Lee Deffebach correspondence to Patrick Eddington

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 2980

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of correspondence written over a period of years between Lee Deffebach and Utah artist and Highland High School art instructor, Patrick Eddington, and continuing until shortly before her death. The letters offer an interesting perspective on the artist’s feelings about her surroundings and the locals in Tuscarora, Nevada and the nature and animals she so cherishes. One also gets a sense of her strong personality and opinions. Many of the letters address Patrick Eddington’s “cat project” directly, while at the same time offering insight on Deffebach’s feelings towards her art and the notion of art in general, and revealing the difficulties and anxieties that artists face when they are unable to produce art

Dates

1993-2005

Creator

Deffebach, Lee, 1928-2005 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

Helen Hortense "Lee" Deffebach was born in Houston, Texas in 1928. Deffebach is a painter known for her abstract expressionism and color field paintings. She was a long time resident of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Deffebach received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Utah in 1949 and studied in Florence on a Fulbright Fellowship. She worked with the New York modernists in the 1950s and 60s. She taught art at the Salt Lake Art Center, and at the University of Utah.

Deffebach's works are exhibited throughout Utah. Her work can be seen adorning the walls of hotels like the Doubletree in Salt Lake City and in the major galleries and museums of the area. Rearview Mirror, painted in 1991, is an example of one of her latest movements.

(Biography adapted from Springville Museum of Art and Artists of Utah.)

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection (1993, 2001-2005) consists of correspondence written over a period of years between Lee Deffebach and Utah artist and Highland High School art instructor, Patrick Eddington, and continuing until shortly before her death. Lee Deffebach is a painter known for her abstract expressionism and color field paintings.