The records of the Frances Wolfson Art Gallery measure 5 linear feet and date from 1973 to 1994. The Gallery was established in 1976 on the Mitchell Wolfson New World Center Campus of the Miami-Dade Community College. It focused on the art of the local Latino community in addition to serving the needs of the College's arts and humanities students. Materials document exhibitions held at the Gallery and the general administration of the Gallery through correspondence, business records and printed material.
Scope and Contents:
The records of the Frances Wolfson Art Gallery comprise 5 linear feet of material dating from 1973 to 1994. The collection contains correspondence, routine business records, exhibition files, notes, printed material, and photographs of artists, installations, and works of art, and is arranged into seven series according to material type. The bulk of the material relates to exhibitions held at the Gallery from 1977 to 1992 in exhibition files measuring 4.5 linear feet. The general administration of the Gallery is also partially documented through business records and correspondence files.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as six series according to material type. Records are arranged chronologically unless otherwise noted.
Missing Title
Series 1: Correspondence, 1976-1994 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet)
Series 2: Business Records, 1981-1993 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet)
Series 3: Notes, 1973-1987 (Box 1; 2 folders)
Series 4: Exhibition Files, 1977-1992, undated (Boxes 1-5; 4.5 linear feet)
Series 5: Printed Material, 1974-1994 (Box 5; 5 folders)
Series 6: Color Transparencies of Artwork, 1983-1990 (Box 5; 10 items)
Biographical / Historical:
The Frances Wolfson Art Gallery was established in 1976 on the Mitchell Wolfson New World Center Campus of the Miami-Dade Community College. It focused on the art of the local Latino community in addition to serving the needs of the College's arts and humanities students. Exhibitions and lectures reflected four major areas of emphasis: the Latino community, the Black community, the relationship of art, architecture and culture to the quality of contemporary urban civilization, and the best of new artists presented in solo or cohesive group exhibitions.
Director from 1978 to 1981, Roberta Griffin was followed in that position by Sheldon Lurie in September 1981 until his death in October 1990.
In the spring of 1987, the Frances Wolfson Art Gallery implemented an active exhibition program at the InterAmerican Center in the form of the InterAmerican Art Gallery. Located in the Little Havana section of Miami, the major thrust of this gallery is Hispanic art, reflecting the interests and needs of the surrounding community.
Provenance:
This collection was donated to the Archives of American Art by the Miami-Dade Community College in 1997
Restrictions:
Use of unmicrofilmed material in the holdings of the Archives of American Art requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C., facility.
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.
Topic:
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Florida -- Miami -- Exhibitions Search this
Luis Cruz Azaceta. Luis Cruz Azaceta, Ridgewood, N.Y. letter to Roberta T. Griffin, Miami, Fla., 1978 Nov. 16. Frances Wolfson Art Gallery records, 1973-1994. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
The records of the Candy Store Gallery measure 1.0 linear feet and date from 1968 to 2004. The records document the history of the gallery through correspondence, photographs, artist files for some of the artists, and printed material including clippings, magazine articles, exhibition announcements and catalogs.
Scope and Contents:
The records of the Candy Store Gallery measure 1.0 linear feet and date from 1968 to 2004. The records document the history of the gallery through correspondence, photographs, artist files for some of the artists, and printed material including clippings, magazine articles, exhibition announcements, and catalogs.
Artist files consist of general correspondence between Adeliza McHugh and friends and artists, and a file of photographs of artwork and exhibitions. Also included are named files for notable artists such as Robert Arneson, Luis Cruz Azaceta, Roy De Forest, and Maija Peeples.
Printed material includes clippings and magazine articles, a book on Sacramento, and exhibition announcements and catalogs, some of which are handmade.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into two series.
Series 1: Artist Files, 1968-2000 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1)
Series 2: Printed Material, 1970-2004 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1)
Biographical / Historical:
The Candy Store Gallery was founded by Adeliza McHugh in Folsom, California in 1962. The gallery primarily exhibited the works of teachers and students from California State University at Sacramento and the University of California at Davis. The gallery also hosted multiple solo exhibitions of artists such as Robert Arneson, Sandra Shannonhouse, and Luis Jimenez. The gallery closed in 1992.
Related Materials:
Also found in the Archives of American Art is the Candy Store Gallery exhibition announcements, [undated] and 1973-1982.
Provenance:
The collection was donated in 2004 by Sheri Renison, daughter of Adeliza McHugh, as part of the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America.
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.
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.
Function:
Art galleries, Commercial -- California
Citation:
Candy Store Gallery records, 1968-2004. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
Affirmative actions : recognizing a cross-cultural practice in contemporary art : Luis Cruz Azaceta, Alfredo Jaar, Lucy Lippard, Trinh T. Minh-ha, Juan Sanchez, Pat Ward Williams / edited by Jeanne Dunning
