Arranging and Describing Storefront’s Archive
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Title
Arranging and Describing Storefront’s Archive
Description
Storefront for Art & Architecture (Storefront) respectfully requests 18 months of CLIR support to process, describe, and make public its archive of programming records. These records document Storefront's diverse and influential program of over 280 exhibitions and affiliated performances, lectures, publications and events dating from its founding in 1982. Featuring the work of 1,500+ architects, artists and designers, this material includes a collection of original artwork and over 107 lf of programming documents, photographic prints and negatives, audiovisual media, newsletters and publications that together constitute a unique, underrepresented repository of national significance.
Program
Date
Temporal Coverage
1982 - 2012
Spatial Coverage
Early records (1982-87) focus on NYC's built environment. Subsequent material encompasses diverse local, national and international sites / issues.
Extent
157 Architectural Drawings , Artwork (Including Original Paintings, Prints, Sculpture, Etc.), Audio (Including Speech And Music), Audiovisual, Book (Including Serials), Ephemera, Image, Manuscript, Text (Including Electronic Texts)
Institution
Applicant Unit
Collaborating Institution
Identifier
PI2 Name
Ms. Chialin Chou
Primary Contact
Ms. Eva Franch i Gilabert
Request
$115,600