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Cancian (Frank) photographs for Main Street UCI
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: Frank Cancian photographs for Main Street UCI
Creator:
Cancian, Frank
Identifier/Call Number: AS.154
Physical Description:
0.8 Linear Feet
(3084 digital files and 2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 2009-2011
Abstract: This collection consists of ephemera and photographs taken by University of California, Irvine anthropology professor emeritus
Frank Cancian (1934-2020) from 2009-2011. The photographs, consisting of more than 3000 photographs taken over seventy-five
sessions, document the people, events, and spaces in the Ring Mall on the UC Irvine campus, and were compiled by Cancian into
a project and exhibit entitled "Main Street UCI."
Language of Material: Collection materials are in English.
The collection is open for research.
This material is provided for private study, scholarship, or research. Transmission or reproduction of any material protected
by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. The authors or their
heirs retain their copyrights to the material. Contact the University of California, Irvine Libraries, Special Collections
and Archives for more information (spcoll@uci.edu).
Frank Cancian photographs for Main Street UCI. AS-154. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine,
California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Gift of Frank Cancian, 2012.
Processed by Audra Eagle Yun, 2012.
Frank Cancian (1934-2020) was professor emeritus of anthropology and documentary photographer at the University of California,
Irvine. His scholarly interests focused on comparative social inequality. He worked on issues in economic anthropology, peasant
studies and Mexican studies, as well as documentary and ethnographic photography.
This collection is arranged in 2 series:
- Series 1. Digital photographs
- Series 2. Ephemera and field notes
This collection consists of ephemera and photographs taken by University of California, Irvine anthropology professor emeritus
Frank Cancian (1934-2020) from 2009-2011. The photographs, consisting of more than 3000 photographs taken over seventy-five
sessions, document the people, events, and spaces in the Ring Mall on the UC Irvine campus, and were compiled by Cancian into
a project and exhibit entitled "Main Street UCI."
In February 2009, Cancian stopped in the Ring Mall plaza at UC Irvine to take pictures of a student campaigning for homecoming
queen. Two weeks later, he found traveling evangelists in the plaza and photographed them and the students interacting with
them. Cancian continued to photograph life on the Ring Mall, primarily between the Social Sciences buildings and the Student
Center, until early 2011. The photographs were displayed in exhibitions at the Irvine Fine Arts Center (2011) and the UC Irvine
Student Center (2012) and was curated into four groups: Protests, Along the Street, Play and Performance, and God.
Main Street UCI illustrates campus life at UC Irvine, featuring images of protests and demonstrations, vendor activities,
religious activities, food sales, dance and other performances, campus scenes, and campus organizations.
More information about Main Street UCI may be found at
http://sites.uci.edu/mainstreetuci/ . The digital photographs are available for research on Calisphere
Frank Cancian Photographs for Main Street UCI .
Subjects and Indexing Terms
College students -- California -- Irvine -- Archives
Born digital
College students -- California -- Irvine -- Photographs
Digital photographs
University of California, Irvine -- Students -- Photographs
University of California, Irvine -- Faculty -- Archives
Cancian, Frank -- Archives