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Wynn Bullock Papers

Debra Roussopoulos University of California, Santa Cruz 2011 1156 High Street Santa Cruz 95064 [email protected] URL: http://guides.library.ucsc.edu/speccoll Note Finding aid updated in 2018

Wynn Bullock Papers MS.010 1 Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz Title: Wynn Bullock papers source: Bullock, Wynn creator: Bullock, Wynn source: Bullock, Edna Identifier/Call Number: MS.010 Physical Description: 6 Linear Feet8 boxes Date (inclusive): 1929-1972 Date (bulk): 1940-1972 Abstract: This collection includes some biographical material including a small amount of correspondence, writings, teaching materials, clippings and printed appearences. Also included is a selection of gelatin silver photographs and a color photograph. Stored in Special Collections and Archives: Advance notice is required for access to the papers. Access Collection open for research. Publication Rights Property rights for this collection reside with the University of California. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. The publication or use of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use for research or educational purposes requires written permission from the copyright owner. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user. For more information on copyright or to order a reproduction, please visit guides.library.ucsc.edu/speccoll/reproduction-publication. Copyright to the photographs resides with the Bullock-Wilson Trust Photography Archive (www.wynnbullockphotography.com). UCSC Special Collections and Archives requires written permission from the copyright holder to allow reproduction of the photographs, including photography in the reading room. Permission must be sent to [email protected] in advance. Preferred Citation Wynn Bullock papers. MS 10. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz. Biography Wynn Bullock (April 18, 1902-November 16, 1975) was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Pasadena, California. As a boy, his passions were singing and athletics. After high school graduation he moved to New York to pursue a musical career and was hired as a chorus member in 's Music Box Review. During the mid-1920's he traveled to Europe, studying voice and giving concerts in France, Germany, and Italy. In Paris, he discovered the work of Man Ray and Lazlo Moholy-Nagy. He realized photography as an art form could be a vehicle through which he could engage with the world. He moved back to Southern California and became a student of photography at Art Center School. From 1938 to 1940, Wynn became involved in exploring alternative processes such as solarization and bas relief. After graduation from Art Center, his experimental work was exhibited in a solo exhibition at the L.A. County Museum. He worked as a commercial photographer and enlisted in the U.S. Army where he was employed by Lockheed, and Connors-Joyce until the end of the war. In 1945-1946, Wynn traveled throughout California with his family producing and selling postcard pictures. He worked developing a way to control the line effect of solarization for which he was awarded two patents. He settled in Monterey where he obtained a photographic concession at Ford Ord military base until 1959. A major turning point in Wynn's life as a creative photographer occurred in 1948 when he met . In the mid-1950's, chose two of Bullock's photographs to include in the 1955 "Family of Man" exhibition at the . During the early 1960's, Wynn produced his "Color Light Abstractions". These photographs represented an in-depth exploration of light, manifesting a belief that light is, "perhaps the most profound force in the universe." Throughout his career, Wynn was an active learner, workshop leader, and teacher. His work is found in over 90 major institutions world-wide, and he is one of five artists whose archives established the 's Center for Creative Photography.

Wynn Bullock Papers MS.010 2 In the mid 1960's until his death, he returned to black and white alternative processes. Wynn noted, "Searching is everything - going beyond what you know. And the test of the search is really in the things themselves, the things you seek to understand. What is important is not what you think about them, but how they enlarge you." [Biography excerpted from The Bullock-Wilson Trust Photography Archive] Scope and Content of Collection This collection includes some biographical material including a small amount of correspondence, writings, teaching materials, clippings & printed appearences. Also included is a selection of gelatin silver photographs and a color photograph. Arrangement The photographs are arranged in chronological order. Related Collections MS 325 Edna Bullock Photographs Subjects and Indexing Terms Photography, Artistic Bullock, Wynn Bullock, Edna

Biographical Series 1345 1929-1974 Physical Description: 7 folders Scope and Contents note This series contains Wynn Bullock's personal papers including correspondence, awards, book reviews and promotional material for classes.

