Fenton, Beatrice, 1887-1983

Correspondence, photographs of work, clippings, exhibition catalogs, and other published work.

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.

Johnson, Ben, 1902-1967

Papers of the American painter. Spanning 1951 to 1968, the Ben Johnson Papers comprises correspondence, artwork, writings, and memorabilia of the Brooklyn-born painter (1902-1967) who specialized in female nude figures. Illuminating Johnson's personal and professional life, the collection also provides insight into the career of his wife, artist Alice Terry (b. 1925). Includes correspondence, personal and business, including family letters (1951-1968); photographs of Johnson's paintings; interviews, statements on art; lists of paintings, partially annotated with prices; and printed material, including articles and reviews (1963-1967), newspaper clippings (1954-1967), and exhibition catalogs and invitations (1962-1966).

Kopman, Benjamin, b. 1887

Papers of the American Jewish painter, lithographer, etcher, illustrator, sculptor.Born in Russia. Correspondence (1911-1962), including a series of letters (1936-1958), some in scrapbook form, by Kopman to his art dealer, G.D. Thompson; manuscript poems, and prose, some in Yiddish; legal and financial papers; sketches; and photographs of Kopman's work and his family. Incoming letters, arranged alphabetically, include those from the Art Institute of Chicago, David Burliuk, the Federal Art Project, Rockwell Kent, Katharine Kuh, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, Clifford Odets, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Phillips Memorial Gallery, Hugo Robus, Frederic F. Sherman, Raphael Soyer, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Carl Zigrosser.

Putnam, Brenda, 1890-1975.

Papers of the American sculptor and medalist. Died 1975.

Steinhilber, Budd

Papers of the American industrial designer and environmental activist. Collection includes slides and high quality digital photos on CD-ROM. Clients and products represented span more than sixty years and include Tucker Corporation (the Tucker automobile, 1940s), Greyhound, Bell Aircraft (personal helicopter, 1946), Antioch College (signs, catalogs, programs, 1950s), General Electric (shipping cartons, 1962), Lockheed (data entry console, 1967), MultMode Transit System (electric car, 1967), Fresno Air Terminal (signage, 1970s), Atari (exhibit booth and staging, 1970s-80s), Pabst (can and bottle designs, 1984), several California vineyards (labels and packaging, 1980s), Christen Industries (biplane, 1977), and dozens more.