Lawrence Le Clair papers
name: label: Creator
content: Le Clair, Lawrence, 1936-
label: Names
content: Baker, Gerald Lon, d. 1976
label: Names
content: Fink, Laurence B., 1941-
label: Names
content: Propper, Dan, 1937-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- Santa Rosa
label: Topic
content: Painting, American
label: Topic
content: Mural painting and decoration -- California -- Santa Rosa
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reel 792 lent for microfilming 1974 by Lawrence Le Cllair; remainder donated 1977-2000 by Le Clair.
creator: label: Creator
content: Le Clair, Lawrence, 1936-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, mural painter, and writer; Santa Rosa, Calif. Also known as "The Turk," Le Clair emerged out of N.Y. beat scene in late 50's. Acted in underground films. Died 2004.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 14.8 Linear Feet ((partially microfilmed on 1 reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1957-1983
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.lecllawr
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 792 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reel 792: Originals returned to Lawrence Le Clair after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Autobiographical sketches; correspondence; 3 scrapbooks/journals; original art work; photographs and slides; a catalog; and a typescript.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 792: 3 scrapbooks/journals, 1957-1974, containing ideas, quotes, clippings, sketches, photographs; 6 letters from Laurence B. Fink and poet Danny Propper concerning a projected book based on the film "Les Beatniks"; an autobiographical sketch; a catalog which Le Clair made of his paintings, including photos, titles, years, medium, and measurements; 19 photographs from 3 films in which Le Clair acted ("Les Beatniks," "Senseless," and "The Gas Heart") and 2 photos of his painting "The Knower."
label: Scope and Contents
content: UNMICROFILMED: Correspondence; art work for a poster; clippings; exhibition catalogs; an autobiography, 1983; a photo essay, "Rainbow Flag" by Le Clair, 1972; "Tales of the Taragoo" by Le Clair, 1975, concerning Gerald Lon Baker; a poem "The Ashes Blow into the Wind" by Gerald Lon Baker, undated; 3 poems by Dan Propper, 1968-1977; photographs, including 2 of Le Clair, 8 of his studio, 7 of Le Clair working on murals, 16 by Laurence Fink from the film "Les Beatniks" 1959, and 14 from the film "Don Peyote" 1960-1961; and 200 slides of Le Clair's work.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Letters; journals; sketchbooks; a photograph of Le Clair; three original prints, other artworks, including mailart; photographs of journal and travel book covers; a poem, 1977; newspaper articles and miscellany.