Art Sinsabaugh letters
Scope and Contents
The collection contains letters exchanged between a director Thomas H. Garver ('56) and a photographer Art Sinsabaugh concerning Art's photographs. Present is also a page long list of addresses, recipients of Art's photographs, taken in front of Robby Frieds' house in 1969.
Dates
- Creation: 1969 December 12 - 1979 February 13
Creator
- Garver, Thomas H. (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)
Biographical / Historical
Art Sinsabaugh, born Arthur Reeder Sinsabaugh, was an American photographer. He was born in 1924 in Irvington, New Jersey and died in 1983 in Chicago, Illinois. He was one of the founders of the Society for Photographic Education and worked as an assistant professor at the University of Illinois in Chicago till he died. During his life, he received numerous awards, such as Illinois Arts Council Award, Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts Award, Guggenheim Fellowship and National Endowment for the Arts Photographers' Fellowship.
Sinsabaugh photographed mostly landscapes; among his most famous pieces is a series of Midwest Landscape photographs and a series of Chicago Landscape photographs, which are currently shown in the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and in the Art Institute of Chicago. The Indiana University Art Museum currently houses most of his memorabilia collected from his family and friends.
Extent
.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language
English
Overview
The collection contains letters exchanged between a director Thomas H. Garver ('56) and a photographer Art Sinsabaugh concerning Art's photographs. Present is also a page long list of addresses, recipients of Art's photographs, taken in front of Robby Frieds' house in 1969.
Arrangement
The materials are arranged chronologically.
Processing Information
Processed by Alexa Horkava, completed December 2020
- Title
- Art Sinsabaugh letters
- Author
- Alexa Horkava
- Date
- December, 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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