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Tom Wudl papers, 1918-2022, bulk 1968-2015

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Series 1: Biographical Material , circa 1918-2013
0.1 Linear feet
Box 1

Biographical material includes written biographies, curricula vitae, and resumes, award certificates, and immigration paperwork from Wudl's parents' journeys from Vienna and Cochabamba, Bolivia.
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Biography/ CVs/ Resume, circa 1972-2013
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1
Certificates and Awards, 1966
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2
Wudly Family Immigration Papers (Wien, Bolivia), circa 1918-1971
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3
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Series 2: Correspondence , circa 1970s-2020
1 Linear foot
Boxes 1-2

Correspondence is both professional and personal in nature, including many cards and letters from students, as well as some letters from museums and galleries.
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A, circa 1984-2012
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4
B, circa 1980-2020
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5
Mary Celeste, circa 1984-1986
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6
Jim Cortesos, circa 2009
Includes one electronic disc, cd-r.
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7
C, circa 1976-2013
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8
D, circa 2000-2011
1
9
E, circa 1991
1
10
F, circa 1974-2011
1
11
G, circa 1984-2017
1
12
I, circa 2010-2020
1
13
Josho (Pat Phelan) Roshi, Chapel Hill Zen Center, circa 2013-2014
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J, circa 2013-2014
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15
K, circa 1984-2019
1
16
L, circa 1983-2020
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M, circa 1983-2004
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N, circa 1976-2004
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P, circa 1979-2021
1
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R, circa 1981-2009
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21
S, circa 1971-2016
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Ching Fong Tsin, circa 1990
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T, circa 1980s-1990s
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U, 1979, 1998
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25
V, circa 1984-2016
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W, circa 1977-2020
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27
Y, 1998, 2020
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28
From Students, circa 2000-2020
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29-30
Unknown, First Name Only, circa 1980-2020
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31-33
Letters, Drafts from Tom Wudl, 1992, 2007
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Handmade Cards by Children, circa 1970s-1980s
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Letters of Recommendation for Tom Wudl, 1988-2004
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Addresses, circa 1970s-2000s
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Business Cards, circa 1970s-2000s
1
38
Japanese Art Postcards (Blank and Inscribed), circa 1970s-2000s
2
1
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Series 3: Personal Business Records , circa 1980-2017
0.5 Linear feet
Box 2, 8

Personal business records include exhibition files and documents relating to the functioning of Wudl's studio including, grants, donations, sales and consignments, as well as print production.
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Donations, circa 2011, 2014
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2
Exhibitions
Young Talent Awards: 1963-1983, LACMA (Summer 1983), 1984
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Exhibition and Panel Discussion LA Louver (Feb. 9, 2012), circa 2012
Includes two electronic discs, cd-r.
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4
Tom Wudl: Reflections from the Flowerbank World LA Louver (Sep.-Oct. 2013), circa 2013-2014
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5
Exhibition and Lecture (Nov.-Dec. 2013) Cuesta College, circa 2013
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Exhibition Proposal, Contemporary Buddhist Art by Tom Wudl at the Rubin Museum, by Dale Wright, circa 2013
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Exhibitions, Students
It's Not...Teatime at Tom's, Thursday Evening Students 423 Molino St. (Oct. 3 2009), circa 2009
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8
Various Open Studios at 423 Molino St., circa 2009-2011
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9
Susan Hazeltin Connell, 423 Molino St. (Mar. 20, 2010), circa 2010
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10
A Creative Collective, 423 Molino St. (Oct. 7-29, 2011), circa 2011
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11
Etchings, Stan Baden Printing, circa 2011
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12
Galleries and Museums
Annina Nosei Gallery, circa 1980-1983
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13
LA Louver, circa 1983-2016
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14-16
LA Louver, Artwork Inventory, circa 2017
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17
LACMA, 2011, 2015
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18
MoCA LA, circa 2010-2013
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19
Ota House, circa 1995
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20
Giclee Printing, Bowhaus, circa 2008-2012
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21
Grants, Flintridge Foundation Awards for Visual Arts Application, circa 2008-2012
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22
Sales and Consignments, circa 1983-2013
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23
Sales, Mindy Alpern Works (Volunteer), circa 2011-2012
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Shipping, circa 2013
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25
Studio Expenses, circa 1996-2005
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Studio Lease, 1982
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27
Studio Visits, circa 2008-2009
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28
Calendar 1991
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1
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Series 4: Writings , circa 1965-2019
1.2 Linear feet
Boxes 2-3

