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Box 6

 Container

Contains 33 Results:

Art Gallery Materials, circa 1965, circa 1992, circa 1992

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 24
Identifier: Series I
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series includes both Amos's artwork as well as information about his artwork. Among his artwork are sketchbooks and drawings, photographs of his collages, small collages, woodcuts, and sketches he made for final printing. Information about his artwork includes newspaper clippings, correspondence with art galleries, and inventory sheets. The majority of the artwork covers his collage and drawings, but also includes his stint as an extra in Paint Your...
Dates: circa 1965, circa 1992; circa 1992

Articles and letters regarding artwork and Preliminism, 1965-1975, 1990

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 25
Identifier: Series I
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series includes both Amos's artwork as well as information about his artwork. Among his artwork are sketchbooks and drawings, photographs of his collages, small collages, woodcuts, and sketches he made for final printing. Information about his artwork includes newspaper clippings, correspondence with art galleries, and inventory sheets. The majority of the artwork covers his collage and drawings, but also includes his stint as an extra in Paint Your...
Dates: 1965-1975, 1990

Matt Glavin to Rex Amos, 1974

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 20
Identifier: Subseries I
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Matt Glavin is a San Francisco Bay area abstract expressionist painter, long-time correspondent and friend of Amos's. Also included are letters from Tangla Boothby, formerly married to Gary Ewing.

Dates: 1974

Ultimist White Paper, undated

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 2
Identifier: Series VII
Scope and Contents From the Series: Amos conceived and named the philosophy of Preliminism in the early 1960s. He then gave it to friend and Portland State University professor, Graham Conroy. This series includes writing and articles related to the philosophy of Preliminism, as well as the opposing philosophy of Ultimism. The article "Pair Pursues the Practice of Practice" in The Neighbor outlines Preliminism and the friendship of Amos and Conroy. The promotional stickers and...
Dates: undated

Preliminism, 1979-1990

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 3
Identifier: Series VII
Scope and Contents From the Series: Amos conceived and named the philosophy of Preliminism in the early 1960s. He then gave it to friend and Portland State University professor, Graham Conroy. This series includes writing and articles related to the philosophy of Preliminism, as well as the opposing philosophy of Ultimism. The article "Pair Pursues the Practice of Practice" in The Neighbor outlines Preliminism and the friendship of Amos and Conroy. The promotional stickers and...
Dates: 1979-1990

Preliminism, undated

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 26
Identifier: Series VII
Scope and Contents From the Series: Amos conceived and named the philosophy of Preliminism in the early 1960s. He then gave it to friend and Portland State University professor, Graham Conroy. This series includes writing and articles related to the philosophy of Preliminism, as well as the opposing philosophy of Ultimism. The article "Pair Pursues the Practice of Practice" in The Neighbor outlines Preliminism and the friendship of Amos and Conroy. The promotional stickers and...
Dates: undated

"Confessions of a Tool", 1965 July

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 27
Identifier: Series VIII
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains Amos's journals, notes, poems, and scrolls. He wrote his thoughts about life events including caring for his mother, the death of his brother, Clinton, and his childhood. He wrote of current events and includes information about his conception of Preliminism.

Dates: 1965 July

Confessions of a Tool #1, 1964

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 28
Identifier: Series VIII
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains Amos's journals, notes, poems, and scrolls. He wrote his thoughts about life events including caring for his mother, the death of his brother, Clinton, and his childhood. He wrote of current events and includes information about his conception of Preliminism.

Dates: 1964

Beatrice Hablig correspondence, 1978

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 5
Identifier: Subseries B
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Tom Albright and Beatrice Hablig are friends of Rex and Diane Amos. Albright was a controversial and influential art critic in the San Francisco Bay area. Hablig is an artist of mostly paintings, pastels, and photography.

Dates: 1978

Beatrice Hablig and Tom Albright, 1977-1980

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 6
Identifier: Subseries B
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Tom Albright and Beatrice Hablig are friends of Rex and Diane Amos. Albright was a controversial and influential art critic in the San Francisco Bay area. Hablig is an artist of mostly paintings, pastels, and photography.

Dates: 1977-1980