Guide to the Joan Brown Papers

Box 1; Oversize Box 1, Folder 1

Series 1: Correspondence, 1959-1994, n.d.

Box 1

Subseries 1.1 : Professional Correspondence, 1959-1982, n.d.

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically and then chronologically. Miscellaneous correspondence filed at the end of the sub-series.

box 1, folder 1

Allan Frumkin Gallery 1974 Mar.-Nov.; n.d.

box 1, folder 2

Archives of American Art 1974 Apr. 10-1976 Oct. 19

box 1, folder 3

Art Commission, City and County of San Francisco 1974 May

box 1, folder 4

Krannert Art Museum 1974 Feb.-Apr.

box 1, folder 5

Staempfli Gallery 1959 Apr. 1-1973 Nov. 20

box 1, folder 6

University Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive 1970 Jan. 26-1974 May 2; n.d.

box 1, folder 7

Miscellaneous 1960 Oct. 10-1982 Oct. 19; n.d.

box 1, folder 8

No Surname 1974 Nov. 5

Box 1; Oversize Box 1, Folder 1

Subseries 1.2 : Personal Correspondence, 1973-1994, n.d.

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically and then chronologically. Miscellaneous correspondence filed at the end of the sub-series.

box 1, folder 9

Bischoff, Elmer, 1916- and Adelie 1985; 1989 Feb. 23

box 1, folder 10

Colescott, Robert, 1925- 1981; 1985

box 1, folder 11

DeFeo, Jay, 1929- [1988 May-June]

box 1, folder 12

Fineberg, Jonathan David 1982 May-June; n.d.

box 1, folder 13

Frumkin, Allan and Jean 1977-1985; n.d.

box 1, folder 14

[Grant], Anita 1983-1985 May 17; n.d.

box 1, folder 15

Lenoir, Henry n.d.

box 1, folder 16

Martin, Howard G. 1979 Nov.

box 1, folder 17

Neri, Noel and Jo 1983 Sep. 1; n.d.

box 1, folder 18

[Peugh], David 1977 Nov. 7-1985 Apr. 9; n.d.

box 1, folder 19

Miscellaneous A-Z 1977 May 9-1986 Oct. 22; n.d.

box 1, folder 20

No Surname 1973 Aug. 15-[July 1990]; n.d.

box 1, folder 21

Unidentified n.d.

Oversize box 1, folder 1

Unidentified n.d.

box 1, folder 22

From: Brown, Joan 1984-1988 Dec. 24; n.d.

box 1, folder 23

From/To: Hebel, Michael 1990 Nov.-1994 July 13; n.d.

Box 2; Oversize Box 1, Folders 2-5; Oversize Folders 1A, 2B, 3A, 4-5B, and 6C

Series 2: Exhibitions, 1960-2002, n.d.

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

box 2, folder 1

Announcements - Solo Exhibitions 1961-2002; n.d.

Oversize box 1, folder 2

Announcements - Solo Exhibitions 1974-1975; 1984; n.d.

Oversize folder 1A

Announcements - Solo Exhibitions 1961-1962

Oversize folder 2B

Announcements - Solo Exhibition 1986

box 2, folder 2

Announcements - Two Person Exhibitions 1960-1984; n.d.

Oversize box 1, folder 3

Announcements - Two Person Exhibition 1987 May

box 2, folder 3

Announcements - Group Exhibitions 1962-1989; n.d.

Oversize box 1, folder 4

Announcements - Group Exhibitions 1962-1978; n.d.

Oversize folder 3A

Announcements - Group Exhibition [1984?]

Oversize folder 4B

Announcements - Group Exhibition 1987

box 2, folder 4

Announcements - Other Artists 1967 May; 1976 Oct.; 1983 Sep.; n.d.

box 2, folder 5

Announcements - Other Artists 1974-1984; n.d.

Oversize box 1, folder 5

Announcements - Other Artists 1969-1982; n.d.

