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Creator:
Garcia, Iliana Emilia, 1970-  Search this
Subject:
García, Scherezade  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Place:
Altos de Chavón (Dominican Republic)
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear feet
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as one series. Series 1: iliana emilia garcia Papers, 1987-2014 (Box 1; 0.5 linear feet)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Summary:
The papers of Dominican Republic born multimedia artist and designer iliana emilia garcia measure 0.5 linear feet and date from 1987 to 2014. The collection is comprised of art reproductions, an annotated book, booklets and pamphlets for events and organizations, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and clippings that relate to garcia along with some material related to her sister Scherezade Garcia. The collection also includes one photograph of garcia's Paid/Received installation and student documents from Altos de Chavon.
Citation:
iliana emilia garcia papers, 1987-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Funding:
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.
Related Materials:
Also found in the Archives of American Art are the papers of Scherezade Garcia, the sister of iliana emilia garcia.
Biography Note:
iliana emilia garcia (1970- ) is a multimedia artist and designer in Brooklyn, New York. She was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and attended the Altos de Chavon School of Design before receiving a scholarship to the Parsons School of Design's summer program in 1988. In 1989 she was awarded the Ruth Vanderpool Parsons Institutional Scholarship for Portfolio Excellence. In 1991 garcia went on to receive a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Design from Parsons. She is also one of the founding members of the printmaking collective Dominican York Proyecto Grafica.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The collection was donated in 2015 by iliana emilia garcia.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Designers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Multimedia (Art)  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Latino and Latin American artists  Search this
Theme:
Latino and Latin American  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)16286
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)373514
AAA_collcode_garcilia
Theme:
Latino and Latin American
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_373514