{"product_id":"nadine-de-lawrence-memorial-archive","title":"De Lawrence, Nadine - A Small Collection of Chey Backus-Walcott's materials relating to Nadine De Lawrence's Memorial, etc","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eNadine De Lawrence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Small Collection of Chey Backus-Walcott's materials relating to Nadine De Lawrence's Memorial, etc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eNew York: Nadine De Lawrence; etc, 1980s - 1993 (?) .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eTotal = 121 items. 66 photographs, 1 negative photograph, 1 contact sheet, four \u003c\/span\u003enegative\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e strips, 31 color slides, 1 13-page unbound photocopy facsimile with note, 1 postcard with note, 6 postcards, two brochures, 2 folding invitations, 1 six-panel folding \u003c\/span\u003eannouncement\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e, 1 single sheet, 1 unbound three-page curriculum vitae, two business cards and 1 vendor \u003c\/span\u003ebadge\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eVery good to \u003c\/span\u003enear fine. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMinor edgewear, creasing and toning. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eA small collection of artist Chey Backus-Walcott's materials relating to Nadine De Lawrence's Memorial including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ephotographs, exhibition invitations, ephemera and a photocopy facsimile of the accompanying slim publication to Nadine De Lawrence's 1991 Sculpture Space (Utica) exhibition \"Nommo? Nummo! Nommo: Altars to Ausar and Auset\". An intimate look into De Lawrence's life through ephemera and her \u003c\/span\u003efriend's\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eappreciation\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e of her. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eNadine De Lawrence (1953-1992) was a painter, printmaker, \u003c\/span\u003esculptor, \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ejewelry designer and gallerist. She was a \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e1985–86 Artist in Residence at the Studio Museum in Harlem alongside Kerry James Marshall. \"At the time of her death, De Lawrence was an Artist-in-residence in Learning Through Art\/The Guggenheim Museum's Children's Program, where she worked with inner-city school children.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eChey Backus-Walcott is an artist, clothing designer and business owner. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. A pouch of 39 photographs (35 black \u0026amp; white, 4 color), largely from Nadine De Lawrence's memorial in 1993, with two hand-written sheets matching names to numbered photos. The majority of these photographs have numbers hand-written in blue ink to back top right. I have attempted to organize these photographs in the order suggested by the index, but there does seem to be some \u003c\/span\u003ediscrepancies between the numbered index and the photographs. Houston Conwill, Al Loving, Nanette Carter, Robert Blackburn, Ruth Jett, June Kelly, Whitfield Lovell, Abdul Rahman, Sana Musasama, Brenda Branch, Mel Edwards, Ed Clark, Emma Amos, Howardena Pindell, Chey-Backus-Walcott, etc appear. At the end of this pouch is a color photo of De Lawrence at an exhibition, part of a life-sized sculpture is visible which appears to be Eve Stettner's \"Nadine\", a ceramic portrait of De Lawrence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. A pouch of 25 color photographs, dark and murky, also taken at De Lawrence's memorial. More photographs of her work than attendees. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e3. A pouch with \"Eva Stettner\" handwritten on it holding two photographs. One is a color photo of Nadine De Lawrence with Stettner's \"Nadine\". The other photo is a Polaroid of an African-inspired sculpture, perhaps by De Lawrence and not Stettner. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. A manila envelope stamped \"Giant Photo, 200 Park Ave South, New York, N.Y. 100003\" and with \"E. Amos - Orig - Neg\" written in sharpie. Inside is a 8\" x 11\" negative of Nadine De Lawrence and her piece \"Black Goddess\". The same image appears on De Lawrence's memorial program. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. A manila envelope with a contact sheet of black \u0026amp; white photographs featuring Nadin De Lawrence wearing one of her earrings. One image is circled with a waxy crayon or pencil, it was used on the front of a 1991 Jewelry open studio announcement. The announcement calls the earrings \"Cowrie Drop\". Four negative strips present. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e6. 