Clark Maddock Collection
name: label: Advertiser
content: General Motors Corporation
label: Creator
content: Maddock, Clark, 1912-1988
label: Donor
content: Frederick, Jeffry A.
title: label: Topic
content: Mr. Goodwrench
topic: label: Occupation
content: Band directors
label: Occupation
content: Commercial artists
label: Topic
content: advertising
label: Topic
content: Commercial art
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated to the Archives Center in 2015 by Maddock's grandson, Jeffry Frederick.
creator: label: Advertiser
content: General Motors Corporation
label: Creator
content: Maddock, Clark, 1912-1988
label: Donor
content: Frederick, Jeffry A.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Maddock was an artist who worked for several decades in the advertising industry. He graduated from the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, worked on campaigns for GM, Dow, Goodrich, Sohio, and other, while employed by several ad agencies. After retirement he lived in Hawaii where he edited a local newspaper and devoted more time to his watercolors, which were exhibited in local galleries.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.5 Cubic feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1931 - 1994
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1346
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Letters
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Watercolor drawings
label: Type
content: Storyboards
label: Type
content: Clippings
label: Type
content: Awards
label: Type
content: Fliers (printed matter)
label: Type
content: Design drawings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: 1 series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by NMAH Staff, undated.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Letters
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Watercolor drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Storyboards
label: Genre/Form
content: Clippings
label: Genre/Form
content: Awards
label: Genre/Form
content: Fliers (printed matter)
label: Genre/Form
content: Design drawings -- 20th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection documents the life and career of Clark Maddock, from his early years as a bandleader, through his work in the advertising industry and subsequent retirement. There are clippings and a few photographs relating to his musical career, but most of the collection relates to his work in the advertising industry for several ad agencies, and includes original artwork for print advertisements (especially GM's "Mr. Goodwrench" campaign) letters, flyers, a sketchbook, drawings, storyboards, photographs, and awards.