Barbara Astman fonds
Astman, Barbara
Fonds consists of records of the artistic and academic career of Barbara Astman, chiefly in Toronto from the 1960s to the second decade of the 21st century, including photographs of her projects and exhibitions, correspondence and textual documentation of projects, personal and other photos and journals, and some audiovisual materials.
Contains series:
1. Photographic documentation of art works
2. Project records
3. Portrait photographs
4. Installation photographs of gallery exhibitions
5. Teaching-related records
6. Publicity material
7. Audio and video recordings
8. Journals
9. Address books and notebooks
10. Experimental work
11. Process and preparatory material
12. Art supplies, ephemera and found objects
13. Personal correspondence
14. Works by other artists
15. Juvenilia
16. Financial records
1951–2021
7.5 m of textual records and other material
ca. 22,970 photographs
8 videocassettes
1 audio cassette
8 optical discs
1 USB drive
1 floppy disc
Note: Other material includes a diverse range of graphic material and objects relating to Astman’s artistic projects. Because of the nature of the artist’s experimental and pioneering practice, this fonds contains a wide variety of materials used by the artist. Further detail about the physical extent of this fonds can be found in the Series- and File-level extent and scope and content notes.
https://atom.ago.ca/la-sc123
LA.SC123
https://atom.ago.ca/edward-p-taylor-library-archives-art-gallery-of-ontario
Edward P. Taylor Library & Archives, Art Gallery of Ontario
Toronto
Toronto
Certain files in the accrual to Series 2 (Project and Exhibition Records), Series 13 (Personal Correspondence), and Series 16 (Financial Records) are restricted. See series-level descriptions for details.
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