DeLoss McGraw Papers
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
Copyright 2015
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
spcoll@ucsd.edu
Descriptive Summary
Languages:
English
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Title: DeLoss McGraw Papers
Creator:
McGraw, DeLoss
Identifier/Call Number: MSS 0631
Physical Description:
12 Linear feet
(9 archives boxes, 1 card file box, 69 oversize folders and 2 art bin items)
Date (inclusive): 1970 - 2013
Abstract: The papers of DeLoss McGraw, artist, children's book illustrator, fine arts lecturer, and educator, document McGraw's artistic
career from the mid-1980s to 2003, especially his use of literary texts in his compositions and his collaborations with poets,
most notably W.D. Snodgrass. The collection contains correspondence with literary figures, friends and members of the fine
arts community; brochures, catalogs and reviews for McGraw's solo and group exhibitions; and documentation of his public art
commissions, including the Carlsbad City Library Sculpture Project. Also included are numerous artworks by McGraw, particularly
monoprints for edition books and projects such as his series "In Response to Poems by Snodgrass," printed at Magnolia Press.
The collection includes materials related to the production of the trade books W.D.'S MIDNIGHT CARNIVAL (1988) and THE DEATH
OF COCK ROBIN (1989) and for the illustrated children's book ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND (2001), which earned him the
Illustrator's Society Book of the Year Award for 2002.
Scope and Content of Collection
The papers of DeLoss McGraw contain artworks and book development materials for edition, trade and artist's books by McGraw,
often collaborations with contemporary poets, including W.D. Snodgrass, William Heyen, Susan M. Wyler, Thom Ward, and Al Poulin,
Jr. Also included are proofs of lithographs and monoprints, often in series, printed at the Tamarind Institute, Magnolia Press,
Brighton Press, and the Ernest de Soto Workshop. The correspondence documents McGraw's collaborations with writers and poets,
as well as business with gallery owners and the art community. The files also document McGraw's numerous exhibitions and public
art projects. A small addition to the collection was processed in 2015, and Series 8 and 9 were added to the original finding
aid.
Arranged in ten series: 1) MISCELLANEOUS/ABOUT MCGRAW, 2) CORRESPONDENCE, 3) EDITION BOOKS AND MONOPRINTS, 4) TRADE BOOKS,
5) CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS, 6) WORKS ON COMMISSION AND PUBLIC ART, 7) EXHIBITION MATERIALS, 8) PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS,
9) PHOTOGRAPHS, and 10) ORIGINALS OF PRESERVATION PHOTOCOPIES.
Biography
DeLoss McGraw was born in Okemah, Oklahoma, in 1945. He attended East Central State College, Oklahoma; the Otis Art Institute,
Los Angeles; and the Art Institute of San Miguel del Allende, Mexico. McGraw obtained his bachelor of arts from California
State University, Long Beach in 1969 and his master of fine arts from Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan in 1971.
Before pursuing a full-time career as an artist, McGraw taught fine art at Northern Kentucky University from 1972-1975 and
at the University of San Diego from 1978-1983. He also served as a guest artist at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1982, at
the Tamarind Institute, University of New Mexico in 1985, and at the Oklahoma Arts Institute.
Much of McGraw's inspiration comes from poetry and literature, as well as the disciplines of theater and music. McGraw has
been a pioneer in art and poetry collaborative works since the 1980s. Besides his creative responses to writings by Emily
Dickinson, Mary Shelley, Franz Kafka, W.B. Yeats, William Blake, and others, McGraw also incorporates the poet's text in the
compositions of his paintings, especially in the collaborative works with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet W.D. Snodgrass, with
whom he has worked since 1976. He has worked with a number of contemporary poets, including Robert Phillips, Robert Hass,
Daniel Halpern, William Heyen, Thom Ward, Janet Lewis, and Barton Thurber, among others.
Publication Rights
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
Preferred Citation
DeLoss McGraw Papers, MSS 631. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
Acquisition Information
Acquired 2003, 2013.
Related Archival Materials
The Brighton Press Archive (MSS 486) contains abundant DeLoss McGraw materials, especially for the fine press edition of MIDNIGHT
CARNIVAL.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Artistic collaboration -- United States
Heyen, William, 1940- -- Correspondence
Snodgrass, W. D. (William De Witt), 1926-2009 -- Correspondence
Ward, Thom -- Correspondence
McGraw, DeLoss -- Archives
Poulin, A., Jr., 1938-1996 -- Correspondence
MISCELLANEOUS/ABOUT MCGRAW
Scope and Content of Series
Series 1) MISCELLANEOUS/ABOUT MCGRAW: Writings and miscellaneous doodles by McGraw, as well as materials about the artist,
such as a pamphlet of McGraw's biography and a typescript of an interview with McGraw, W.D. Snodgrass and Kathleen Snodgrass.
Arranged alphabetically.
Box 1, Folder 1
Biography
ca. 1990
General note
Brochure. Includes "The Situations of Our Dreams: Some Thoughts on the Art of DeLoss McGraw," essay by Robert Pincus.
Box 1, Folder 2
Cohen, Ronny. "DeLoss McGraw--Mary Ryan Gallery, New York City." Review
1994
Box 1, Folder 4
Doodles in Okemah (from nature)
undated
Oversize FB-412-02
Doodles - 8 watercolor paintings by McGraw
1989
General note
Signed in pencil by McGraw, encased in a grey clamshell box.
Box 1, Folder 5
Havel, Vaclav - "Address of the President of the Czech Republic, His Excellency..."
1994
Box 1, Folder 6
Interview with DeLoss McGraw, W.D. Snodgrass and Kathleen Snodgrass
1992 - 1994
General note
Typescripts and correspondence.
