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Rick Bartow papers, 1955-2018
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Bartow, Rick, 1946-2016
- Title
- Rick Bartow papers
- Dates
- 1955-2018 (inclusive)19552018
- Quantity
- 23 linear feet, (48 boxes)
- Collection Number
- WUA126
- Summary
- The Rick Bartow papers document the art career and personal life of Rick Bartow from 1955-2016. This collection includes extensive materials concerning Bartow's relationships with three Oregon galleries: Jamison-Thomas Gallery, Froelick Gallery, and the Hallie Ford Museum of Art. It also includes sketchbooks and loose sketches, personal and art-related correspondence, family records, photographs and slides of Bartow's art, and materials related to Bartow's music and bands - Bartow and the Snub-Nosed Dullards and Bartow and the Backseat Drivers.
- Repository
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Willamette University Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Mark O. Hatfield Library
900 State Street
Salem, OR
97301
Telephone: 5033706866
Fax: 5033706141
archives@willamette.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open to researchers.
- Languages
- Sponsor
- Processed with funds provided by the National Historical Publications & Records Commission's (NHPRC) Access to Historical Records grant.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Rick Bartow was a prolific Native American artist and blues and rock musician who lived and worked primarily in Newport, Oregon. He was a member of the Mad River Band of Wiyot Indians, an indigenous tribe of northern California, and maintained close ties with the Siletz tribe. Bartow was born on December 16, 1946 and died on April 2, 2016 from congestive heart failure.
In 1969, Bartow earned a Bachelor of Arts in secondary art education from Western Oregon State, now known as Western Oregon University. Before he could begin teaching, he was drafted into the Vietnam War, where he served from 1969 to 1971 as a teletype operator and musician in military hospitals. His traumatic military service experiences often influenced his art and music.
Bartow's art career began with exhibitions at galleries in Newport, Oregon. In 1985 he was selected for a solo exhibition at Jamison/Thomas Gallery in Portland, Oregon. He exhibited at Jamison's galleries in Portland and New York until Jamison's death in 1995. Bartow was then represented by Charles Froelick of Froelick Gallery in Portland, Oregon. Bartow's work can be found in museum collections throughout the United States including the Brooklyn Museum in Brooklyn, New York; the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts; the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art in Indianapolis, Indiana; the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC; the Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon; the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona; the Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon; and the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon.
Bartow worked in a variety of media and created small and large scale art. His 26-foot tall carving The Cedar Mill Pole was displayed in the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden at the White House in 1997. Bartow's pair of 20-foot tall cedar sculptures We Were Always Here were commissioned by the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. Dedicated on September 21, 2012, the sculptures are on display on the northwest corner of the museum overlooking the National Mall, across from the Washington Monument.
Bartow's 35-year career as an artist was celebrated through the retrospective exhibition "Things You Know But Cannot Explain," which traveled through various museums in the United States from 2015 to 2019. This exhibition opened in April 2015 at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon and continued to the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma; North Dakota Museum Of Art In Grand Forks, North Dakota; IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico; the Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona; Washington State University in Pullman, Washington; The Boise Art Museum, Boise, Idaho; the Schingoethe Center of Aurora University Aurora, Illinois; the Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles, California; the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon; and the C. N. Gorman Museum at UC Davis, Davis, California.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Rick Bartow papers document the art career and life of Rick Bartow from 1955 to 2016. Series I (Art career) contains gallery exhibition fliers, correspondence, resumes, artist statements, catalogues of Bartow's works, publicity articles about Bartow and his art, and records of awards and fellowships. Series II (Personal records) includes drawings and correspondence from Bartow's children and grandchildren, CDs and posters for Bartow's bands, clothing and glasses, and an extensive collection of Bartow's art supplies and tools. Series III (Correspondence) contains art-related correspondence concerning art purchases and exhibitions and personal correspondence with family, friends, and other artists including D. E. May, Tom Cramer, and John Bevan Ford. Series IV (Photographs and slides) contains photographs of Bartow, his family, and other artists as well as slides of Bartow's art from the Froelick Gallery and the Jamison/Thomas Gallery. Series V (Books and periodicals) includes various books and magazines that were important to Bartow and represent his personal library.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Library acts as "fair use" reproduction agent.
For further information, see the section on copyright in the Regulations and Procedures of the Willamette University Archives and Special Collections.
