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Jan Baum Gallery Records
2008.M.61
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Description
The Jan Baum Gallery records include correspondence; press kits containing newspaper clippings, price lists, curriculum vitae
and artists' statements; loan agreements; receipts; invitations; miscellaneous ephemera; and photographic and audiovisual
materials.
Background
The original Jan Baum-Iris Silverman Gallery opened on March 15, 1977 in Los Angeles. Following the death of Iris Silverman,
Jan Baum reopened the Gallery under her own name in 1981, continuing the gallery's focus on contemporary and African art,
with a particular emphasis on California artists. Baum retired and closed the gallery in 2007.
Extent
30 Linear Feet
(84 boxes)
Restrictions
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Availability
Open for use by qualified researchers, except unreformatted audiovisual materials.