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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Karen Filter photographs
Creator:
Filter, Karen
source:
Filter, Karen
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2432
Physical Description:
0.9 linear feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1979-1985
Abstract: Karen Filter is a photographer who documented the Los Angeles punk scene from 1979-1985. Originally from Canton, Ohio, she
attended college at UCLA and received a B.A. in Fine Arts in 1976, and later attended the Brooks Institute of Photography
where she received a professional photography degree in 1978. Materials consist of 22 black and white silver gelatin prints
and 3 Resin Coated prints which document the Los Angeles punk scene from 1979-1985. These images capture performers and scene
makers across Los Angeles and provide documentation of historic venues such as Hong Kong Cafe, New Wave Theater, Whisky-a-Go-Go,
and Club 88.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
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Language of Material:
English
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Karen Filter, 2022.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9996911713506533
[Identification of item], Karen Filter photographs (Collection 2432). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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Karen Filter is a photographer who documented the Los Angeles punk scene from 1979-1985. Originally from Canton, Ohio, she
attended college at UCLA and received a B.A. in Fine Arts in 1976, and later attended the Brooks Institute of Photography
where she received a professional photography degree in 1978. She's exhibited her work at The Photography Center of Los Angeles
in 1983, as well as at The Gallery on La Brea Ave, in Los Angeles in 1990. Her work has also been exhibited in group shows
at the Zero One Gallery (1985) , Center of Photography at Woodstock (1993), and LACE, Live in LA (2011). Karen's photographs
have been featured in three books:
Hardcore California, 1982,
24 Hours in the Life of Los Angeles, 1984, and
8 Visions, 1988. Her work has also been featured in various magazines and on record covers.
The Karen Filter photographs consist of 22 black and white silver gelatin prints and 3 Resin Coated prints which document
the Los Angeles punk scene from 1979-1985. These images capture performers and scene makers across Los Angeles and provide
documentation of historic venues such as Hong Kong Cafe, New Wave Theater, Whisky-a-Go-Go, and Club 88.
The collection's arrangement maintains its existing order.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Filter, Karen