Thomas A. Sills papers
name: label: Creator
content: Sills, Thomas, 1914-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: African American artists
label: Topic
content: Abstract expressionism
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1968 by Thomas A. Sills.
creator: label: Creator
content: Sills, Thomas, 1914-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Thomas A. Sills (1914-2000) was an African American painter in New York, New York with strong ties to the Abstract Expressionist movement. Primarily self-taught, Sills began working with materials from his wife Jean Reynal's mosaic studio. Sills showed widely in museums and galleries, and his work is held in collections across the country.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel (100 items on partial microfilm reel)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1955-1968
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.sillthom
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel N69-5 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the lender, Thomas A. Sills, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This microfilm collection of the papers of African American painter Thomas A. Sills contains correspondence, exhibition catalogs, exhibition announcements, clippings, and miscellany.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds an Oral history interview with Thomas A. Sills, 1968 July 13 conducted by Henri Ghent.