Bruce Conner papers
name: label: Creator
content: Conner, Bruce, 1933-2008
label: Names
content: Albright, Thomas
label: Names
content: DeFeo, Jay, 1929-1989
label: Names
content: Humphrey, John
label: Names
content: Janss, Ed
label: Names
content: Neubert, George W.
label: Names
content: Rockwell, Tony
label: Names
content: St. John, Terry
topic: label: Occupation
content: Filmmakers -- California
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- California
label: Topic
content: Art, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- San Francisco
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reel 911 lent for microfilming, 1975 and the remainder donated 1976 by Bruce Conner.
creator: label: Creator
content: Conner, Bruce, 1933-2008
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Printmaker and filmmaker; San Francisco, Calif.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.6 Linear Feet ((on 3 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1956-1975
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.connbruc2
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 911, 1092, and 2802 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reel 911: Originals returned to Bruce Conner after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence; business records; teaching contracts; printed material, and material relating to Jay DeFeo.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 1092: Correspondence with museums and galleries; papers related to museum and gallery business; income tax papers; teaching contracts; catalogs and announcements; and clippings.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 911: Working files relating primarily to Jay DeFeo's painting "The Rose," as well as her recent works. The files contain correspondence with DeFeo, and with Thomas Albright, George Neubert, Terry St. John, John Humphrey, Tony Rockwell, and Ed Janss. Also included are photographs of "The Rose" and DeFeo's "telephone series"; business material; and clippings.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 2802: A letter to Alfred Frankenstein, Oct. 2, 1976, asking "Has Christo taken the role of criminal perpetrator of a 'Crime Against Nature'..." Frankenstein replies "How idiotic can you get?" and Conner responds at length.