Writings include artist statements and autobiographical essays, journals and notebooks, as well as lecture materials and writings by others on Wudl's work, and proposals for exhibitions.
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Artist Statements, circa 2008-2017
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29
Autobiograpical Essay: "Inconclusive Authenticity: Sacred Art in a Secular World", circa2019
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30
Interview, In Conversation with Mindy Alper (May 11, 2013), circa 2013
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Journal, Art History Notes, circa 1990s
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32-37
Journal, Notes on Psychology and Dreams, circa 1990s
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Journals, circa 1988-1992
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39-42
Journals, circa 1994-2017
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1-16
Journal, Notes, Sketches (Loose), circa 1992-2009
3
17
Lecture, "Rapture of Dionysus" Aspen (Mar. 19, 1992), circa 1992
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Lecture on Duchamp, Modernism, circa 1998
Includes photographic lecture slides, 35mm.
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19
Recipes, circa 1990s-2004
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Mechanical for Catalog Tom Wudl: You've Got to Be Kidding!? Cannon Art Gallery (2003), circa 2003
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"The Avatamsaka in Art: Reflections on the Flowerbank World" by Jane Singer, circa 2013
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By Others, Miscellaneous Student Writing, circa 1990s-2010
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By Others, Miscellaneous, circa 1965-1980s
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24
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Series 5: Teaching Files , circa 1984-2013
0.3 Linear feet
Boxes 3-4

Teaching materials include syllabi and lesson plans, as well as student writing assignments. Also included are planning documents from trips taken with students from Wudl's private teaching practice.
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College of Creative Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara, circa 1984-1986
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25
Otis Institute of Parsons School of Design, Los Angeles, circa 1984-1986
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Otis Institute of Parsons School of Design, Art History Class Materials, Assignments, circa 1986-1987
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Lesson Plans, circa 1990s
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Miscellaneous Teaching Material, circa 1994
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2
Student Trips, circa 2008-2013
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3
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Series 6: Printed Material , circa 1968-2020
1.5 Linear feet
Boxes 4-5, 8

Printed material includes announcements, invitations, reviews and catalogs from Wudl's exhibitions, in addition to other artists who Wudl admired, including former students. Also included are artist books inscribed to Wudl and a subject file on Buddhism.
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Album, Tom Wudl, Paintings and Works on Paper (with Biography), circa 2009
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4
Album, LA Louver: Tom Wudl, Selected Works 1971-2003 (with Press, Biography), circa 2003
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5-6
Allegories by Martha Ronk, Illustrations by Tom Wudl, 1998
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Artist Books, Signed, 1977, 1990
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Box Car Magazine, no. 1-2, 1983
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Buddhism, circa 1990s-2015
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10-11
Clippings (Reviews), circa 1971-2020
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12-14
Greg Colson (Student), circa 1979-2010
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15
Exhibition Announcements, Invitations, circa 1971-2020
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16-17
Exhibition Announcements, Invitations, and Posters, circa 1980s-1990s
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2
Solo Exhibitions (Wudl), circa 1982-2012
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Group Exhibition Catalogs (with Wudl), circa 1971-1997
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19-21
Group Exhibition Catalogs (with Wudl), circa 1997-2011
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1
Solo Exhibition Catalogs, Other Artists, circa 1969-2003
5
2-4
Solo Exhibition Catalogs, Wudl Students, 2003, 2005
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5
Group Exhibition Catalogs, Other Artists, 1997-2010
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6
Sobato Fiorello, Postcards, 1997-2010
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7
Charles Garabedian, circa 1983-2004
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8
R.B. Kitaj, circa 1969-2003
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9
Landscape Images, circa 1980s-1990s
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Magazine Covers by Tom Wudl, 1982, 1995
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Postcards (Blank), circa 1970s-1990s
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Ed Rucha, 1968, 1976
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13
Students, Miscellaneous, circa 2000s-2020
5
14
Zines by Monica Leal Cueva, circa 2010
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Wet! The Magazine of Gourmet Bathing (Features Wudl bathroom, notes) (Dec. 1976, Jan. 1977), 1976
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Miscellaneous Printed Material, circa 1970s-2020
5
17
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Series 7: Photographic Material , circa 1950-2015
1.9 Linear feet
Boxes 5-8

