Ben Messick papers
name: label: Creator
content: Messick, Benjamin Newton, 1901-1981
label: Names
content: Chouinard Art Institute (Los Angeles, Calif.)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California
label: Occupation
content: Art teachers -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Topic
content: Painting, American
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reel 1 donated 1962 by Ben Messick; material on reel LA9 lent for microfilming 1965 by Messick.
creator: label: Creator
content: Messick, Benjamin Newton, 1901-1981
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, instructor; Long Beach, California. Full name Benjamin Newton Messick.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet ((on 2 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1934-1965
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.messbenj
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 1 and LA 9 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reel LA 9: Originals returned to Ben Messick after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Scrapbooks; photographs; and publications.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 1: Scrapbook of newspaper and other clippings; 60 photographs, ca. 1940's-1960, of Messick, his paintings and Messick instructing at the Chouninard Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA.; and 39 publications containing articles about him or advertising his appearances or classes.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL LA 9: Scrapbook, 1934-1965, including clippings, publicity, and illustrations.