Series 1. Correspondence
#7 Letters from artists to John
Tersh Boasberg, also called Emit
Correspondence with Joseph and Lannis Raffael
Letters written by John to art collector Bill Rees
#28 Writing and correspondence with Don Hazlitt
#28 Don Hazlitt sketches and correspondence with John
Letters and an essay about Yale and Tersh Boasberg
Correspondence with Bill Rees
Sketches, articles, and writing for John's proposed 'California Building' at Yale
Series 2. Events, 1971 - 1981
Subseries 1.1: Et in Arcadia Ego, 1971
'Et in Arcadia Ego' event, 1971 - photographs
'Et in Arcadia Ego' event, 1971 - slides
'Et in Arcadia Ego' event, 1971 - oversize photo and note
'Et in Arcadia Ego' event, 1971 - oversize photo
'Et in Arcadia Ego' event, 1971 - oversize photo
'Et in Arcadia Ego' event, 1971 - oversize photo
'Et in Arcadia Ego' event, 1971 - oversize photo
#1 'Et in Arcadia Ego (Poussin) (sailboat)' - 'Arcadia Lunch Sailboat' - 12" reel of 35mm film
#9 John Fitz Gibbon - Et in Arcadia Ego event - one 5" reel of super 8mm film
#16 John Fitz Gibbon event film - Arcadia Lunch Sailboat - one 7" reel of 16mm film
#17 John Fitz Gibbon event film - Et in Arcadia Ego [Victor Faccinto?] - one 7" reel of 16mm film
Subseries 1.2: See More How Art Works, 1971
'See More How Art Works' event, 1971 - slides
'See More How Art Works' event, 1971 - photographs
#14 John Fitz Gibbon - See More How Art Works event - one reel of super 8mm film
Subseries 1.3: Good Spelling, 1972
'Good Spelling' event, 1972 - slides
'Good Spelling' event, 1972 - prints and photographs
Subseries 1.4: Slaughtered Beef, 1973
'Slaughtered Beef' event, 1973 - slides
'Slaughtered Beef' event, 1973 - photographs
#8 John Fitz Gibbon videocassette - Slaughtered Beef (After Rembrandt) event - one 7" reel of color videotape
#2 John Fitz Gibbon event film - Slaughtered Beef (After Rembrandt) - one 12" reel of 35mm film
Subseries 1.5: Seven Deadly Sins, 1974
'Seven Deadly Sins' event, 1974 - slides
'Seven Deadly Sins' event, 1974 - photographs and prints
#4 Seven Deadly Sins master - 7" reel of videotape [damaged in beginning and broken in middle]
#11 John Fitz Gibbon - Seven Deadly Sins event - one reel of 8mm film
#3 John Fitz Gibbon event film - Seven Deadly Sins, 1974 - one 14" reel of 35mm film
Subseries 1.6: Paradise Couple, 1975
'Paradise Couple' event, 1975 - prints
'Paradise Couple' event, 1975 - slides
#6 John Fitz Gibbon videocassette - Paradise Couple event - one 5" reel of color videotape
Subseries 1.7: Unicorn Hunt, 1975
'The Unicorn Hunt' event, 1975 - slides
'The Unicorn Hunt' event, 1975 - photographs and prints
#24 Unicorn Hunt - 'Unicorn Hunt 1975 Pilot Hill, CA' - 9.5" reel of 16mm film
#8 John Fitz Gibbon Audiotape - sound for Unicorn Hunt event, 1975 - 5" reel of audiotape
#9 John Fitz Gibbon Audiotape - sound for Unicorn Hunt event, 1975, beginning with Unicorn Dance at corral - 5" reel of audiotape
#7 John Fitz Gibbon videocassette - Unicorn Hunt event - 7" reel of color videotape
Subseries 1.8: Peaceable Kingdom, 1976
'Peaceable Kingdom' event, 1976 - slides and Hicks painting
'Peaceable Kingdom' event, 1976 - photographs
#20 John Fitz Gibbon event film - Peaceable Kingdom (after Edward Hicks) bicentennial, 1976 - one 7" reel of 16mm film
Subseries 1.9: Orpheus and Eurydice, 1977
'Orpheus and Eurydice' event, 1977 - slides
John Fitz Gibbon videocassette - Orpheus 1-3 - 20 minute Scotch videocassettes
Subseries 1.10: Ninth Labor of Herakles, 1978
'Ninth Labor of Herakles' event, 1978 - slides
'Ninth Labor of Herakles' event, 1978 - prints and photographs