box-folder 1:1 Autobiographical data, 380 1929-1972 box-folder 1:1 Group exhibitions, 379 1954-1970 box-folder 1:1, 5:1 Awards 374 n.d., 1960-1962 Photography in the Fine Arts, New York. Outstanding Achievement in Creative Art for "Fire in the Woods." Award certificate. 378 n.d., Photography in the Fine Arts, New York. Outstanding Achievement in Creative Art for "Light Abstraction" and "Woman and the Thistle." Award certificate. 377 n.d., Art Directors Club of Los Angeles. 17th Annual Western Exhibition of Advertising and Editorial Art. Certification of Merit. 376 n.d., Art Directors Club of Philadelphia. 26th Annual Exhibition of the Art Directors Club of Philadelphia. Certificate of Excellence for Advertising and Editorial Art. November 1961. 375 11/1961 box-folder 1:1 Lectures, 373 1962-1971 box-folder 1:1 Prints in permanent collections as of 1971, 372 ca. 1972 box-folder 1:1 One man exhibitions, 371 1941-1971 box-folder 1:1 Photographs selected by international photographic annuals, 370 ca. 1972 box-folder 1:1 Articles and/or photographs in publications, 369 1946-1971 box-folder 1:1 Quotes from reviews, 368 ca. 1972 box-folder 1:1 Books used by Wynn Bullock, 367 ca. 1972 box-folder 1:1 "Wynn Bullock American Lyric Tenor" - pamphlet with some extracts from the French press, 366 ca. 1929 box-folder 1:2-4 Correspondence 361 box-folder 1:2 Keech, Estelle - ALS, 365 n.d., 10/1941 box-folder 1:3 Beloian, Charles - ALS, 364 8/21/1964 box-folder 1:4 Kohler, David - TLS, 363 5/14/1974 box-folder 1:4 Kohler, David - "A Phenomenological View of the Process of Photography" - ALS w/ attachment, 362 n.d. box-folder 1:17 Book Reviews, 356 1966, 1971 Mack, Richard. The Widening Stream. Poems by Richard Mack, Photographs by Wynn Bullock 360

Wynn Bullock Papers MS.010 3 Biographical Series 13451929-1974

"Monterey" Peregrine Publications, 1966. Book review by Jean Couzens 359 Bullock, Edna. Wynn Bullock San Francisco: Scrimshaw Press, 1971. 358 Misc. articles and book reviews. 357 box-folder 1:19 Teaching - Lectures, Classes, Conferences, 346 1959-1972 "Wynn Bullock, Camera Artist to Teach Two Courses Here" in San Francisco State College Golden Gater Vol. 74, No. 1, 355 6/20/1959 San Francisco State College. Bulletin of Summer Sessions, 354 1959 Monterey Peninsula Collection Evening Series. "Creative Seeing in Photography" lecture by Bullock. Poster for series and article announcing lecture from El Yanqui Vol. XIV, No. 20 Monterey Peninsula College 353 5/26/1960 Art Directors and Artists Club of San Francisco. "Eyes West". First Annual Conference. Monterey Peninsula. Conference brochure. 352 9/15-17/1961 Professional Photographers of Northern California." Way Out West Conference." First Annual San Francisco Conference, Del Webb TowneHouse, San Francisco. Flyer and registration form. 351 1/6-7/1962 Professional Photographers of California. "Greater Twelfth annual Western States Convention". St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, CA. 350 6/27-30/1964 Program with photo of Bullock from Commercial Illustrative Forum , Art Center School. 349 n.d. Lifelong Learning UC Extension Berkeley. Catalog 348 Fall 1968 workshop schedule, noting panel talk and slide show with Bullock, Al Weber, Pirkle Jones, and Henry Gilpin. 347 ca. 1969 Writings, Series 2329 1929-1974 Physical Description: 13 folders Scope and Contents note This series contains Bullock's thoughts & notes, typescripts, instructional materials, and publications.

