Betty Freeman papers
name: label: Creator
content: Freeman, Betty
label: Names
content: Francis, Sam, 1923-1994
label: Names
content: Still, Clyfford, 1904-1980
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters
label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- California -- Beverly Hills
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1986, 2001 and 2002 by Betty Freeman.
creator: label: Creator
content: Freeman, Betty
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Writer, art historian; Beverly Hills, Calif.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.2 Linear Feet ((on 2 microfilm reels))
label: Extent
content: 32 Items (Addition)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1951-1969
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.freebett
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Interviews
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 4060-4061 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: At the time that the letters were given to Betty Freeman, Clyfford Still held the original letters.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Research material on painters Clyfford Still (1904-1980) and Sam Francis (1923-1994), including correspondence, photographs, notes, and unpublished drafts of manuscripts.
label: Scope and Contents
content: The Still material includes detailed notes from various interviews with Still (none of which were tape recorded); correspondence between Freeman and Still; and photocopies of letters from Still to Alfonso Ossorio, Mark Tobey and others, which Freeman obtained from Still; copies of letters from Still to Betty Parsons; an interview with Claire Falkenstein on the subject of Still's paintings; texts by other authors, some annotated by Still; and photographs of Still and his paintings .
label: Scope and Contents
content: Sam Francis material includes several files of research notes and approximately 375 photographs of Francis and his paintings.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Draft manuscripts include Clyfford Still: A Critical Study (1963, 200 pages), Clyfford Still: A Study (1968, 212 pages), and Sam Francis: Ideas and Paintings (1969, 212 pages). Freeman did not have any of these writings published. The manuscript on Sam Francis coincided with the publication of another book on Francis by Peter Selz, and the manuscript on Still was blocked when Still rescinded his permission to quote and to use illustrations of material which he controlled.
label: Scope and Contents
content: ADDITION: Biographical information on Sam Francis and postscript.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Papers of Betty Freeman, 1965-2008, are also located at the Mandeville Special Collections Library.