Copyright Information: Before material from collections at Willamette University Archives and Special Collections may be quoted in print, or otherwise reproduced, in whole or in part, in any publication, permission must be obtained from (1) the owner of the physical property, and (2) the holder of the copyright. It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain both sets of permission. Persons wishing to quote from materials in any collections held by University Archives and Special Collections should consult the University Archivist. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Rick Bartow papers, Archives and Special Collections, Mark O. Hatfield Library, Willamette University.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The Rick Bartow papers are arranged in six series, three of which have been further arranged into subseries. The contents of each series or subseries are arranged in original order and chronological order. The series and subseries arrangement of the papers is as follows: I. Art career, A. Jamison - Thomas Gallery, B. Froelick Gallery, C. Hallie Ford Museum of Art, D. Exhibitions, E. Art and sketchbooks, F. Awards and fellowships, and G. Publicity. II. Personal records, A. Family records, B. Music and writing, and C. Ephemera. III. Correspondence, A. Art-related and B. Personal. IV. Photographs and slides, V. Books and periodicals, VI. Oral history.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Art career, 1955-2018Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Subseries A: Jamison - Thomas Gallery |
1984-1995 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | Jamison years - finished business / receipts, etc. (Native American Invitational Purchase - Washington State Arts Commission and Art in Public Places program - correspondence and contracts) |
1984-1985 |
1 | 2 | Jamison years - master resume and photos (resume and artist statement) |
1985 |
1 | 3 | Jamison years - AICA (American Indian Contemporary Arts) (exhibition correspondence and materials) |
1985 |
1 | 4 | Jamison years (represented by Jamison - Thomas Gallery) (publications featuring Bartow's art) (folder 1 of 2) |
1985 |
1 | 5 | Jamison years (represented by Jamison - Thomas Gallery) (publications featuring Bartow's art) (folder 2 of 2) |
1985-1987 |
1 | 6 | Jamison years - Jamison / Thomas (correspondence, publicity articles, and exhibition materials) |
circa 1985-1986 |
1 | 7 | Jamison years (represented by Jamison - Thomas Gallery) - press releases (includes publicity articles, artist statements, exhibition fliers, and photograph negatives) |
circa 1985-1991 |
1 | 8 | Jamison years - newspaper and magazine articles |
1985-1993 |
1 | 9 | Jamison years (represented by Jamison - Thomas Gallery) (correspondence from Tom Cramer) |
1986-1988 |
1 | 10 | Jamison years (represented by Jamison - Thomas Gallery) (personal correspondence to Rick Bartow from friends) (folder 1 of 2) |
1986-1989 |
1 | 11 | Jamison years (represented by Jamison - Thomas Gallery) (personal correspondence to Rick Bartow from friends) (folder 2 of 2) |
1987-1991 |
1 | 12 | Jamison years (represented by Jamison - Thomas Gallery) (art-related correspondence concerning exhibitions, art sales, and art donations) (folder 1 of 3) |
1986-1993 |
1 | 13 | Jamison years (represented by Jamison - Thomas Gallery) (art-related correspondence concerning exhibitions, art sales, and art donations) (folder 2 of 3) |
1985-1991 |
1 | 14 | Jamison years (represented by Jamison - Thomas Gallery) (art-related correspondence concerning exhibitions, art sales, and art donations) (folder 3 of 3) |
1987-1991 |
1 | 15 | Jamison years (Jamison - Thomas Gallery representation) (exhibition fliers and brochures for other artists) |
1987-1992 |
1 | 16 | Jamison years (Jamison - Thomas Gallery representation) (exhibitions of Bartow's art - fliers and brochures) |
1987-1993 |
1 | 17 | Jamison years - exhibition fliers and correspondence |
circa 1987 |
1 | 18 | Jamison years (represented by Jamison - Thomas Gallery) - Shaman's Drum journal correspondence regarding interview |
1988 |
1 | 19 | Jamison years (represented by Jamison - Thomas Gallery) (correspondence from Jamison - Thomas Gallery to Bartow about exhibitions and publicity) (folder 1 of 2) |
1988-1992 |
1 | 20 | Jamison years (represented by Jamison - Thomas Gallery) (correspondence from Jamison - Thomas Gallery to Bartow about exhibitions and publicity) (folder 2 of 2) |
1988-1992 |
1 | 21 | Jamison years (represented by Jamison - Thomas Gallery) (mask - making workshop at the Oregon Art Institute) |
1989 |
1 | 22 | Jamison years - Oregon Historical Society: Contributing Artist: the Oregon Art Community 1939-1989 |
1989-1990 |
1 | 23 | Correspondence and exhibition photographs from Jamison - Thomas Gallery |
1992 |
1 | 24 | Jamison years (represented by Jamison - Thomas Gallery) - magazine and newspaper articles |
1993-1994 |
1 | 25 | Jamison years - Bartow transcript (interview transcript) |
1994 April 1 |
1 | 26 | Closure of the Jamison - Thomas Gallery - includes newspaper articles and correspondence |
1995 |
1 | 27 | Jamison years (represented by Jamison - Thomas Gallery) - John Hawkes (landscape photographs) |
undated |
8 | 1 | Jamison years (represented by Jamison - Thomas Gallery) (publications featuring Bartow's art) (folder 1 of 3) |
1979-1982 |
8 | 2 | Jamison years (represented by Jamison - Thomas Gallery) - Art Biz (art business - resumes and exhibition materials) |
1984-1985 |
8 | 3 | Jamison years (represented by Jamison - Thomas Gallery) - Galeria Mesa: Partlow / Lawrence (Lawrence Gallery exhibitions, contracts, and correspondence and contracts with Galeria Mesa - Arizona) |
1984-1986 |
8 | 4 | Jamison years - Bartow press / media articles |
1985-1993 |
8 | 5 | Jamison years - magazine articles / coverage (publicity) |
1986-1989 |
8 | 6 | Jamison years (represented by Jamison - Thomas Gallery) (publicity - newspaper articles and magazine articles) |
circa 1986-1992 |
8 | 7 | Jamison years (Jamison - Thomas Gallery) - publicity articles |
circa 1987 |
8 | 8 | Jamison years - correspondence from Jamison - Thomas Gallery concerning exhibitions |
circa 1990 |
8 | 9 | Draft of book of poems by Timothy Kelly - sent to Bartow for his review |
1993 August |
item | |||
23 | 1 | Rick Bartow - Jamison Thomas Gallery - inventory records |
1986 June - 1995 March |
Subseries B: Froelick Gallery |
1989-2016 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
2 | 1 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (resumes, artist statements, and personal notes) |
circa 1989-1998 |
2 | 2 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (represented by Froelick Gallery) (exhibition fliers and brochures) |
