Phil Paradise papers
name: label: Creator
content: Paradise, Philip Herschel, 1905-1997
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- Santa Barbara
label: Occupation
content: Watercolorists -- California -- Santa Barbara
label: Occupation
content: Authors -- California -- Santa Barbara
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were donated in multiple installations by Phil Paradise between 1990 and 1995.
creator: label: Creator
content: Paradise, Philip Herschel, 1905-1997
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content: Phil Paradise papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter and author Phil Paradise measure 7.1 linear feet and date from 1922 to 1994. The papers document Paradise's career as a watercolorist and writer through correspondence with family, colleagues, and art institutions; journals, manuscripts, notes and other writings; awards, interviews, inventories and other professional records; newspaper and magazine clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and other printed material; prints, sketches and other artwork; and photographs and slides of artwork.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter and author Phil Paradise (1905-1997) was born in Ontario, Oregon, and was active in Santa Barbara, California. He completed his studies at the Chouinard Institute in Los Angeles. Paradise worked primarily as a watercolorist and was a member of the National Academy of Design, the American Watercolor Society, and the California Watercolor Society.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 7.1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1922-1994
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.paraphil
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Interviews
label: Type
content: Moving images
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as six series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1958-1990 (1.6 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Series 2: Writings, 1934-1994 (3.7 linear feet; Boxes 2-6)

Series 3: Professional Activity Files, 1930-1990 (0.4 linear feet; Box 6, FC 8)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1922-1990 (0.6 linear feet; Boxes 6-7)

Series 5: Artwork, 1930-1986 (0.1 linear feet; Box 7)

Series 6: Photographic Material, 1959-1986 (0.7 linear feet; Box 7)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2020.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Some of the journal entries are photocopies.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
label: Genre/Form
content: Moving images
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter and author Phil Paradise measure 7.1 linear feet and date from 1922 to 1994. The papers document Paradise's career as a watercolorist and writer through correspondence with family, colleagues, and art institutions; journals, manuscripts, notes and other writings; awards, interviews, inventories and other professional records; newspaper and magazine clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and other printed material; prints, sketches and other artwork; and photographs and slides of artwork.