Personal and Professional Papers
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Cunningham, Ben, 1904-1975
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content: Ben Cunningham papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.2 Linear Feet (Box 1-2, 5
)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1941-1984
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.cunnben, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Found here are the artist's resumes, biographical summaries, and several passports; audiovisual recordings of two interviews with Cunningham, one of which includes an edited transcript; papers concerning damage to Autumn Nonscape; an instructor contract with the Art Students' League of New York; and handmade cards by Cunningham, his wife, and others. Hilaire Hiler's file includes several letters, correspondence with Hiler's daughter and son after his death, and one print made by Hiler. The bulk of this series consists of professional correspondence between Patsy and Ben Cunningham and collectors, museums, galleries, and others concerning the exhibition and sale of Cunningham's artwork. Folders might include receipts, exhibition ephemera, lists of exhibition attendees, and shipping information. Personal correspondence includes postcards, letters about friends and current events, christmas cards, and some business topics are discussed as well.