Bernie Peace, Artist, Papers and Artwork

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access condition applies to the archival component of this collection, including clippings, exhibit programs, slides, etc. An access condition, however, applies to the artwork in this collection.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Bernie Peace, Artist, Papers and Artwork, A&M 3880, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
7.5 Linear Feet 7 ft. 5 3/4 in. (5 record cartons, 15 in. each); (3 flat storage boxes, 3 1/2 in. each); (1 oversize folder, 2 items); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.); (1 loose item, 1/4 in.)
Creator:
Peace, Bernie, 1933-2019
Abstract:
Papers of West Virginia artist Bernie Peace who taught at West Liberty State College in the Wheeling area for 35 years, from 1960-1995. Includes notebooks of slides of artworks, exhibit programs, and clippings, among other material. Addenda include 56 photo collages, and 23 artworks of mixed media.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Bernie Peace, Artist, Papers and Artwork, A&M 3880, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers of West Virginia artist Bernie Peace who taught at West Liberty State College in the Wheeling area for 35 years, from 1960-1995. Includes notebooks of slides of artworks, exhibit programs, and clippings, among other material. Addendum includes photo collages.

Contents list:

Box 1:

clippings; 1960-2012

exhibit programs ("show brochures"); 1961-1989

miscellaneous

Box 2:

exhibit programs; 1990-2012

exhibit programs; 1990s

curriculum vitae; undated

color studies (2 folders); undated

miscellaneous slides and photographs; undated

Box 3:

I -- exhibit programs; 1995-1978

II -- exhibit programs; 1977-1980

award ribbons (in small box); undated

Box 4:

exhibit programs (duplications); 1961-2012

Box 5:

slides of artworks; 1960-1972

slides of artworks; 1972-1978

slides of artworks; 1979-1986

slides of artworks; 1987-1992

motion picture (1 reel of 8mm film); undated

artifact (award medallion); undated

Addendum of 2017-08-14; 1994-2013; boxes 6-10 and 1 unboxed item
56 photo collages on gatorfoam; 1994-2013

Addendum of 2017-08-22; 1975-1999; 23 unboxed items

1. Galaxy Series #11, acrylic/wood, 48 x 48 inches, 1987
2. Galaxy Series #12, acrylic/wood, 36 x 36 inches, 1987
3. Galaxy Series #14, acrylic/wood, 48 x 48 inches, 1988
4. Joie de Vivre, acrylic/wood, 48 x 48 inches, 1988
5. Joie de Vivre 8, silkscreen/acrylic, 25 x 25 inches, 1987
6. Benwood Quad, acrylic/wood, 36 x 48 inches, 1988
7. Fayette County Quad, acrylic/wood, 42.5 x 42.5 inches, 1989
8. Chalk Board series I, #15, mixed media, 23 x 45 inches, ca. 1994
9. Chalk board series II, #6, mixed media, 22 x 30 inches, 1988
10. Body Parts #35, photo collage, 42 x 22 inches, 1999
11. Square III, Silkscreen, 26"H x 22"W, 1975
12. Galaxie Series #14, Acrylic, 48"H x 48"W, 1988
13. Benwood Quad #3, Acrylic, (size?), 1988
14. Stele VI #8, Mixed Media, woodblock/acrylic, 53x30, 1996
15. Squares III, Silkscreen, 26" x 22", 1975
16. Peninsulas XII, Silkscreen/Acrylic, 1984
17. Islands, Silkscreen/Acrylic, 1985
18. Diamond Tracks II, Acrylic, 1986
19. Galaxie Series #6, 1986
20. Planet: Islands II, 1984 (?)
21. Chalk Board II #6, 1988
22. Joie de Vivre, Acrylic, 48"H x 48"W, 1985
23. Tablets II #11, Color reduction print/acrylic, 27"H x 34"W, 1992

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Art and artists
Names:
Peace, Bernie, 1933-2019