An Inventory of Her Art Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
Creator:
Bascove
Title:
Bascove Art Collection
Dates:
1983-1984
Extent:
10 items
Abstract:
The Bascove Art Collection consists
of drawings, woodblocks, print proofs, and book jackets, tracing the process from
initial design to finished product.
Call Number:
Art Collection AR-00372
Language:
English
Access:
Open for research. Please note that a minimum of 24 hours notice is required to pull
art materials to the Ransom Center's Reading and Viewing Room. Some materials
may be
restricted from viewing. To make an appointment or to reserve Art Collection
materials, please contact the Center's staff at art@hrc.utexas.edu.
Use Policies:
Ransom Center collections may contain material with sensitive or confidential
information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and
regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information
pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in the collections without
the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of
action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning
an
individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive
to a
reasonable person) for which the Ransom Center and The University of Texas at
Austin
assume no responsibility.
Restrictions on Use:
Authorization for publication is given on behalf of the University of Texas as the
owner of the collection and is not intended to include or imply permission of
the
copyright holder which must be obtained by the researcher. For more information
please see the Ransom Centers' Open Access and Use Policies.
Anne Bascove, who uses her last name only in artistic practice, was born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1946. She received her B.A. from the Phiadelphia
College of Art. Bascove is prolific in the areas of printmaking, painting, and
illustration, and is known for her colorful and dynamic renderings of New York
City's many bridges.
Sources:
artnet, "Bascove," accessed September 6, 2017,
http://www.artnet.com/artists/bascove/biography.
BASCOVE, accessed September 6, 2017, www.bascove.com.
Scope and Contents
The Bascove Art Collection consists of drawings, woodblocks, prints, and book jackets
for the cover illustrations for a novel, Aracdio, and
a collection of stories, entitled Had I A Hundred
Mouths, by William Goyen. These pieces were exhibited at Books & Co.
in New York City for the exhibition, "Bascove: From Woodblock to Book Jacket",
in
March 1985.
