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Scope and Contents
The papers of California artist Tom Wudl (1948- ) measure 7.3 linear feet and date from 1918-2021, with the bulk from 1968-2015. Biographical material includes written biographies, curricula vitae,and resumes, award certificates, and immigration paperwork from Wudl's parents' journeys from Vienna and Cochabamba, Bolivia. Correspondence is both professional and personal in nature, including many cards and letters from students, as well as some letters from museums and galleries. 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. Writings include artist statements and autiobiographical essays, journals and notebooks, as well as lecture materials and writings by others on Wudl's work, and proposals for exhibitions.
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. 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. 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. 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. Some material is in digital format.
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated in 2022 by Tom Wudl.
Related Materials
The Archives of American Art also holds a 2019 November 22-24 oral history interview and a 2020 July 15 oral history interview with Tom Wudl.
Processing Information
The collection was processed in 2022 by Ryan Evans.