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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Richard Bruland Bebop Records Art Posters Collection
Creator:
Bruland, Richard, 1946-
Identifier/Call Number: URB.BEBOP
Extent:
17.42 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1982-1990
Abstract: In 1982, Richard Bruland opened Bebop
Records and Fine Art with René Engel. Bruland and Engel managed the store together until
Engel left the business in 1985. Bruland continued to manage the store until it closed in
August 1990. During this time the store's focus shifted to a performance and gallery venue.
It became known as an alternative performance place for local musicians, poets, and visual
artists. Bruland created original poster artwork to announce each evening's show, which were
displayed in the store's front window. The Richard Bruland Bebop Records Art Posters
Collection consists of 792 original posters created by Bruland, as well as photographs and
event calendars. The collection also contains articles and newspaper clippings regarding
Bebop Records, and other promotional materials for the store and performances.
Language of Material: English
Richard Bruland was born in Lima, Peru in 1946, to Raymond and Mary Bruland. The family
moved several times before settling in Geneva, Switzerland, where Bruland attended high
school and discovered his passion for art. Bruland furthered his education at the School of
the Art Institute of Chicago, and studied painting at the California Institute of the
Arts.
In 1982, Bruland opened Bebop Records and Fine Art with René Engel. They managed the store
together until Engel left the business in 1985. Bruland continued to manage the store until
it closed in August 1990, during which time the store's focus shifted to become a
performance and gallery venue. The store became known as an alternative performance place
for local musicians, poets, and visual artists. Bruland created original poster artwork to
announce each evening's show. Posters were displayed in Bebop Record's front window.
The
Richard
Bruland
Bebop Records Art Posters Collection consists of 792 original
posters created by Bruland, as well as photographs and event calendars. The collection also
contains articles and newspaper clippings regarding Bebop Records, and other promotional
materials for the store and performances. The collection is arranged in four series:
Art Posters - Richard
Bruland (1982-1990),
Performers, A-Z (1984-1990),
Bebop Records
History
(1984-1990), and
Non-Manuscript Material
(1986-1990).
Series I,
Art Posters - Richard
Bruland,
contains 792 posters for the performances held
at Bebop Records. A wide variety of artists of varying genres and styles are included,
especially songwriters Beck and Lucinda Williams, alternative rock groups Jane's Addiction
and Fishbone, hardcore punk legends Bad Brains, the Minutemen, the Circle Jerks, Exene
Cervenka, and Henry Rollins, and rock bands Los Lobos and The Bangles. In addition to its
noted musical performers, Bebop Records also hosted the eminent poets and writers Jim
Carroll, Kate Braverman, and Wanda Coleman. The posters are arranged chronologically.
Series II,
Performers, A-Z, includes booklets, flyers,
invitations, and photographs serving as publicity information for specific performers at
Bebop Records. The majority of this series is made up of promotional photographs of the
various performers but also includes letters written to Richard and some collections of
poetry. The files are arranged alphabetically by name of performer or group.
Series III,
Bebop Records History, contains articles, business
documents, calendars of events, correspondence, performance signup sheets, magazines,
photographs, and schedules of events. This includes articles from the
Los Angeles Times,
LA Weekly, and various underground magazines and journals, as
well as a rough draft of Bebop's original logo. The files are arranged alphabetically.
Series IV,
Non-Manuscript Material, contains oversize material,
and six compact discs which contain scanned images of posters, articles and photographs.
Several discs contain performances held at Bebop Records. There are also several calendars
listing all of the performers and when they played. One calendar of particular interest was
created by the musician Zoogz Rift, who performed numerous times at the store.
Series I: Art Posters - Richard Bruland, 1982-1990
Series II: Performers, A-Z, 1984-1990
Series III: Bebop Records History, 1982-1990
Series IV: Non-Manuscript Material, 1986-1990
Digital reproductions of selected items in this collection are available electronically as
a part of the
Richard Bruland Bebop Records Art Posters
digital
collection.
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright
status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected
by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the
written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Richard Bruland. 03/07/2006.
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual,
or see the
Citing Archival Materials
guide.
Robert G. Marshall, Loren R. Weldon, Anna L. Martinez and Shawn Stamm, 2010
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ephemera
Documents