A Guide to the Beck Whitehead Collection
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Creator: |
Whitehead, Beck |
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Title: |
Beck Whitehead Collection |
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Dates: | 1930, 2001-2018 |
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Creator Abstract: |
Beck Whitehead is a San Antonio artist who served as Chair of Papermaking and Book Arts at the Southwest School of Art until 2016. Whitehead is a papermaker who creates paper paintings and one-of-a-kind books. |
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Content Abstract: |
The collection documents three of Beck Whitehead’s book and paper arts projects undertaken between 2001-2018. It includes prototypes, mock ups, and test printing used by Whitehead in the creative process. |
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Identification: |
MS 507 |
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Extent: |
2 linear feet (1 oversize box) |
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Language: |
English |
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Repository: |
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections |
Beck Whitehead is a San Antonio artist who served as Chair of Papermaking and Book Arts at the Southwest School of Art until 2016. Whitehead creates paper paintings and one-of-a-kind books. She holds a BA from Trinity University and an MFA from The University of Texas at San Antonio. She has taught papermaking workshops at several national conferences and at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Tennessee; Pyramid Atlantic, Maryland; and the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Maine. Beck Whitehead has previously served on the Board of Directors for Hand Papermaking Inc. Exhibitions include the Center for Book and Paper Arts in Chicago and the Robert C. Williams American Museum of Papermaking in Atlanta, Georgia.
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The collection documents three of Beck Whitehead’s book and paper arts projects undertaken between 2001-2018. It includes prototypes, mock ups, and test printing used by Whitehead in the creative process.
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Access Restrictions
This collection is housed at UTSA's Main Campus and must be accessed via the John Peace Library Special Collections reading room. To request access, please use the Collections Request Form.
Use Restrictions
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
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Persons |
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Whitehead, Beck |
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Subjects |
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Papermaking. |
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Pinocchio (Fictitious character)--Art. |
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Poetry. |
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San Antonio (Tex.)--Tricentennial. |
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Places |
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San Antonio (Tex.) |
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Formats |
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Artists' books (books) |
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Broadsheet (format) |
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Folded books |
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Handmade paper |
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Mock-ups |
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Prototypes (object genre) |
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Sketches |
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Studies (visual works) |
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Watercolor (paint) |
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Occupation |
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Papermakers |
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Book artists (artists) |
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Local Subjects |
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Art/Artists |
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San Antonio Authors Collection |
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Women |
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Whitehead’s handmade artists' books as well as books from her collection have been cataloged and can be found by searching for “Beck Whitehead” in the UTSA Libraries catalog. |
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[Identification of item], Beck Whitehead Collection, MS 507, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.
Donated to UTSA Special Collections by Beck Whitehead in 2017 (Acc. 2018-035).
Materials processed by Agnieszka Czeblakow, Rare Books Librarian. Finding aid encoded by Katie Rojas, Manuscripts Archivist.
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Pinocchio Book, 2001 |
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The series contains inspiration materials, mock ups, sketches, watercolor studies, and concertina mock ups for a larger book project never completed. |
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My Pinocchio Art Book: Art Appreciation Textbooks. Cora Elder Stafford, A.M. and Pearl Rucker, Laidlaw Brothers, 1930 |
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Pinocchio watercolor on paper |
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Pinocchio cut out |
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Four concertinas painted with Pinocchio pieces attached, no covers |
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Two concertina books with prototype covers |
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Three completed concertina books |
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Agua Vivientes. Living Water, 2018 |
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The series contains mock ups, test paper, printing samples for poetry broadsides, and a portfolio project created to celebrate San Antonio's 300th anniversary in 2018. |
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Portfolio with paper samples |
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Test printing of three broadsides |
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Papermaking template |
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Untitled Leaf Book, undated |
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The series contains two pulp painted handmade paper book prototypes. |
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Untitled and undated fold out leaf book, pulp painted handmade paper with cloth spine |
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Untitled and undated fold out leaf book, watercolor and paste painting on commercial paper, handmade paper cover with cloth spine |
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