14-28)
label: Extent
content: 1 Gigabyte (ER01-ER02)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1948-2015
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.alexbob, Series 3
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content: Archival materials
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content: Gigabytes
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence and artists files comprise the bulk of the collection and contain a wide variety of material pertaining to Temple of Man artists and affiliates, saved by Bob and Anita Alexander and other Temple of Man administrators. Files may contain correspondence including mail art and illustrated letters, postcards, and handmade birthday and holiday cards; artwork; poetry and writings; printed material including exhibition announcements and clippings; and photographs. Artists include Anita Alexander, Bob Alexander, John Altoon, Aya, Paul Beattie, Michael Bergt, Wallace Berman, Charles Britton, Cameron, Bruce Connor, William Dailey, Gayle Davis, George Herms, Jack Hirschman, Maurice Lacy, Fred Mason, Kenneth Patchen, Peter Paul, Stuart Perkoff, Artie Richer, Tony Scibella, Ben Talbert, Zack Walsh, Edwin Ward, Marcia Ward, Saul White, Steve Wilson, and others. Over one hundred artworks are predominantly works on paper including drawings, collages, prints, watercolors, and limited edition books, as well as a few small assemblages. Many handmade cards, poems, and artworks are addressed to Bob and Anita Alexander. Photographs in this series include portraits of Temple of Man artists filed by photographer, and photographs of artworks filed by artist. Additional photographs are arranged in series 6. A small amount of born-digital material includes a video recording of Renick Stevenson (arranged with the Tony Scibella material) and an image of an artwork by Don Martin.