Rapoport (Sonya) Pictorial Material from the Sonya Rapoport Papers

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Rapoport (Sonya) Pictorial Material from the Sonya Rapoport Papers

BANC PIC 2015.038

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Photographic Prints,

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Photographs of Sonya, , 1929-2005

Physical Description: 54 photographic prints

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Pattern Printing Photos, 1967-1968

Physical Description: 28 photographic prints

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Silk Screen Photos, undated

Physical Description: 20 photographic prints

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Richmond Art Center Photos, 1968

Physical Description: 31 photographic prints

Scope and Content

Other material includes an exhibition pamphlet.

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Union Gallery Photos, 1977

Physical Description: 2 photographic prints

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Yarn Series Photos, 1976

Physical Description: 10 photographic prints

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Doors of My House Photos, 1978

Physical Description: 67 photographic prints

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OOMD Photos, 1983

Physical Description: 88 photographic prints

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Pandora’s Box Photos, undated

Physical Description: 15 photographic prints

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Silver Series Photos, 1976-1977

Physical Description: 6 photographic prints

Scope and Content

Other material includes miscellaneous correspondence and list of captions.

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Computer Printout Photos, 1982-1983

Physical Description: 13 photographic prints

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OOMD Science Group Photos, undated

Physical Description: 7 photographic prints

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Shoe-Field Photos, 1986

Physical Description: 185 photographic prints

Scope and Content

Other material includes a typed description of exhibit.

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Digital Mudra Photos, 1985-1987?

Physical Description: 45 photographic prints

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Sexual Jealousy Photos, 1984

Physical Description: 42 photographic prints

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Animated Soul Photos, 1987-1992?

Physical Description: 74 photographic prints

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Biorhythm and Hand Book Photos, 1981

Physical Description: 55 photographic prints

Scope and Content

Other material includes a typed description of exhibit.

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Chinese Connection Photos, undated

Physical Description: 3 photographic prints

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Transgenic Bagel Photos, 1995?

Physical Description: 14 photographic prints

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Redeeming the Gene Photos, 2002?

Physical Description: 10 photographic prints

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Various Projects Photos, 1977-1987

Physical Description: 48 photographic prints

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Legion of Honor and Bolles Gallery, 1963

Physical Description: 7 photographic prints

Scope and Content

Other material includes an exhibition pamphlet.

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Combine Paintings, Bolles Gallery, 1964

Physical Description: 1 photograph

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Pattern and Design, Silkscreen, 1967-1968

Physical Description: 7 photographic prints

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Silkscreen Paintings, undated

Physical Description: 6 photographic prints

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Survey Charts, 1971-1972

Physical Description: 20 photographic prints

Scope and Content

Other material includes a handwritten description of project.

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Photos, acrylic on canvas, 1974-1975

Physical Description: 33 photographic prints

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Spray acrylic and pencil on paper, 1974-1975

Physical Description: 13 photographic prints

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Computer printouts connected by yarn on single panels, 1977

Physical Description: 3 photographic prints

Scope and Content

Other material includes extensive descriptions of projects and artwork.

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Isomorphic Series Material, “The Remainder”, 1980

Physical Description: 12 photographic prints

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Sexual Jealousy: The Shadow of Love, 1993

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content

Other material includes a description of project on back of a photograph.

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Biorhythm, The Computer Says, “I feel…”, 1983

Physical Description: 3 photographic prints

Scope and Content

Other material includes typed descriptions of projects and recorded palmist readings from artistic performance.

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Talk at San Francisco Art Institute, undated

Physical Description: 5 photographic prints

Scope and Content

Other material includes a small, handwritten description of event.

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Sonya Rapoport portrait photograph by Abe Aranow, 2012

Physical Description: 1 photographic prints

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Drawings, approximately 1950-1980?

Physical Description: 5 drawings

Scope and Content

Chiefly abstract drawings. One drawing depicts lighthouse-like structure amid falling boulders; another includes a motif based on the design of a (war?) medal. A rough sketch on the back of one abstract drawing depicts the Sather Gate and Sather Tower (Campanile) on the University of California, Berkeley campus.

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Artist’s books, 1978-1997

Physical Description: 16 items

Scope and Content

An Aesthetic Response (1978). About Me (1979). Horizontal Cobalt (1979). Mercury (1980). A Calculation of the Remainder (1981). Surface (1981). Chelate (1981). Why I Wear These Shoes (1983). Digital Mudra Invitation (1987). Animated Soul (1991). The Animated Soul – Gateway to your Ka (1992). The Transgenic Bagel Book (1997). Shoe Field (including package and shoe horns) (undated). Drawings (undated). Moving Eye Hand Masking (undated). Hand Book (accompaniment to The Computer Says) (undated).

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Artist’s book, 1982

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Content

Chinese Connections (1982).

Negatives, Slides and Transparencies,

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Photographs of Sonya [negatives], 1929-2005

Physical Description: 1 photograph : film negative

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Photographs of Sonya [slides], 1929-2005

Physical Description: 4 photographs : 35mm slides

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OOMD Photos [negative], 1983

Physical Description: 1 photograph : film negative

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OOMD Photos [transparencies], 1983

Physical Description: 3 photographs : film transparencies

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Digital Mudra negatives, 1985-1987?

Physical Description: 37 photographs : film negatives

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Computer Printout negatives, 1982-1983

Physical Description: 13 photographs : film negatives

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Pattern Painting negatives, 1975?

Physical Description: 23 photographs : film negatives

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Survey Chart Painting negatives, undated

Physical Description: 18 photographs : film negatives

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Doors of My House negatives, 1978

Physical Description: 91 photographs : film negatives

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Objects On My Dresser negatives, undated

Physical Description: 63 photographs : film negatives

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Shoe-Field negatives, 1986

Physical Description: 293 photographs : film negatives

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Animated Soul negatives, 1987-1992?

Physical Description: 104 photographs : film negatives

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Transgenic Bagel negatives, 1995?

Physical Description: 39 photographs : film negatives

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Digital Mudra negatives, 1985-1987?

Physical Description: 27 photographs : film negatives

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Biorhythm negatives, 1981, 1983?

Physical Description: 115 photographs : film negatives

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Kunhiraman negatives, undated

Physical Description: 182 photographs : film negatives

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Photos, acrylic on canvas, 1974-1975

Physical Description: 10 photographs : film transparencies

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Sexual Jealousy: The Shadow of Love, 1993?

Physical Description: 1 photograph : film negative

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Unsorted negatives, 1967-1979?

Physical Description: 479 photographs : film negatives

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“Coping with Sexual Jealousy” Performance (Pauley Ballroom) negatives, 1984