circa 1990-1998 |
2 | 3 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (exhibition fliers and pamphlets) |
1991-1998 |
2 | 4 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (represented by Froelick Gallery) (publicity newspaper articles) |
1994-1999 |
2 | 5 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (represented by Froelick Gallery) (correspondence from galleries asking to represent Rick Bartow) |
1995 March |
2 | 6 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (correspondence concerning tribal ancestral human remains at Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, New Zealand) |
1996 |
2 | 7 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (represented by Froelick Gallery) (correspondence from the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum about book) |
1996-1997 |
2 | 8 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (correspondence from the Derek Simpkins Gallery of Tribal Art) |
1996-1997 |
2 | 9 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (correspondence from The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde concerning art for the Health and Wellness Clinic) |
1996-1998 |
2 | 10 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (represented by Froelick Gallery) (magazine articles about Bartow and his art) |
1996-1999 |
2 | 11 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (represented by Froelick Gallery) (Native American organizations newsletters and poster) |
circa 1998 |
2 | 12 | Correspondence from Charles Froelick and Froelick Gallery concerning Bartow's art |
1997-2004 |
2 | 13 | Correspondence - Froelick Gallery to other galleries on behalf of Rick Bartow |
1999-2002 |
2 | 14 | Correspondence by Froelick Gallery concerning Bartow's art |
1999-2003 |
2 | 15 | Correspondence from Froelick Gallery |
2000-2005 |
2 | 16 | Correspondence from Froelick Gallery to Bartow |
2001-2005 |
2 | 17 | Correspondence from Froelick Gallery to Rick Bartow |
2002-2016 |
2 | 18 | Correspondence from Froelick Gallery concerning Bartow's art |
2006 |
2 | 19 | Exhibition - "Sparrow Song" at Froelick Gallery |
2016 |
8 | 10 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (represented by Froelick Gallery) (correspondence from James Thornbury) |
circa 1985-1997 |
8 | 11 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (correspondence from Froelick Gallery to Rick Bartow concerning art exhibitions and sales) |
1989-1998 |
8 | 12 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (correspondence from friends and acquaintances) |
1992-1997 |
8 | 13 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (represented by Froelick Gallery) (art - related correspondence concerning exhibitions and art sales) (folder 1 of 2) |
circa 1992-1999 |
8 | 14 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (represented by Froelick Gallery) (art - related correspondence concerning exhibitions and art sales) (folder 2 of 2) |
circa 1992-1999 |
8 | 15 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (correspondence with Toshiaki Yanagisawa - Yanagisawa Gallery, Japan) |
1993-1998 |
8 | 16 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (represented by Froelick Gallery) (correspondence from Froelick Gallery on behalf of Bartow) |
1993-1999 |
8 | 17 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (correspondence from the Heard Museum concerning "Shared Visions" and the White House exhibition "Honoring Native America" |
1994-1997 |
8 | 18 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (art - related correspondence concerning exhibitions and art sales) |
1994-1998 |
8 | 19 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (represented by Froelick Gallery) (correspondence from Froelick Gallery to Bartow concerning art, exhibitions, and publicity) |
circa 1994-1998 |
8 | 20 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (represented by Froelick Gallery) (correspondence between Froelick Gallery and other galleries on behalf of Bartow) |
1994-1999 |
8 | 21 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (correspondence from John Bevan Ford) |
1995-1998 |
8 | 22 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (Vietnam War veterans correspondence regarding art by veterans) |
1996 |
8 | 23 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (represented by Froelick Gallery) (drafts of "Another Perspective on AIDS") |
circa 1996 |
9 | 1 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (represented by Froelick Gallery) (personal correspondence from friends) (folder 1 of 3) |
circa 1990-1999 |
9 | 2 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (represented by Froelick Gallery) (personal correspondence from friends) (folder 2 of 3) |
circa 1990-1999 |
9 | 3 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (represented by Froelick Gallery) (personal correspondence from friends) (folder 3 of 3) |
circa 1990-1999 |
9 | 4 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (represented by Froelick Gallery) (correspondence from Toshiaki) |
1996-1999 |
9 | 5 | Correspondence from Froelick Gallery (letters and emails) |
1999-2002 |
9 | 6 | Art supplies lists and costs - correspondence from Froelick Gallery |
2001 |
9 | 7 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (represented by Froelick Gallery) (publicity - newspaper and magazine articles) |
1993-1998 |
9 | 8 | End Jamison - begin Froelick (represented by Froelick Gallery) (publicity - newspaper and magazine articles and press releases) |
1992-1997 |
item | |||
24 | 1 | Rick Bartow - Froelick Gallery - inventory records |
1995 August - 2000 June |
25 | 1 | Rick Bartow - Froelick Gallery - inventory records |
2000 June - 2013 September |
Folder | |||
43 | 2 | 2019 | |
Subseries C: Hallie Ford Museum of Art |
2002-2005 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
2 | 20 | Correspondence from the Hallie Ford Museum of Art regarding exhibitions and symposiums |
2002 January 7 - February 20 |
2 | 21 | "Rick Bartow: My Eye" exhibition at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art: correspondence, slides, artist statement, fliers, and art checklist |
2005 |
9 | 9 | Correspondence to Bartow art lenders for exhibition "Rick Bartow: My Eye" |
2003 December |
28 | 1 | H. F. (Hallie Ford Museum of Art) (exhibition fliers for various museums and galleries, newspaper articles, and photographs and information concerning Bartow's masks) |
1997-2009 |
28 | 2 | H. F. (Hallie Ford Museum of Art) (exhibition fliers for various museums and galleries, newspaper articles, and art for sale at galleries) |
2011-2014 |
28 | 3 | H. F. (Hallie Ford Museum of Art) (newspaper and magazine articles, exhibition fliers, and family history notes) |
2015 |
