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.