box-folder 1:5-7 "Thoughts" for Lectures at UC Extension 341 box-folder 1:5 Typed manuscript. 94 pps.- for lectures at UC extension on following dates, 344 9/19/1968 10/13/1968 box-folder 1:6 20 pps uncorrected holographic notes - for lectures at UC Extension on following dates, 343 11/23/1968, 1/4-15/1969, 2/4-24/1969, 3.12-13/1969 box-folder 1:7 4 pgs holographic notes - for lectures at UC Extension on following dates, 342 11/7/1970, 9/28/1971, 9/30/1971, 10/31/1971, 1970-1971 box-folder 1:8 Artist statement for Modern Photography Annual, Sept. 1971 - Typed, hand edited mss. of 6/2/71 for article. 3 pps., 340 6/2/1971 box-folder 1:9 "Copies of notes" - Hand edited, typed notes. pps. 8-42, 339 n.d. box-folder 1:10 Thoughts used for "Dave Bohn Book" - 6 pps., 338 1970-1971 General note Note:Dave Bohn , editor and designer of Wynn Bullock , Scrimshaw Press, 1971.

box-folder 1:11 "Space-Time in Photography." - Typescript mss, edited - 7 pps., 337 1972 General note Note:in photographer's hand: "Copies of my hand written notes W. B. 1972."

box-folder 1:12 "Bullock Continuous Tone Partial Reversal Process." - Typescript - 26 pps. , 336 n.d. General note Note:With clipping from Saturday Evening Post Oct. 22, 1949 on indigo dye.

box-folder 1:13 "What is Photographic Line?" - Typescript - 5 pps., 335 n.d. box-folder 1:14 "Edward Weston" By Wynn Bullock - Typescript w/holographic corrections, signed - 4 pps., 334 n.d. box-folder 1:15 Claims of Patent #2, 438, 494. "Photographic Process for Producing Line Images." Also "Sample 11" of U.S. Pat. 2,438,494 - Typescript copy - 3 pps., 333 n.d.

Wynn Bullock Papers MS.010 4 Writings, Series 23291929-1974

box-folder 1:16 "Wynn Bullock - Photographs 1920-1973" - Univ. of Colorado tape transcript - Typescript - pps. 1-15, 332 1973 box-folder 1:18 Publications: "Line Photography" by Percy W. Bullock, 331 4/1957 General note Note:Reprinted from Medical and Biological Illustration, April 1957, vol. VII, No. 2.

box-folder 1:18 Publications: "Partial Reversal Line Photography" by Percy Wynn Bullock, 330 10/1957 General note Note:Reprinted from Medical and Biological Illustration, October 1957, vol. VII, No. 4.

Exhibits Series 3302 n.d., 1941-1971 Physical Description: 2 folders Scope and Contents note This series contains documentation of exhibits of Bullock's photographic exhibits.

box-folder 1:20 320 1941-1962 Karen Horney Clinic, New York, New York. Catalogue Photographic Exhibit and Sale of the Karen Horney Clinic. Nov. 17-Dec. 2, [n.d.] Catalogue list. 328 n.d. New York Museum of Modern Art, exhibition of international prints. Clipping announcing exhibition with reproduction. 327 n.d. "Limelight". Sheridan Square, New York, New York. Photographs by Wynn Bullock. Exhibit postcard. Sept.6-Oct. 8 [n.d.] With exhibit review of exhibit "The Sexual Vitality of the Earth" by John Barkley Hart. Photocopy [unidentified publication.] 326 n.d. Centre International de la Photographie. "3e Biennale internationale Photo Cinema Optique". Exhibit brochure. 325 n.d. Los Angeles County Art Museum. Creative Photography exhibit 1941. Review from Daily News, Los Angeles. Clipping. Flyer with text reprinted from exhibit catalog. 324 6/13/1941 Danish Salon of Photography. "Forste Internationale Fotoudstilling Marienlyst". Helsingor. Exhibit catalog 323 1956 Kalamazoo Art Center. Kalamazoo, Michigan. "Three Photographers". 1961. Catalog of the exhibition as published in Bulletin Number 2, Kalamazoo Art Center at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 322 2/1961 Rhode Island Arts Festival. "Fourth Annual Exhibit". Exhibit catalog. 321 1962 box-folder 1:21 303 1963-1971 Tucson Art Center. Invitational Photography Show. Photographers from the Southwest . Exhibit catalog 319 1963 "Internationale AKT FOTOS". Exhibit brochure 318 ca. 1963 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Photography in the Fine Arts - Exhibit IV . Exhibit catalog. 317 1963 California State Fair and Exposition 1963. Twenty-Third North American International Photographic Exhibition , "Black and White Prints." Exposition guide. 316 1963 "72nd International Exposition of Professional Photography 1963", Dallas, Texas. Highlights. Clipping. 315 1963 Second Annual Outdoor Art Festival, Coast Gallery, Big Sur. California. Gallery catalogue. 314 10/17 - 11/12/1964 University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Invitational Exhibition. "10 American Photographers". February-March 1965. Review from Milwaukee Journal, Feb. 28, 1965. 313 2-3/1965 Camberly Pictorialists. 18th International Salon of Camera Art . Royal Military Academy. Catalogue. (Bullock given Honor Panel in the 19th exhibition.) 312 4/11-25/1965 "Photography in the Fine Arts". 1965 World's Fair Exhibition. and titles. 311 1965