Box 1, Folder 7
Journey of a Young Woman - Original sketchbook
ca. 2002
General note
Includes a preliminary painting for "Leaving a Home of Darkness and a Knowledge that the 'Past is Never Dead,'" which appeared
in an exhibition, "DeLoss McGraw: Journey of Woman" at ACA Galleries, March 8 - April 6, 2003.
Box 1, Folder 8
News clippings
1979 - 2010
Box 1, Folder 10
Oklahoma Arts Institute - Course catalog and essay by McGraw
1992 - 1995
Oversize FB-418-01
Photo-collage on board
undated
Box 1, Folder 11
Wichita Art Museum - Showcasing the Art of America
1993 March - April
General note
Brochure containing McGraw's juror statement and correspondence.
Box 1, Folder 12
Unidentified writings
undated
CORRESPONDENCE
Scope and Content of Series
Series 2) CORRESPONDENCE: Personal and business letters, including drafts and typescripts of poems, essays, short stories,
and signed broadsides by poets W.D. Snodgrass, Sam Hamill, Al Poulin, Jr., and Thom Ward. Among the letters of McGraw's clientele
and friends are thank you notes enclosed with photographs of paintings by McGraw. Arranged alphabetically by surname.
Box 1, Folder 15
Anne Kohs and Associates, Inc. (Anne Kohs, agent)
1989 - 1990
General note
Includes draft of McGraw's biography and contract agreement.
Box 1, Folder 16
Bennett, Annie
1995 - 2007
General note
Includes a photograph of McGraw and Bennett.
Box 1, Folder 17
Black, Sarah
1989
General note
Contains "DeLoss McGraw: A Literary Vision," student paper from Smith College.
Box 1, Folder 18
Bloom, Barbara S.
1999 - 2001
General note
Includes "There was a hole...," typescript poem.
Box 1, Folder 20
Boa, Anne
2001
General note
Includes a photograph of paintings by McGraw.
Box 1, Folder 21
Bradshaw, Glenn R.
1993 - 1996
Box 1, Folder 22
Chase, William
1985
General note
Includes "How Is A Poem Like A Picture? The Art(s) of W.D. Snodgrass and DeLoss McGraw," typescript essay.
Box 1, Folder 23
Crawford, Olivia
1992
General note
Includes "Two Without Faces," typescript short story.
Box 1, Folder 25
Fisher-Wirth, Ann
2000 - 2005
General
Includes photograph of DeLoss McGraw artwork.
Box 1, Folder 26
Glassford, Donna
1999 - 2000
General note
Includes photographs of Donna and her son and photograph of dress McGraw painted for the "Swan Ball" in Nashville.
Box 1, Folder 27
Glenn, Constance
2001 - 2013
Box 2, Folder 1
Graff, Herman
1996 - 2002
Oversize FB-418-02
Hamill, Sam
ca. 1998
General note
"Salutation, Late Autumn, 1991," broadside poem signed by Hamill.
Box 2, Folder 2
Harcourt Gallery (Kim Eaglesmith, director)
1989 - 1990
General note
Regarding consignment. Includes correspondence to and from Anne Kohs and Associates, Inc.
Box 2, Folder 3-4
Heyen, William
1992 - 2013
General note
Includes poetry, keepsakes, and broadsides (The Hero, May Sarton, Blue Christmas, and Poetry) by Heyen. See also, SERIES 7:
EXHIBITION MATERIALS, "Custer, Crazy Horse And The River of Electricity: A Painter's Response to Poetry, 1996-2001."
Box 2, Folder 5
Kirchoff, R.W.
1998
General note
"Ein Dichter Liebe (A Poet's Love)", typescript poem.
Box 2, Folder 6
Lowe, Hilary
undated
General note
"A Reaction to a Girl Who Obviously Never Learned to Swim," typescript poem.
Box 2, Folder 7
Mary Ryan Gallery (Mary Ryan, director)
1989 - 1992
Box 2, Folder 8
McCosker, Duncan
1991 - 2002
Box 2, Folder 9
McCullough, David Willis
2010 - 2011
Box 2, Folder 10
McCullough, Fran
undated
General note
Sylvia Plath's editor.
Box 2, Folder 11
McGraw family
1999 - 2003
General note
Includes photograph of family.
Box 2, Folder 13
Moore, Robert
1992
General note
"He Spoke to Me," typescript poem.
Box 2, Folder 14
Ollman, Leah
1994 - 2012
General note
Includes "Stories, Lessons, Legacy: A Personal Exploration of Genocide," typescript essay.
Box 2, Folder 15-19
Patrick, William B.
1994 - 2000
General note
"18 Monologues," typescript poems; "Dreams When We're Not Asleep," typescript poems; "New Scenario," typescript outline of
three plays after the book, THE DEATH OF COCK ROBIN; "In Heaven's Plain View: A Memoir in Poetry," typescript; and "Roxa:
The Story of the Culver Family, March 1849 to January 1850," typescript draft.
Box 2, Folder 20
Phillips, Robert
1987 - 2012
General note
Includes photograph of Phillips.
Box 3, Folder 1
Pinsky, Robert
1992 - 1997
Box 3, Folder 2
Piper, Eloise
2001
General note
Regarding cover art for her book, TEXTILE ART: CONTEMPORARY SURFACE DESIGN.
Box 3, Folder 3
Porter, Jimmie
1990
General note
"Anthony and Mister Grandfather," typescript short story.
Box 3, Folder 4
Correspondence
1991 - 1994
General
Includes photographs of Poulin, McGraw and others, photograph of painting by McGraw titled, "Why Did That Angel Cast its Blazing
Shadow on my Tongue?" and "The Village Idiot," a short story by Poulin.
Oversize FB-418-03
"The Angel of Love" and "En Provence," broadside poems
1992 - 1993
General note
Signed in pencil by author and artist.
