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Title: University of San Diego Founders Gallery Exhibit records
Date (inclusive): 1970-1993
Collection number: USDA_2009_022
Creator:
Whitcomb, Therese
extent: 4 boxes (3.5 linear feet)
Abstract: These records consist of the planning materials, newspaper clippings, and photographs gathered for University of San Diego
Founders Gallery exhibits between 1971 and 1993.
Languages: English
The University of San Diego Founders Gallery, located in Founders Hall, was established by Therese (Hanafin) Whitcomb '53
in 1971. The first show premiered on April 23rd, 1971 featuring San Francisco artist Jeff Ruocco. The Founders Gallery was
organized as a permanent, professional exhibition area to provide instruction in art history and design. Exhibits frequently
changed monthly during the academic year featuring an array of local, national, and international art, as well as student
work. In 2002, the exhibit space was renamed the Hoehn Family Galleries, in honor of Robert and Karen Hoehn, long time supporters
of the arts at USD.
Therese (Hanafin) Whitcomb was the first, and only, graduate of the San Diego College for Women in 1953. She became a faculty
member in the University of San Diego Art Department after earning her master's degree from San Diego State University. Shortly
thereafter she became the Chair of the Art Department. In addition to establishing the Founders Gallery, Whitcomb curated
the majority of the exhibits put on display. Whitcomb continued her integral role in the Art Department for 35 years and,
in 2015, was awarded the honorary degree, Doctor of Humane Letters.
These records include the exhibition planning materials, press releases, newspaper articles, photographs, and correspondence
about exhibitions featured in the Founders Gallery. Exhibition planning materials include lists of exhibited work, research
materials, exhibit space sketches, announcements and exhibit lables. Photographs are of both the exhibit space as well as
exhibited artifacts. Correspondence is largely between exhibit curator, Therese Whitcomb, and the featured artist(s). Correspondence
also includes praise from Gallery attendees.
Exhibitions often changed monthly. The majority of Founders Gallery exhibitions from 1971 to 1993, though not all, are represented
in these materials.
These records are arranged in chronological order.
Access Information
This collection is open for research.
[Folder Title], Box # Folder #, University of San Diego Founders Gallery records, Copley Library, University of San Diego,
Archives and Special Collections.
This collection was initially processed by Tessie Camina in 2009. Additional processing was done by Ashley Toutain in 2016.
Exhibition dates are included at the beginning of each folder title. Accompanied by the folder title is a second set of dates
that reflects the date range of materials within each folder. Often the materials gathered about an exhibition spanned more
than the period of exhibition.
Some photographs, slides, and negatives throughout the collection have been moved to photograph storage for preservation purposes.
Copies of these have been made and remain in the original folder.
More slides related to Founders Gallery Exhibits can be found in the Archives slide collection. Please contact the USD University
Archives and Special Collections for information on these materials.
See also the Therese Whitcomb papers for more Founders Gallery materials.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Whitcomb, Therese Truitt
Ruocco, Jeff
Greene, Ethel
Horowitz, Ida
Emerson, Charles
Hill, Lilli
Hubbell, James
Nobile, Myrna
Lench, Maria
Stratton, Dorothy
King, William
Dirks, John
Perine, Robert
Lebrun, Rico, 1900-1964
Gilot, Françoise, 1921-
DiGiulio, Lou Brown
Sparks, James Barry
Freeman, Earl
Gathings, Evelyn
Esaki, Carol
Leavitt, Dan
Leavitt, Donna
Wenger, John
Graff, Herman
Stacklick, Paul
Avery, Mary Ann
Boyd, Neil
Bradshaw, Glenn
Morgan, Robert
Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952
Morales, Esteban
McGraw, DeLoss
McCosker, Duncan
Hassam, Childe, 1859-1935
Rocha, James
Levett, James
Seager, Richard
Flinicello, Ralph
Flores, William Vann
Domingues, Jesus
Levinthal, David
Chow, Grace
Azar, George
Dixon, T.J.
Stoddard, Clint
Whitaker, Eileen Monaghan, 1911-
Burgess, Michele
Chick, Victoria
Gonzales, Fred
Theime, Fred
Gregoire, Mathew
Lowe, Jean, 1960-
Cha, Guo Jun
Bailey, Clayton, 1939-
Subjects and Indexing Terms
University of San Diego
Subjects and Indexing Terms
San Diego (Calif.)
Subjects and Indexing Terms
fine arts
galleries (display spaces)
art exhibitions