Overview
Collection Information
Size: 1 Microfilm reel, 370 items on partial microfilm reel
Summary: This microfilm collection of the papers of African American painter Haywood Bill Rivers contains correspondence, clippings, photographs, snapshots, and other miscellaneous material.
Biographical/Historical Note
Haywood Bill Rivers (1922-2001) was an African American painter in New York, New York. He studied at the Art Students League in New York and then at the École du Musée du Louvre in Paris. In Paris, Rivers was a founding member of Galerie Huit, a cooperative gallery that served as an exhibition space for Americans in Paris.
Provenance
Lent for microfilming 1970 by Haywood Bill Rivers.
Language Note
English .
Location of Originals
- Originals returned to the lender, Haywood Bill Rivers, after microfilming.
