Fritz Scholder papers
name: label: Creator
content: Scholder, Fritz, 1937-2005
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Arizona -- Scottsdale
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Arizona -- Scottsdale
label: Topic
content: Native American artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by Fritz Scholder in 2001.
creator: label: Creator
content: Scholder, Fritz, 1937-2005
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content: Fritz Scholder papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter and sculptor Fritz Scholder measure 0.01 linear feet and consists of 22 items that date from 1960 to 1994. The collection includes twenty letters received by Scholder concerning various topics about his art work and professional career and two exhibition announcements. Correspondents include Rene d'Harnoncourt (MOCA), Raymond Burr, Jon Voight, Paolo Soleri, Georgia O'Keeffe, Alexander Hogue, Jane Alexander (NEA), and others.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Fritz Scholder (1937-2005) was a painter and sculptor who was primarily based in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Scottsdale, Arizona. Much of his artwork is associated with the Southwest and is perhaps best known for his paintings of Western and Native American themes. Scholder was born in Breckenridge, Minnesota, and grew up near a reservation where his father was an Indian Affairs official. He identified as French, German, and Native American and was a registered member of the Luiseño tribe.
 
Scholder has degrees in art from Sacramento State University (BA) and the University of Arizona (MFA). At Sacramento State, he studied with painter Wayne Thiebaud. Scholder taught at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe from 1964 to 1969. In 1996, he received the Visionary Award from the Institute of American Indian Arts, an organization that again honored him in summer 2001. 

Scholder is an honoree and board member of the American Academy of Achievement. His works are in many major museum collections, including New York's MoMA, SAAM, Biblioteque Nationale (Paris), Walker Art Center, and Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.01 Linear Feet ((22 items))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1960-1994
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.schofrit
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection, the papers are arranged as one series.

Series 1: Fritz Scholder papers, 196-1994 (Folder 1; 22 items)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Rihoko Ueno in 2020.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter and sculptor Fritz Scholder measure 0.01 linear feet and consists of 22 items that date from 1960 to 1994. The collection includes twenty letters received by Scholder concerning various topics about his art work and professional career and two exhibition announcements. Correspondents include Rene d'Harnoncourt (MOCA), Raymond Burr, Jon Voight, Paolo Soleri, Georgia O' Keeffe, Alexander Hogue, Jane Alexander (NEA), and others.