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Kenneth Callahan papers, 1950-1978

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Callahan, Kenneth, 1905-1986
Title
Kenneth Callahan papers
Dates
1950-1978 (inclusive)
Quantity
.56 cubic feet plus 1 sound tape reel (40 min.) and 3 transcripts (2 boxes)
Collection Number
2638
Summary
Tape-recorded interview of Washington artist concerning his artistic philosophy and other papers related to him
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

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Languages
English
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Historical Note

The Spokane-born painter Kenneth Callahan was one of the leading artists of the Pacific Northwest school. As a young painter he was exhibited in the First Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Art at the Whitney Museum in New York. He subsequently was recognized in a breakthrough 1953 Life magazine article as one of the "Mystic Painters of the Northwest." He spent years working as a curator at the Seattle Art Museum, and when he was fired in 1952 (he had been using the museum as a studio, which a new curator found reprehensible), he continued painting and selling paintings from his studio on the south fork of the Stillaguamish River, near Granite Falls in Snohomish County.

Source: "Callahan, Kenneth (1905-1986), Painter" HistoryLink, 14 Feb 2003, http://www.historylink.org/File/5203

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Content Description

Interviews, transcripts, correspondence, exhibit notices, photographs, and clippings from the life of Washington State artist Kenneth Callahan.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyrights retained by creator. Contact Special Collections for details.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized into 3 accessions.

  • Accession No. 2638-001, Kenneth Callahan interview, 1962
  • Accession No. 2638-002, Kenneth Callahan transcripts, circa 1971
  • Accession No. 2638-003, Kenneth Callahan papers, 1950-1978

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

  • Description: Accession No. 2638-001: Kenneth Callahan interview, 1962
    1 sound tape reel (40 min.) plus 1 transcript (12 p.)

    Scope and Content: Tape recorded interview by Curt Green on 25 Jan 1962, in conjunction with KING-FM series "Conversation with an artist" conducted by Jim Wilke.

    Interview concerns Mr. Callahan's artistic philosophy.

    Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

    Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

    Acquisition Info: Received ½5/1962.

  • Description: Accession No. 2638-002: Kenneth Callahan transcripts, circa 1971
    2 transcripts

    Scope and Content: Two transcripts from taped conversations with Kenneth Callahan.

    Callahan discusses his life and career, his painting, his philosophy, and some of his associates. Time period discussed covers 1910-1971.

    Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

    Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

    Acquisition Info: Donated by M. Johnson, 1973.

  • Accession No. 2638-003: Kenneth Callahan papers, 1950-1978

    .56 cubic foot (2 boxes)

    Scope and Content: Biographical features, interview fragment, correspondence, exhibit notices, photographs, clippings. Includes dozens of black and white photographs, also a typewritten draft of a writing based on an interview edited by Michael Johnson, "Kenneth Callahan: Universal Voyager". Includes transcript of panel discussion with Callahan, Viola Patterson and George Tsutakawa, conducted by Gervais Reed.

    Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

    Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

    Acquisition Info: Received 1/1/1983.

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Subject Terms

  • Artists--Washington (State)
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Callahan, Kenneth, 1905-1986--Archives
  • Camfferman, Margaret
  • Camfferman, Peter
  • Graves, Morris, 1910-2001
  • Johnson, Michael R
  • Tobey, Mark

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Patterson, Viola, 1898-1984 (creator)
    • Reed, Gervais (creator)
    • Tsutakawa, George (creator)

    Corporate Names

    • Henry Art Gallery (creator)


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