Posey (Ernest) Sketchbook of Erotic Drawings, undated

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Summary

Title:
Ernest Posey sketchbook of erotic drawings
Dates:
undated
Creators:
Posey, Ernest
Abstract:
Hardcover sketchbook of erotic drawings created by Ernest Posey, undated. Posey was an artist, teacher, business manager, mediator-arbitrator, filmmaker, public television director, author, graphic designer, and book illustrator who spent most of his life in Northern California.
Extent:
.1 Linear Feet 1 folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder #, or item name] Ernest Posey Sketchbook of Erotic Drawings, Coll2014-117, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

Hardcover sketchbook of erotic drawings created by Ernest Posey, undated. The collection includes loose papers with drawings titled "Wonderful World of Willies."

Biographical / historical:

Ernest Noel Posey was born in New Orleans on December 25, 1937. He earned a degree in Fine Arts from Louisiana State University and a degree in Architecture from Tulane. Posey moved to New York City and had his first solo exhibition in 1966 at the Henri Gallery in Washington, D.C. In 1968, he moved to San Francisco, where he had a solo show at the Galeria Van der Voort. Over his career, Posey had over two dozen solo exhibitions and his work is included in a number of important collections. He taught at the California College of Art and the San Francisco Academy of Art University where he was Chairman of the Department of Fine Art. He was business manager for the California Federation of Art Teachers, and a mediator-arbitrator with California Lawyers for the Arts. Mr. Posey was also a filmmaker, public television director, author, graphic designer and book illustrator. In the late 1980s, Posey moved to Mendocino County and worked exclusively on his paintings, drawings and assemblages. Ernest was diagnosed with a brain tumor in the fall of 2007 and passed away peacefully two months later.

Source: http://ernestposey.com/bio.html (accessed November 21, 2014)

Acquisition information:
Donated by Trebor Healey as executor of the estate of Ernest Posey, October 2011.
Processing information:

Processed by Kyle Morgan, 2014.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Kyle Morgan
Sponsor:
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2014-12-08 14:10:50 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder #, or item name] Ernest Posey Sketchbook of Erotic Drawings, Coll2014-117, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
909 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007, US
Contact:
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