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University of Illinois. 1967 Festival of Contemporary Arts. Festival guide as appeared in University of Illinois Bulletin. Vol. 64, No. 65. Press release for "Six Photographers 1967". 310 1/13/1967 Southampton Camera Club. 54th International Exhibition of Photography . Southampton Art Gallery Civic Centre, Southampton. Catalogue. 309 3/4-27/1967 "Photography in the Fine Arts V". New York. Exhibition brochure. 308 1967 "Florida State Fair Photo Invitational". Exhibition brochure 307 1968 Rhodes National Gallery. Salisbury, Rhodesia. "F:8 present foto 69". Exhibit brochure. 306 1969 Southampton Camera Club. "57th International Exhibition of Photography". England. Exhibition brochure. 305 1970 Light, a Gallery for Contemporary Photography. New York, New York. "13 Photographers". Exhibit postcard. 304 11/5/1971 - 12/4/1971 Printed Appearences Series 4241 n.d., 1946-1971 Physical Description: 3 boxes Scope and Contents note This series contains copies of printed appearences of Bullock's photographs and writings.

box-folder 2:1 Aperture, v.4:1 (1956); 8:2 (1960); 14:2 (1969), 301 1956, 1960, 1969 box-folder 2:2 Applied Photography, no. 35 (1967); no. 40 (1969), 300 1967, 1969 box-folder 2:3 Argonaut, v.137:4208 (1958), 299 1958 box-folder 2:4 California Test Bureau of Standardized Tests , catalog, 298 1962 box-folder 2:5 Camera, English Edition, no. 4 (April 1959), 297 1959 box-folder 2:6 Camera, Edition Francaise, no. 3 (March 1959), 296 1959 box-folder 2:7 Contemporary Photographer, v.1:1 (May-June 1960); v.1:2 (July-August 1960), 295 1960 box-folder 2:8 Creative Camera by Lew Parrella, 294 1960 box-folder 2:9 Creative Camera, no. 84 (June 1971), 293 1971 box-folder 2:10 Creative Pictures, 292 1956 box-folder 2:11 Creative Photography, 2, 291 1957 box-folder 2:12 The Encyclopedia of Photography, 290 1963-1967 box-folder 2:13 The Face of California , [desk calender], 289 1961 box-folder 2:14 Fluor-o-scope, (Summer 1969), 288 1969 box-folder 2:15 Foto Magazin, (Jan 1965), (August 1967), 287 1929-1972 box-folder 3:1 Graphic Portfolio 2 [Georgia Pacific Ad], 286 n.d. box-folder 3:2 Harvest Years, v.5:5 (May 1965), 285 1965 box-folder 3:3 20th Century American Art , Kalamazoo Institute of Art, 284 1961 box-folder 3:4 Laguna Seca Road Races, (Nov. 8-9, 1958), 283 1958 box-folder 3:5 Munchner Leben , (January 1965), 282 1929-1972 box-folder 3:6 National Professional Photographer, v.89:1806 (Nov. 1962); v. 90:1810 (Mar. 1963); v. 90:1819 (Dec 1963), 281 1962-1963 box-folder 3:7 Negro Digest, v.5:2 (Dec 1946), 280 1946 box-folder 3:8 New Yorker, v.36:22 (July 16, 1960), 279 1960 box-folder 3:9 Nikkor Club, no.46 (Autumn 1968), 278 1968 box-folder 3:10 Nude, 277 n.d. box-folder 3:11 Pacific Discovery, v.1613 (May-June 1963), 276 1963 box-folder 3:12 Photography, v.10:10 (Oct. 1955); v.12:6 (June 1957); v.17:9 (Sept 1962), 275 1955, 1957, 1962 box-folder 3:13 Photography Handbook, (May 1958), 274 1958 box-folder 3:14 Popular Photograph, v.49:2 (Aug 1961); v.67:1 (July 1970), 273 1961, 1970 box-folder 3:15 Popular Photography Italiana, no. 138 (March 1969), 272 1969 box-folder 3:16 PSA Journal, v.37:7 (July 1971), 271 1971 box-folder 4:1 Image, v.3:7 (Oct. 1954), 270 1954 box-folder 4:2 Infinity, v.10:9 (Nov. 1961); v.15:5 (May 1966), 269 1961-1966 box-folder 4:3 Informations and Documents, no.139 (March 1961), 268 1961 box-folder 4:4 International Photo Technik, 1961:2; 1963:2, 267 1961-1963 box-folder 4:5 Range Finder Magazine, v.10:9 (Sept. 1961), 266 1961

