Joseph Tobin papers relating to Alton Pickens
name: label: Creator
content: Tobin, Joseph G.
label: Names
content: Pickens, Alton
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- United States
label: Topic
content: Printmakers -- United States
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Joseph Tobin papers relating to Alton Pickens were donated to the Archives of American art in 2014 by Margaret Tobin, wife of Joseph Tobin.
creator: label: Creator
content: Tobin, Joseph G.
setName: label: See more items in
content: Joseph Tobin papers relating to Alton Pickens
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Joseph Tobin regarding his friend, painter and printmaker Alton Pickens, measure 0.3 linear feet and date from 1946-circa 1970s. Correspondence primarily pertains to an exhibition that Tobin was trying to organize for Pickens in France, however the exhibition never came to fruition. Also included in the collection are printed material and photographs related to Pickens and his work.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Joseph Tobin was a fabric merchant living in France and longtime friend of the painter and printmaker Alton Pickens (1917-1991). During the 1950s, Pickens asked for assistance from Tobin in organizing an exhibition of his work in France. Tobin was married to Margaret Tobin.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1946-circa 1970s
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.tobijose
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as three series

Series 1: Correspondence, 1955-circa 1970s (1 folder; Box 1)

Series 2: Printed Material, 1946, 1977 (3 folder; Box 1, OV 2)

Series 3: Photographs, circa 1950s (2 folder; Box 1)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed to a minimal level and a finding aid prepared by Hilary Price in 2016.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Joseph Tobin regarding his friend, painter and printmaker Alton Pickens, measure 0.3 linear feet and date from 1946-circa 1970s. Correspondence primarily pertains to an exhibition that Tobin was trying to organize for Pickens in France, however the exhibition never came to fruition. Also included in the collection are printed material and photographs related to Pickens and his work.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art are the Alton Pickens papers, 1943-1969.