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This series consists of the correspondence from Mykhailo Bilas to Chester and Luba Kuc, information about an exhibit of Mykhailo Bilas' works that Chester and Luba Kuc put up in the UNO hall in 2004 (flyer, copy of tapestries, list of sale items, artist's biography), originals and copies of Bilas's works, as well as publications and clippings about M. Bilas.

The sub-series consists of Mykhailo Bilas's drawings and sketches, drafts of his tapestries. They were mostly created during the late 1980s-early 2000s (1989-2003) with a few samples from the early 1970s. Bilas’s works depict scenes from everyday life and holidays rituals. The clothes of his characters show the regional variety of Ukraine. The pictures were sent to Chester and Luba Kuc and on the back of many sketches one can find Bilas's notes and full letters to them. The materials are characterized by detailed descriptions of colors and materials. Сollection also contains photo slides (“clichés”) of Bilas's works.

The file consists of documents related to parcels sent by Chester and Luba Kuc to Mykhailo Bilas to Ukraine, including orders and invoices from Orbit and Meest, and lists of sent items.

The sub-series includes a selection of publications on M. Bilas, his works and exhibitions in newspapers and journals («Novi dni», “Narodna tvorchist ta etnohrafiia” and others) from the late 1970s to the early 1990s.