Wynn Bullock Papers MS.010 6 Printed Appearences Series 4241n.d., 1946-1971

box-folder 4:6 Reader's Digest, (Oct. 1960), 265 1960 box-folder 4:7 Reflex, v.19/33:3 (March 1961), 264 1961 box-folder 4:8 St. Joseph Magazine, v.61:2 (Feb. 1960), 263 1960 box-folder 4:9 Saturday Review, v.44:24 (June 1961); v.46:20 (May 1963, 262 1961, 1963 box-folder 4:10 Vogue, American Edition (Feb. 1, 1955), 261 1955 box-folder 4:11 Western Advertising Week, 17th Portfolio of Western Advertising Art , (Feb. 19, 1962), 260 1962 box-folder 4:12 What's Doing?, v.2:3 (June 1947); v.7:12 (July 1955), 259 1947, 1955 box-folder 4:13 World Book Encyclopedia, "Photography" (reprint), 258 1965 box-folder 4:14 Clippings Monterey Peninsula Herald, "Virtues of Large and Small Cameras are Evaluated" (Nov. 6, 1956), 257 1956 box-folder 4:15 Clippings Monterey Peninsula Herald, "Times Vital Relationship to Photography" (Nov. 1, 1958), 256 1958 box-folder 4:16 Clippings Monterey Peninsula Herald, "Herald Printers and Publishers" (Sept. 22, 1960), 255 1960 box-folder 4:17 Clippings Monterey Peninsula Herald, "Among Best Prints of Half Century" (Oct. 27, 1961), 254 1961 box-folder 4:18 Clippings Monterey Peninsula Herald, "Savings Center" (Oct. 6, 1964), 253 1964 box-folder 4:19 Clippings Monterey Peninsula Herald, "The Face of California" (Sept. 26, 1970), 252 1970 box-folder 4:20 PClippings Town Crier, "Some Useless Words About Pictures" (June 1, 1966), 251 1966 box-folder 4:21 Clippings Monterey Peninsula Herald, "Landscape with Figure" (Nov. 1, 1968), 250 1968 box-folder 4:22 Clippings New York Times Magazine, "RX for Medicine" (Nov. 4, 1956), 249 1956 box-folder 4:23 Clippings Fort Ord Panarama, "On Post Photographer Acclaimed by Nations", v.18:38 (June 20, 1958), 248 1958 box-folder 4:24 Clippings San Francisco Sunday Chronicle, "RLS Sought The Pinch and Sting of Existence" (July 17, 1960), 247 1960 box-folder 4:25 Clippings Bullock, (August 1965) - Tear Sheets + letter, 246 1965 box-folder 5:2 Carmel Pacific Spectator Journal, v.15:3 (Dec. 5, 1958), 245 1958 box-folder 5:3 U.S. Camera, v.9:7 (August 1946), 244 1946 box-folder 5:4 Illustrated London News, v.242:6465 (June 29, 1963), 243 1963 box-folder 5:5 Various newsprint issues, segregated for preservation purposes. 242 ca. 1958-1968 Photographs Series 5182 1939-1972 Physical Description: 3 boxes Scope and Contents note This series contains black and white and color photographs. Arrangement note The material has been arranged by size, then by date.

