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Collection Creator:
Zimmerman, Elyn, 1945-  Search this
Extent:
20.4 Linear feet (Boxes 5-15, 21-22, 100, 123-125 OVs 23-85, 109-116, 120-122, 126-127 RDs 97-98)
0.223 Gigabytes (ER01-04)
Type:
Archival materials
Gigabytes
Date:
1970-2022
Scope and Contents:
Project and commission files comprise the bulk of the collection, and comprehensively document dozens of Zimmerman's site-specific sculptural projects and proposals for public and private sites across the United States and internationally. Many of the projects, both temporary and permanent, were designed for the outdoors and incorporate granite, water features, and landscape architecture. The documents capture the many phases of each project including proposals, planning, site visits, contracting, construction, fabrication, transportation, installation, completion, restoration, and preservation. Material includes correspondence, contracts, photographs, slides, models, blueprints, and original sketches and drawings. The files include a small number of born digital records, including digital images of projects, construction sites, and floorplans, as well as PowerPoint presentations. Major projects documented here include Marabar at the National Geographic Society in Washington, DC, Terrain at O'Hare International Center, Keystone Island at the Dade County courthouse in Miami, Lithos I at the Manufacturers Life Insurance Tower in Los Angeles, First Market Plaza in San Francisco, Sanctuary at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, the Birmingham Museum of Art Sculpture Garden, Free Fall at the Cancer Institute in New Brunswick, Wa Marafiki Mkusanyiko at the US Embassy in Tanzania, the Watercourse at Bentall in Vancouver, and Capsouto Park in New York City. Also included are building plans for the reinstallment of Marabar which was moved from National Geographic's headquarters to American University in Washington, D.C. and renamed Sudama. In addition to these site-specific works, project files, sketches, and stencils pertaining to a series of encaustic drawings titled "Ceremonial Objects" are also filed here. Included here as well are a few files related to residencies, fellowships, and a panel presented at the College Art Association conference.
Arrangement:
Files are arranged chronologically by project date. Most files contain additional oversized material arranged at the end of the series.
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. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Elyn Zimmerman papers, 1967-2022. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.zimmelyn, Series 4
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Elyn Zimmerman papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9013ba72b-eb65-4bba-be9d-c16080dddb6b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-zimmelyn-ref3