Rex Goreleigh Papers
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Lee-Smith, Hughie
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content: Hughie Lee-Smith papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.9 Linear feet (Box 31, 33, 36)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1935-1994
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.leeshugh, Series 13
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Rex Goreleigh primarily document his later life and include scattered letters, cards, biographical documents, teaching and financial records, and printed material.  Also found are photographs and slides depicting Goreleigh, his studio, and artwork.  Goreleigh (1902-1986) was an African American painter who primarily worked in Princeton, New Jersey.  He founded his own art school, Studio-on-the-Canal, which was open from 1955 through the 1970s.  Goreleigh died in an apartment fire and the papers found here were recovered from his home after his death.  Hughie Lee-Smith was a close friend of Goreleigh and served as executor of his estate.  Many estate records are included in this series.  

Also of note is a scrapbook put together for Goreleigh's 70th birthday in 1972. The scrapbook contains notes and artwork by fellow artists and students, including drawings by Romare Bearden and Hughie Lee-Smith.  Artwork consists of drawings, watercolors, and prints, some of which are portraits of Goreleigh.  Also found are photographs of Goreleigh dating back to the 1940s.