Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery video collection, 1978-2003, undated

Summary

Title:

Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery video collection

Dates:

1978-2003, undated

Creators:

Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Almaraz, Carlos (1941-10-05-1989-12-11), Bryant, Bob, Cantillon, Jane, Chono-Helsley, Martha, Clarke, Wendy, Flores, Gene, Goss, John, 1958-, Hernandez, Quito, Sook, Hye, Innis, Chris, Jenkins, Tom, 1943-, Jenkins, Ulysses, 1946-, Kheradyar, Habib, Lamb, Gina, Leonardi, Joe, Munns, Frank, Newman-Skrentny, Jessica, Parker, Michael, Ranen, Aron, Reiss, Roland, 1929-, Ruth, Sheila, Sander, Mehmet Memo, Schiller, Herb, Shapiro, Elisha, Solanke, Jimi, Tanney, Katherine, and Thomas, Matthew, 1943-

Abstract:

The Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (LAMAG) was established in 1954 under the Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles. The video collection includes artworks that were exhibited at LAMAG, and documentaries screened as part of the programming, and documentation of performances, events, exhibitions. Videotapes in the collection are primarily from the 1980s, and represent a diverse body of programming focused on multiple communities within Los Angeles. Some of the artists whose works are present in the collection include Wendy Clarke, Ulysses Jenkins, Jim Shaw, and Hye Sook.

Extent:

4.918 Linear Feet (6 boxes)

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery video collection, 1978-2003, undated, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 2009.M.4.

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/archives2009m4

Background

Scope and content:

The Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery video collection comprises 38 videocassette tapes, one sound track reel, and artist files of those who presented their works at the gallery. Materials in the files include artists' curricula vitae, artist statements, exhibition reviews, program notes, and correspondence. Videocassette tapes in the collection are primarily from the 1980s, and represent a diverse body of programming focused on multiple communities within Los Angeles. Some of the artists whose video works are present in the collection include Wendy Clarke, Ulysses Jenkins, Jim Shaw, and Hye Sook.

Biographical / historical:

The Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (LAMAG) was established in 1954 under the Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles. LAMAG exhibits arts by emerging and underrepresented artists from Los Angeles and Southern California. Some of the artists who have exhibited at the gallery have become internationally known such as Eleanor Antin, John Baldessari, and Ed Ruscha. In addition to exhibitions, LAMAG also conducts education and public programming as ways of engaging the city's diverse communities in contemporary issues through the arts. Since its founding, LAMAG has extended its reach to include the Junior Arts Center (JAC) Gallery, Teacher Resource Center, and a Slide Registry.

Acquisition information:

Gift of Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. Acquired in 2009.

Processing information:

Vladimira Stefura rehoused the collection upon accession in March 2009. In 2020, Kit Messick and Emmabeth Nanol drafted the finding aid and proccessed a portion of the collection. Jenny Le finalized processing and completed the finding aid in 2023.

Component titles from source materials.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged chronologically with undated materials at the end.

Physical location:

Request access to the physical materials described in this inventory through the catalog record for this collection. Click here for the access policy.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Related resources

Related material:

Barbara T. Smith papers, 1927-2012, bulk 1948-2012, Getty Research Institute, Accession no. 2014.M.14.

Getty Research Institute California Video exhibition project files and oral history recordings, 2006-2008, Institutional Archives, Getty Research Institute, Accession no. IA60004.

High Performance magazine records, 1953-2005, Getty Research Institute, Accession no. 2006.M.8.

The Kitchen videos and records, 1971-2011, bulk 1971-1999, Getty Research Institute, Accession no. 2014.M.6.

Long Beach Museum of Art Video Archive, circa 1970-2000, Getty Research Institute, Accession no. 2006.M.7.

Modern Art in Los Angeles Recordings, 2003-2011, Getty Research Institute, Accession no. IA40018.

Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. Recordings, 2008-2012, Getty Research Institute and Getty Foundation, Accession no. IA40011.

Alternative form available:

Selected audiovisual recordings have been digitized: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/2009m4av. Access is available only to on-site readers and Getty staff.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Art galleries, Commercial -- California -- Los Angeles
Artists -- 20th century -- Correspondence
Experimental films -- United States -- 20th century
Performance art -- 20th century
Video art -- 20th century
Videotapes -- United States -- 20th century

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Kit Messick, Emmabeth Nanol, and Jenny Le

Date Encoded:

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-04-01 11:05:17 -0700 .

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers. Audiovisual material is unavailable until reformatted. Contact the repository for information regarding access.

Terms of access:

Contact Library Reproductions and Permissions.

Preferred citation:

Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery video collection, 1978-2003, undated, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 2009.M.4.

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/archives2009m4

Location of this collection:

Getty Research Institute, Special Collections

1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100

Los Angeles, CA 90049-1688, US

Contact:

(310) 440-7390

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