31 color slides of artwork in two plastic sheets. 21 with written credit, date, dimensions, name and materials. 1 image of an ink drawing is credited to \"Backus Walcott\" and judging by the artwork, 1 other slide is also by her. De Lawrence's sculptures are represented. Two slides are of paintings. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. P\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ehotocopy facsimile of the accompanying slim publication to Nadine De Lawrence's 1991 Sculpture Space (Utica) exhibition \"Nommo? Nummo! Nommo: Altars to Ausar and Auset\" with note to \"Dear Chuy\" from \"Cassandra\". 13 pages + note in plastic sleeve. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8. A 1990 postcard from Nadine De Lawrence to Chey Backus-Walcott mailed from Gaborone, Botswana. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9. A single sheet printed draft with hand-written corrections for the Nadine DeLawrence Memorial Program.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e10. An \u003c\/span\u003eunmailed postcard invitation to the \"Memorial Exhibition \u0026amp; Services for Nadine De Lawrence Sculptor \/ Printmaker\" hosted by Cinque Gallery on January 31st, 1993. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11. Nadine De Lawrence's single-fold (4 pages) memorial program with short remembrance by Chey Backuswalcott, biography, etc. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12. 1991 Cinqe Gallery folding invitation to a \"Gala reception in honor of Nadine DeLawrence Cinque Gallery Artist-of-the-Year\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13. Unmailed postcard invitation to Nadine De Lawrence's 1991 \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSculpture Space (Utica) exhibition \"Nommo? Nummo! Nommo: Altars to Ausar and Auset\".\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14. Unmailed postcard invitation to Eva Stettner's Ceramic Sculpture exhibition at the Dome Gallery. No date. Front image is Stettner's \"Nadine\". \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e15. Envelope stamped \"Delawrence-Maine Gallery 26 Beaver Street, New York 10004\" with a folding invitation to Eva Stettner's \"Figures\" exhibition at the Delawrence-Maine Gallery\". Front of invitation features her sculpture \"Ardith\" which was copyrighted 1985, likely the year of the exhibition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16. Single-fold (with blank inside) announcement of a 1991 open studio at Sothis Designs which was DeLawrence's jewelry company. Front image is DeLawrence wearing her \"Cowrie Drop\" earring. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e17. 1989 postcard invitation \"to an exhibition and sale of wearable art accessories\" by Nadine DeLawrence of Sothis Designs: Jewelry for women and men and Chey Backus Walcott of W.W. Chey: Handpainted silk scarves.\" Verso has stamp and the artist \"Laurie Ourlicht\"'s handwritten name with no address. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e18. Six-panel folded announcement for 'In The Pursuit of Peace\", a 1991 Ceres Gallery exhibition featuring Susana Attias, Rhonda Schaller, Gloria E. Williams, Carol Goebel, Nadine Delawrence, Polly Lai, Dorothy Shamonsky, Carol Hamoy, Michele Godwin, Judy Hoffman, and Doree Albritton. Each artist has an illustration of their work and a short text. Addressed by hand and mailed to Chey Backus-Walcott. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e19. Unmailed postcard invitation to a 1986 exhibition of Nadine Delawrence-Maine's Shaped Paintings at the Delawrence-Maine Studio. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e20. Unmailed postcard featuring what looks like a a sculpture by DeLawrence with no text to verso. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e21. Three-page unbound curriculum vitae featuring solo exhibitions, group exhibitions, grants and awards, bibliography, exhibition catalogues, collections (selected), guest lecturer or guest artist, teaching experience, administrative experience, and education. Current through 1992. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e22. Nadine Delawrence's business card. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e23. Brenda Branch's business card. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24. Nadine De Lawrence's Sothis Designs vendor badge with clip. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fenrick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48731250524385,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0532\/3787\/4867\/files\/IMG_7231.jpg?v=1784819928","url":"https:\/\/fenrickbooks.com\/products\/nadine-de-lawrence-memorial-archive","provider":"Fenrick Books LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}