28 | 4 | H. F. (Hallie Ford Museum of Art) (retrospective exhibitions fliers and articles, memorial articles for Bartow, correspondence, and documents for "Things You Know But Cannot Explain" exhibit) (folder 1 of 2) |
2015-2016 |
28 | 5 | H. F. (Hallie Ford Museum of Art) (retrospective exhibitions fliers and articles, memorial articles for Bartow, correspondence, and documents for "Things You Know But Cannot Explain" exhibit) (folder 2 of 2) |
2015-2016 |
28 | 6 | H. F. (Hallie Ford Museum of Art) (various exhibition fliers, magazine articles, newspaper articles, and posters) |
2016-2018 |
28 | 7 | H. F. (Hallie Ford Museum of Art) (exhibition materials for "Things You Know But Cannot Explain," publicity articles, and posters) |
circa 2017-2018 |
Subseries D: Exhibitions |
1980-2016 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
2 | 22 | Exhibition fliers and catalogs |
1982-2013 |
2 | 23 | Exhibition catalogs, fliers, and brochures |
1989-2006 |
2 | 24 | Exhibition fliers and brochures (folder 1 of 2) |
1989-2015 |
2 | 25 | Exhibition fliers and brochures (folder 2 of 2) |
1989-2015 |
2 | 26 | Correspondence and gallery layout for exhibition in Japan |
circa 1992 |
2 | 27 | Exhibition fliers and catalogs |
1994-2002 |
2 | 28 | Exhibition catalog - "Drawing the Line" - a national touring exhibition |
1995 |
2 | 29 | The Native American Fine Art Invitational brochure |
1997 |
2 | 30 | Brochure for "Head + Heart + Hands" exhibition |
circa 1998 |
2 | 31 | Exhibition catalogs and brochures for various galleries - for Bartow and other artists |
1998-2016 |
2 | 32 | Exhibition brochure draft: From the Heart: Author Drawings by Rick Bartow |
2000 |
2 | 33 | "Rick Bartow: Through Many Eyes" - essays about Bartow by other artists |
2002 |
2 | 34 | National Museum of the American Indian brochures and pamphlets |
circa 2002 |
2 | 35 | "Rick Bartow: Discovery and Fusion" exhibition at Maryhill Museum of Art - guest book |
2003 |
2 | 36 | The National Museum of the American Indian - exhibition materials, maps, and correspondence |
circa 2005 |
2 | 37 | Exhibition brochures, pamphlets, and booklets |
2006-2015 |
2 | 38 | Exhibition booklets and brochures |
2011-2015 |
2 | 39 | Exhibition materials and itineraries |
circa 2012-2018 |
2 | 40 | WOSU contract (Western Oregon University Health and Wellness Center Artist Agreement) |
2011 |
2 | 41 | Artist's statements and resumes |
undated |
3 | 1 | Exhibition catalogs for other artists - Fritz Scholder and Nathan Oliveira |
1980-1983 |
3 | 2 | Exhibition catalogs for other artists: Kakei Goro, Morris Graves, and multiple artists at the Heard Museum |
1980-1998 |
9 | 10 | Exhibition fliers and brochures for Bartow and other artists - includes Bartow's exhibition schedule |
1986-2016 |
9 | 11 | Exhibition materials for other artists |
1988-2001 |
9 | 12 | Te Atinga: Indigenous Visual Arts Wananga - Aotearoa New Zealand (conference exhibition materials) |
1992-1996 |
9 | 13 | Exhibition catalogs, fliers, and brochures |
2000-2011 |
9 | 14 | Exhibition pamphlets, articles, and brochures (includes 1st Thursday booklets) for Bartow's art |
2003-2004 |
9 | 15 | The Art of Ceremony: Regalia of Native Oregon exhibition catalog |
circa 2008 |
Subseries E: Art and sketchbooks |
1997-2014 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
3 | 3 | Sketchbooks with notes |
undated |
3 | 4 | Small sketchbooks (include notes) |
undated |
3 | 5 | Sketchbooks and notebooks |
undated |
3 | 6 | Sketchbooks - include notes |
undated |
3 | 7 | National Museum of the American Indian totem pole commission - includes sketches, photographs, and correspondence
Removed CD labeled NMAI and placed in Box 27.
|
circa 1999 |
3 | 8 | Proposal for: "Art Project - It's Not Just Black and White" |
2000 September 5 |
3 | 9 | Interstate Max Public Art in Portland, Oregon: art guide, brochure, correspondence, sketches, and blueprints |
circa 2000-2004 |
3 | 10 | "Salmon in the City" project - correspondence, information sheets, and artist contract |
circa 2005 |
3 | 11 | National Museum of the American Indian - totem pole commission (includes correspondence, sketches, blueprints, photographs, and schedules) |
circa 2006 |
3 | 12 | National Museum of the American Indian: Sculpture Design Proposal (totem poles) (includes correspondence) |
2006 |
3 | 13 | NMAI (National Museum of the American Indian sculpture proposal - includes concept, budget, correspondence, and contracts for totem poles) |
circa 2011 |
31 | 6 | NMAI project (National Museum of the American Indian project sketches and notes) |
undated |
32 | 2 | Smithsonian Institute - National Museum of the American Indian sketches |
undated |
3 | 14 | McMinnville Downtown Association Committee for Public Art (MDACPA) - request for qualifications for the Art at the Yamhill County Transit Center |
circa 2014 |
3 | 15 | Proposal for the Municipal Swimming Pool in Newport, Oregon - created by Lillian Pitt, Rick Bartow, Mikkel Hilde, and Saralynn Hilde |
undated |
3 | 16 | "Heartbeat of the River" - art project for the Western Oregon Health and Wellness Center - designs and descriptions of art |
undated |
3 | 17 | Small painting by Bartow |
undated |
3 | 18 | Posters designed by Bartow for plays |
undated |
3 | 19 | Bartow's art used in publications |
undated |
3 | 20 | Tax return receipts - income and purchases for art career |
2008 |
3 | 21 | Tax return receipts - income and purchases for art career |
2009 |
9 | 16 | Sketches and blueprints for art - includes the Cedar Mill Pole |
circa 1997-1998 |
9 | 17 | Loose sketches |
undated |
9 | 18 | Sketchbook - sketches only on front cover |
undated |
9 | 19 | Sketchbook "For Japan Use" - with notes |
undated |
29 | 1 | Sketchbook "odds n' sods" |
1998-1999 |
29 | 2 | Sketchbook and personal journal (includes correspondence and photographs) |
circa 2005-2011 |
29 | 3 | Sketchbook |
undated |
30 | 1 | Small sketchbooks/journals |
undated |
30 | 2 | Small sketchbook/journal |
undated |
30 | 3 | Sketchbook - with notes and photographs |
undated |
31 | 5 | Loose sketches and paintings, correspondence from Paper Nao, and Japanese graphics |
circa 1980-2001 |
32 | 1 | Sketches with notes |
undated |
item | |||
34 | 1 | Copper plates |
undated |
35 | 1 | Fox - head doll made by Bartow |
undated |
35 | 2 | Copper plate with self - portrait |
undated |
35 | 3 | Plexi - glass plate etching of fish head |
undated |
35 | 4 | Wood carving of animal and fetus |
undated |
35 | 5 | Wood art and correspondence from Seii Hiroshima |
2016 February 8 |
36 | 1 | Copper plates and plexi - glass etchings: animal images commissioned by Seiichi Hiroshima
List of images included. Some copper plates removed for display at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art.
