John Mathews Friel papers, 1956-1978

Object Details

Place of publication, production, or execution: Other
Physical Description: 1 Linear foot
Access Note / Rights: Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary: Biographical data; correspondence; sketchbooks; notebooks of writings; clippings and magazine articles; photos and slides of Friel and of his works of art; and miscellany. Also included are letters to Friel's mother concerning his death, memorial lectures, and an exhibition.
Citation: John Mathews Friel papers, 1956-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Biography Note: Painter; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Pullman, Washington. Studied art at Washington State University, at the Brooklyn Museum, and at the Los Angeles Art School. Died by suicide in 1971.
Language Note: English .
Provenance: Donated 1980 by Mr. and Mrs. John B. Friels, John Matthew Friel's parents.
Location Note: Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

Record number: (DSI-AAA_CollID)8244; (DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210415; AAA_collcode_friejohn