McGraw (DeLoss) Papers

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 3

Doodles undated

Box 1, Folder 4

Doodles in Okemah (from nature) undated

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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 9

Notes undated

Box 1, Folder 10

Oklahoma Arts Institute - Course catalog and essay by McGraw 1992 - 1995

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Photo-collage on board undated

General note

Untitled.

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 13-14

A-Z - Miscellaneous

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 19

Blue, Marian 1993 - 2001

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 24

Dittrick, Diane 2002

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

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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 12

Memmer, Philip undated

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.

Poulin, Alfred, Jr.

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.

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"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 7

Rehme, Kay and Bob 2003

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 10

Ryan, Michael T. 1989

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.

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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 3, Folder 25

Tyler, Annie 2011 - 2012

Ward, Thom

Box 4, Folder 1

Correspondence 1998 - 2001

General

Includes TUMBLEKID signed by Ward and selected typescript poems.

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"Dark Underfoot" and "Walking Down This Mountain," broadside poems 1998 - 2000

General note

Signed by Ward.

Box 4, Folder 2

Whitworth, Haye 2004

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.

Edition Books

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MOCK TURTLE'S SONG (1986) - Proof mock-up in blue clamshell box

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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

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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.

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Artist's proof signed by McGraw, in blue fabric-covered box

PARADISE (1991)

Box 4, Folder 12

Story by Dave Hickey and essays by Robert Pincus and Bart Thurber 1991

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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)

General

Cover art.

Monoprints by McGraw

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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

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At Brighton Press, color stencil, signed by McGraw

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At Brighton Press, intaglio and color stencil, signed by McGraw number 9/30

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W.D. and the Blue Hat 1984 - 1985

General note

Signed by McGraw.

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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

General note

[1985?].

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.

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"Lullaby" ca. 1988

General note

Printed at Magnolia Press and series published by Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Signed by McGraw.

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"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.

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"W.D.'s Dance" ca. 1988

General note

Printed at Magnolia Press and series published by Haines Gallery, San Francisco.

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Untitled [bird] ca. 1988

General note

Printed at Magnolia Press and series published by Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Signed by McGraw.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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].

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Who Are You? Said the Caterpillar ca. 2001

General note

Hand-printed at Tamarind Institute, signed by McGraw.

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Black Swan at Schloss Benrath, [poem by Robert Phillips?] undated

Little Red Riding Hood

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.

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Lithograph undated

General note

Hand-printed at Ernest F. de Soto Workshop, San Francisco.

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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.

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Poet Detects the Nothingness of Mr. Evil undated

General note

2 monoprints. Number 12/30, signed by McGraw.

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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.

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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.

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Yeats and the Dream undated

General note

Number 1/30, signed by McGraw.

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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

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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.

FISH STORY (1993)

Box 5, Folder 6

Book jacket, announcement card, and correspondence 1992 - 1994

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Poster

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.

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Watercolor painting 1990

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

General note

79 leaves.

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

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Mock-up purple clamshell box, with hand-painted cover art by McGraw

General note

[Painting of Queen of Hearts] signed in pencil by McGraw.

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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.

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Mock-up blue clamshell box, with hand-painted cover art by McGraw

General note

[Painting of Alice and mouse], signed in pencil by McGraw.

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Mock-up orange clamshell box, with hand-painted cover art by McGraw

General note

[Painting of bowl] signed in pencil by McGraw.

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Mock-up yellow clamshell box, with hand-painted cover art by McGraw

General note

Painting of "Still she went on growing...," signed by McGraw.

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Clamshell box with hand-painted cover art by McGraw

General note

Case for mock-up proof [two-page proofs of text and art design].

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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.

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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.

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Final untrimmed proofs, first pull 2000 December

General note

Missing page 92.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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SPEKTRUM - Cover art by McGraw ca. 1987

General note

Paste-up proof with annotations.

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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.

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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.

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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

Box 6, Folder 31

Catalog, Rome

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Poster

General

At Galleria Incontro D'Arte, Rome, Italy.

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Wounded Angel 1988 April 1 - May 7

General note

[Item 4 in folder].

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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.

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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

Box 6, Folder 36

News clippings undated

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"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.

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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

General

Catalog.

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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.

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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.

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Paintings [14] for John Ashbery's poem, photocopies

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Poster

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.

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Poster

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."

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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.

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Poster for exhibition

General note

[Item 16 in folder].

Circus Loosely 2001

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 6

Newspaper clippings 2001

"Gimpel the Fool"

Box 8, Folder 7

Ink drawings by McGraw undated

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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

"Circus Bear Poster"

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Brush painting and paste-up on paper by McGraw ca. 2001

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Mold for paper cast. Cast [cracked at bottom] by John David Boyd ca. 2001

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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

General note

Brochure.

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.

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Untitled [man with bowler hat, insect, and bird] 1974

General

Colored pencil drawing with brads.

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Journey of a Young Man - Early Study 1977

General

On Albrecht Durer in Venice. Drawing with pastel detail.

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After T.S. Eliot - In the Room the Women Come and Go Talking of Vietn [sic] 1979

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That Demon That Plagues Me Day and Night - Yeats 1979

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W.D. Defends the Symbol 1982

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Sleeping Boy's Dream 1992

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After a Poem by W. Heyen 1992

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Requiem Soprano 1995

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Homage to Joseph Cornell 1997

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Crossing Brooklyn Ferry from Leaves of Grass undated

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Cul-de-sac Man 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."

Box 10, Folder 5

Reproductions 2011

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 12

Fisher-Wirth, Ann 2008

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 18

Snodgrass, W.D. undated

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.

Box 9, Folder 1-6

Boxes 1-8