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Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery video collection
2009.M.4
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections
Title: Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery video collection
Creator:
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery
Creator:
Almaraz, Carlos (1941-10-05-1989-12-11)
Creator:
Bryant, Bob
Creator:
Cantillon, Jane
Creator:
Chono-Helsley, Martha
Creator:
Clarke, Wendy
Creator:
Flores, Gene
Creator:
Goss, John, 1958-
Creator:
Hernandez, Quito
Creator:
Sook, Hye
Creator:
Innis, Chris
Creator:
Jenkins, Tom, 1943-
Creator:
Jenkins, Ulysses, 1946-
Creator:
Kheradyar, Habib
Creator:
Lamb, Gina
Creator:
Leonardi, Joe
Creator:
Munns, Frank
Creator:
Newman-Skrentny, Jessica
Creator:
Parker, Michael
Creator:
Ranen, Aron
Creator:
Reiss, Roland, 1929-
Creator:
Ruth, Sheila
Creator:
Sander, Mehmet Memo
Creator:
Schiller, Herb
Creator:
Shapiro, Elisha
Creator:
Solanke, Jimi
Creator:
Tanney, Katherine
Creator:
Thomas, Matthew, 1943-
Identifier/Call Number: 2009.M.4
Physical Description:
4.918 Linear Feet
(6 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1978-2003, undated
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.
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Language of Material:
English
.
Open for use by qualified researchers. Audiovisual material is unavailable until reformatted. Contact the repository for information
regarding access.
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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.
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.
The collection is arranged chronologically with undated materials at the end.
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
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. Acquired in 2009.
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.
Selected audiovisual recordings have been digitized: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/2009m4av. Access is available only to on-site
readers and Getty staff.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
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