James Buchanan Winn papers
name: label: Creator
content: Winn, James Buchanan, 1905-1979
topic: label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- Texas
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Texas
label: Topic
content: Painting, American
label: Topic
content: Mural painting and decoration
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Microfilmed as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project.
label: Provenance
content: Donated 1980 by K. W. E., Winn's daughter, except clippings, printed material & 6 photos which she lent for microfilming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Winn, James Buchanan, 1905-1979
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, muralist, inventor; Wimberly, Texas. Nicknamed "Buck".
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet ((on 2 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1927-1979
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.winnjame
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 3348-3349 available for use only at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Frames 630-657: Originals returned to Kathryn Winn Eoff after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical data, a chronology and description of Winn's works, 1930-1979; magazine and newspaper clippings; printed material about Winn; a patent for Winn's invention MONOLITHIC WALL FORMING APPARATUS, 1964; printed illustrations by Winn, 1931-1933; 2 stamps designed by Winn, 1945; pencil drawings illustrating vanishing points and perspectives; figure studies, sketches and preliminary drawings for murals; blueprints and renderings; and photographs of Winn, his murals and works of art, undated and 1929-1958.
label: Scope and Contents
content: MICROFILM NOTE: Hooks-Epstein Galleries material and Chester Snowden works of art erroneously microfilmed with the collection.