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Outdoor Sculpture Collection Correspondence and Press Coverage, 1970-2011
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Western Washington University. -- Department of Art.
- Title
- Outdoor Sculpture Collection Correspondence and Press Coverage
- Dates
- 1970-2011 (inclusive)19702011
- Quantity
- 1 linear ft. (1 box)
- Collection Number
- XOE_SC0037
- Summary
- Letters, memos, and articles regarding the history and public perception of the Outdoor Sculpture Collection at Western Washington University. Much of the material pertains to art collector and patron Virginia Wright, the collection’s leading supporter.
- Repository
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Western Washington University, Special Collections
Wilson 6th Floor
516 High Street MS9103
Bellingham WA
98225-9123
Telephone: (360) 650-3193
Fax: (360) 650-3044
speccoll@wwu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Some material may be subject to copyright restrictions - contact repository for details.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Established in 1960, the Outdoor Sculpture Collection at Western Washington University is an acclaimed collection of public art by internationally known sculptors of the late twentieth century. This archival collection contains letters, memos, and press coverage documenting the Outdoor Sculpture Collection’s history and public perception, as well as university relations with the collection’s leading supporter, Virginia Wright, who, with her husband Bagley Wright, was a major art collector and patron of the arts at WWU and elsewhere. One folder of letters and newspaper articles relates to WWU’s Art Acquisition Committee, chaired by Professor Richard Lee Francis. It focuses primarily on local attitudes toward the sculpture collection and vandalism in the 1980s. Sarah Clark-Langager, longtime director of the Western Gallery, is connected to most of the correspondence from 1988 onward. Material on Lawrence Hanson, the sculpture collection’s first curator, is available in folder 9. Folders 10-22 contain newspaper and magazine articles, art guides, and other published material documenting how the Outdoor Sculpture Collection was promoted and critiqued at the regional and national level.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Outdoor Sculpture Collection Correspondence and Press Coverage, Special Collections, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Donated by Sarah Clark-Langager.
Processing Note
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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | Virginia Wright, correspondence and memos | 1992-1999 |
1 | 2 | Virginia Wright Plaza dedication | 1999 |
1 | 3 | Virginia Wright Fund | 1970-1986 |
1 | 4 | Art Acquisition Committee, correspondence and memos | 1984-2001 |
1 | 5-6 | Virginia and Bagley Wright, press coverage | 1987-2004 |
1 | 7 | Virginia and Bagley Wright, miscellaneous | 1983-2011 |
1 | 8 | Wright family | 1999-2011 |
1 | 9 | Lawrence Hanson | 1981-1992 |
1 | 10-22 | Outdoor Sculpture Collection, press coverage | 1974-2005 |
1 | 23 | Miscellaneous | 1995-2003 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Art in universities and colleges -- Press coverage -- Washington (State) -- Bellingham.
- Art in universities and colleges -- Washington (State) -- Bellingham.
- Outdoor sculpture -- Washington (State) -- Bellingham.
Personal Names
- Clark-Langager, Sarah A., -- 1943- -- Sources.
- Hanson, Larry, -- 1936- -- Sources.
- Wright, Bagley -- Sources.
- Wright, Virginia, -- 1929- -- Sources.
Corporate Names
- Western Washington University. -- Department of Art -- Archives.
Form or Genre Terms
- Personal correspondence.
- Records (Documents)