Box 3, Folder 5
Raisor, Philip
1997
General note
Regarding permission to use McGraw's gouache paintings in his book, TUNED AND UNDER TENSION: THE RECENT POETRY OF W.D. SNODGRASS,
typescript.
Box 3, Folder 6
Rehl, Helen Krabbe
1996 - 1997
Box 3, Folder 8
Rhone, Robert Lee
ca. 1998
General note
"The Execution of a Child to an Adult" and "Surviving the Game!" typescript poems.
Box 3, Folder 9
Roeke (?), Joanne
undated
General note
"Collecting and Recollecting: The Making of Memory in Joseph Cornell," typescript essay.
Box 3, Folder 11
San Diego Union-Tribune
2005 - 2009
Box 3, Folder 12
Seavest Group (Virginia Anne Bonito, fine arts consultant)
1994 - 2000
Box 3, Folder 13
Sheridan, Ann
undated
General note
Includes proof print from "Up the Osage."
Box 3, Folder 14
Snodgrass, Kathleen
1984 - 1997
General note
Includes "A Presence" and "Lifelong" [typescript poems], exhibition proposal and "The Antic Imagination of DeLoss McGraw,"
typescript essay.
Snodgrass, W.D. (William De Witt)
1981 - 2002
Box 3, Folder 15-16
Correspondence
1973 - 2008 and undated
General
Includes photographs of McGraw, Snodgrass and others.
Oversize FB-418-04
Broadside poems by Snodgrass
1976 - 1996
General note
Contains "Coming Down from the Acropolis," "Dance Suite: Minuet in F##," "Dance Suite: Mexican Hat Dance," "He Bare Him Up,
He Bare Him Down," "From Snow Songs," "Snowdrops," "Winter, from Vivaldi's
The Four Seasons," "Summer, from Vivaldi's
The Four Seasons," and "Nocturne," signed by Snodgrass.
Box 3, Folder 17
Sorenson, Jane
undated
General note
"The Hatter and the Bearded Scribe," typescript short story.
Box 3, Folder 18
Sorescu, Marin
undated
General note
Selected typescript poems.
Box 3, Folder 19
Soto, Gary and Carolyn
1993 - 2010
Box 3, Folder 20
Spires, Elizabeth
1989 - 2011
General note
Includes photograph of Celia Spires; "The Cat's Meow," typescript for picture book; and "The Lion and Lily," typescript poem.
Box 3, Folder 21
Styron, Polly
1992 - 1995
Box 3, Folder 22
Tamarind Institute
1995 - 2008
Box 3, Folder 23
Thompson, Laura Beth
undated
General note
"The Thawing," typescript poem.
Box 3, Folder 24
Thurber, Barton
1993 - 2005
General note
"Monstrum II," typescript play and "Hey!," typescript poem.
Box 4, Folder 1
Correspondence
1998 - 2001
General
Includes TUMBLEKID signed by Ward and selected typescript poems.
Oversize MC-168-01
"Dark Underfoot" and "Walking Down This Mountain," broadside poems
1998 - 2000
General note
Signed by Ward.
Box 4, Folder 3
Winters, Janet (Janet Lewis)
1989 - 1995
General note
Includes selected typescript poems by Janet Lewis.
Box 4, Folder 4
Witte, George
1992
General note
Includes "1890s, After Storm," photocopy of poem.
Box 4, Folder 5
Young, Jill
1997
General note
Includes typescript poems with annotations.
Box 4, Folder 6
Unidentified correspondents
EDITION BOOKS AND MONOPRINTS
Scope and Content of Series
Series 3) EDITION BOOKS AND MONOPRINTS. Arranged in two subseries: A) Edition Books and B) Monoprints by McGraw.
A) Edition Books: Preliminary artworks by McGraw, artist's proofs, proof mock-ups, letterpress proofs, tissue drawings, lithographs,
and watercolor paintings. Other materials include brochures, correspondence, annotated typescript drafts of poems and essays,
selected writings, and research materials. Arranged chronologically.
B) Monoprints: Serial lithographs and artist's proofs, hand-printed by McGraw. Monoprints without dates are located at the
end of the series and in alphabetical order by title. The early monoprints in this subseries date circa 1980s and the majority
of these were printed at the Magnolia Press in San Francisco. Stone lithographs "Aspects of Alice" and "Poet: Wearing Tools
of Trade," printed at Ernest de Soto Workshop, date from 1989 to early 1990s. Arranged chronologically.
Oversize FB-413-02
MOCK TURTLE'S SONG (1986) - Proof mock-up in blue clamshell box
Oversize MC-168-02
KINDER CAPERS (1986) - Suite of four monoprints, number 11/30, signed by McGraw
General note
"W.D.," "The Big Beautiful Bird Has Been Shot By the Ugly Little Bird," "Young W.D. Faces the Dragon-Guilt," and "W.D. Picks
A Bouquet for Cock Robin But Cannot Separate the Thorns From the Flowers." Includes written description. Two of these prints,
"The Big Beautiful Bird Has Been Shot By the Ugly Little Bird" and "Young W.D. Faces the Dragon-Guilt" are currently located
in the staff area with the framed art.
Oversize FB-418-10
FATHER WILLIAM (1987) - Artist's proof
1986
Oversize FB-412-01
ORIGIN OF ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL (1988) - Artist's proof signed by McGraw and James Herriot, in green clamshell box
Box 4, Folder 7-8
TO SHAPE A SONG (1988)
General
Softcover, signed in pencil by McGraw and Snodgrass. Typescript drafts annotated by Snodgrass.
Box 4, Folder 9
HARD TRAVELING (1989) - Selections from writings by Woody Guthrie and John Steinbeck
General note
Typescripts. Includes brochure from Brighton Press.