'Ninth Labor of Herakles' event, 1978 - photographs
'Ninth Labor of Herakles' event, 1978 - oversize photo
'Ninth Labor of Herakles' event, 1978 - oversize photo
'Ninth Labor of Herakles' event, 1978 - oversize photo
'Ninth Labor of Herakles' event, 1978 - oversize photo
#19 Ninth Labor of Herakles - 'Hercules vs. the Amazons' - 9.5" reel of 16mm film
Subseries 1.11: The Triumph of Flora, 1980
Triumph of Flora' event, 1980 - photographs (1 of 2)
'Triumph of Flora' event, 1980 - two prints of Judy Chicago
'Triumph of Flora' event, 1980 - slides
'Triumph of Flora' event, 1980 - photographs (2 of 2)
John Fitz Gibbon videocassette - Flora event and 7 Deadly Sins event - one 120 minute videocassette 1980-04-27
Subseries 1.12: Circe, 1981
'Circe' event, 1981 - photographs (1 of 2)
'Circe' event, 1981 - photographs (2 of 2)
'Circe' event, 1981 - slides
#18 Circe - 10.5" reel of 16mm film
John Fitz Gibbon videocassette - John FitzGibbons event 1981: Assembled Rough Footage - one Maxell 1" (or 3/4") 60 minute videocassette
#13 John Fitz Gibbon - Circe event, 1-4 - four reels of 8mm film
Subseries 1.13: Misc. Event materials
CD-R - scans of event photographs, JFG draft writing
Events negatives (1 of 6)
Events negatives (2 of 6)
Events negatives (3 of 6)
Events negatives (4 of 6)
Events negatives (5 of 6)
Events negatives (6 of 6)
Series 3. Exhibition Publicity
A
B
C
Eduardo Carrillo
Colescott Sales
D-E
F
G
Robert Hudson
H
K
L
M (1 of 2)
M (2 of 2)
N
O
P
R
S (1 of 2)
S (2 of 2)
T
V
W
XYZ
Group shows including John's artists of interest
Pilot Hill exhibition postcards
'Sexy' exhibition guides
Series 4. Personal Files
City of Sacramento Recognition
Letters of condolence to Jane Fitz Gibbon
John Fitz Gibbon memorial and eulogies
Series 5. Published Writing
#1 Catalog essay on 35 artists
John's published writing (1 of 5)
John's published writing (2 of 5)
John's published writing (3 of 5)
John's published writing (4 of 5)
John's published writing (5 of 5)
Series 6. Unpublished & Drafts of Writing
#25 Misc. notes & loose pages
#24 Notes, essays, and reviews
#23 Misc. essays and notes
#22 KPFA art criticism and description of tapes
#21 Writings on John's classes at Berkeley High and Cal State
#20 Essay on the Cal State U. development of 70s - 2000 art department
#19 Autobiography - the years between early 1968 through 1970
#18 Essays for catalogs or publication (2)
#17 Essays for catalogs or publication (3)
#16 Frank Owen
#15 William Wiley letters etc., to and from Wiley & John
#14 Essays for catalogs or publication (1)
#14 Essay on Nate Shiner
#14 Essay on Don Hazlitt
#13 Tony King, Jack Stuppen, William Wheeler, Bill Morehouse, Outdoor Painters - Plenair Painters Group
#12 3 Strikes Yer Out!!! - A-Z & Return
#11 Miscellaneous writing
#10 Other criticism in agreement with John's painting + sculpture in California 1976
#8 Essay on Ken Walton, who faked a Diebenkorn & sold it - article for Sacramento Bee
#6 Old friends
#5 Miscellaneous writings
#4 Teaching notes and essays
#3 "Hairy Who" - Chicago artists John recruited to teach at Cal State, Sacramento
#2 Art history essay on Synchronism, Cubism, Futurism, and handwritten notes
John's notebooks (1 of 6)
John's notebooks (2 of 6)
John's notebooks (3 of 6)
John's notebooks (4 of 6)
John's notebooks (5 of 6)
John's notebooks (6 of 6)
Note accompanying box of John's writing
7/2002 conversation with Joseph Raffael
Joseph Raffael essay drafts and notes (1 of 2)
Joseph Raffael essay drafts and notes (2 of 2)
Notebooks: notes for Joseph Raffael essay
