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Title: Lukman Glasgow papers
Collection number: 1639
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
40.0 linear ft.
(33 document boxes, 23 cartons, 2 oversize flat, 1 tube)
Date (inclusive): 1960-1987
Abstract: Lukman Glasgow (1935-1987) was the director of the Los Angeles County Cultural Arts Center (1976-77), executive director of
the Contemporary Crafts Gallery in Portland, Oregon (1978-79), and director of the Downey Museum of Art (1979-85). This collection
consists of his correspondence, museum ephemera, and photographic materials.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Creator:
Glasgow, Lukman, 1935-1987
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
Boxes 27-46 have been restricted for privacy reasons until November 2042.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are
retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Boxes 27-46 have been restricted for privacy reasons until November 2042.
[Identification of item], Lukman Glasgow Papers (Collection 1639). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Istiharoh Glasgow, 1990.
Re-processed by Lindsay Chaney in 2015 in the
Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT) with assistance from Jillian Cuellar.
Glasgow was born on August 27, 1935 in Richfield, Utah; BS, Brigham Young University, 1961; MA, California State University,
Los Angeles, 1976; director, Los Angeles County Cultural Arts Center, 1976-77; executive director, Contemporary Crafts Gallery,
Portland, Oregon, 1978-79; in 1979 became director of Downey Museum of Art; known for his surreal ceramic sculptures working
with clay and photography; he died in 1987.
This collection consists of correspondence, museum ephemera, and photographic materials. Most of the material is from Glasgow's
tenure as director of the Downey Museum of Art.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4233080
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Downey Museum of Art (Downey, Calif.).
Glasgow, Lukman, 1935-1987--Archives.
Sculptors--West (U.S.)--Archives.