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Creator:
ARCO Center for Visual Art  Search this
Names:
Atlantic Richfield Company  Search this
Extent:
4 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1976-1984
Scope and Contents:
Business correspondents and files on artists and exhibitions, containing photographs, announcements, catalogs, brochures, press releases, and résumés.
Biographical / Historical:
The ARCO Center for Visual Art, established in 1976, was a not-for-profit gallery funded by the Atlantic Richfield Company focusing on contemporary art. The gallery was located at the Atlantic Richfield Plaza, 505 South Flower Street in Los Angeles, until its closing in 1984. Among the exhibitors were Walter Gabrielson, Joseph Raffael, Craig Kauffman, Hassel Smith, Michael Todd, Ed Ruscha, Joe Goode, Carlos Almaraz, Peter Alexander, Larry Bell, Frank Romero, Liga Pang, Don Potts, William Crutchfield, George Herms, and Herbert Bayer.
Provenance:
Donated 1996 by Sue Maberry, Director, Otis School of Art and Design Library, which had received the records upon the Center's closing.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Artists -- California  Search this
Topic:
Corporations -- Charitable contributions  Search this
Art -- California -- Los Angeles -- Exhibitions  Search this
Function:
Art centers -- California
Identifier:
AAA.arcocent
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw961bf40a0-da8c-4d8f-a04a-ee7ff3147e88
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-arcocent