Essay on Cal State Art dept. and artists in the 70s and 80s
Misc. articles, publicity, and writing
Essays on artists and inspirational teachers
Writing on Allan Kaprow and the Events
Crocker Catalog with annotations (copy of original)
Annotated draft of Crocker art catalog
Series 7. Artists Miscellaneous
Photocopy of 'Collaborations: William Allan, Robert Hudson, William Wiley'
Snapshots of artist friends at Pilot Hill
#9 Photos of Eduardo Carrillo's burial in San Ignacio, La Paz
#10 John Fitz Gibbon - Alan Kaprow laundry event, late 1960s - two reels of super 8mm film
Series 8. KPFA Recordings, 1967 - 1969
#1 and #3 John Fitz Gibbon KPFA show "Many Different Things" with Herbert Kohl, Victor Cruz, Ken Kinyan - two 11" reels of audiotape 1969-01-11
#2 John Fitz Gibbon KPFA show "Art Review" - 11" reel of audiotape 1967-08-10
#4 John Fitz Gibbon KPFA show "Year End Review" - 11" reel of audiotape 1968-12-26
#5 John Fitz Gibbon KPFA - art criticism, Don Hazlitt - 7" reel of audiotape
#6 John Fitz Gibbon KPFA - art criticism, JFG with Howard Fried - 7" reel of audiotape
#7 John Fitz Gibbon KPFA - art criticism, Chicago Hairy Who artists Jim Nutt, Karl Wirsum, Gladys Nilsson, Leon Golub - 7" reel of audiotape 1977-01-16
#12 John Fitz Gibbon KPFA - Charles Amirkhanian, John Fitz Gibbon, Carol Law discuss Robert Arneson sculpture for New Moscone Convention Center - 7" reel of audiotape
#15 John Fitz Gibbon KPFA - art criticism, Carlos Villa and interview with 1960s Philippine-American artists - 7" reel of audiotape
#16 John Fitz Gibbon KPFA - Bill Allen, William Wegman, Kathy Goudell - 7" reel of audiotape
#18 John Fitz Gibbon KPFA - interview with Ellen Vanfleet for KPFA art review - 7" reel of audiotape
Series 9. Other Media
#10 John Fitz Gibbon review of artwork by painter Joseph Raffael, Feb. 1978 - 7" reel of audiotape
#21 "Journey to the East" by Hermann Hesse, as interpreted through popular music by Kenneth H. Wendt - 5" reel of audiotape
Blaise 1-3 videocassettes
Final Performance: Art 490, Ant Death - one reel Scotch 1/2" videotape
Series 10. Unidentified Media
Misc. slides
Unlabeled negatives
John Fitz Gibbon L#5824 R1 - R3 - three reels of 16mm film
#13 John Fitz Gibbon Audiotape - unidentified tape - 7" reel of audiotape
#17 John Fitz Gibbon Audiotape - unidentified tape ("Practice Tape") - 3" reel of audiotape
#19 John Fitz Gibbon Audiotape - unidentified tape - 7" reel of audiotape
#20 John Fitz Gibbon Audiotape - unidentified tape - 7" reel of audiotape
Accompanying description to videocassettes
Accompanying description to videocassettes
#15 John Fitz Gibbon - unidentified 8mm film
Unidentified 4" reel of Ektachrome film
Unidentified 4" reel of Ektachrome film
Unidentified 3" reel of 8mm film [07/69 style L. Robles?]
Unidentified 3" reel of 8mm film
Unidentified 3" reel of 8mm film
Unidentified 3" reel of 8mm film
Unidentified 3" reel of 8mm film
Unidentified 3" reel of super 8mm film
3" reel of super 8mm film, labelled "Zoo"
Unidentified 3" reel of 8mm film
Unidentified 3" reel of 8mm film
#14 John's lecture slide collection - one box of negatives labelled "73 - 74"
Unidentified roll of duplicate 2" negatives
#12 5" reel of 8mm film labelled 'Laurie Briggs "Harmony" Film'
Unidentified 7" reel of 8mm film
Unidentified 7" reel of 8mm film
Unidentified 7" reel of 16mm film
Unidentified 7" reel of super 8mm film
Unidentified 7" reel of super 8mm film [Roll 2]
#23 Unidentified 5" reel of 16mm film
#22 Two unidentified 7" reels of 16mm film
Series 11. Artist files by name (Accession 2018-004)