SMC Committees. Art Committee, 1987-2007 | Saint Michael's College Archives & Special Collections

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Collection Overview

Title: SMC Committees. Art Committee, 1987-2007

ID: SMC 9/SMC 9.5

Extent: 1.5 Linear Feet

Arrangement: This is arranged into series: chronological, artists and artists, and artists in residence.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The art and artists series consists of subject files of artists or pieces of art associated with campus in some way. It is arranged alphabetically by artist, although a few significant items are filed by the title of the piece, rather than the artists. The other series are arranged chronologically. The chronological files provide good insight into the work of the committee through the years, and the Artists in Residence files document that program.

Collection Historical Note

In 1987, the college created the Art Committee to implement the goal of displaying high quality art in the public areas of the college. The committee was to review currently owned art and frame if warranted, manage the sale of inappropriate works, define public areas for display, including planning for each area, create a database of owned art, and explore additional funding sources. The committee answered to the VP for operations but was made up of faculty and staff from across campus. In addition to those areas, a major accomplishment of the committee was to create a policy for gifts of art that inserted the committee into the process as necessary. Later on, the committee instituted an Artists in Residence Program in which an artist would be given housing and studio space for the summer and in return the college would get a significant piece of art. A small budget allowed for the framing of certain items as well. In 2006-7 the committee reviewed the artists in residence program to better integrate the work with the curriculum.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Folder:

[Folder 1: 1987-1989],
[Folder 2: 1991-1992],
[Folder 3: 1991 Images of War: Henry Moore and Gwyneth King Brown],
[Folder 4: 1992-1993],
[Folder 5: 1993-1994],
[Folder 6: 1994-1995],
[Folder 7: 1995-1996],
[Folder 8: 1996-1997],
[Folder 9: 1996-1997 Inventory],
[Folder 10: 1997-1998],
[Folder 11: 1997-1998 Artists in Residence],
[Folder 12: 1997-1998 Dupont Tower],
[Folder 13: 1997-1998 Gifts],
[Folder 14: 1997-1998 Policy on Donation of Art],
[Folder 15: 1997-1998 Receptions],
[Folder 16: 1998-1999],
[Folder 17: 1999-2000],
[Folder 18: Art and Artists Appraisal (2)],
[Folder 19: Art and Artists Aschenbach, Paul (Emmaus Sculpture)],
[Folder 20: Art and Artists Beethoven Bust (Spaulding, Paul)],
[Folder 21: Art and Artists Belaski Murals (North Campus Gym)],
[Folder 22: Art and Artists Benoit, Anthony],
[Folder 23: Art and Artists Brown, Gwyneth King],
[Folder 24: Art and Artists Brown, Joe],
[Folder 25: Art and Artists Card File n.d.],
[Folder 26: Art and Artists Carlson, Thor (Starship Alpha Omega)],
[Folder 28: Art and Artists Database Printout],
[Folder 29: Art and Artists Database Table],
[Folder 30: Art and Artists Database with Dollar Figures],
[Folder 31: Art and Artists Davison, Bill],
[Folder 32: Art and Artists Eggleston, William],
[Folder 33: Art and Artists Folkedanserforeningen],
[Folder 34: Art and Artists Hartigen, Grace],
[Folder 35: Art and Artists Hughes, Patrick],
[Folder 36: Art and Artists Hugo, Leopold],
[Folder 37: Art and Artists Jaffee, Jay],
[Folder 38: Art and Artists Karp, Ethan],
[Folder 39: Art and Artists Kennedy, Roy],
[Folder 40: Art and Artists Kerson, Sam],
[Folder 41: Art and Artists Keyhani Mostofa (St. Michel)],
[Folder 42: Art and Artists Kitaj, R. B.],
[Folder 43: Art and Artists Lee, Brian],
[Folder 44: Art and Artists Lugo, Alejandro Rosales],
[Folder 45: Art and Artists Motherwell, Robert],
[Folder 46: Art and Artists Pfeifer, Rita (Mont-St-Michel Painting)],
[Folder 47: Art and Artists Phillips, Tom],
[Folder 48: Art and Artists Porter, Katherine],
[Folder 49: Art and Artists Ramirez, Edi],
[Folder 50: Art and Artists Richbourg, Lance],
[Folder 51: Art and Artists Russell, Clark],
[Folder 52: Art and Artists Simonian, Judith],
[Folder 53: Art and Artists Sloane, Cy],
[Folder 54: Art and Artists Sweeney, Patrice],
[Folder 55: Art and Artists Utrillo],
[Folder 56: Art and Artists Wurtz, Adam (Romeo and Juliet Etchings)],
[Folder 57: Artists in Residence 1997 Simonian and Zevin],
[Folder 58: Artists in Residence 2000 Dunne and Weinberg],
[Folder 59: Artists in Residence 2001 Engler, Eung Ho Park, Goldenberg],
[Folder 60: Artists in Residence 2002 Beale],
[All]

Folder 23: Art and Artists Brown, Gwyneth King