Oversize folder 5B

Announcements - Other Artists 1971-1981

Oversize folder 6C

Announcements - Other Artists 1976

box 2, folder 6

Catalog - Solo Exhibition 1974

box 2, folder 7

Catalog - Solo Exhibition 1978

box 2, folder 8

Catalog - Solo Exhibition 1983

box 2, folder 9

Catalog - Solo Exhibition 1986

box 2, folder 10

Catalog - Solo Exhibition 1990

box 2, folder 11

Catalog - Two Person Exhibition 1992

box 2, folder 12

Catalog - Two Person Exhibition 1995

box 2, folder 13

Catalog - Two Person Exhibition n.d.

box 2, folder 14

Catalog - Group Exhibition 1964

box 2, folder 15

Catalog - Group Exhibition 1974

box 2, folder 16

Catalog - Group Exhibition 1978

box 2, folder 17

Catalog - Group Exhibition 1982

box 2, folder 18

Catalog - Group Exhibition 1982

box 2, folder 19

Catalog - Group Exhibition 1982

box 2, folder 20

Catalog - Group Exhibition 1985

box 2, folder 21

Catalog - Group Exhibition 1985

box 2, folder 22

Catalog - Group Exhibition 1987

box 2, folder 23

Catalog - Group Exhibition 1987-1989

box 2, folder 24

Catalog - Other Artists 1984

box 2, folder 25

Catalog - Other Artists 1987

Box 3; Oversize Box 1, Folders 6-9; Oversize Folder 7B

Series 3: Publicity, [1962]-1998, n.d.

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement

Arranged hierarchically then chronologically.

box 3, folder 1

Reviews 1970 May 19-1983 May; n.d.

Oversize box 1, folder 6

Review 1973 Oct. 23; 1985 May 31

box 3, folder 2

Articles About Joan Brown [1962]-1998

box 3, folder 3

News Clippings About Joan Brown 1967-1982 Oct. 11; n.d.

box 3, folder 4

Articles That Refer To Joan Brown 1975 Feb. 17-1983 June 12

Oversize box 1, folder 7

Articles That Refer To Joan Brown 1975 May 18

Oversize box 1, folder 8

Articles On Others 1984 Dec. 9; 1986 May 11

box 3, folder 5

Artwork Reproductions n.d.

box 3, folder 6

Artist Statements 1981-1982; n.d.

box 3, folder 7

Lectures 1975 Apr. 18-1986 Feb. 7; n.d.

Oversize box 1, folder 9

Lectures [1974]; 1982-1983; n.d.

Oversize folder 7B

Lecture 1987

box 3, folder 8

Interview [1982]

box 3, folder 9

Catalog - Video Data Bank n.d.

Box 3; Oversize Box 1, Folder 10; Oversize Folders 8B and 9A

Series 4: Professional Activities, 1974-1996, n.d.

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement

Arranged hierarchically then chronologically.

box 3, folder 10

Resumes n.d.

box 3, folder 11

Tiffany Scholarship - Application n.d.

box 3, folder 12

Jury Activity 1976 May

Oversize box 1, folder 10

Jury Activity 1976 Apr.

box 3, folder 13

Teaching 1974 Nov.-1981 June

Oversize folder 8B

Master Class/Seminar Poster Announcement and Statement on education by Indira Gandhi 1981; n.d.

box 3, folder 14

Sculpture Competition 1984 Oct.-Nov.

Oversize folder 9A

Artwork Donation n.d.

box 3, folder 15

Slide List, Annotated 1986

box 3, folder 16

Artwork Lists 1996 June 24; n.d.

box 3, folder 17

Notebook n.d.

box 3, folder 18

Stationery and Business Cards n.d.

Boxes 3-5, 9; Carton 1; Oversize Box 1, Folders 11-14; Oversize Folders 10B, 11-12C, 13B, and 14C

Series 5: Artwork, 1972-1990, n.d.

Boxes 3-4; Oversize Box 1, Folder 11; Oversize Folders 10B and 11-12C

Subseries 5.1 : Public Art Commissions, 1983-1990, n.d.

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically, and then hierarchically. Correspondence is filed first followed by background material.

box 3, folder 19

Public Art Commission - Light Rail, K Street Mall 1983 Mar. 14-1984 Mar. 21; n.d.

box 3, folder 20

Public Art Commission - Performing Arts Garage 1983 Oct. 29-1986 July 11; n.d.

box 3, folder 21

Public Art Commission - Ruth Seavey Jackson Project 1984 Jan. 20-1985 Jan. 23; n.d.

box 3, folder 22

Public Art Commission - Ruth Seavey Jackson Project 1977; 1980

Oversize folder 10B

Public Art Commission - Ruth Seavey Jackson Project 1984; n.d.

box 3, folder 23

Public Art Commission - Concord Airport Plaza 1984 May 5; n.d.

box 4, folder 1

Public Art Commission - Jewish Community Museum, Sukkah Competition 1984 May-Dec.; n.d.

