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Margot Wells Backas and James J. Backas papers
Collection — Box: 1-2
Identifier: BMC-M136
Abstract
Margot and Jim Backas were strong supporters of the arts in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore area. They held numerous leadership and administrative positions in various arts organizations. Margot was artist Anne Truitt’s literary executor and good friend. Included in this collection are letters from Truitt, newspaper clippings and advertisements for art exhibits.
Dates:
1970 - 2004
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Anne Truitt Papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC.M109
Abstract
Anne Dean Truitt (1921-2004,) BMC 1943, was an artist and writer. Truitt's formal training as an artist began in 1948 when she studied sculpture at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Washington D. C. In the early 1960s Truitt began to develop what would become her signature style, applying layer upon layer of paint to hollow wooden structures. In the aftermath of two retrospective shows in the mid-1970s, Truitt began keeping detailed journals documenting the details of her life, her...
Dates:
1945 - 1997
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
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