Dana Chandler papers
name: label: Creator
content: Chandler, Dana, 1941-
label: Names
content: Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Massachusetts -- Boston
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Massachusetts -- Boston
label: Topic
content: African American artists
label: Topic
content: African American educators
label: Topic
content: African American painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1993 by Dana Chandler.
creator: label: Creator
content: Chandler, Dana, 1941-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Dana Chandler papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter and educator Dana Chandler (1941-) date from 1968-1993 and measure 0.9 linear feet. The papers consist of biographical material, correspondence, printed material, professional records, and reproductions of works of art, and relate primarily to Chandler's founding of the African American Master Artists in Residency Program (AAMARP) at Northeastern University.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Dana Chandler (1941-), also known as Akin Duro, is an African American painter, printmaker, and educator in Boston, Massachusetts. Chandler is an activist known for his work with the Black integrationist movement in Boston, and Professor Emeritus at Simmons College. Chandler founded the African American Master Artists in Residency Program (AAMARP) at Northeastern University.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.9 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1968-1993
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.chandana
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 2021.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: The bulk of the documents in this collection are photocopies. Originals are in the possession of Dana Chandler.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter and educator Dana Chandler (1941-) date from 1968-1993 and measure 0.9 linear feet. The papers consist of biographical material, correspondence, printed material, professional records, and reproductions of works of art, and relate primarily to Chandler's founding of the African American Master Artists in Residency Program (AAMARP) at Northeastern University.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art is an interview of Dana Chandler conducted 1993 March 11-May 5, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art