Professional Activity Files

Object Details

Collection Citation: Ralph Bacerra papers, 1957-2015. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Scope and Contents: The series consists of files for Bacerra's professional activities which include the exhibitions Craft Today USA (1989-1993) and Color and Fire: Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics, 1950-2000 (2000) containing correspondence, contracts, reports, and artist statements; material from Chouinard Art School where Bacerra was a student and later chair of the ceramics department from 1963 to 1971; and student roll books, correspondence, teaching notes containing formulas and other class notes, quizzes and student assignments, and identification cards from Otis Art Institute. Also included are photographs of Bacerra and his work, a small amount of correspondence, and printed exhibition materials that were compiled for a legacy film project by the Otis Art Institute honoring Bacerra.

Collection Restrictions: This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.