J. Benjamin Townsend papers
name: label: Creator
content: Townsend, J. Benjamin
label: Names
content: Still, Clyfford, 1904-1980
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art critics -- New York (State)
label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- New York (State) -- Buffalo
label: Topic
content: Painting, Abstract -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1985 by J. Benjamin Townsend and his wife Jeanette Townsend.
creator: label: Creator
content: Townsend, J. Benjamin
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content: J. Benjamin Townsend papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of art critic and historian J. Benjamin Townsend measure  0.2 linear feet and date from 1959 to 1964. The papers regard Townsend's article on Clyfford Still, "An Interview with Clyfford Still," 1961, including 8 letters from Still (and Mrs. Still on his behalf) and 3 letters to Mrs. Still from Townsend; a clipping of the article from GALLERY NOTES of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery; an annotated manuscript and proofs of the article, and Townsend's notes of his interview with Still, December 14, 1959. Also included are letters to Townsend from artists William Ronald, John Opper, Richard Stankiewicz, and Mrs. Jose Guerrero, mainly regarding Townsend's proposed articles about them, and a letter and receipt from Edwin Dickinson.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: J. Benjamin Townsend was an art critic and historian from Buffalo, N.Y. Townsend served as assistant director of the National Portrait Gallery (1967-1968) and professor of art and literature at the State University of New York, Buffalo (1957-1983). Among his publications are JOHN DAVIDSON, POET OF THE ARMAGEDDON, Yale (1961) and THE BUFFALO FINE ARTS ACADEMY (1862-1962), Albright-Knox Art Gallery (1962).
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1959-1964
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.townj
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into one series

Series 1: J. Benjamin Townsend papers, 1959-1964 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2024.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of art critic and historian J. Benjamin Townsend measure  0.2 linear feet and date from 1959 to 1964. The papers regard Townsend's article on Clyfford Still, "An Interview with Clyfford Still," 1961, including 8 letters from Still (and Mrs. Still on his behalf) and 3 letters to Mrs. Still from Townsend; a clipping of the article from GALLERY NOTES of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery; an annotated manuscript and proofs of the article, and Townsend's notes of his interview with Still, December 14, 1959. Also included are letters to Townsend from artists William Ronald, John Opper, Richard Stankiewicz, and Mrs. Jose Guerrero, mainly regarding Townsend's proposed articles about them, and a letter and receipt from Edwin Dickinson.