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Don Eddy and Leigh Behnke papers, 1966-2009

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Series 2: Leigh Behnke papers , 1974-2009
1.4 Linear feet
Boxes 6-9

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.
Description Container Select
Interview Transcripts, 1999-2000
6
8
Resumes, circa 1979-circa 1999
6
9
Correspondence, 1979-2005
6
10
Writings by Leigh Behnke - Artist's Statements and Other Writings, 1984-2009
6
6
11
Writings About Leigh Behnke, undated, 1997
6
12
Subject Files
Cempellin, Leda, 2000-2005
6
13
Charleston, undated
6
14
City Oils, undated
6
15
Drawings, undated
6
16
Elaine Baker Gallery, 2000-2001
6
17
Elipse, circa 2002
6
18
Exhibition Planning, circa 1997
6
19
Fischbach Brochure, 1991
6
20
Grant Applications, circa 1988
6
21
Grant Applications, E. D. Foundation, 1999-2000
6
22
Hanbury Gate, undated
6
23
Information and Additions, undated
6
24
Lake Landscape (E. Baker), circa 2000
6
25
Leigh (full packet), 2004
6
26
Merchant House Museum, 2004
6
27
Old Images, circa 1990s-circa 2005
6
28
Painting Titles and Miscellaneous Printed Items, undated, 1990-1997
6
29
Press Clippings, 1967-2006
6
30
Projected Paintings, undated
6
31
Reference Information, etc., undated
6
32
Reviews, Exhibition Announcements, and Miscellaneous Printed Items, 1978-1983
6
33
Sagamore Hill, New Orleans, circa 1999
6
34-35
Walla Walla [Exhibition Installation Notes?], undated
6
36
Printed Material
Exhibition Announcements and Invitations, undated, 1978-2008
6
37
Exhibition Catalogs, 1974-2002
6
38-41
Miscellaneous Printed Items, 1984-2008
7
1-2
Photographic Materials
Leigh Behnke and Don Eddy, 1974
Oversized material housed in Box 9
7
3
Artwork by Behnke, 1974, circa 1991-circa 2000
7
4
Source Material, circa 1970s-circa 2000s
7
5-13
Source Material, circa 1970s-2000s
8
1-10
Oversized Photographs of Leigh Behnke from Box 7, Folder 3, circa 1980s-1996
9

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