Box 97

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Jack Eyerly collection encompasses seven decades of notes, correspondence, artists’ papers, gallery showcards, posters, artworks, sketchbooks, and other assorted pieces of historical material exchanged between Eyerly and artists from across the Northwest and beyond. With more than 200 artists represented in the collection, there is a clear sense that Eyerly crafted this archive over his lifetime with the goal of establishing a definitive catalogue of Northwest artists that touches upon...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains documents specific to Jack Eyerly that were donated after the rest of the materials in this collection. The papers in this subseries reflect Eyerly’s interests in his genealogy, art writing, and Northwest art. It also holds pieces of memorabilia such as Polly Eyerly’s nameplate from her time as the Curatrix of Education at the Portland Art Museum, photos of Jack Eyerly wearing an Experiments with Art and Technology button shortly after his founding the Portland...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Clifford Gleason was an artist of significant note before his death in 1978. Gleason was a student and collaborator of Louis Bunce during the Works Progress Administration era, and would go on to be a long-term teacher at the Museum Art School in Portland, now the Pacific Northwest College of Art. As a student of Bunce, Gleason was one of the early abstract painters of the Northwest and was well known for his paintings, drawings, and murals. In this subseries there are documents relevant to...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Clifford Gleason was an artist of significant note before his death in 1978. Gleason was a student and collaborator of Louis Bunce during the Works Progress Administration era, and would go on to be a long-term teacher at the Museum Art School in Portland, now the Pacific Northwest College of Art. As a student of Bunce, Gleason was one of the early abstract painters of the Northwest and was well known for his paintings, drawings, and murals. In this subseries there are documents relevant to...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Clifford Gleason was an artist of significant note before his death in 1978. Gleason was a student and collaborator of Louis Bunce during the Works Progress Administration era, and would go on to be a long-term teacher at the Museum Art School in Portland, now the Pacific Northwest College of Art. As a student of Bunce, Gleason was one of the early abstract painters of the Northwest and was well known for his paintings, drawings, and murals. In this subseries there are documents relevant to...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Clifford Gleason was an artist of significant note before his death in 1978. Gleason was a student and collaborator of Louis Bunce during the Works Progress Administration era, and would go on to be a long-term teacher at the Museum Art School in Portland, now the Pacific Northwest College of Art. As a student of Bunce, Gleason was one of the early abstract painters of the Northwest and was well known for his paintings, drawings, and murals. In this subseries there are documents relevant to...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Clifford Gleason was an artist of significant note before his death in 1978. Gleason was a student and collaborator of Louis Bunce during the Works Progress Administration era, and would go on to be a long-term teacher at the Museum Art School in Portland, now the Pacific Northwest College of Art. As a student of Bunce, Gleason was one of the early abstract painters of the Northwest and was well known for his paintings, drawings, and murals. In this subseries there are documents relevant to...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Brian Kazlov was a young painter originally from the Midwest who moved between New York City and the Pacific Northwest, all the while making new works. Kazlov was an abstract painter and showcased his works at various galleries in both New York and Oregon. Eventually, he settled down into a home on the Oregon coast in a small community north of Florence, Oregon. During his time at his coastal home, he worked on his paintings alongside his wife, and fellow artist, Luthera (Lu) Stone-Kazlov...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Comprising the bulk of the artists’ series, these boxes cover a wide variety of subjects, people, and places that Eyerly was in contact with. The items within the boxes maintain their original order left by Eyerly, reflecting his design and construction of these papers over time. In many cases these items are in a dialogue with each other over the course of a box and create a narrative of the interactions between artists and groups over time. Throughout the subseries many artists appear...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Along with individual artists, Eyerly was well connected with the many organizations that were both composed and in support of artists throughout the Northwest. Eyerly was committed not only to artists on a personal level but also to connecting artists with the resources that they needed to be effective in realizing their goals. Eyerly was involved with organizations of all scales from large groups devoted to the arts, such as the National Endowment for the Arts, to smaller,...