William Radford Thomas papers
name: label: Creator
content: Thomas, William Radford, 1930-
label: Names
content: Frankenstein, Alfred V. (Alfred Victor), 1906-1981
topic: label: Occupation
content: Arts administrators
label: Occupation
content: Painters
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- History
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: William Radford Thomas donated his papers to the Archives of American Art in 1982.
creator: label: Creator
content: Thomas, William Radford, 1930-
setName: label: See more items in
content: William Radford Thomas papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of arts administrator and painter William Radford Thomas measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1972 to 1975. The collection is comprised of documenation assembled by William Radford Thomas relating to the planning and execution of two key exhibitions or projects, Our Land, Our Sky, Our Water:an Exhibition of American and Canadian Art (named by Thomas) on the occasion of Expo '74 in Spokane, Washington, and Ken Friedman: Sightings  (1975), a project staged at East Tennessee State University and Eastern Washington State University.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: William Radford Thomas (1930- ) is an arts administrator, educator, painter and printmaker active in Texas and Washington State. Thomas was born in Texas and educated at University of Texas and New Mexico Highlands University. Has taught at various institutions including Eastern Washington State College from 1970-1974.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1972-1975
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.thomwilr
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.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of arts administrator and painter William Radford Thomas measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1972 to 1975. The collection is comprised of documenation assembled by William Radford Thomas relating to the planning and execution of two key exhibitions or projects, Our Land, Our Sky, Our Water:an Exhibition of American and Canadian Art (named by Thomas) on the occasion of Expo '74 in Spokane, Washington, and Ken Friedman: Sightings  (1975), a project staged at East Tennessee State University and Eastern Washington State University. Files may contain business and financial records; correspondence between administrators and participants; scattered photographs; research and preparation records such as resumes, lists, and copies of articles; printed material consists of clippings concerning the events and that produced by the events; and writings including poetry by others including Kunimasa Kuriyama and welcome notes, likely by Thomas.