California art gallery and museum ephemera, 1928-2011, bulk 1960-1969

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Summary

Abstract:
Consists of advertisements, announcements, brochures, exhibition catalogs, invitations and posters promoting various artists and exhibitions held at California art galleries and art museums. Materials are primarily from San Francisco and the Bay Area with the bulk of ephemera dating from the 1960s.
Extent:
4.5 Linear Feet (10 boxes)
Language:
Collection materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item] California Art Gallery and Museum Ephemera Collection (ART EPH). California Historical Society Collection at Stanford, Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Consists of a variety of ephemera pertaining to California art galleries, art museums and college art museums, mainly in San Francisco, the Bay Area and Los Angeles. The bulk of the material dates from the 1960s, but the collection includes ephemera from 1928 to 2011. Types of art represented include painting, photography, sculpture, ceramic and glass art, textiles and mixed media. Many 1960s-era contemporary art galleries are represented such as Arleigh Gallery (San Francisco), Batman Gallery (San Francisco), Dilexi Gallery (San Francisco), Dwan Gallery (Los Angeles), Ferus Gallery (Los Angeles), John Bolles Gallery (San Francisco) and Maxwell Galleries (San Francisco) as are the exhibition catalogs of major California museums such as the Oakland Museum and the Palm Springs Desert Museum. Types of ephemera include advertisements, announcements, brochures, exhibition catalogs, invitations and posters.

Acquisition information:
The California Art Gallery and Museum Ephemera Collection is an assembled collection from various donors over a span of years. Transferred to Stanford University Libraries, 2025.
Processing information:

Processed by Jaime Henderson in 2013.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged alphabetically by the name of the art gallery or museum.

Physical location:
Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged three business days in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged three business days in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.

Terms of access:

While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item] California Art Gallery and Museum Ephemera Collection (ART EPH). California Historical Society Collection at Stanford, Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.

Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
chscollection@stanford.edu
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