Leigh Behnke papers
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Eddy, Don, 1944-
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content: Don Eddy and Leigh Behnke papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.4 Linear Feet (Boxes 6-9)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1974-2009
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.eddydon, Series 2
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Leigh Behnke's papers document her professional career, work, and working methods. Biographical material conists of two brief interviews conducted by Leda Cempellin and Jeri Hise. Correspondence concerns exhibitions and reproduction permissions; also included is a letter of recommendaiton on behalf of Behnke. Writings by Behnke are artist's statements, some general and others concerning specific paintings. Also, there is a piece about representational painting that may be the text of an article or talk.

Subject files consisting of correspondence, photographs, notes and printed material reflect Behnke's professional activities and interests.  A few files might be source material. Printed material is mostly exhibition catalogs for Behnke's group shows. Periodicals include article, reveiws, and reprocutions of her work. In addition to a book and calendars reproducing her work, miscellaneous printed items include a notice of the "Mo' Ladies and Some Gents" 2008 swim team that included Leigh Behnke. 

Most of the photographs, digital images, slides and negatives served a source material for Behnke's paintings; some are accompanied by drawings and notes. There are also views of Leigh Behnke and Don Eddy, as well as images of her artwork.