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Bradford Graves Letters from John Taggart and Others
MSS 0693
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Title: Bradford Graves Letters from John Taggart and Others
Identifier/Call Number: MSS 0693
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, California, 92093-0175
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
0.2 Linear feet
(1 archives box)
Date (inclusive): 1976 - 1994
Abstract: Letters written by John Taggart to artist Bradford Graves discussing poetry projects, teaching, music and daily life. Also
included is a small amount of correspondence between Graves and Bob Callahan and Graves and Gil Ott regarding the publication
of Graves' art along with Taggart's poetry.
Creator:
Taggart, John, 1942-
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
Bradford Graves Letters from John Taggart and Others, MSS 693. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
Acquired 2013.
Bradford Graves was born in Dallas, Texas in 1939. He moved to New York City in 1958, where he studied at the School of Visual
Arts, the American School, and the New School. As an artist, Graves worked primarily in stone, but was also know for his drawings,
including those done in collaboration with the poet John Taggart. Graves worked with Taggart, illustrating Taggart's poetry
in the book
Peace on Earth: Poems (1981), providing art for the John Taggart issue of
Paper Air (1979), and illustrating the cover of
Songs of Degrees (1994).
Graves passed away in New York City in 1998.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains letters written by John Taggart to artist Bradford Graves discussing poetry projects, teaching, music
and daily life. Three letters are written by Taggart and addressed to Graves' wife Verna. Letters range in date from 1976-1994.
Also included in the collection are a small number of letters between Graves and Bob Callahan (of Turtle Island Foundation,
publisher of Taggart's book
Peace on Earth), as well as Graves and Gil Ott regarding the publication of Graves' art along with Taggart's poetry.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Graves, Bradford -- Correspondence
Taggart, John, 1942- -- Correspondence