Cunningham, Ben, 1904-1975

Spanning 1904 to 1969, the Ben Cunningham Papers comprises biographical material, correspondence, artwork, writings, and memorabilia of the American painter and art educator (1904-1975). The collection, which is heavily annotated by Cunningham, illuminates a professional career which encompassed WPA Federal Art Project mural work as well as the op art movement of the mid to late 1960s. Some of the items in the collection have been restricted to prevent their further deterioration. Photocopies of these embrittled items have been made available for researcher use.

Manuscript (Athens, Ohio)

Manuscript, a literary periodical edited by Flola Shepard, Mary Lawhead, and John Rood, was published 1934-1936. Collection contains mostly incoming letters, also a few manuscript submissions, a complete run of the periodical, and miscellany. Correspondents include Nelson Algren, Frank Ankenbrand, Benjamin Appel, Ben Belitt, Oswell Blakeston, Warren Bower, John Malcolm Brinnin, Bob Brown, Dee Brown, Jack Conroy, Kyle Crichton, August Derleth, Peter De Vries, Murrell Edmunds, Zona Gale, Harlan Hatcher, Weldon Kees, Sherry Mangan, Alfred Mendes, Henry Miller, Alfred Morang, Irving Wallace, William Carlos Williams, and others.