Todd Thomas and Robert Blanchon Papers
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Abstract
Todd Thomas and Robert Blanchon were partners for several years and continued to be friends throughout the 1990's. Thomas is a fashion designer and director at Todd Thomas New York. Robert Blanchon was an artist and teacher. The collection contains letters Blanchon wrote to Thomas during the 1990's. The collection also includes personal photographs, publications, and printed ephemera. Materials date from 1983 to 2001.
Biographical Note
Todd Thomas and Robert Blanchon were partners for several years and continued to be friends throughout the 1990's.
Todd Thomas is a fashion designer and director at Todd Thomas New York. Thomas began his fashion career in St. Louis, Missouri, and eventually moved to New York City in the 1980's. He has worked as a designer and director on various projects, including the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion show, Katy Perry's California Dreams tour, and the Barrett Barrera Projects.
Artist and teacher Robert Blanchon (1965-1999) attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago between 1984 and 1990, where he earned his BFA and MFA. From 1989 to 1994, Blanchon lived in New York City where he produced photographic, sculptural, performance, and video artworks including many of his early photographic series. In 1995, Blanchon began teaching as an artist-in-residence at the University of California, Irvine. In subsequent years he worked as a visiting artist at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Blanchon exhibited widely throughout the United States in group shows, and had five solo exhibitions during his lifetime.
Arrangement
This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers of Todd Thomas and Robert Blanchon. A majority of the collection contains letters Blanchon wrote to Thomas during their time as partners and later as friends. The collection also contains personal photographs of Thomas and Blanchon, as well as a small amount of publications and printed ephemera related to Blanchon's work as an artist. Materials date from 1983 to 2001.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection, created by Todd Thomas and Robert Blanchon was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Todd Thomas and Robert Blanchon Papers; MSS 546; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Todd Thomas, 2014. The accession nummber associated with this gift is 2014.400.
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Processing Information
Materials placed in archival folders and boxes.
