Joe Downing exhibition records
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Joe Downing exhibition records
- Date
- 1957-1964, undated (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.45 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Exhibitions
- Art, Modern
- Painting
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format.
- Preferred Citation
- 69m26: [identification of item], Joe Downing exhibition records, 1957-1964, undated, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Artist Joe Downing (1925-2007) was born in Horse Cave, Kentucky, and served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the European Theater. He attended Western Kentucky University, the Northern Illinois College of Optometry, and the Chicago Art Institute. In 1950, Downing moved to France to paint, becoming a world-reknowned abstract artist. He lived in the village of Menerbes until his death in 2007.
- Sources:
- "The Artistic World of Joe Downing" last modified 2009 May 20, http://www.thisfrenchlife.com/thisfrenchlife/2009/05/the-artistic-world-of-joe-downing.html
- Scope and Content
- The Joe Downing exhibition records (dated 1957-1964, undated; 0.45 cubic feet; 1 box) contains correspondence, photographs, pamphlets, invitations, and a broadside relating to a showing of Downing's artwork at Kentucky State College in 1964. The collection includes photographs of Joe Downing as well as his paintings; exhibition pamphlets from Europe, Asia, and throughout the United States; and the correspondence of Field Representative, Herbert Finch with other universities, museums, and art galleries concerning the exhibition. Finally, the records include the invitations and broadside used to advertise the exhibition.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Joe Downing polaroids, undated
Photographs of paintings, undated
Kentucky State College Downing Exhibition reception invitations, 1964 March 22
International Joe Downing Exhibit pamphlets, 1957-1962
Image of Joe Downing painting on book cover of Marguerite Duras' Moderato Contable, 1958
Herbert Finch, Kentucky State College Field Representative, correspondence about the exhibition, 1962 August 30-1964 July 2
Exhibition reception broadside, 1964 March 22
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