Oversize FB-413-01
LIFE IS PROBABLY ROUND (1989)
Box 4, Folder 10-11
Correspondence and selected writings
1989 - 1990
General note
Includes tissue drawings by McGraw, announcement card, research materials, and introduction by Hope B. Werness, typescript.
Oversize FB-413-01
Artist's proof signed by McGraw, in blue fabric-covered box
Box 4, Folder 12
Story by Dave Hickey and essays by Robert Pincus and Bart Thurber
1991
Oversize FB-417-01
Watercolor paintings by McGraw and letterpress proof
General note
The City of Carlsbad and The Carlsbad Arts Commission.
Box 4, Folder 13-14
EACH IN HIS SEASON (1993)
1993 - 1995
General note
BOA Editions, Ltd. catalog, Fall/Winter. Includes bookmark and correspondence. Typescript drafts with handwritten annotations
by Snodgrass.
Box 4, Folder 15
SELECTED TRANSLATIONS (W.D. Snodgrass, 1998)
Oversize MC-169-01
Yeats, the Swan and Fairyland [and 2 monoprints of a swan without titles] hand-painted by McGraw
ca. 1980s
General note
Printed at Magnolia Press, San Francisco.
After a Poem by W.D. Snodgrass
1984 - 1985
Oversize MC-168-20
At Brighton Press, color stencil, signed by McGraw
Oversize MC-168-21
At Brighton Press, intaglio and color stencil, signed by McGraw number 9/30
Oversize MC-168-22
W.D. and the Blue Hat
1984 - 1985
General note
Signed by McGraw.
Oversize MC-168-23
Trial proof from edition of 30
1984
General note
At Tamarind Institute, signed by McGraw.
Oversize MC-168-04
W.D. Struggles with Cock Robin and Is Dressed in an Odd Robe That Must Be a Factory Reject - For It Has No..
circa 1984
General note
Number 4/30, signed by McGraw.
Oversize MC-168-05
House the Poet Built, 2 monoprints in color and in black-and-white
In response to poems by Snodgrass
Oversize MC-169-02
"Let the Shivvering Eyelid Close the Dowd Surrounded" [sic]
ca. 1988
General note
Printed at Magnolia Press and series published by Haines Gallery, San Francisco.
Oversize MC-169-03
"Lullaby"
ca. 1988
General note
Printed at Magnolia Press and series published by Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Signed by McGraw.
Oversize MC-169-04
"The Poet's Tool for Escaping the Dream Shadow of Mr. Evil"
ca. 1988
General note
Printed at Magnolia Press and series published by Haines Gallery, San Francisco.
Oversize MC-169-05
"W.D. Consults with Kafka and Dostoyevsky Concerning the Whereabouts..."
ca. 1988
General note
Printed at Magnolia Press and series published by Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Signed by McGraw.
Oversize MC-169-06
"W.D. Creates A Device For Escaping"
ca. 1988
General note
Printed at Magnolia Press and series published by Haines Gallery, San Francisco.
Oversize MC-169-07
"W.D.'s Dance"
ca. 1988
General note
Printed at Magnolia Press and series published by Haines Gallery, San Francisco.
Oversize MC-169-08
Untitled [bird]
ca. 1988
General note
Printed at Magnolia Press and series published by Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Signed by McGraw.
Oversize MC-169-09
Untitled [figure blowing a trumpet-like instrument]
ca. 1988
General note
Printed at Magnolia Press and series published by Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Hand-painted and signed by McGraw.
Oversize AB-18-E
Aspects of Alice
1989
General note
Number 17/75, signed by McGraw. Stone lithograph hand-printed at Ernest de Soto Workshop, San Francisco. Currently on long-term
display in the Reference Area.
Poet: Wearing Tools of Trade
Box 4, Folder 16
Correspondence
1990
General note
Regarding announcement of monoprints and a roster containing names of those who purchased artwork, typescript.
Oversize MC-168-06
Artist's proof #3
1990
General note
Stone lithograph hand-printed at Ernest de Soto Workshop, San Francisco. Currently on long-term display in the Director's
office.
Oversize MC-169-10
15th Annual Literary Arts Festival
1992
General note
Number 15/23, signed by McGraw.
Oversize MC-168-24
Blue Simplist
1993
General note
Printed at Tamarind Institute, University of New Mexico, lithograph signed by McGraw. Untitled print believed to be "Blue
Simplist" currently located in the staff area with the framed art.
Oversize MC-168-25
The Escape
1993
General note
Commissioned by Tamarind Institute, number 1/15, signed by McGraw.
Box 4, Folder 17
Tamarind Institute brochures
2001 - 2002
General note
Includes McGraw's monoprints of selections from ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND.
Oversize MC-168-07
Alice
ca. 2001
General note
Hand-printed at Tamarind Institute, New Mexico.
Oversize MC-168-08
Circus Loosely
ca. 2001
General note
7 monoprints hand-printed at Tamarind Institute: "First Cart Study;" "Fourth Cart Study;" "Sixth Study for Cart;" "Thinking
of Kurt Weill" [2 versions], signed by McGraw; and "Left-Handed Musician for Kurt Weill" [2 versions, one of which is currently
located in the staff area with the framed art].
Oversize MC-168-09
Who Are You? Said the Caterpillar
ca. 2001
General note
Hand-printed at Tamarind Institute, signed by McGraw.
Oversize MC-168-10
Black Swan at Schloss Benrath, [poem by Robert Phillips?]
undated
Box 4, Folder 18
Lithographs
undated
General note
17 lithographs (4x6) on different color papers, 4 hand-painted by McGraw. Printed at Ernest de Soto Workshop, San Francisco.
Oversize MC-168-11
Lithograph
undated
General note
Hand-printed at Ernest F. de Soto Workshop, San Francisco.
