Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Curran, Darryl
- Extent:
- 1.21 Linear Feet 1 drop front Hollinger box.
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Description of item], Darryl Curran Collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Art Balch Art Research Library, CUR.001.001
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection consists of 1.21 linear feet (1 drop front Hollinger box) of material compiled by artist Darryl Curran. This material includes photographs, a photograph portfolio, exhibition announcements for photographic shows, offset lithography prints, a hand-tinted photograph, vintage postcards, and informational material for artists books.
- Biographical / historical:
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Darryl Curran is an American artist born in 1935. He is a prominent figure in experimental photography and its push to fine art in the 1960s and 1970s. Curran joined the faculty at California State University Fullerton in 1967 where he initiated the B.A. and M.A. Photography programs and later served as the Department Chair from 1989 until 1999 and retired in 2001. Darryl Curran has exhibited work in many museums including the Museum of Modern Art, International Museum of Photography/ George Eastman House, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Laguna Art Museum.
- Acquisition information:
- This collection was donated by Darryl Curran and was received by the Balch Art Research Library in October of 2022.
- Processing information:
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The collection has been processed and rehoused by Tyler Haberkorn under the supervision of Julia Han in March 2024.
- Arrangement:
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The collection has been separated into archival material and library material. There is no chronological order to the material in the archive.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment only through the Balch Research Library, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Telephone 323-857-6118 or email library@lacma.org, or by using the Make an Appointment Link at https://www.lacma.org/learn/balch-research-library. Some institutional records may be unavailable in order to protect the privacy and safety of museum staff, visitors, and collections, and where prohibited by law.
- Terms of access:
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Contact the Balch Research Library at 323-857-6535 or library@lacma.org for information on publishing or reproducing materials included in these records. For materials not created by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, permission will be granted by the Museum as the owner of the physical materials, and does not imply permission for use from the copyright holder. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all necessary permissions from the copyright holder.
- Preferred citation:
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[Description of item], Darryl Curran Collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Art Balch Art Research Library, CUR.001.001
- Location of this collection:
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5905 Wilshire Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90036, US
- Contact:
- (323) 857-6118