box 4, folder 2

Public Art Commission - Mattson Junior High School 1984 July 18-1985 Sep. 3; n.d.

box 4, folder 3

Public Art Commission - Mattson Junior High School 1985 Aug.-Sep.

box 4, folder 4

Public Art Commission - Horton Plaza 1985 Feb.-Aug.

box 4, folder 5

Public Art Commission - Horton Plaza 1985 Mar.-Oct.; n.d.

box 4, folder 6

Public Art Commission - Horton Plaza 1972 July 25; n.d.

box 4, folder 7

Public Art Commission - Horton Plaza 1983 July-1984 Nov.; n.d.

box 4, folder 8

Public Art Commission - Horton Plaza 1979 Aug. 2-1988 Apr. 18

Oversize box 1, folder 11

Public Art Commission - Horton Plaza 1985 Mar. 26; n.d.

Oversize box 1, folder 12

Public Art Commission - Horton Plaza 1979-1985

Oversize folder 11C

Public Art Commission - Horton Plaza 1985; n.d.

box 4, folder 9

Public Art Commission - Monadnock Bldg. 1985 Mar.-Dec.

box 4, folder 10

Public Art Commission - Town Sq. Sculpture Commission, Coca Cola Corp. 1986 Feb.-May

box 4, folder 11

Public Art Commission - Charleston Place 1986 Mar.-May; n.d.

Oversize folder 12C

Public Art Commission - Charleston Place 1985-1986; n.d.

box 4, folder 12

Public Art Commission - The Center in Beverly Hills 1986 Mar.-Aug.; n.d.

box 4, folder 13

Public Art Commission - Marina Village Retail Center 1987 June-Sep.; n.d.

box 4, folder 14

Public Art Commission - Home Savings of America 1987 Aug.-Nov.

box 4, folder 15

Public Art Commission - The Fashion Inst. of Design & Merchandising 1988 July-Aug.

box 4, folder 16

Public Art Commission - Marin Jewish Community Campus 1989 Dec. 22-1990 Jan. 30; n.d.

box 4, folder 17

Public Art Commission - Arden Fair Mall 1990

box 4, folder 18

Public Art Commission - Sacramento Jail Proposal n.d.

box 4, folder 19

Public Art Commission - Miscellaneous Papers 1983 Feb. 8-1985 July 14; n.d.

Box 5; Oversize Box 1, Folder 13

Subseries 5.2 : Drawings, [ca. late 1970's?]-1988, n.d.

Conditions of Use

Access restricted. Permission of Pictorial Curator required to view Box 5.

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically. Undated material arranged hierarchically.

box 5, folder 1

Egyptian figure floating over San Francisco cable car [ca. late 1970's?]

box 5, folder 2

Drawing - "The Naughty Donkey" 1988 Feb. 5

box 5, folder 3

Drawing - "The Haughty Crow" 1988 Feb. 6

box 5, folder 4

Copper Cut-Outs 1988; n.d.

box 5, folder 5

Drawings - Footprints n.d.

box 5, folder 6

Drawings - "Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, See No Evil" n.d.

box 5, folder 7

Drawings - [Sacred] Cow with Various Animals n.d.

box 5, folder 8

Drawing - Symbolic Diagram n.d.

box 5, folder 9

Drawings - [Yogi] with Lion/Man and Dog n.d.

box 5, folder 10

Animal Sketches (Various) n.d.

box 5, folder 11

Bird Sketches n.d.

box 5, folder 12

Cat Sketches (Domestic and Wild) n.d.

box 5, folder 13

Figurative Sketches n.d.

box 5, folder 14

Fish Sketches n.d.

box 5, folder 15

Lamb and Lion Sketches n.d.

box 5, folder 16

Plant Sketches n.d.

box 5, folder 17

Miscellaneous Sketches n.d.

box 5, folder 18

Paper Bird Cutouts n.d.

box 5, folder 19

Paper Butterfly Cutouts n.d.

box 5, folder 20

Paper Dolphin Cutouts n.d.

box 5, folder 21

Paper Fish Cutouts n.d.

box 5, folder 22

Drawings By Others n.d.

Oversize box 1, folder 13

"Halloween" n.d.

Carton 1; Box 9; Oversize Box 1, Folder 14; Oversize Folders 13B and 14C

Subseries 5.3 : Source Material, n.d.