Oversize MC-168-12
Sylvia Plath 1946-1956
undated
General note
9 monoprints hand-printed at Tamarind Institute, signed by McGraw. One of these prints, "Sylvia Plath 1952," is currently
located in the staff area with the framed art.
Oversize MC-168-13
Poet Detects the Nothingness of Mr. Evil
undated
General note
2 monoprints. Number 12/30, signed by McGraw.
Oversize MC-168-14
W.D. Snodgrass - You Sentimental Fool
undated
General note
Number 3/10, signed by McGraw with fingerprints and names: Daniel, Joyce, Frank, Sara, and Marea.
Oversize MC-168-15
W.D. Snodgrass You Silly Man Come Out of the Storm
undated
General note
Signed by McGraw with fingerprints and names: Daniel, Joyce, Frank, Sara, and Marea. Currently located in the staff area with
the framed art.
Oversize MC-168-16
Yeats and the Dream
undated
General note
Number 1/30, signed by McGraw.
Oversize MC-168-17
Untitled [nudes]
undated
General note
7 monotypes hand-printed and signed by McGraw at Tamarind Institute. One of these, [nude woman], is currently located in the
staff area with the framed art.
Box 4, Folder 19
Nadja Press - Miscellaneous prints
undated
Oversize MC-168-03
ALWAYS
undated
General note
Working proof and hand-painted lithograph proofs by McGraw, signed in pencil and encased in a black clamshell box. Includes
corrections on letterpress printing. Edition of fifteen copies, at Art Department of Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia.
TRADE BOOKS
Scope and Content of Series
Series 4) TRADE BOOKS: Spanning the dates 1983-1992, the series consists of two trade book publications, W.D.'S MIDNIGHT CARNIVAL
(1988) by Artra Publishing, Inc. and DEATH OF COCK ROBIN (1989) by the University of Delaware Press. This series, arranged
chronologically, contains typescripts, annotated drafts and correspondence from Snodgrass. It also includes two typescript
poems not included in the book, "The Midnight Carnival: Resisting the Hypnotist, Dr. Ph. D. Dark" and "The Midnight Carnival:
Tunnel of Romance." Includes clippings and announcements.
W.D.'S MIDNIGHT CARNIVAL (1988)
Box 4, Folder 20-21
Clippings, announcements, and correspondence with Snodgrass
1987 - 1991
Box 5, Folder 1-2
Paperback edition and typescript drafts with handwritten annotations by Snodgrass
1988 - 1989
General note
Includes a letter to the editor by A. Poulin, Jr. and two typescript poems not part of the book: "The Midnight Carnival: Resisting
The Hypnotist, Dr. Ph. D. Dark" and "The Midnight Carnival: Tunnel of Romance."
Box 5, Folder 3-5
DEATH OF COCK ROBIN (1989)
1983 - 1992
General
Clippings and announcements, correspondence with Snodgrass, and typescript drafts with handwritten annotations by Snodgrass.
CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS
Scope and Content of Series
Series 5) CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS: Spanning the years 1990-2002, the series documents McGraw's illustrations and designs
for children's books. McGraw won book awards for FISH STORY (1993) and HIPPITY HOP, FROG ON TOP (1995). The collection includes
extensive preliminary artwork for ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND (2001), including correspondence, original sketch drawings,
drawings on tracing paper, color photocopies of paintings by McGraw, page proofs, mock-up clamshell boxes in five different
colors with hand-painted cover art, clippings, photographs of the "Alice" series paintings, and reviews. Media is restricted;
researchers may request user copies be produced. Arranged chronologically.
Box 5, Folder 6
Book jacket, announcement card, and correspondence
1992 - 1994
HIPPITY HOP, FROG ON TOP (1994)
1994 - 1995
Box 5, Folder 7-8
Unbound book with book jacket and Please Touch Book Award
General
Includes photos of author Natasha Wing.
Box 5, Folder 9
NEW VESTMENTS (1995)
1994 - 1995
General note
Publisher catalog and correspondence.
Box 5, Folder 10
Gott Lachelt (2001)
General note
German. Published in MEIN HEROLD, a Christian Science magazine for children.
ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND (2001)
Box 5, Folder 11-13
"Alice" series paintings
General note
Photographs of "Mad Tea Service," "It was much pleasanter at home...," "Will you walk a little faster?...," and "There was
a table..." Clipping from
Architectural Digest, February 2002. Untitled lithograph [rabbit with teapot], 10/70.
Box 5, Folder 14-15
Announcements and correspondence
1990 - 2002
Box 5, Folder 16
Drawings and annotations by McGraw
General note
Artwork done on transcriptions taken from LEWIS CARROLL (Derek Hudson, 1977) and ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND (Lewis Carroll,
1935).
Box 5, Folder 17
Drawings in pencil and ink by McGraw, originals
General note
Includes 2 photographs of exhibition.
Box 5, Folder 18
Paintings and color photocopies of chapters 1 and 7-12
Box 5, Folder 19-21
Page proofs and cover art
Box 6, Folder 1
Negatives of sculptures by McGraw
General note
Standing sculptures of the Mock Turtle, Alice [front and back], Gryphon [front and back], and boy.
Box 6, Folder 2-4
Newspaper clippings, reviews, and signage of the book
1986 - 2002
Oversize FB-414-01
Mock-up purple clamshell box, with hand-painted cover art by McGraw
General note
[Painting of Queen of Hearts] signed in pencil by McGraw.
Oversize FB-414-02
Mock-up red clamshell box, with hand-painted cover art by McGraw
General note
[Painting of a boy and rabbit] signed in pencil by McGraw.
Oversize FB-415-01
Mock-up blue clamshell box, with hand-painted cover art by McGraw
General note
[Painting of Alice and mouse], signed in pencil by McGraw.
Oversize FB-415-02
Mock-up orange clamshell box, with hand-painted cover art by McGraw
General note
[Painting of bowl] signed in pencil by McGraw.
