Artwork by Swann - photographic prints, 1958-1964
Scope and Contents note
Research data, notes, correspondence, certificates, audio, a piece of jewelry, badges, videos, slides, astrological readings, artifacts, photographs, postcards, religious symbols, memos, Chinese name seals and porcelain paste boxes in chinoiserie boxes, training manuals, contracts, manuscripts, scrapbooks, speeches, two small original paintings, sketches, press clippings, and other materials from Swann’s work as an author, artist, and psychic explorer. The collection also includes extensive correspondence with artists in preparation for the book Cosmic Art (1975) including a significant number of correspondence files with artists from the original intented author of the book, Dr. Raymond Piper.
Dates
- 1958-1964
Creator
- From the Collection: Swann, Ingo, 1933-2013 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open to all users; no restrictions.
Extent
From the Collection: 89.72 Linear feet (204 boxes, 2 flat boxes, 1 map folder)
Language
From the Collection: English
General
Black and white photographs of Swann's artworks. The first in this folder is a a painting of a rose in a glass drinking goblet. Swann's note on the page says "This is the first painting I saved. Done late 1958 at my loft on Brown and West Broadway. Mom has it. I'd set about learning technique - and used this to try to paint a glass." Several still lifes and architectural images. [Blynne Olivieri Parker, archivist, observed that Swann's signature style became evident around 1961 in "Canyonscape with Stones," 45 by 50 inches, presumably]. Then figurative art. One, untitled, of a nude man with fins/wings with a large orb behind him. Swann's handwritten note: "35" x 45" Executed in 1/2 houre (sic) (timed) in order to escape from labored technique spring 1962." Color image of "Death of Man" Tripytych. 10 feet by 6 feet, 1963. Oil and gold leaf on camvast. Col. Mr. Reed Ericson (sic). Correct spelling of name, likely the purchaser, was Reed Erickson.
Repository Details
Part of the University of West Georgia Special Collections Repository
Special Collections, Ingram Library
University of West Georgia
1601 Maple Street
Carrollton GA 30118-2000 United States
special@westga.edu