Lynn and James Igoe papers, 1883, 1968-1996

Collection Information

Size: 0.2 Linear feet

Summary: The Lynn and James Igoe papers measure 0.2 linear feet and date primarily from 1968 to 1996 with a single receipt dating from 1883. The papers include correspondence primarily related to the Igoes' book 250 Years of Afro-American Art: An Annotated Bibliography , but also related to the Federal Tax Reform Act of 1969 and its effect on artists, as well as correspondence from artists to Norman Pendergraft; artist files; and printed material.

Biographical/Historical Note

Lynn Moody Igoe (1937-2006) was an art historian and author who wrote about African American art and artists. She was the chairman of the department of art and the director of the art gallery at North Carolina Central University. In 1981, she and her husband James Igoe published 250 Years of Afro-American Art: An Annotated Bibliography , a comprehensive annotated bibliography compiling citations on 3,900 black artists.

Provenance

The Lynn and James Igoe papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by Lynn Igoe in 1985, with additional material donated through 1996.

Language Note

English .

Funding Note

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Henry Luce Foundation.