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Craft and Folk Art Museum records
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Description
The Craft and Folk Art Museum (CAFAM) and its predecessor, The Egg and The Eye Gallery, was an active part of "Museum Row" at 5814 Wilshire Blvd. on Los Angeles' Miracle Mile in the mid-Wilshire district, showing fine craft, international folk art, and design for over 30 years. It also became well known, starting in 1976, for its International Festival of Masks, a weekend event produced annually, co-sponsored by the City and County of L.A. The records collection documents the life of the institution beginning at the inception of The Egg and The Eye Gallery in 1965 and concluding at the end of 1997 when the Craft and Folk Art Museum closed temporarily. The collection consists of papers, publications, photographs, press clippings and media releases, slides, audiotapes, videotapes, films, memorabilia, and objects. The materials in its 550 document boxes and 56 oversized boxes record a historic period in California and American art and museum history when the way that objects, both traditional and contemporary, were displayed began to change, first being viewed solely as art forms in a gallery context and gradually evolving to include cultural information and community input.
Background
The Craft and Folk Art Museum (CAFAM) and its predecessor, The Egg and The Eye Gallery, was an active part of "Museum Row" at 5814 Wilshire Blvd. on Los Angeles' Miracle Mile in the mid-Wilshire district, showing fine craft, international folk art, and design for over 30 years. It also became well known, starting in 1976, for its International Festival of Masks, a weekend event produced annually, co-sponsored by the City and County of L.A. The collection begins at the inception of The Egg and The Eye Gallery in 1965 and concludes in 1997, when the Craft and Folk Art Museum temporarily closed.
Extent
225 Linear Feet (550 boxes)
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Availability
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.