Research material on Ralston Crawford and Niles Spencer
name: label: Creator
content: Freeman, Richard B., 1908-
label: Names
content: Crawford, Ralston, 1906-1978
label: Names
content: Spencer, Niles, 1893-1952
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- Kentucky
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- United States
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- United States
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material donated 1978 and 1985 by Richard B. Freeman; and additional material donated 1988 by Freeman's widow Barbara B. Freeman.
creator: label: Creator
content: Freeman, Richard B., 1908-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Art administrator; Lexington, Ky. Died 1987.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Linear Feet ((partially microfilmed on 1 reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1934-1986
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.freerich
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 3667 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Freeman's research materials on Ralston Crawford and Niles Spencer include biographical material, letters (1941-1983), writings and notes by Freeman (1967-1970) and Crawford (1953-1966), clippings, exhibition catalogs and photographs.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 3667: Letters (1941-1976) from Ralston Crawford to Freeman, his close friend and business associate, concern Crawford's artistic thoughts and developments, his works of art including paintings, photographs, and films, his exhibitions, sales, teaching positions, travels, and other personal experiences. Also included are letters from Crawford's wife Peggy to the Freemans and letters to Crawford and Berman from others on related subjects.
label: Scope and Contents
content: UNMICROFILMED: Other correspondence includes 10 letters (1971-1977) from Crawford to Edward Weigand regarding the consignment and sale of Crawford's work through the Bienville Gallery, New Orleans, and additional letters (1960-1983) between Freeman and the Crawfords. Other materials include notes and writings by Freeman, and Crawford's lecture notes on lithography, painting and art in the university (1953-1966). Printed materials consist of clippings (1945-1986), press releases (1962-1985), exhibition announcements and catalogs (1934-1986), and brochures on art courses (1960-1962). Photographs and a metal offset printing plate show Crawford (1971-1975), his funeral procession, the exterior of his studio, and works of art.
label: Scope and Contents
content: UNMICROFILMED: Research material relating to Niles Spencer includes 2 biographical accounts (1954, 1965), typescripts of Freeman's articles "Niles Spencer: An Early Painting (1967) and "Disaster in Aliquippa" (1970), 3 clippings (1965-1971), 3 exhibition catalogs (1965-1979), a photograph of Spencer and 65 works of art. Thirty-one letters (1965-1972), primarily from Spencer's colleagues, including Alexander Brook, John Dos Passos, Isabella Howland, Robert Laurent, and Henry Strater, discuss Spencer and his work.