Oversize FB-416-01
Mock-up yellow clamshell box, with hand-painted cover art by McGraw
General note
Painting of "Still she went on growing...," signed by McGraw.
Oversize FB-417-02
Clamshell box with hand-painted cover art by McGraw
General note
Case for mock-up proof [two-page proofs of text and art design].
Oversize FB-417-03
Mock-up proof consisting of two-page proofs, glued in place
2000 July - September
General note
Includes sketch drawings and annotations by McGraw. Contains loose pages.
Oversize FB-418-11
Drawings on tracing paper overlaying color photocopies of paintings
General note
Contains the contents page, chapters 1-6 and verso of the jacket art. Includes 8 illustrations not used in the book, tracings
with color photocopies.
Oversize FB-419-01
Final untrimmed proofs, first pull
2000 December
General note
Missing page 92.
Oversize FB-419-02
Final untrimmed proofs
2000 December
General note
Missing pages 92 and 112.
WORKS ON COMMISSION AND PUBLIC ART
Scope and Content of Series
Series 6) WORKS ON COMMISSION AND PUBLIC ART: Documentation of McGraw's professional works on commission, including public
art projects. The series contains a variety of cover art by McGraw including playbills and announcement cards for the Scottsdale
Center for the Arts, art design for a KCRW brochure and many dust jackets. In addition, this series includes proofs and layouts
for the broadside poem "Only the Traveler Can Change the Journey," signed by the author and the artist to commemorate the
publication of Thom Ward's book of poetry, SMALL BOAT WITH OARS OF DIFFERENT SIZE (2000). Preliminary studies, sketch drawings,
photographs, and notes document McGraw's involvement in public art, such as the sculpture project at Carlsbad (California)
City Library, the installation of "Children's Chair for the Seasons" at Nashville Public Library, as well as a bronze sculpture
of a mermaid for the resort hotel at Las Ventanas al Paraiso in Los Cabos, Mexico. Also included in this series are two portrait
drawings in charcoal on paper. Arranged chronologically.
Box 6, Folder 5
San Diego Children's Museum - Preliminary study
1990 - 1991
General note
Not commissioned (Bob Sain, director).
Box 6, Folder 6
THREEPENNY REVIEW
1990
General note
Cover art, illustrations, and correspondence.
Box 6, Folder 7
Wilshire Building Project
1990
General note
Contains project quotation.
Oversize MC-169-11
Fern Street Circus. "The Story of Pino the Barber"
1991 September
General note
Limited-edition poster. San Diego, California. [Item 17 in folder].
Box 6, Folder 8
Scottsdale Center for the Arts - Cover art for playbills and announcement card
1993 - 1997
Oversize FB-418-05
Shakespeare Festival/LA (SFLA) - Brown paper bag design by McGraw
1994
Box 6, Folder 9
Wenk, Mimi
1994 - 1995
General note
Contains photographs of paintings by McGraw, original thumbnail sketches, and correspondence.
Box 6, Folder 10
EVERYDAY SEDUCTIONS. Stories and poems edited by Gary Soto. Cover art by McGraw
1995
General note
Painting of "Mary With A Troubled Thought," proof of cover art.
Box 6, Folder 11
TAMEME
1997 - 2001
General note
Correspondence regarding cover art.
Box 6, Folder 12
EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGY
1998
General note
Cover art for 5th edition: painting of "Recess."
Box 6, Folder 13
Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Project for the Children's Hospital
1998 - 2002
General note
Correspondence and sketch for installation.
Carlsbad City Library Sculpture Project
Box 6, Folder 14
Drawings with dimensions, project description, and notes
ca. 1999
Oversize MC-169-11
Poster for the grand opening
1999
General note
[Item 15 in folder].
Box 6, Folder 15
Nashville Public Library Public Art Program - "Children's Chair for the Seasons"
1999 - 2001
General note
Original and color photocopies of rough sketches by McGraw, photograph of McGraw, contact sheet of sculptures, brochure, contract
agreement, and correspondence.
Oversize FB-418-06
Only the Traveler Can Change the Journey - Broadside
ca. 2000
General note
For the occasion of the publication of Thom Ward's book of poetry, SMALL BOAT WITH OARS OF DIFFERENT SIZE. Contains paste-up,
proofs and hand-painted print signed by McGraw and Ward, number 25/300.
Oversize MC-168-18
Portrait of Bart - Charcoal drawing highlighted with white chalk on paper
2002 December
Box 6, Folder 16
KCRW - "Angel Levels for the 21st Century" - Brochure artwork by McGraw
2003
Box 6, Folder 17
3 earrings for pierced ears - Sketch drawings of designs by McGraw
undated
Box 6, Folder 18
Coachella Valley Child Care - Cover art by McGraw
Box 6, Folder 19
Las Ventanas al Paraiso, Los Cabos, Mexico - Sketch drawing of a mermaid by McGraw for the bronze sculpture, with notes
Box 6, Folder 20
Latin Grammy Awards - Preliminary study
undated
Oversize FB-418-07
SPEKTRUM - Cover art by McGraw
ca. 1987
General note
Paste-up proof with annotations.
Oversize MC-168-19
Untitled charcoal drawing highlighted with white chalk and background painted in blue gouache on paper
undated
EXHIBITION MATERIALS
Scope and Content of Series
Series 7) EXHIBITION MATERIALS: Materials from solo and group exhibitions, spanning the years 1975-2003. The series includes
catalogs, pamphlets, brochures, reviews, correspondence with poets and others, invitation and announcement cards, posters,
and photographs of McGraw and others. Arranged chronologically.
