Artists’ Exhibition Catalog Collection, 1918-2004, bulk circa 1950-1970

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Summary

Title:
Artists’ Exhibition Catalog Collection
Dates:
1918-2004, bulk circa 1950-1970
Abstract:
This collection includes almost 5,000 minor exhibition catalogs and pamphlets for 3,331 individual artists published 1918-2004, with the bulk published from the 1950s-1970s. The collection highlights American, Canadian, Dutch, French, German, and Italian artists along with numerous other nationalities. Artists of Slavic origin are well-represented through catalogs that were provided to the Library through the Library of Congress PL480 Program. Many of the catalogs were published to accompany exhibitions held in galleries located in major art centers worldwide such as New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Paris, London, Milan, Montréal, Munich, Amsterdam, to name a few. Information contained in the catalogs often includes a portrait of the artist, education, chronology, catalog of works, works in private collections, awards, one-man shows/exhibitions, group exhibitions, and bibliography. Exhibition checklist and pricelist sheets are included in many of the catalogs. This collection was originally a part of an Artists’ Files Collection housed in vertical files in the Art History/Classics Library (1979-1996). The catalogs originated from a variety of campus sources from within various units within the University of California Berkeley, including the former University Art Museum, Department of Decorative Arts, Art Department, and University Library.
Extent:
720 linear feet
Language:
Collection materials are in English , Spanish , French , German , Italian
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Artists’ Exhibition Catalog Collection, N44.A78, Art History/Classics Library, 308 Doe Library

Background

Processing information:

Arranged and described by Kathryn M. Wayne, Head, Art History/Classics Library and Katherine M. Steiner, Intern. April 1-July 31, 2011. Name authority records used in the finding aid were retrieved from Library of Congress Authorities and Getty Union List of Artists Names

Physical location:
Stored offsite at NRLF Special Collections. Consult the Library’s online catalog for access.
Rules or conventions:
Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Art History/Classics Library Staff
Date Prepared:
© 2011
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid generated by GenX; markup validated by Art History/Classics Library using CDL validation tools; Date of source: March 2012

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research via OskiCat (online catalog of the University of California, Berkeley, Library) and the Online Archive of California.

Terms of access:

Materials in this collection may be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright 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 owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Artists’ Exhibition Catalog Collection, N44.A78, Art History/Classics Library, 308 Doe Library

Location of this collection:
308 Doe Library
University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
(510) 643-2809
ahc-library@berkeley.edu
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