Records, 1970-2002.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Painted Bride Art Center.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alternative spaces (Arts facilities)--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Alternative spaces (Arts facilities).

Art centers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Art centers.

Arts.

Artists.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Artists--Middle Atlantic States.

Arts--Middle Atlantic States.

Cultural programs--Middle Atlantic States.

Cultural programs.

Middle Atlantic States.

Genre:

Videocassettes.

Sound recordings.

Photographs.

Penn Provenance:

Purchased from Painted Bride Art Center, 2003.

Physical Description:

217 boxes

Place of Publication:

1970-2002.

Biography/History:

Established in Philadelphia in 1969 as a cooperative gallery of painters, the Painted Bride Art Center has developed into the primary venue for the emerging, independent, visual and performing artists in the greater Philadelphia region.

Summary:

The Records comprise 6 series, the largest and most significant of which is the first: I. Exhibitions, Performances, Readings, and Events, 1970-2002 (125 boxes). Arranged alphabetically by artist/program, this series contains correspondence, publicity material, programs, funding material, and the like for each event or performance. The remaining series entail: II. Business Records, 1970-2002 (40 boxes); III. Grant Records, 1972-2002 (15 boxes); IV. Press Records, 1970-2000 (6 boxes); V. Audio Visual Records & Computer Records, 1970-2001 (29 boxes); VI. Miscellaneous Records, 1976-2000 (6 boxes).

Finding Aid/Index:

Register and container list available through Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania.

OCLC:

155862666