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Beauford Delaney notebook circa 1960s.Contains to-do lists and appointment reminders. Contains ink sketches of abstract shapes, biomorphic portraits, and expressionistic landscapes.

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Beauford Delaney notebook circa 1960s.Contains to-do lists and appointment reminders. Contains ink sketches of abstract shapes, biomorphic portraits, and expressionistic landscapes.

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Beauford Delaney notebook circa 1950s. Contains ink sketches of abstract shapes and expressionistic landscapes.

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Beauford Delaney notebook circa 1950s. Contains ink sketches of abstract shapes and expressionistic landscapes.

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Beauford Delaney 1964 planner with several appointments and notes in September and October

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Beauford Delaney notebook circa 1960s. Contains to-do lists and ink sketches of expressionistic landscapes.

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Beauford Delaney 1964 planner and address book. Contains appointments, addresses, lists, and both ink and pencil sketches of landscapes and portraits.

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Beauford Delaney notebook circa 1950s. Contains diary entries, notes, address, ink sketches, drawing exercises, and song lyrics, including "Fine and Mellow" by Billie Holiday.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Beauford Delaney Papers consist of the artists’ personal and professional papers from the 1900s through the 1970s. This includes correspondence with colleagues, friends and family; photographs of Beauford and others; sketchbooks and notebooks; loose sketches and other artworks; exhibition materials; and printed material collected by Delaney. The bulk of the collection consists of materials collected and created during Beauford’s time in Paris, where he lived from 1953 until his death in...