Writings
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Smith, Hassel, 1915-2007
setName: label: See more items in
content: Hassel Smith papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.25 Linear Feet (Box 2)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1940s-1994
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.smithass, Series 5
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement note
content: Materials are arranged by author and writing title/subject.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: This series has been scanned in its entirety.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Writings and fragments by Smith concern the art market, art institutions, and social criticism. Of special interest is a lengthy essay by Smith about the art community in San Francisco.

Writings by others include essays about Smith and his work, and quotations and essays by artists and critics. Also found are writings by friends Henri Lenoir and Robert Wollard, an entry from the journal of his son Joseph, and essays about art and literature in San Francisco.