Thomas Eatherton papers
name: label: Creator
content: Eatherton, Thomas, 1934-2023
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated in 2025 by Abby Sher, Thomas Eatherton's friend.
creator: label: Creator
content: Eatherton, Thomas, 1934-2023
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Thomas Eatherton (1934-2023) was a multimedia artist in Los Angeles, California.­  Eatherton's career included Abstract Expressionism, Light and Space, and computer-generated art. Eatherton was married to then divorced from artist Joyce Hayashi.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 13.8 Linear feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1934-2023
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.eaththom
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Los Angeles based artists Thomas Eatherton (1934-2023) document his evolving career over decades involving abstract expressionism, Light and Space and computer-generated art. Included is biographical material consisting of resumes and forms of identification; writings by Eatherton including numerous journals with extensive personal musings as well as plans for artwork, and drafts of writings for his unpublished books on line and pattern composition; project files containing slides, photographs, drawings, notes, and clippings; interview transcripts; correspondence with artists; photographs and slides of Eatherton, his works of art, Joyce Hayashi, and other artists including Jack Brogan, Judy Chicago, and Robert Irwin; works of art consisting of sketchbooks, loose sketches and collages by Eatherton; and printed material. Also included is a small amount of material relating to the career of Joyce Hayashi.