box-folder 6 Girl (bas relief), 240 1939 box-folder 6 Portrait of a Young Woman, 239 1947 box-folder 6 Solarized Head, 238 1940 box-folder 6 Chief Fred Earle, 237 ca. 1947 box-folder 6 Child in the Forest, 236 1951 box-folder 6 Driftwood, 235 1951 box-folder 6 Del Monte Forest (with seedlings), 234 1951 box-folder 6 Hieroglyphics (worm design), 233 1951 box-folder 6 Woman and Thistle, 232 1953 box-folder 6 Woman and Dog in Forest, 231 1953 box-folder 6 Let There Be Light, 230 1954 box-folder 6 Nude behind Cob-webbed Window, 229 1955 box-folder 6 A Child's Grief, 228 1955 box-folder 6 Sea Foam, 227 1955 box-folder 6 Swamp Trees, 226 1955 box-folder 6 Lucia, 225 1956

Wynn Bullock Papers MS.010 7 Photographs Series 51821939-1972

box-folder 6 Del Monte Forest, 224 1956 box-folder 6 Stark Tree, 223 1956 box-folder 6 Navigation without Numbers, 222 1957 box-folder 6 The Pilings, 221 1958 box-folder 6 The Monks, 220 1958 box-folder 6 Child on Forest Road, 219 1958 box-folder 6 The Bird, 218 1958 box-folder 6 The Masts, 217 1959 box-folder 6 Florence, Trees and Sand Dunes, 216 1959 box-folder 7 Erosion, 215 1956 box-folder 7 The Shore, 214 1966 box-folder 7 Leaves, 213 1967 box-folder 7 The Limpit #2, 212 1969 box-folder 7 Buried in Sand (variant), 211 1968 box-folder 7 Seed Pods, 210 1969 box-folder 7 Unmarked Graves, 209 1969 box-folder 7 Rock and Limpits, 208 1969 box-folder 7 Under Monterey Wharf, 207 1969 box-folder 7 Pebble Beach, 206 1970 box-folder 7 Landscape (glowing mountain), 205 1970 box-folder 7 Untitled (Scrimshaw), 204 1970 box-folder 7 Rocks and Shadows (embers and ashes), 203 1970 box-folder 7 Point Lobos Rock (horizontal channels), 202 1970 box-folder 7 Untitled (Monterey Cypress Trunk), 201 1970 box-folder 7 Sea Palms, 200 1970 box-folder 7 Lobos Rock, 199 1971 box-folder 7 Limpit and Dark Rock, 198 1971 box-folder 7 Tree Trunk Lines, 197 1972 box-folder 7 Woman on Dunes, 196 1972 box-folder 7 Untitled (wood, light, and shadows), 195 1972 box-folder 7 Wood Reversal (three women), 194 1971 box-folder 7 Burnt Wood, 193 1972 box-folder 7 Wood Lines, 192 1972 box-folder 7 Fallen Tree Trunk (Greek mask), 191 1972 box-folder 8 Mimi and Cat, 190 1935 box-folder 8 Mendocino Coast (with sun), 189 1968 box-folder 8 Marilyn with Cat, 188 1956 box-folder 8 Sunken Wreck, 187 1968 box-folder 8 Eric Barker (down low), 186 1955 box-folder Framed Point Lobos Tide Pool, 185 1957 box-folder Framed Old Typewriter, 184 Framed box-folder Framed Color Light Abstraction, 183 1960

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