William T. Wiley illustrated journals
name: label: Creator
content: Wiley, William T., 1937-2021
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- San Francisco
label: Topic
content: Painting, Abstract -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent 1975 by William T. Wiley.
creator: label: Creator
content: Wiley, William T., 1937-2021
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter; San Francisco Bay area, California. Achieved international recognition for highly imaginative and unconventional art. Studied at California School of Fine Art 1956-1962 with Frank Lobdell and other exponents of Abstract Expressionism.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 5 Volumes ((on 1 microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1971-1974
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.wilewill
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Volumes
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 910 available for use at Archives of American Art offices only.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to William T. Wiley after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Journals containing ideas for Wiley's paintings, accounts of days, and puns and word games. One journal is from a summer spent in Italy (1971) and includes some sketches. The remaining four journals (1971-1974) are filled with watercolors and sketches.