Archives of American Art Staff Blog : Acquisitions

  • Matthew Simms, the Gerald and Bente Buck West Coast Collector for the Archives of American Art, takes a look at the papers of two California artist that were recently donated.

  • Collector Jacob Proctor shares highlights from the papers of filmmaker, author, and art critic Robert Hughes

  • National collector Josh T. Franco highlights the Gene Swenson Papers, recently acquired by the Archives. The following essay was originally published in the Spring 2020 issue (vol. 59, no. 1) of the Archives of American Art Journal.

  • Matthew Simms, the Gerald and Bente Buck West Coast Collector, highlights the Chiura Obata Papers, recently acquired by the Archives. The following essay was originally published in the Spring 2020 issue (vol. 59, no. 1) of the Archives of American Art Journal.

  • Curator of manuscripts Mary Savig highlights the Athena Tacha Papers, recently acquired by the Archives of American Art. The following essay was originally published in the Spring 2020 issue (vol. 59, no. 1) of the Archives of American Art Journal.