Box 6, Folder 21
Miscellaneous clippings
1987 - 2003
Box 6, Folder 22
Miscellaneous invitation cards
1987 - 2002
Box 6, Folder 23
Cincinnati Invitational Awards - Exhibition: Drawings and Prints
1975 February 6 - March 30
General note
At Cincinnati Art Museum. Photocopy of catalog.
Box 6, Folder 24
Invitational American Drawing Exhibition
1977 September 17 - October 30
General note
At Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, California. Catalog.
Box 6, Folder 25
Poet's New Love
1983 March
General note
Review by Robert Pincus. At Adrienne Simard Gallery, Los Angeles. Also includes article by Elise Miller, "The Artist and the
Poet." SAN DIEGO MAGAZINE, vol. 35, no. 11, September 1983.
Box 6, Folder 26
Who Killed Cock Robin? Paintings by DeLoss McGraw: In Response to the Recent Poetry of W.D. Snodgrass
1984
General note
Includes 3 black-and-white photographs of watercolor paintings: "W.D. Becomes Entangled in the Nest of His Thoughts," "Is
W.D. Innocent or Ignorant of Himself Being Observed?" and "W.D. Don't Fear That Animal."
Box 6, Folder 27
In Response to the Poetry of Yeats at Coole Park
1985 August 30 - September 28
General note
Announcement card. At Harcourts Contemporary, San Francisco.
Oversize MC-169-11
Death of Cock Robin: Poems and Paintings
1986
General note
Poster. [Item 1 in folder].
Box 6, Folder 28
DeLoss McGraw: The Painter-Poet
1987
General note
Includes annotated typescript draft of essay by Jane K. Bledsoe for the catalog.
Box 6, Folder 29
House the Poet Built
1987 December
General note
Contains invitation cards (2) with hand-painted etchings signed by McGraw, number 4/125 and 106/125. At Haines Gallery, San
Francisco. Includes review.
Oversize MC-169-11
2nd International Contemporary Art Fair
1987 December 10-14
General note
Poster. At Simard and Halm Gallery, Los Angeles. [Item 2 in folder].
Box 6, Folder 30
Works on Paper '88
1988 December 2 - 1989 January 7
General note
Blurb in the "Gallery Guide." At Moss/Chumley Gallery, Dallas.
Galleria Incontro D'Arte
1988 February 10 - March 6
Oversize MC-169-11
Poster
General
At Galleria Incontro D'Arte, Rome, Italy.
Oversize MC-169-11
Wounded Angel
1988 April 1 - May 7
General note
[Item 4 in folder].
Oversize MC-169-11
Maison Visinand
1988 April 29 - May 20
General note
At Montreux, France. [Item 5 in folder].
Box 6, Folder 32
Hard Traveling
1990 February 16 - March 24
General note
Exhibition plans, correspondence with Brighton Press, and notes. At Moss/Chumley Gallery, Dallas.
Box 6, Folder 33
Dante's Paradise
1990 May 8 - June 7
General note
Thumbnail drawings by McGraw, notes, and correspondence. At Galleria Incontro D'Arte, Rome, Italy.
Oversize MC-169-11
James Joyce Conference
1989 June
General note
Poster. [Item 6 in folder].
Box 6, Folder 34
Rambling Shoe
1989 November
General note
Consignment inventory, correspondence, clippings, and "Collectively Written Songs" by the children of Oklahoma. At Lizardi/Harp
Gallery, Pasadena.
Box 6, Folder 35
Dear Theo
1990 April 20 - May 31
General note
Correspondence, notes, articles on Van Gogh, and announcement card. At The Annex Gallery, San Diego.
Drowned Ophelia. Linda Moore Gallery, San Diego
1992 January 30 - March 7
Oversize MC-171-01
"Unfinished work" - 3 watercolor paintings
1991
15th Annual Literary Arts Festival
1992 October 4-8
Box 7, Folder 1
Announcement cards, brochure, correspondence, clipping, photograph of McGraw, and contact sheet
General
Held in conjunction with the Old Dominion University Literary Festival, Dominion University of Norfolk, VA.
Oversize MC-169-11
Poster
General note
[Item 7 in folder].
Box 7, Folder 2
Museum in the Making: The Stephane Janssen Collection of Contemporary European and American Art
1992 November
General note
Brochures, announcement card, clippings, and "Portrait - The Janssen Collection," typescript essay. At Scottsdale Center for
the Arts, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Box 7, Folder 3
DeLoss McGraw. Galeria de Arte - Alianza Cultural Uruguay - E.E.U.U.
1993 May
Oversize MC-169-11
Listening to Angels
1993 October
General note
Poster. At Sylvia White Gallery, Santa Monica, California. [Item 9 in folder].
Box 7, Folder 4
California Gothic: Recent Paintings by DeLoss McGraw
1993 December 1-30
General note
Brochure, correspondence, and clipping. At Mary Ryan Gallery, New York.
Oversize MC-169-11
Angels on Earth
1994
General note
Poster. [Item 10 in folder].
Box 7, Folder 5
DeLoss McGraw: Twenty-Five Small Black and White Drawings
1995 December
General note
Pamphlet. At Bentley Gallery.
Oversize MC-169-11
Oklahoma Art Institute - Poster
1995 - 1996
General note
[Item 11 in folder].
DeLoss McGraw: Oklahoma Gothic
1997 September 26 - November 16
Box 7, Folder 6-8
Sketch drawings by McGraw, notes, and study materials. Photographs of talk at University of Oklahoma and of McGraw's studio
and castle
General
Includes invitation card, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and photograph of Wyler for catalog.
Oversize FB-418-08
Paintings [14] for John Ashbery's poem, photocopies
As A Poem, So Is A Picture
1997 November 21 - 1998 February 1
Box 7, Folder 9-10
Proofs, correspondence, minutes, announcements and lesson plans
General
Photocopied catalog proofs annotated by McGraw, meeting minutes, announcements and correspondence. Integrating Art and Literature:
lesson plans for primary through upper elementary school.