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by subject.

carton 1, folder 1-11

Source Material - Animals n.d.

carton 1, folder 12-33

Source Material - Art History n.d.

carton 1, folder 34

Source Material - Astronomy n.d.

carton 1, folder 35

Source Material - Fruit Labels n.d.

carton 1, folder 36-41

Source Material - Geographical n.d.

box 9, folder 1-2

Source Material - Geographical n.d.

box 9, folder 3-4

Source Material - People n.d.

box 9, folder 5-7

Source Material - Plants n.d.

box 9, folder 8

Source Material - Ships n.d.

box 9, folder 9

Source Material - Miscellaneous n.d.

Oversize box 1, folder 14

Source Material - Animals, Art History, Geography and Miscellaneous n.d.

Oversize folder 13B

Various Subjects n.d.

Oversize folder 14C

Various Subjects n.d.

box 9, folder 10

Reference Material - Durable Paint 1979-1985; n.d.

box 9, folder 11-14

Reference Material - Tile Information 1984 Apr.; 1987 Jan. 1-1988 Apr. 29; 1989 July 31; n.d.

Boxes 6-7; Oversize Box 1, Folders, 15-17; Oversize Folder 15B

Series 6: Personal, 1959-1990, n.d.

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement

Arranged hierarchically then chronologically.

box 6, folder 1

Notebook 1983 Oct. 28-1989 Apr. 3

box 6, folder 2

Notebook 1985 May 2-[1988] July 13

box 6, folder 3

Notebook 1986 Jan. 11-1987 Oct. 1

box 6, folder 4

Notebook 1987 Oct. 25; n.d.

box 6, folder 5

Notebook 1988 Dec. 24-1990 Jan. 14

box 6, folder 6

Notebook 1989 Apr. 27-[1989] July 30

box 6, folder 7

Notes on Archeology, Symbolism and Spirituality 1977; 1985; 1987; n.d.

box 6, folder 8

Notes on Spirituality 1983 Mar.; 1985 Jan. 13; n.d.

box 6, folder 9

Miscellaneous Notes 1982 Nov. 12; n.d.

box 6, folder 10

Address Book n.d.

Oversize box 1, folder 15

Calendars 1979-1980

box 7, folder 1

Sathya Sai Baba Center 1959 Feb. 7; 1968 Apr. 7; 1978 Dec.; 1988 Dec.; n.d.

box 7, folder 2

Sathya Sai Baba - Spiritual Museum [1990]

box 7, folder 3

Sathya Sai Baba - Spiritual Museum 1989 June 27-1990 Apr. 1; n.d.

box 7, folder 4

Sathya Sai Baba - Spiritual Museum 1990; n.d.

Oversize box 1, folder 16

Sathya Sai Baba - Nine Points of Conduct and Pictures of Sai Baba n.d.

box 7, folder 5

Sathya Sai Baba - Portrait Drawing by Joan Brown n.d.

box 7, folder 6

Sathya Sai Baba - Portrait Photographs n.d.

box 7, folder 7

Sathya Sai Baba - Miscellaneous Photographs n.d.

Oversize folder 15B

Sathya Sai Baba and other spiritual leaders - Miscellaneous Poster Portraits 1985; n.d.

box 7, folder 8

Miscellaneous Spiritual Papers n.d.

box 7, folder 9

Miscellaneous Images of Spiritual Leaders and Saints n.d.

Oversize box 1, folder 17

Miscellaneous Spiritual Figures/Leaders n.d.

box 7, folder 10

I-Ching Charts 1981 Jan. 2-1984 Jan. 1

box 7, folder 11

Certificates 1984-1991

box 7, folder 12

Miscellaneous 1974 Oct. 12, n.d.

Box 8; Oversize Box 1, Folders 18-19

Series 7: Noel Neri, 1962-1992, n.d.

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement

Arranged hierarchically and then chronologically.

box 8, folder 1

Correspondence 1983 May 3-1991 Oct. 16; n.d.

box 8, folder 2

Public Art Commission - Bush-Polk Parking Garage 1990 June-Aug.; n.d.

Oversize box 1, folder 18

Public Art Commission - Bush-Polk Parking Garage n.d.

box 8, folder 3

Engagement Calendar 1992

Oversize box 1, folder 19

Calendar 1992

box 8, folder 4

Baby Material 1962 Aug.-Dec.

box 8, folder 5

Oliver Neri - Grandchild Heirloom Book 1986 Feb. 17

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