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Turnbull (Betty) interviews with Southern California artists and related ephemera
2015.M.28
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections
Title: Betty Turnbull interviews with Southern California artists and related ephemera
Creator:
Turnbull, Betty, 1924-2010
source:
Henderson, Victor, 1939-
source:
Lutjeans, Phyllis
Identifier/Call Number: 2015.M.28
Physical Description:
2.6 Linear Feet
(4 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1960-1988
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Abstract: The collection consists of interviews with leading Southern California artists conducted by Betty Turnbull, in preparation
for her 1976 exhibition
The Last Time I Saw Ferus, which documented the circle of artists and art figures surrounding the Ferus Gallery. Also included are ephemera, photographs
and correspondence relating to the exhibition and other projects.
Language of Material: Collection material is in English.
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Betty Turnbull interviews with Southern California artists and related ephemera, 1960-1988, The Getty Research Institute,
Los Angeles, Accession no. 2015.M.28.
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2015m28
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection comprises interviews, photographs, and ephemera related to southern California artists, art dealers and curators
in the mid 1970s and 1980s, including Robert Irwin, Ed Ruscha and Ed Kienholz. The bulk of the collection relates to the organization
of Turnbull's 1976 exhibition at the Newport Harbor Art Museum,
The Last Time I Saw Ferus, which was focused on the legacy of Los Angeles' recently closed Ferus Gallery (1957-1966) and the artists affiliated with
it. Also present are materials relating to other projects by Turnbull, such as the TLK Gallery, which Turnbull operated jointly
with Phyllis Lutjeans and Victoria Kogan from 1982 to 1985, and articles written by and about Turnbull from the late 1970s
and 1980s.
Processed and described in March 2017 by Hannah Mandel and Ellen Colvin under the supervision of Kit Messick.
The collection is arranged in two series:
Series I. Interviews, 1975-1988; and
Series II. Papers and ephemera, 1960-1985.
Betty Turnbull (1924-2010) was the first curator of exhibitions for the Newport Harbor Art Museum (now the Orange County Museum
of Art), serving from 1968 to 1981. She also served as acting director of the museum from 1972 to 1973. She operated the TLK
Gallery with Phyllis Lutjeans and Victoria Kogan from 1982 to 1985.
Open for use by qualified researchers. Audiovisual materials unvailable until reformatted.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Glenda Winterbotham in memory of Betty Turnbull.
C19 Craig Kauffman Laguna Beach, 1976 January 13, was digitized in 2018. Access is available only to on-site readers and Getty
staff.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Art -- California -- Exhibitions
Art, American -- California -- Exhibitions
Art, American -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century
Artists -- California -- Interviews
Artists -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century
Printed ephemera -- California
Art museum curators -- Interviews
Sound recordings
Ruscha, Edward
Plagens, Peter
Kienholz, Edward, 1927-1994
Hopps, Walter
Irwin, Robert, 1928-
Glicksman, Hal
Blum, Irving, , 1930-
Kauffman, Craig, 1932-2010
Bischoff, Elmer, 1916-1991
Park, David, 1911-1960
Strombotne, James
Harden, Marvin, 1935-
Henderson, Victor, 1939-
Oliveira, Nathan, 1928-2010
Lutjeans, Phyllis
Bengston, Billy Al
Orange County Museum of Art (Calif.)
Ferus Gallery (Los Angeles, Calif.)