Bernard Langlais papers
name: label: Creator
content: Langlais, Bernard, 1921-1977
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Maine
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Maine
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The bulk of the collection was donated 2015 by Colby College Museum of Art via Paige Doore, Curricular Registrar, who received the papers as a bequest from Helen Langlais. Papers on reels 859-860 were lent for microfilming in 1974 by Langlais and subsequently donated in 1997 with additional papers by Helen Friend Langlais, Langlais' widow. One video recording, "Noon Exercise: Bernard Langlais" was donated in 1981 by WCBB-TV, Lewiston, ME via Harriet Passerman, Cultural Affairs Director.
creator: label: Creator
content: Langlais, Bernard, 1921-1977
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content: Bernard Langlais papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Bernard Langlais measure 13.3 linear feet and date from circa 1925 to 2010. The papers document Langlais' career as a painter and sculptor through correspondence with friends, colleagues, and art institutions and organizations; writings; exhibition records, video recordings about Langlais, resumes, and other professional activity files; appraisals, invoices, inventories, and other personal business records; newspaper and magazine clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and press releases; as well as scrapbooks, drawings, sketchbooks, and photographic material of Langlais and his artwork.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Bernard Langlais (1921-1977) was a sculptor and painter in Cushing, Maine. Langlais was born in Old Town, Maine. He attended the Corcoran School of Art, moved to New York, and became a close friend of many of the rising New York artists. Tiring of the New York competitive art scene, he returned to Maine, abandoned abstract painting, and achieved considerable success with monumental wooden outdoor sculpture.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 13.3 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1925-2010
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.langbern
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Video recordings
label: Type
content: Drawings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into eight series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1940-2005 (1.4 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Series 2: Writings, circa 1959-1979 (0.1 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 3: Professional Activity Files, 1948-2010 (2.7 linear feet; Boxes 2-4, FC 23-24)

Series 4: Personal Business Records, 1962-2004 (2.2 linear feet; Boxes 5-7)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1941-2008 (1.9 linear feet; Boxes 7-9, 15)

Series 6: Scrapbooks, 1935-1979 (0.7 linear feet; Box 9, 15-16)

Series 7: Artwork, circa 1937 (2.1 linear feet; Box 9, 12-14, OV 17-22)

Series 8: Photographic Material, 1936-2001 (2.2 linear feet; Boxes 10-11, 14-15)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2020.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reels 859-860 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Bernard Langlais measure 13.3 linear feet and date from circa 1925 to 2010. The papers document Langlais' career as a painter and sculptor through correspondence with friends, colleagues, and art institutions and organizations; writings; exhibition records, video recordings about Langlais, resumes, and other professional activity files; appraisals, invoices, inventories, and other personal business records; newspaper and magazine clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and press releases; as well as scrapbooks, drawings, sketchbooks, and photographic material of Langlais and his artwork.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Bernard Langlais conducted by Robert Brown on February 21, 1973.