Custer, Crazy Horse and The River of Electricity: A Painter's Response To Poetry
2000 April 7 - June 25
Box 7, Folder 11-13
Drawings, photographs, and correspondence
1996 - 2001
General
Original drawings by McGraw, photographs of finished paintings with annotated poetry by Heyen, correspondence, and selected
pages from brochure. Includes "Crazy Horse and Custer: The River of Electricity," typescript with annotations by McGraw, correspondence
and photograph of Heyen with others. Correspondence regarding the broadside, McGraw's drawing of an upside-down Custer paired
with Heyen's poem, "Wormhole."
Oversize FB-418-09
Broadside poems
General
In commemoration of the DeLoss McGraw/William Heyen exhibition. Contains 2 broadsides, [one hand-colored by McGraw, number
75/75], signed by McGraw and Heyen.
For Children Only - Alice. "Alice, Home and Stuff"
2000 May 6 - June 21
Box 7, Folder 14
Drawings by McGraw with text. William D. Cannon Art Gallery
Box 8, Folder 1
Working dummy books by McGraw and C.O.
Oversize MC-169-11
Poster for exhibition
General note
[Item 16 in folder].
Box 8, Folder 2
Catalog and brochures
2001 March
Box 8, Folder 3
"The Children's Crusade" - Selected writings by USD students. Includes annotations and sketches by McGraw
2000 November
Box 8, Folder 4
Materials on Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill and John Highkin
2000 December
Box 8, Folder 5
Drawings by McGraw with selected catalog pages. Includes a gouache painting for Brecht study and notes
2001
Box 8, Folder 7
Ink drawings by McGraw
undated
Oversize MC-167-03
Paper casts hand-painted by McGraw. Contains 3 different versions of compositions and colors, unfinished
ca. 2001
Box 8, Folder 8-9
Photographs of McGraw in a costume and on stilts, with contact sheets. Photographs of McGraw with others at opening reception
ca. 2001
Oversize MC-167-01
Brush painting and paste-up on paper by McGraw
ca. 2001
Oversize MC-167-02
Mold for paper cast. Cast [cracked at bottom] by John David Boyd
ca. 2001
Oversize AB-28-D
Paper cast hand-painted by McGraw, signed and framed
ca. 2001
General
Currently on long-term display in the Seminar Room.
Box 8, Folder 10
Public art in Albuquerque - "Queen of Hearts in Red Field"
2002
Box 8, Folder 11
Unidentified exhibition materials
undated
General note
List of artworks and installation plan view of a gallery.
PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS
Scope and Content of Series
Series 8) PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS: Watercolors, mixed media paintings, and drawings by McGraw, several inspired by poets including
Walt Whitman, William Heyen, T.S. Eliot, and W.B. Yeats. Signed by the artist. Arranged chronologically.
Oversize MC-171-02
Untitled [man with bowler hat, insect, and bird]
1974
General
Colored pencil drawing with brads.
Oversize MC-171-02
Journey of a Young Man - Early Study
1977
General
On Albrecht Durer in Venice. Drawing with pastel detail.
Oversize MC-171-03
After T.S. Eliot - In the Room the Women Come and Go Talking of Vietn [sic]
1979
Oversize MC-171-03
That Demon That Plagues Me Day and Night - Yeats
1979
Oversize MC-171-03
W.D. Defends the Symbol
1982
Oversize MC-171-04
Sleeping Boy's Dream
1992
Oversize MC-171-04
After a Poem by W. Heyen
1992
Oversize MC-171-05
Homage to Joseph Cornell
1997
Oversize MC-171-05
Crossing Brooklyn Ferry from
Leaves of Grass
undated
Box 10
Poemlet Press cards with William Heyen
General
Thirty-seven 4 x 3" cards in hard plastic sleeves featuring artwork by DeLoss McGraw and William Heyen (some original, some
reproductions), and poems by William Heyen. Several are numbered as parts of series, and most are signed by both the poet
and the artist.
Box 10, Folder 1
Miscellaneous
circa 2011
General
8 cards. No original artwork. Cards include poems "Constituents," "Fast Food," "Flame," "Evensong," and "She" and "Archival"
from an unidentified Brockport, NY series.
Box 10, Folder 2
"You're holding an original..."
2011
General
6 cards. Original watercolors by DeLoss McGraw. Numbered series 4-9.
Box 10, Folder 3
Stamp illustrations
2011
General
5 cards. Includes poems "Dream Spinster," "First Draft: A Pig Note," and "Nature."
Colored pencil illustrations
circa 2010-2011
General
6 cards. Drawings and poems by Heyen, including "The Eye," "Childhood Hammock," and "In Your Hand."
PHOTOGRAPHS
Scope and Content of Series
Series 9) PHOTOGRAPHS: Photographs of DeLoss McGraw, his family, and poets, including W.D. Snodgrass; and of McGraw's Scottsdale
studio and Mary Ryan Gallery exhibition. Arranged alphabetically.
Box 8, Folder 13
Mary Ryan Gallery show
ca. 1990
Box 8, Folder 14
McGraw, DeLoss
1995 - 1998 and undated
Box 8, Folder 15
McGraw, DeLoss group photos
ca. 1970 and undated
Box 8, Folder 16
McGraw family
1993 - 2009 and undated
Box 8, Folder 17
Scottsdale studio
1996 - 1997
Box 8, Folder 19
Soto, Carolyn and Gary
undated
Box 8, Folder 20
Miscellaneous photographs - Includes art dealers and museum staff
2001 and undated
ORIGINALS OF PRESERVATION PHOTOCOPIES
Scope and Contents of Series
Series 10) ORIGINALS OF PRESERVATION PHOTOCOPIES: Originals of brittle or high acid content documents that have been photocopied.