|
undated |
38 | 1 | Art supplies, tools, and painting jacket
Includes color pencils, paint brushes, paint, and spatula.
|
undated |
37 | 1 | Basket made by Julie Swan (Bartow's wife) |
undated |
39 | 1 | Wooden puppets made by Bartow
Includes complete puppet and parts of puppets.
|
undated |
Folder | |||
33 | 1 | Sketches with notes |
Undated |
33 | 2 | Smithsonian Institute - National Museum of the American Indian sketches |
Undated |
item | |||
46 | 1 | Painted rawhide |
undated |
Folder | |||
47 | 1 | Wolf plate |
undated |
47 | 2 | Salmon plates |
undated |
47 | 3 | Salmon-boy print |
April 23, 2015 |
48 | Schematic drawings for art project with fish, wolf, and water features |
undated | |
Subseries F: Awards and fellowships |
1999-2015 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
3 | 22 | The Eiteljorg Fellowship for Native American Fine Art - correspondence, application, and brochure |
1999-2000 |
3 | 23 | The Eiteljorg Fellowship for Native American Fine Art - correspondence and event information |
2001 |
9 | 20 | Eiteljorg Fellowship for Native American Fine Art press releases and news articles |
2001 |
3 | 24 | Certificate from the Oregon Youth Authority MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility |
2000 December 15 |
3 | 25 | Flintridge Foundation Award for Visual Arts - correspondence |
2001-2002 |
3 | 26 | Certificate of Appreciation from the Chemawa Indian School |
2003 March 26 |
3 | 27 | Proclamation by the Mayor of Newport, Oregon, recognizing Bartow's commission and retrospective exhibition |
2012-2015 |
item | |||
45 | 1 | Congressional Record, Proceedings and Debates of the 112th Congress, Second Session, Senate, Volume 158, Number 122, Recognizing Rick Bartow |
September 12, 2012 |
Subseries G: Publicity |
1955-2018 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
3 | 28 | Newspaper and magazine articles about Rick Bartow and his art: includes newspaper articles about Bartow and his family when he was a child |
1955-2012 |
3 | 29 | Oregon Magazine - includes article about Bartow |
1988 |
3 | 30 | 1st Thursday - Portland Gallery Exhibitions (brochures) |
2001 October - 2002 March |
3 | 31 | Newspaper articles, magazine articles, and publicity about Bartow and his art |
2004-2006 |
3 | 32 | Articles and brochures about Rick Bartow and his art |
circa 2005 |
3 | 33 | Scrapbook - Oregon Arts Watch - "In the Studio: Rick Bartow carves a spot on the National Mall" |
circa 2012-2018 |
3 | 34 | "Rick Bartow: Dance Harder! (Hal o may yah)" by Lois Allan |
undated |
3 | 35 | Memorial comments and articles for Rick Bartow after his passing (April 2, 2016) |
2016 |
3 | 36 | Major projects, NMAI (National Museum of the American Indian) poles, bronze sculptures (news articles) |
circa 2012 |
3 | 37 | Documents sent to museums around the country prior to JMSA opening ("Things You Know But Cannot Explain" exhibition) |
circa 2015 |
3 | 38 | Random articles (news articles about Bartow and his art) |
1997-2005 |
4 | 1 | Major essays (essays written about Rick Bartow) |
circa 1992-2018 |
4 | 2 | Random articles (news and magazine articles about Rick Bartow and his art) |
2016-2018 |
9 | 21 | Newspaper articles about Bartow and his art |
1987-1999 |
9 | 22 | Magazine articles (full magazines) about Bartow and his art |
1989-2001 |
9 | 23 | Newspaper articles about Bartow and his art |
1990-2007 |
10 | 1 | Newspaper and internet articles about Bartow, his art, and exhibitions |
1994-2003 |
10 | 2 | Newspaper articles about Rick Bartow |
1994-2004 |
10 | 3 | Newspaper articles about Bartow and his art - includes articles about artists Lillian Pitt and John Bevan Ford |
2000-2005 |
10 | 4 | Newspaper articles, magazine articles, and press releases about Bartow and his art exhibitions |
2002-2006 |
10 | 5 | Museum and magazine articles and calendar featuring Bartow's art |
2015 |
31 | 4 | Magazine articles about Rick Bartow and his art |
1999-2008 |
Series II: Personal records, 1957-2018Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Subseries A: Family records |
1957-2018 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
4 | 3 | Bartow's grade cards and high school diploma |
circa 1957-1965 |
4 | 4 | College transcripts - reprint |
circa 1997 |
4 | 5 | Bartow family photographs - correspondence with B. M. Preston |
1988 |
4 | 6 | Sketches and notes by Booker Bartow (Rick Bartow's son) |
undated |
4 | 7 | Photographs of Booker Bartow |
undated |
4 | 8 | Drawings and cards from Bartow's children |
undated |
4 | 9 | Sketches and art to Bartow from his children and grandchildren |
undated |
4 | 10 | Correspondence concerning Julie Swan's baskets, exhibitions, and projects |
1996-2000 |
4 | 11 | Correspondence from Contemporary Crafts (gallery) concerning Julie Swan (Bartow's wife) exhibition |
2000 |
4 | 12 | Julie Swan resume and artist's statement |
undated |
4 | 13 | Bartow's passport |
1992 |
4 | 14 | Vietnam veteran documents - questionnaire and statistics |
undated |
4 | 15 | Military ephemera - Veterans of Foreign Wars membership card, star patches, and sergeant pin |
undated |
4 | 16 | Various business cards with notes |
undated |
4 | 17 | Notes from therapist after Bartow's stroke |
undated |
