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Space Gallery records

Archives of American Art

Object Details

Creator
Space Gallery (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Names
Kunishima, Seiji, 1937-
Lundin, Norman
Page, Ann, 1940-
Stanton, Tom, 1947-
Teraoka, Masami, 1936-
Topic
Asian American artists
Provenance
Donated 1995 by gallery owner Edward Den Lau.
Creator
Space Gallery (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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Space Gallery records
Sponsor
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
Summary
The Space Gallery records measure 10.5 linear feet and date from 1967 to 1995. The records document the history of the gallery through correspondence; artist statements, consignments, purchase orders, and other artist files; loan forms, donor records, and other registrar records; correspondence, loan forms, and printed material related to exhibitions hosted by the gallery; correspondence, purchases, artwork requests, and other related material from galleries and other institutions; and articles, reviews, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and other printed material.
Biographical / Historical
The Space Gallery, located in Hollywood, California between 1975 and 1995, presented the works of contemporary artists from Japan, Sweden, Hawaii, and across the mainland United States. The gallery was owned by Edward Den Lau.
Function
Art galleries, Commercial -- California
Extent
10.5 Linear feet
Date
1967-1995
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.spacgall
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Video recordings
Citation
Space Gallery records, 1967-1995. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into six series. Series 1: Correspondence, 1976-1995 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1) Series 2: Artist Files, 1967-1995 (6.7 linear feet; Boxes 1-8, 12) Series 3: Registrar Records, 1975-1994 (0.5 linear feet; Box 80 Series 4: Exhibition Files, 1977-1995 (0.7 linear feet; Boxes 8-9, 12) Series 5: Institution Files, 1974-1995 (1.7 linear feet; Boxes 9-10) Series 6: Printed Material, 1973-1995 (0.4 linear feet; Boxes 10-12)
Processing Information
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2022.
Rights
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Genre/Form
Video recordings
Scope and Contents
The Space Gallery records measure 10.5 linear feet and date from 1967 to 1995. The records document the history of the gallery through correspondence; artist statements, consignments, purchase orders, and other artist files; loan forms, donor records, and other registrar records; correspondence, loan forms, and printed material related to exhibitions hosted by the gallery; correspondence, purchases, artwork requests, and other related material from galleries and other institutions; and articles, reviews, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and other printed material. Correspondence is with patrons and other institutions regarding exhibitions and acquiring artwork. Artist files consist of files related to artists represented by the gallery, including Seiji Kunishima, Norman Lundin, Ann Page, Tom Stanton, and Masami Teraoka. Registrar records consists of loan forms for objects loaned by the gallery between 1975 and 1993. Also included is a list of donors who donated items to the gallery. Exhibition files consist of correspondence, loan forms, and printed material related to exhibitions held at the gallery, including "Three Views at Space," "Some Humorous Video," and "Natural Elements" exhibitions. Also included is a video recording about "The Death Show" exhibition. Insitution files include purchase orders and correspondence with individuals, other galleries, and institutions related to works held by the gallery. Printed material consists of articles and reviews, newsletters, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and a series of files on mock-ups for catalogs, announcements, and press releases.
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. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1596322890517-1596322890518-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9186d629a-4823-438c-b655-3f4f950ba981

In the Collection

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  • Loan Agreements

  • Overseas Printing

  • Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art

  • Hiroo Imai

  • Southern California Carton Company

  • Jake Gilson

  • Translations, Japanese Reviews

  • Reviews

  • Exhibition Files

  • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

  • Japan Society Gallery

  • Master Copies, Letters to Collectors

  • "Lights, Camera, Action" Exhibition (1983)

  • Correspondence

  • Russell W. Baldwin

  • Steven Cartright

  • Miscellaneous

  • Sylvia Glass

  • Fumio Kondo

  • Winterfest

  • Minoru Ohira

  • Louis Stern Fine Arts

  • American Federation of Arts

  • Ron McPherson

  • Exhibition Announcements

  • Lilla Lo Curto

  • Schedule of Exhibitions

  • Loan Agreements

  • Bobbie Owens

  • El Camino College Art Gallery

  • Howard Link

  • Patrick Percy

  • Renwick Gallery

  • Gallery Paste-Ups for Exhibitions and Press Releases

  • University of California Santa Barbara

  • Long Beach Community College

  • The Contemporary Museum

  • Schmidt Dean Gallery

  • "Waves and Plagues" Exhibition

  • Robert Antonacci

  • Alexandria Museum of Art

  • Maureen O'Hara Ure

  • Japanese American Cultural & Community Center

  • Bruce Velick Gallery

  • Korean Cultural Center

  • Art Museum of South Texas

  • Ruth Tamura

  • Doug Young

  • Miles Kubo

  • Tom Stanton

  • LAICA

  • David Levinthal

  • Wayne Enstice

  • Artist-Collector Agreements

  • University of Southern California

  • Richard Thompson

  • Miscellaneous

  • Printed Material

  • Honolulu Academy of Arts

  • Olga Seem

  • James Bachman

  • Donated Works

  • Miscellaneous

  • Institution Files

  • Loan Agreements

  • Newport Harbor Art Museum

  • Masafumi Maita

  • Reviews

  • Correspondence

  • Consignments

  • Correspondence, Art Consultants

  • Museo Rufino Tamayo

  • Kendro Light, Inc.

  • Southeast Arkansas Arts and Science Center

  • Barbara Noah

  • Everson Museum of Art

  • Purchase Orders

  • Donna Yarrell

  • Judy Finer

  • Seiji Kunishima

  • Gerard Haggerty

  • Wes Christensen

  • Kazuo and Yumiko Kadonaga

  • Correspondence, Articles

  • Newsletters

  • "Natural Elements" Exhibition

  • Loan Agreements

  • The Art Loft Gallery

  • Klaus Otto Schneider

  • San Francisco Airport Commission and Exhibitions

  • Interview With Yumiko Honke

  • Southern California Gas Company

  • Judith Foosaner

  • Christina Bothwell

  • Masami Teraoka Sidney Biennial

  • Takashi Naraha

  • Prudential Insurance Co.

  • Christel Dillbohner

  • Consignments

  • Loan Agreements

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Consignments
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