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[email protected] URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc Guide to the Bernice Bing papers M2651 1 M2651 Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives Title: Bernice Bing papers Creator: Bing, Bernice, 1936-1998 source: Bernice Bing Estate Identifier/Call Number: M2651 Physical Description: 11 Linear Feet(12 manuscript boxes, 1 half manuscript box, 10 flat boxes, 3 map folders) Physical Description: 11.06 gigabyte(s)Disk images for reformatted optical media: 3 DVD-Rs, 5 CD-Rs. Date (inclusive): 1957-2019 Abstract: The Bernice Bing papers document the life and work of the Asian American lesbian artist Bernice Bing. Scope and Contents The Bernice Bing papers document the life and work of the San Franciscan Abstract Expressionist Asian American artist. The materials include journals, sketchbooks, arwork (acrylic, watercolor and oil paintings on paper, board, metal, and canvas) Chinese calligraphy on paper, prints (etchings and lithographs), correspondence, diplomas and certificates, photographs, negatives, slides, exhibition posters, newspaper clippings, art supplies (paintbrushes and pencils), ephemera, and other materials. Biographical / Historical Bernice Bing was born on April 10, 1936 in San Francisco, California. When she was six years old her mother died and her and her sister were mostly raised in foster homes and by their grandmother. Bing also lived in the Ming Quong Home. She was encouraged by her grandmother to explore her interest in art.