4 | 18 | Memorial poem for Rick Bartow by Terrie Stewart |
2016 February 9 |
4 | 19 | Pamphlet for "Rick Bartow in Spirit" - a play by Merridawn Duckler |
2018 |
10 | 6 | Drawings and notes from grandchildren and art by son, Booker |
undated |
Subseries B: Music and writing |
1992-2016 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
4 | 20 | Publicity for Bartow's band Cyrano and the Snub Nosed Dullards - newspaper articles, fliers, and photographs |
circa 1992-1998 |
4 | 21 | Poster for Cyrano and the Snub Nosed Dullards (Bartow's band) - poster created by Booker Bartow |
undated |
10 | 7 | Publicity for Bartow's band - Cyrano and the Snub Nosed Dullards |
1996 |
4 | 22 | Fliers for Bartow's music performances at Club Twelve Sixteen |
circa 2011 |
4 | 23 | Flier for music performance for Bartow |
undated |
4 | 24 | Press release for Bartow's CD "Bartow Minus 2" |
undated |
4 | 25 | Bartow music CD sales records |
2010-2011 |
4 | 26 | Original song lyrics by Rick Bartow |
undated |
4 | 27 | Rick Bartow's Pic Pad (music note pad) |
undated |
4 | 28 | Notebook - includes song lyrics and notes for food sculptures |
undated |
4 | 29 | Small notebook with a few personal notes |
undated |
4 | 30 | Small journal |
undated |
4 | 31 | Personal notes (includes loose sketches) |
undated |
4 | 32 | Calendar (with notes) |
2002 |
4 | 33 | Engagement calendar with notes |
2005 |
4 | 34 | Calendars with notes |
2013-2014 |
4 | 35 | Personal journals and calendar (care after stroke) |
circa 2016 |
31 | 1 | Calendars with notes |
circa 2007-2016 |
item | |||
26 | 1 | Journal and sketchbook - photographs and correspondence leaved throughout |
undated |
27 | 1 | Bartow and the Backseat Drivers CD - "Dry Ground"
2 copies of this CD
|
undated |
27 | 2 | Bartow a.k.a. Cyrano and the Snub-Nosed Dullards "Minus 2"
2 copies of this CD
|
undated |
27 | 3 | Bartow and Black Dog "Bone Road"
2 copies of this CD
|
1999 |
27 | 4 | Rick Bartow / Sunnyland / Rowdy bob Howdy "Painted Tin"
2 copies of this CD
|
undated |
27 | 5 | Various music CDs
10 music CDs from various artists
|
undated |
Subseries C: Ephemera |
1978-2011 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
4 | 36 | Drake (Drake Deknatel - artist and friend - articles and correspondence) |
circa 1978-1991 |
4 | 37 | Collections of poems and correspondence from Elizabeth Woody |
circa 1992 |
4 | 38 | Oregon Book Awards booklet (Rick Bartow presented award to his friend Barry Lopez) |
2008 |
4 | 39 | Federal fish and wildlife permit, correspondence regarding ordering carcasses from the National Eagle Repository, and taxidermy invoice |
2010 |
31 | 2 | Lizzy (poems by E. K. Caldwell) |
circa 1989-1997 |
item | |||
32 | 1 | Shirt and vest belonging to Rick Bartow |
undated |
40 | 1 | Eye glasses worn by Bartow |
undated |
41 | 1 | Hats worn by Bartow
Includes two hats.
|
undated |
42 | 1 | Cloth with Japanese writing printed on it |
undated |
Folder | |||
44 | 1 | State of Oregon Domestic Limited Liability Company paperwork for Bartow and Blair, LLC |
August 23, 2011 |
44 | 2 | Embosser stamp for Bartow and Blair, LLC |
Undated |
Series III: Correspondence, 1983-2017Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Subseries A: Art-related |
1987-2017 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
4 | 40 | Correspondence concerning Bartow's art |
1987-2014 |
4 | 41 | Correspondence concerning Bartow's art and exhibitions |
1993-2004 |
4 | 42 | General museum and exhibition correspondence concerning exhibits and art requests |
1995-2002 |
4 | 43 | Correspondence for art purchases - includes bills of sale |
1997-2009 |
4 | 44 | Correspondence concerning Bartow's art exhibitions and art for permanent collections |
1998-2004 |
4 | 45 | Correspondence from Azabu Kasumicho Gallery (Tokyo, Japan) |
1999 |
4 | 46 | Correspondence from Tacoma Art Museum regarding exhibitions and art donations |
2001 March 9 - June 15 |
4 | 47 | Correspondence from the Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and Paper regarding residency arrangements for workshop |
2001 August 1 |
4 | 48 | Correspondence from LewAllen Contemporary Gallery regarding exhibitions and art purchases |
2001 |
4 | 49 | Correspondence from George Johanson concerning "Equivalents - Portraits of 80 Oregon Artists" |
2001 |
5 | 1 | Correspondence from Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts |
2001-2016 |
5 | 2 | Correspondence from the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum |
2002 April 16 |
5 | 3 | Correspondence from the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian concerning the "12 Artists" exhibition |
2002 September 24 - 2003 February 7 |
5 | 4 | Correspondence from the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian concerning Bartow's appointment to the Advisory Committee of the National Native American Veteran's Memorial |
2015 August 20 |
5 | 5 | Correspondence from various galleries and patrons concerning exhibitions and art sales |
2002-2003 |
5 | 6 | Correspondence concerning exhibitions and art |
2004-2006 |
5 | 7 | Correspondence regarding exhibitions, art sales, and art rentals |
2005-2007 |
5 | 8 | Correspondence about Bartow's art, permanent gallery collections, and art permissions |
