David Tompkins Ellis papers
name: label: Creator
content: Ellis, David Tompkins, 1948-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Mexico -- Mexico City
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Texas -- Austin
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- Mexico -- Mexico City
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- Texas -- Austin
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Mexico -- Mexico City
label: Topic
content: Sculpture, American -- Texas -- Austin
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming by David Tomkins Ellis, 1981, except for material on reels 2154, frames 166-184, and 3448, frames 215-248, which he donated.
creator: label: Creator
content: Ellis, David Tompkins, 1948-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sculptor, painter, printmaker, writer; Austin, Texas. Studied at the Art Institute of Boston and the National Academy of Fine Arts, Mexico City. Ellis lived and worked in Mexico for ten years, moving to Austin in 1977. His work has been exhibited extensively in Mexico City. He was commissioned to create a work for the Dougherty Center Sculpture Project in Austin.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet ((on 3 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1971-1981
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.ellidavi
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 2154 available for use only at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and through interlibrary loan.
label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 3447-3448 available for use only at Museum of Fine Arts Houston; and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reels 2154, fr. 166-184, and 3447-3448: Originals returned to the lender, David Tompkins Ellis, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, artwork, photographs and slides of artwork, printed material, poetry, and a diary.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS 2154 (fr.1-165) and 3448 (fr.215-248): A resume; correspondence; exhibition announcements, clippings, artwork, 1976-1980; photographs and slides of artwork, a handmade booklet of poems and illustrations by Ellis, and two books containing illustrations by Ellis.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS 2154 (fr. 166-184) and 3447-3448: Biographical data, an undated diary, poetry and notes, exhibition catalogs and announcements, 2 clippings and one magazine containing an article on Ellis, sketches, four photographs, and a file on Ellis' quilt sculpture project, including proposals, notes and sketches.