Sarah Burns research material on Perkins Harnly
name: label: Creator
content: Burns, Sarah
label: Names
content: Harnly, Perkins, 1901-1986
label: Names
content: Paxton, Bill
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- Indiana
label: Occupation
content: Authors -- Indiana
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Sarah Burns research material on Perkins Harnly was donated in 2022 by Sarah Burns.
creator: label: Creator
content: Burns, Sarah
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content: Sarah Burns research material on Perkins Harnly
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Sarah Burns research material on Perkins Harnly measures 1.9 linear feet and date from circa 1900 to 2018. The material was compiled by Burns for her book about Harnly titled, The Emphatically Queer Career of Artist Perkins Harnly, published in 2021. The collection comprises Harnly's biographical materials that include documentary material on three video recordings, audio and video recordings of interviews with Harnly by Bill Paxton and others, and scrapbooks and miscellaneous materials containing a mixture of printed materials, drawings by Harnly, and photographs; Harnly's personal and professional correspondence with Bill Paxton and others; writings by Harnly and others on various subjects; postcards collected by Harnly while traveling, and announcements and catalogs for Harly's exhibitions in printed materials; and photographic materials of Harnly, his travel snapshots, works of art, and a few miscellaneous photographs.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sarah Burns is professor Emeritus of art history at Indiana University. Burns studied the career of artist Perkins Harnly (1901-1986) and wrote the book The Emphatically Queer Career of Artist Perkins Harnly and His Bohemian Friends, 2021.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.9 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1900-2018
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.burnsara
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Interviews
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Video recordings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 5 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1900-2004 (0.7 linear feet; Box 1, OV 4)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1932-2018 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1941-circa 1980 (0.4 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)               

Series 4: Printed Materials, 1932-1984 (0.2 linear feet; Boxes 2-3)               

Series 5: Photographic Materials, circa 1900-1981 (0.3 linear feet; Box 3)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Sarah Mundy in 2022.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Sarah Burns research material on Perkins Harnly measures 1.9 linear feet and date from circa 1900 to 2018. The material was compiled by Burns for her book about Harnly titled, The Emphatically Queer Career of Artist Perkins Harnly, published in 2021. The collection comprises Harnly's biographical materials that include documentary material on 3 video recordings, audio and video recordings of interviews with Harnly by Bill Paxton and others, and scrapbooks and miscellaneous materials containing a mixture of printed materials, drawings by Harnly, and photographs; Harnly's personal and professional correspondence with Bill Paxton and others; writings by Harnly and others on various subjects; postcards collected by Harnly while traveling, and announcements and catalogs for Harly's exhibitions in printed materials; and photographic materials of Harnly, his travel snapshots, works of art, and a few miscellaneous photographs.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds the Perkins Harnly papers, Lynda Roscoe Hartigan resarch material on Perkins Harnly, and a 1981 oral history interview with Perkins Harnly.