2005-2007 |
5 | 9 | Correspondence from the National Museum of the American Indian concerning art donation - includes book "Indigenous Motivations" |
2006 October |
5 | 10 | Correspondence concerning exhibitions and art contributions |
circa 2007-2015 |
5 | 11 | NMAI (Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian - correspondence regarding deeds of gift for Bartow's art) |
2013 August |
5 | 12 | Correspondence regarding art donations and exhibitions |
2013-2016 |
10 | 8 | Correspondence from gallery representatives concerning Bartow's art and exhibitions |
2001-2003 |
10 | 9 | Correspondence from gallery representatives concerning Bartow's art and exhibitions |
2003 |
10 | 10 | Correspondence regarding exhibitions and art donations |
2004-2017 |
31 | 3 | Large card to Rick Bartow from the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art exhibit interpreters (includes photographs) |
undated |
item | |||
38 | 2 | Rolled correspondence in wooden cylinder box - includes travel itinerary |
undated |
Subseries B: Personal |
1983-2016 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
5 | 13 | Correspondence from friends - cards, letters, and photographs |
circa 1986-2003 |
5 | 14 | Correspondence from friends |
1988-2002 |
5 | 15 | Correspondence from friends |
1988-2010 |
5 | 16 | Correspondence from friends (includes pictures) |
circa 1990-2005 |
5 | 17 | Personal correspondence from friends (cards and letters) |
1992-2016 |
5 | 18 | Correspondence from friends (cards, letters, and photographs) |
1992-2003 |
5 | 19 | Correspondence from D. E. May |
circa 1995-1999 |
5 | 20 | Correspondence from John Bevan Ford |
1995-2000 |
5 | 21 | Correspondence from friends |
circa 1995-2006 |
5 | 22 | Correspondence to Rick Bartow from friend James Thornbury. |
circa 1995-2006 |
5 | 23 | Correspondence from friends (letters and cards) |
1997-2003 |
5 | 24 | Correspondence between Bartow and Seiichi Hiroshima (Azabu Kasumicho Gallery) - includes photographs of Bartow and his children |
circa 1997-2003 |
5 | 25 | Correspondence from Rebecca Dobkins (professor of Anthropology at Willamette University) |
1999-2001 |
5 | 26 | Correspondence from friends |
1999-2005 |
5 | 27 | Correspondence from Charles Froelick |
2000-2001 |
5 | 28 | Correspondence from friends (letters, cards, and Christmas cards) |
2000-2013 |
5 | 29 | Correspondence from Bill Avery |
2001 |
5 | 30 | Correspondence from Booker Bartow |
circa 2001 |
5 | 31 | Correspondence from friends - includes letters, cards, and poetry book |
2001-2015 |
5 | 32 | Correspondence from friends |
circa 2002-2004 |
6 | 1 | Correspondence from Johnny Stallings |
2003 August 28 - 2006 January 21 |
6 | 2 | Correspondence from friends (cards, emails, and letters) |
circa 2003-2006 |
6 | 3 | Correspondence from friends (letters, emails, and cards) |
2003-2006 |
6 | 4 | Correspondence from friends (letters, poems, and cards) |
2003-2009 |
6 | 5 | Correspondence from friends - includes cards, letters, poems, and a play script |
2005-2015 |
6 | 6 | Correspondence from friends (cards and letters) |
2005-2015 |
6 | 7 | Email correspondence |
2006 |
6 | 8 | Correspondence from friends |
2006-2010 |
6 | 9 | Correspondence from friends (letters and cards) |
circa 2006-2016 |
6 | 10 | Correspondence from students from Half Moon Bay High School |
2009 July 24 |
6 | 11 | Correspondence concerning Bartow's Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Veteran Affair's claim |
2010 October 18 |
6 | 12 | Correspondence from friends |
circa 2011-2016 |
6 | 13 | Correspondence from friends (letters and cards) |
2012-2016 |
6 | 14 | Correspondence from friends (cards and letters) |
2013-2016 |
6 | 15 | Correspondence from friends |
circa 2014-2015 |
6 | 16 | Early Nao San and Paper articles (includes correspondence from Naoaki Sakamoto - Paper Nao) |
undated |
6 | 17 | Correspondence concerning Native American art, galleries, and council meetings |
1988-2013 |
6 | 18 | Correspondence from the Wiyot Tribe |
2003-2015 |
6 | 19 | Wiyot News (newsletter) |
2003 August - 2006 December |
6 | 20 | Wiyot News (Wiyot Tribe newsletters) |
2007 March - 2008 June |
6 | 21 | Tuluwai Village Wiyot Sacred Site Fund (correspondence and newsletter) |
circa 2013 |
6 | 22 | The Da'Luk (Wiyot newsletters) |
2015-2016 |
10 | 11 | Correspondence from friends - cards and letters |
1983-2015 |
10 | 12 | Correspondence from friends (letters and emails) |
circa 1992-2003 |
10 | 13 | Correspondence from friends - postcards, letters, and photographs |
1994-2009 |
10 | 14 | Correspondence from friends (printed on fax paper - print is fading) |
1996-2000 |
10 | 15 | Correspondence from friends - cards, letters, and photographs |
1996-2016 |
10 | 16 | Correspondence from friends (includes emails, letters, and cards) |
1999-2006 |
10 | 17 | Inavale Elementary School first grade class - student letters to Bartow after his visit |
2000 |
10 | 18 | Correspondence from friends about family life and personal events |
2000-2003 |
10 | 19 | Correspondence from friends (emails, cards, and letters) |
2001-2005 |
10 | 20 | Correspondence from Davinci Middle School - includes art |
2005 February |
10 | 21 | Correspondence from friends (letters and cards) |