Photographic material includes snapshots and other photographs used as source material for Wudl's paintings, as well as photographs of family and friends including Wudl's early childhood in Bolivia. Also included are slides and transparencies of Wudl's artwork, many organized by his gallery LA Louver.
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Album, Artwork Photographs and Transparencies (1971-1982), circa 1970s-1980s
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18
Album, Tom Teaching, circa 2000s
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19
Album, "Bees" Snapshots, circa 1990s
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Album, Untitled (Garden) Snapshots, circa 1990
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Album, Untitled (Flowers) Snapshots, circa 1990s
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Album, "Plants" Snapshots, circa 1990s
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Album, Untitled (Woman Playing Violin) Snapshots, with Negatives, circa 1990s
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Album, Untitled (Woman Playing Violin) Snapshots, circa 1990s
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1
Album, Untitled (Studio Artwork Images) Snapshots, circa 2011
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Album, Untitled (Studio, Model, Still-Life) Snapshots, circa 1990s
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3
Album, Untitled (Wudl Exhibition Opening) Snapshots, circa 2000
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4
Cats, circa 1980s
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5
Childhood Photographs, circa 1950-1963
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6
Family Photographs, circa 2000s
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7
Family Photographs (Melanie and Henry), circa 2000-2015
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8
Painting Details, Landscape, circa 1990s
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9
Panoramic Landscape, Collage, circa 1980s
6
10
Tom Wudl Images, circa 1980s
8
3
Tom, Students in Studio, circa 1990s-2000s
6
11
Inkjet Prints, Works and Exhibition (1971-1993), circa 2000-2015
6
12
Inkjet Prints, Works and Exhibition (1995-2015), circa 2010-2015
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13
Inkjet Prints, Works and Exhibition (2003-2007), circa 2003-2007
6
14
Inkject Prints, Panoramas and Details, circa 2003-2010
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Slides, Artwork and Exhibition (1968-1979), circa 1970s-1990s
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16
Slides, Artwork and Exhibition (1980s), circa 1980s-1990s
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Slides, Artwork and Exhibition (1990s), circa 1990s
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18-19
Slides, Artwork and Exhibition (2000s), circa 2000s
6
20
Slides, Artwork by Other Artists, circa 1980s-2000
6
21-22
Transparencies, Artwork (1978-1984), circa 1978-1990s
6
23
Transparencies, Artwork (1985-1988), circa 1985-1990s
6
24
Transparencies, Artwork (1989-1991), circa 1990s
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1
Transparencies, Artwork and Exhibition(1991-1994), circa 1990s
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2
Transparencies, Artwork (1995-1999), circa 1995-1999
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Transparencies, Artwork (1999), circa 1999
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4
Transparencies, Artwork (2000), circa 2000
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5
Transparencies, Artwork (2000-2002), circa 2000-2002
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Transparencies, Artwork (2002-2006), circa 2002-2006
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Miscellaneous Artwork Images, circa 1970s-2000s
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Miscellaneous Photographs, circa 1970s-1990s
8
4
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Series 8: Artwork , circa 1967-2008
0.9 Linear feet
Boxes 7-8

Artwork includes a number of sketchbooks and loose drawings, as well as photographs used in artwork by Wudl and photographic artworks by other artists, as well as illustrations for a children's book from 1992, and giclee prints from 2008.
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Sketchbook, circa 1967-1968
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5
Sketchbook, circa 1968
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Sketchbook (Sep. 1968), circa 1968
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Sketchbook, circa 1987
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11
Sketchbook, circa 1988-1989
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Sketchbook, circa 1989
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Sketchbook, circa 1989
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Sketchbook, circa 1991
7
15
Sketchbook, circa 1992
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6
Sketchbook, circa 1993
7
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Sketchbook, circa 1996-1997
8
7
Drawings on Paper, circa 1972-1982
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8
Illustrations for a Children's Book, circa 1992
7
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Photographs of Nude, Painted Figures (Melanie Wudl Photographed by Maura...), circa 1980s
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9
Black and White Photography (Spheres) by Jeffrey Gubbins, circa 1975s-1985s
8
10
Photographs of Nude, Painted Figures, circa 1980s
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18
Giclee Prints on Paper, circa 2008
7
19
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Series 9: Unprocessed Born-Digital Media ,

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Born-Digital Media
7
20

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