Eleanor Dickinson Collection
The collection includes material related to Eleanor Dickinson's professional career, particularly her research and work surrounding the publication Revival!. Material include reference articles, items used in an exhibition on the work at Tennessee State Museum, and page proofs for the final book. Other material in the collection documents her other research as well as some personal letters and notes.
Dates
- 1940-2001
- Majority of material found within 1970-1985
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Conditions Governing Use
The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
0.75 Linear Feet (1 half box, 1 oversize box)
Abstract
The collection includes material related to Eleanor Dickinson's professional career, particularly her research and work surrounding the publication Revival!. Material include reference articles, items used in an exhibition on the work at Tennessee State Museum, and page proofs for the final book. Other material in the collection documents her other research as well as some personal letters and notes.
Biographical/Historical Note
Eleanor Creekmore was born on February 7, 1931 in Knoxville, Tennessee. She earned her BA from the University of Tennessee in 1952, an MFA from the California College of Arts and Crafts in 1982, and an MFA from Golden Gate University in 1984. She also completed postgraduate work at the San Francisco Art Institute (1960-1963) and the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere (1971). Dickinson has spent most of her career at the California College of the Arts in Oakland, where she has worked as an associate professor of art (1974-1984), a professor of art (1984-2001), and a professor emerita (2001-). She has also served as the artist-in-residence at the University of Tennessee (1969), Arkansas State University (1993), the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco (2000), and the University of Alaska (1991).
Eleanor Creekmore married Ben Wade Oakes Dickinson on June 12, 1952 and the couple had three children: Mark Wade, Katherine Van Gilder, and Peter Somers.
Arrangement
This material is arranged into three series. The items are in two boxes (one half box and one flat oversize box).
Acquisition Note
Eleanor Dickinson donated these papers to Special Collections in 2002 and 2004.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository