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Type:
Interviews
Sketchbooks
Sound recordings
Video recordings
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
14.3 Linear feet
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as seven series. Series 1: Biographical Material, 1981-2005 (1.0 linear feet; Boxes 1, 10, 12) Series 2: Journals and Sketchbooks, 1975-2009 (3.2 linear feet; Boxes 1-2, 8-10, 12-13, 16-18, 23) Series 3: Professional Files, 1983-2012 (4.9 linear feet; Boxes 2-4, 10-11, 13, 18, 23-24) Series 4: Printed Materials, 1980s-1990s (2.3 linear feet; Boxes 4-5, 14, 18) Series 5: Scrapbooks, 1961-2012 (0.6 linear feet; Boxes 1, 15, 18, OVs 19-22) Series 6: Photographic Materials, circa 1970s-2007 (1.2 linear feet; Boxes 6, 15) Series 7: Artwork, circa 1990s (0.7 linear feet; Boxes 7, 15, 18) Series 8: Unidentified Audiovisual Materials, circa 1990s (0.4 linear feet; Box 7)
Access Note / Rights:
Manuscript drafts for "Defending the Dead: The Totally True Story of the Barnes Transformation"; an appointment book; three Museum of African American History journals; and Salzburg Seminar journal are access restricted; written permission is required. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings and born digital records in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
Summary:
The papers of painter, dollmaker, and arts administrator Kimberly Camp measure 14.3 linear feet and date from 1961 to 2012. The papers comprise biographical materials, including recordings of interviews with Camp; journals/sketchbooks containing notes on professional activities and sketches; professional files documenting many aspects of Camp's career; printed materials featuring exhibitions of Camp's artwork and other material related to Camp's work as an artist and arts administrator; scrapbooks relating to Camp's career and childhood; photographic materials including digital recordings of exhibitions; artwork; and unidentified audiovisual materials.
Citation:
Kimberly Camp papers, 1961-2012. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
The donor has retained all intellectual property rights, including copyright, that they may own.
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Biography Note:
Kimberly Camp (1956- ) is an African American painter, dollmaker, and arts administrator in Collingswood, New Jersey. She was the founding director of The Experimental Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution from 1989 to 1994, president of the Charles Wright Museum of African American History from 1994 to 1998, and executive director of the Barnes Foundation from 1999 to 2005. She was a fellow for the National Endowment for the Arts Expansion Arts Program in 1986 and a fellow at the Kellogg National Leadership Program from 1997 to 2000.
Camp received a B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh in studio arts and art history, and an M.S. in arts administration, and also participated in programs at Harvard Business School, University of Victoria, and Gallup Leadership Institute. She is the recipient of multiple awards including the Roger L. Stevens Award for Contributions to the Arts and Culture, National Conference of Artists National Service Award, and Purchase Award.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The Kimberly Camp papers were donated in 2016, 2023 and 2024 by Kimberly Camp.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
