The collection is arranged as 4 series. Series 1: Correspondence, circa 1977-1991 (Box 1; 0.8 linear feet) Series 2: Exhibition Files, 1972-1992 (Boxes 1-11; 9.45 linear feet) Series 3: Financial and Administrative Records, circa 1977-1991 (Box 11; 0.35 linear feet) Series 4: Slides, 1971-1992 (Boxes 11-13; 2.4 linear feet)
Access Note / Rights:
This collection is temporarily closed to researchers due to archival processing and digitization. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
The records of Los Angeles Art Space gallery measure 13 linear feet and date from 1971 to 1992. The majority of the collection consists of the gallery's exhibition files which contain correspondence, clippings, exhibition catalogs and announcements, slides, photos, invoices, price lists, loan records, and other materials. There is also correspondence with artists and organizations, financial and administrative records, and slides of artwork and exhibitions.
Citation:
Art Space records, 1971-1992. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Funding:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund.
Use Note:
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Biography Note:
The Art Space gallery operated in Los Angeles from 1977 to 1991 and was owned by artist, philanthropist, and activist Lucy Adelman (1909-2007). Settling in Los Angeles in 1938, Adelman was also one of the founders of the Womanspace Gallery, a cooperative gallery for feminist activities established in 1972 in Los Angeles.
Located at 10550 Santa Monica Boulevard, Art Space's first show honored the work of women artists. Specializing in contemporary art, the gallery, according to Adelman, had two purposes: "[Art Space] is for artists, creative people who communicate through many different fields of expression...It will also be a meeting place for people who wish to acquaint themselves with different concepts and directions." The gallery held 118 exhibitions before closing its doors in 1991.
Adelman and her husband, Isadore, were involved in other activities and gave generously to the American Civil Liberties Union and the Venice Family Clinic, which honored them at its annual fund-raising Art Walk Festival in 1988. Lucy Adelman died in 1997.
Language Note:
Collection is in English
Provenance:
The records were donated in 1992 by Lucy Adelman, the director of Art Space.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- Los Angeles Search this
