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Type:
Performances (creative events)
Motion pictures
Sound recordings
Video recordings
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
15.4 Linear feet
Arrangement:
With the exception of some unsorted material, papers were generally organized alphabetically across projects, institutions, and individuals by Fred and Lorna Truck before donation to the Archives. Notes on Truck's career and an inventory of the sorted material providing folder labels and broad series types was included with the donation and both were used extensively during arrangement and description of the material. Series were further refined to facilitate access and merged with unsorted material. The collection was arranged as 10 series. Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1980s-2017 (Box 1; 3 folders) Series 2: Correspondence and Mail Art, 1974-2017 (Boxes 1-4; 3.5 linear feet) Series 3: Writings by Truck, circa 1960s-circa 2000s (Box 4; 0.25 linear feet) Series 4: Project Files, circa 1960s-2017 (Boxes 4-7, 14, FC 15-16; 4.4 linear feet) Series 5: Exhibition Files, 1988-2007 (Boxes 8-9; 0.25 linear feet) Series 6: Other Professional Files, 1988-2001 (Box 9; 0.6 linear feet) Series 7: Personal Business Records, 1960s-2006 (Box 9; 0.2 linear feet) Series 8: Printed Material and Artist Books, 1960-2017 (Boxes 9-13; 3.2 linear feet) Series 9: Artwork by Truck, circa 1990s-circa 2000s (Box 13; 0.15 linear feet) Series 10: Photographs, 1980s-2019 (Box 13; 0.15 linear feet) Series 11: Unprocessed Born Digital Material, circa 1970s-circa 2019 (Boxes 18-20; 2.5 linear feet)
Access Note / Rights:
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.
Summary:
The papers of multimedia and computer artist Fred Truck measure 15.4 linear feet and date from 1960-2019. Records include biographical material, correspondence including mail art, writings by Truck, project files, rare printed material including artist books and small press publications, artwork, and sound and video recordings. Additionally, a substantial portion of the collection is in electronic format, including Truck's hard drive and software programs developed by him.
Citation:
Fred Truck papers, 1960-2019. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
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.
Biography Note:
West Des Moines, Iowa, multimedia and computer artist Fred Truck (b. 1946) played a pivotal role in the burgeoning computer art world of the 1970s, was an early and vital participant in the Art Com Electronic Network (ACEN; 19861999), one of the first virtual artist communities, and has been active in the mail art network throughout his career. Truck is a sculptor, a photographer, and a creator of artist books, software, and virtual reality artwork.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The collection was donated in 2020, 2021, and 2022 by Fred Truck.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
