Descriptive Summary
Materials are written in
English
Doris Leeper Papers
1951-1999
CFM2003_04
These materials were
created by
Doris Leeper
27
scrapbooks, 91 exhibition catalogs, 8
linear feet
Special Collections and University
Archives,
University of Central Florida Libraries,
P. O. Box 162666 Orlando,
FL 32816,
Telephone: 407-823-2576,
E-mail: speccoll@ucf.edu
The Doris Leeper Papers
contain scrapbooks and catalogs that chronicle the artistic career of the
Florida artist, Doris Leeper. Founder of the Atlantic Center for the Arts in
New Smyrna Beach, this collection highlights Leeper's early years as a graphic
artist through to her later years as a renowned Florida artist.
Selected Subjects and Access Points
Similar records may be found by searching under the following index
terms.
Folk Art -- Florida
Artists -- Florida --
Biography
Folk art --
Exhibitions
Conservation of Natural
Resources
Leeper, Doris,
1929-
Artists
Acquisition Information
The Doris Leeper Papers were donated to the College of Arts and
Sciences along with slides of the artist’s works and approximately 100
pieces of Leeper’s artwork by a bequest from her estate. The executor of
the Leeper Estate, Mary Jane “Jay” Urban, offered the collections
to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Kathryn Seidel. Urban was
Leeper’s neighbor, and named heir and executor in her will.
Leeper’s scrapbooks and other documents were given to the Special
Collections Department while her artworks and slides were given to the UCF Art
Gallery.
Processing History
Loose items in the scrapbooks were secured and the
books were wrapped in acid-free archival paper. All other materials have been
housed in acid-free containers and rusty metal items such as paper clips and
staples have been removed so as to stop any further deterioration.
Access
The entire collection is open for research.
Copyright Statement
Unpublished records are protected by copyright. Permission to publish
quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright
holder.
Related Material
Approximately 100 pieces of Doris Leeper’s artwork, as well as
slides of many of the artist’s works, are located in the UCF Art Gallery
located in the Visual Arts Building.
Sol & Sadie Malkoff Book Arts Collection, Special Collections,
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Albin
Polasek Collection, Special Collections, University of Central
Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Walter
Gaudnek Collection, Special Collections, University of Central
Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Preferred Citation
Doris Leeper Papers, Special Collections and University Archives,
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Biographical Note
Doris “Doc” Leeper was a renowned Florida artist and
environmental activist. Leeper was a founder of the Atlantic Center for the
Arts in New Smyrna Beach and instrumental in the creation of the Canaveral
National Seashore and the Spruce Creek Preserve, renamed the Doris Leeper
Spruce Creek Preserve in memoriam. A Florida Alliance for Arts Education Award
in named in her honor and in 1999 Leeper was inducted into the Florida Artists
Hall of Fame.
Leeper was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on April 4, 1929 and died
in New Smyrna on April 11, 2000. Leeper graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Duke
University with a BA in Art History, 1951. In 1961 Leeper left the commercial
graphics field to work in sculpture and painting full-time. Her work is in
almost 100 public collections and during her lifetime she widely exhibited in
one-person and group exhibitions both nationally and internationally. A 45-year
retrospective of her work was held at the Cornell Fine Arts Museum in 1995.
Leeper won numerous awards in her lifetime.
After she moved to New Smyrna Beach in 1958, Leeper became very
involved with the protection of the Canaveral Seashore and a leader in
environmental protection. In 1982 the Atlantic Center for the Arts, an
internationally renowned artists’ community that Leeper was instrumental
in creating, opened. Leeper was also a founding member and creator of the
Alliance of Artists’ Communities, a consortium of artists’
colonies and residency programs throughout the U.S. Leeper also co-owned a
commercial visual arts gallery located in New Smyrna Beach, “Arts on
Douglas”.
Collection Scope and Content
The collection is divided into two series:
Series I: Scrapbooks, 1951-1999, contains scrapbooks that hold
materials pertaining to Leeper's art and activism.
Series II: Exhibition Catalogs, 1964-1997, focus on Leeper's artwork,
starting with her work as a graphic artist to her years as a Florida
artist.
Contents List
Series I: Scrapbooks,
1951-1999.
27 scrapbooks.
The scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, correspondence, and
other items documenting Leeper’s life, work and environmental
activities. The pages are numbered but not indexed. Volumes are labeled with
the volume number, dates and page numbers contained therein and shelved
chronologically.
Volume 1, #1-95,
1951-1964.
Volume 2, #96-183,
1964-1967.
Volume 3, #184-261,
1967-1969.
Volume 4, #262-342,
1969-1971.
Volume 5, #343-439,
1971-1973.
Volume 6, #440-567,
1973-1975.
Volume 7, #568-651,
1975-1976.
Volume 8, #652-759,
1976-1977.
Volume 9, #760-883,
1978-1979.
Volume 10, #884-1001,
1980-1981.
Volume 11, #1002-1111B,
1981-1982.
Volume 12, #1113-1252,
1983-1984.
Volume 13, #1253-1358,
1985-1986.
Volume 14, #1359-1444,
1987-1988.
Volume 15, #1443A-1559,
1988-1989.
Volume 16, #1565-1665,
1990-1990.
Volume 17, #1665A-1737,
1991-1991.
Volume 18, #1739-1803,
1992-1992.
Volume 19, #1805-1915,
1993-1993.
Volume 20, #1916-2017,
1994-1994.
Volume 21, #2019-2153A,
1994-1995.
Volume 22, #2155-2282,
1995-1995.
Volume 23, #2283-2431,
1996-1996.
Volume 24, #2433-2592,
1996-1997.
Volume 25, #2593-2712,
1997-1998.
Volume 26, #2713-2882,
1998-1998.
Volume 27, #2883-3011,
1999-1999.
Series II: Exhibition Catalogs,
1964-1997.
93 catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs contain announcements for shows of the
artist’s works and programs for shows at museums and galleries
throughout Florida and the Southeast. The catalogs are arranged in alphabetical
order.
11th Annual Major Florida Artists Show, Harmon Gallery.
1974.
15 Points of View, Museum of Arts & Sciences, (2
copies).
1973.
1990 Spirit Enrichment Award, Atlantic Center for the
Arts, (2 copies).
1990.
8th Annual Piedmont Painting & Sculpture
Exhibition, The Mint Museum of Art.
1968.
A Campaign to Complete 6 by 96: The Leeper Studio
Complex, Atlantic Center for the Arts.
Circa 1995.
Abstract Expressionism: The Haskell Collection, Cummer
Gallery of Art.
1992.
Alliance of Artists’ Communities, Anderson Ranch
Arts Center.
1997.
Alumni & Friends Collections, Cornell Fine Arts
Museum.
1990.
An Invitation to a Super Summer Show, The Group
Gallery.
1971.
Appalachian State University.
1990-1991.
Art Collection, The First National Bank of Tampa.
Circa 1973.
Art for Public Places, Daytona Beach Community College
Gallery of Fine Arts.
1980.
Biennial Report. University of Florida.
1991-1993.
Central Florida Artists, North Miami Museum and Art
Center.
1984.
Chattanooga Art Association Bulletin, Hunter Gallery of
Art, (2 copies).
1973.
Collectors’ Opportunity, Jacksonville Art
Museum.
1971.
Color as Form: Arts Festival XIV, Jacksonville Civic
Auditorium.
1972.
Contemporary Art Acquisitions: 1980 – 1983, The
Equitable.
1980-1983.
Contemporary Women Artists, National Arts Club.
1970.
Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College.
Circa 1990.
Creative Spaces: Leeper Studio Complex, Atlantic Center
for the Arts.
1994.
Doris Leeper, Fay Zetlin, Honorio Morales, Bertha
Schaefer Gallery.
Circa 1975.
Doris Leeper: A Retrospective, Cornell Fine Arts
Museum.
1995.
Doris Leeper: Past and Present Perfect: Opening
Reception and Holiday Party, Pensacola Museum of Art.
1996.
Doris Leeper’s Art for Public Places, Hunter
Museum of Art.
Circa 1970.
Doris Leeper’s Art for Public Places, Norton
Gallery of Art.
1979.
Drawings by Carl Bergman Doris Leeper, The
Artists’ Loft Gallery, ARKEP.
Circa 1970.
Duke Magazine.
1996.
Duke University Reunion: Class of 1951, Duke
University.
1986.
Eleventh Exhibition Season, Harmon Gallery.
1973.
Enjoy: Florida’s Magazine of the Arts, February.