2005-2007 |
10 | 22 | Correspondence from Naoaki Sakamoto - Paper Nao |
2014 March 24 |
44 | 3 | Student letters to Bartow after his visit |
July 2009 |
44 | 4 | Olalla Center students - thank you letters to Bartow after his visit |
June 6, 2008 |
44 | 5 | Miscellaneous correspondence |
2008 |
Series IV: Photographs, slides, videos, 1987-2003, 1987-2003Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
6 | 23 | For Rick Bartow: extra slides "My Eye" (slides of Bartow's art) |
1987-1999 |
6 | 24 | Slides of Bartow's art - labeled and dated |
1990-2002 |
6 | 25 | Studio for re-looking (slides of Bartow's art) |
1995-1996 |
6 | 26 | Photographs and negatives of Bartow's studio |
2003 |
6 | 27 | Photographs and article about artist John Bevan Ford |
circa 2003 |
6 | 28 | Pictures of Rick Bartow, his art, and other artists |
undated |
6 | 29 | Photographs of Bartow playing music and Lillian Pitt with sculptures |
undated |
6 | 30 | Photographs of Rick Bartow |
undated |
6 | 31 | Miscellaneous negatives and slides of Bartow's art |
undated |
6 | 32 | Miscellaneous photographs |
undated |
item | |||
11 | 1 | Bartow early (binder of slides of Bartow's art) |
1990 |
12 | 1 | Bartow (binder of slides of Bartow's art) |
1991 |
13 | 1 | Bartow (binder of slides of Bartow's art) |
1992 |
14 | 1 | Rick Bartow (binder of slides of Bartow's art) |
1993 |
15 | 1 | Rick Bartow (binder of slides of Bartow's art) |
1994 |
16 | 1 | Rick Bartow (binder of slides of Bartow's art) |
1995 |
17 | 1 | Rick Bartow (binder of slides of Bartow's art) |
1996 |
18 | 1 | Rick Bartow (binder of slides of Bartow's art) |
1997 |
19 | 1 | Rick Bartow (binder of slides of Bartow's art) |
1998 |
20 | 1 | Rick Bartow (binder of slides of Bartow's art) |
1999 |
21 | 1 | Rick Bartow (binder of slides of Bartow's art) |
2001 |
22 | 1 | Rick Bartow (binder of slides of Bartow's art) |
2003 |
Bartow Keynote/PowerPoint presentation of recent works
Original content was on USB drive. Researchers are able to view content in the Archives reading room.
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Video clips of Rick Bartow's Studio in Newport, Oregon
Researchers can view the video clips in the Archives reading room.
|
2016 |
Series V: Books and periodicals, 1962-2013Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
7 | 1 | Publications - include flagged articles |
1980-2012 |
7 | 2 | Publication: "American Indian Art Magazine" - contain flagged articles (folder 1 of 2) |
1980-1982 |
7 | 3 | Publication: "American Indian Art Magazine" - contain flagged articles (folder 2 of 2) |
1985-2000 |
7 | 4 | Art publications: "Magdalena Abakanowicz - About Human Condition" and "Cy Twombly" |
1987-2001 |
7 | 5 | "The Report of the Task Force on Northwest Native American Art Services" - Eastern Oregon Regional Arts Council |
1988 |
7 | 6 | Publications: Japanese magazines with flagged articles about Bartow |
1992-1997 |
7 | 7 | Publication - "Gallery" (in Japanese) - features articles about Bartow |
1994-1997 |
7 | 8 | Japanese magazine featuring information about Rick Bartow |
2002 July |
7 | 9 | Publication: J - Cap Art Auction - Japanese magazine featuring Bartow's art |
2002 |
7 | 10 | Publication - "News from Native California" - three issues with flagged articles |
2011-2013 |
7 | 11 | Book - Seven Plays of the Modern Theater |
1962 |
7 | 12 | Book - Horses and Other Animals in Motion: 45 Classic Photographic Sequences (with hand-written note "Bartow SACS Mural I") |
1985 |
7 | 13 | Books gifted to Bartow (with notes from friends) |
circa 1986-2001 |
7 | 14 | Book - Wild Dogs: The Wolves, Coyotes, and Foxes of North America |
1994 |
7 | 15 | Book - Hawks, Owls, and Other Birds of Prey (with handwritten note: "A Booker Present") |
1995 |
7 | 16 | Book - Japanese Modern |
1996 |
7 | 17 | Book - Oriental Painting Course (birthday gift notes on front cover) |
1997 |
7 | 18 | Book - Indians of the Northwest (with notes to Bartow) |
1998 |
7 | 19 | Book - Lifeswork: Celebrating Older Workers in New Zealand (includes chapter about John Bevan Ford - Bartow's friend) |
2005 |
10 | 23 | Book - Ensor: Masks, Death, and the Sea |
1999 |
44 | 6 | Book - Doce: ensayos literarios |
2008 |
Series VI: Oral history, UndatedReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
43 | 1 | Rick Bartow Interview, 5-31-2000, Discs 1-4 (2 sets) (oral history interview with Rebecca Dobkins) |
May 31, 2000 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Art
- Art--Study and teaching
- Arts--Northwest, Pacific
- journals (accounts)
Personal Names
- Ford, John Bevan, 1930-2005
- Jamison, William Robert, 1945-1995
- Pitt, Lillian, 1943-
- Swan, Julie
Corporate Names
- Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts
- Eiteljorg Fellowship series
- Froelick Gallery
- Hallie Ford Museum of Art
- Jamison Thomas Gallery
- National Museum of the American Indian (Washington, D.C.)
- Wiyot Tribe, California
Geographical Names
- Newport (Or.)
- Portland (Or.)
- Salem (Or.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs
- Scrapbooks
- clippings (information artifacts)
- color negatives
- correspondence
- fliers (printed matter)
- magazines (periodicals)
- sketchbooks
Functions
- color slides