TOMLINSON, ROBERT.
Robert Tomlinson collection of print ephemera related to African American artists, 1961-2016

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All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.

Related Materials in This Repository

Open Ticket: One Hundred Years of a Jamaican-American Family, unpublished manuscript, 1998-2003, MSS 1246

Citation

[after identification of item(s)],Robert Tomlinson collection of print ephemera related to African American artists, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.

Processing

Processed at the folder lever by Laura Starratt, August 2016.

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Biographical Note

Robert (Bob) Tomlinson (1938-) is a Jamaican-American artist and scholar of French literature. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he earned a Ph.D. in French Literature from the City University of New York (CUNY) in 1977 and is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of French and Italian Studies at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Tomlinson has published numerous articles and books on French art and literature, including La Fête Galante: Watteau et Marivaux (1981). He is also a painter, working primarily with oils and collage.

Tomlinson lived in Paris from 1963-1968, witnessing the student revolts of 1968. He returned to Paris following his retirement from teaching in 2003.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of printed materials featuring African American artists and performers. Many of the promotional materials, including postcards and posters, are reproductions. The collection includes exhibit catalogs for Barbara Chase Riboud (2004), Freddie Styles (2006), and Romare Bearden (2011) as well as others. There are also programs for exhibits, lectures, and symposia on African American artists and musicians in Paris (2000-2011). There are also two serials that contain articles about Josephine Baker. Included is a phonograph of Josephine Baker singing "Paris mes amours," "Moi 'Io'," and "Avec; Je voudrais."

Arrangement Note

Arranged by record type.