1973.
Exhibition History, (2 copies).
Circa 1984.
Exhibition of Paintings, Greenville County Museum of
Art.
1965.
Exhibition of Paintings, The Columbia Museum of Art, (2
copies).
1965.
Exhibition of Paintings: Constructions Drawings, The
Mint Museum of Art.
1968.
Exhibition Paintings, Mint Museum of Art.
Circa 1964.
Fall 1970 Schedule of Classes Demonstrations
Exhibitions, Longboat Key Art Center.
1970.
Five Sculptors, Duncan Gallery of Art.
1991.
Florida 10 plus 5, Hollywood Art & Cultural Center.
1977.
Florida 17, Pan American Union.
1968.
Florida A Source for Art: Paintings and Sculpture Seven
Florida Artists, Art Source Inc.
1980.
Florida Creates 1971-1972.
1972.
Florida Invitational 72, Museum of the Arts and
Sciences.
1972.
Florida Painters 1976, Museum of Fine Arts St.
Petersburg.
1976.
Florida State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition.
1966.
Friends of the Jacksonville Art Museum Second Annual
Collectors Opportunity, Jacksonville Art Museum.
1972.
Garden Sculpture I.
Circa 1995.
Glade Gallery, (2 copies).
1970.
Hunter Gallery of Art.
Circa 1985.
Hunter Museum of Art: Grand Opening, Hunter Museum of
Art.
1975.
Jacksonville Fine Arts Illustrated.
1969.
Leeper Studio Complex: Groundbreaking Ceremony,
Atlantic Center for the Arts.
1994.
Loch Haven Art Center.
1970.
Loch Haven Art Center.
1979.
Made in Florida, USF Art Museum.
1989.
Martin and Doris Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition,
Appalachian State University.
1990.
Multiple Image: 49 Enamel on Canvas 48” x
48”, Doris Leeper.
Circa 1980.
NEH Annual Report.
1973.
New College of the University of South Florida, New
College of USF.
Circa 1990.
New Paintings, The New Bertha Schaefer Gallery.
1972.
North Carolina Sculpture Invitational Catalogue
Supplement, Duke University Art Museum.
1969.
North Carolina Sculpture Invitational, Duke University
Art Museum.
1969.
Painting: Out From the Wall, Des Moines Art Center.
1968.
Paintings, Drawings, Constructions, Webb Gallery.
Circa 1975.
Paintings, Sculptures, and Prints, Hunter Museum of
Art.
1976.
Paintings: 1967 Arts Festival X, Jacksonville Florida.
1967.
Park 436, Orlando.
Circa 1985.
Prints and Small Paintings, Hodgell Hartman Gallery.
Circa 1985.
Recent Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings, The
Jacksonville Art Museum.
1968.
Sandlapper: The Magazine of South Carolina.
1969.
Schedule of Classes—Fall Term, 1973, Hunter
Museum of Art.
1973.
Sculpture, Paintings, Prints, G. McKenna Gallery.
1983.
Six Contemporary Painters, Art Sources Inc.
1978.
Six Florida Sculptors, Thomas Center Gallery.
1989.
Six Triangles: Southeastern Center for Contemporary
Art.
Circa 1983.
Small Sculpture & Enamel on Paper,
Albertson-Peterson Gallery.
1993.
Small Works, Carson McKenna Galleries.
1971.
The 180 Beacon Collection of Contemporary Art, 180
Corporation.
1967.
The First Decade: Atlantic Center for the Arts,
Atlantic Center for the Arts.
1977-1987.
The Group Gallery.
1969.
The Ringling Museum of Art.
1976.
The Tampa Bay Art Center.
Circa 1970.
Thirty-Five Artists in the Southeast, The High Museum
of Art.
1976.
Treasures of the Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins
College.
1993.
Twenty-Ninth Annual North Carolina Artists Exhibition,
North Carolina Museum of Art.
1966.
Untitled, Finalists Arts Festival XII.
Circa 1978.
Untitled, The Mint Museum of Art.
Circa 1985.
Visit the beautiful Cummer Gallery and Gardens, The
Cummer Gallery of Art.
Circa 1990.
We’ve Moved, Corbino Galleries.
Circa 1991.
Women’s Art: Miles Apart, Aaron Berman Gallery.
1982.