Skip to main content

Department of Art exhibition files

 Collection
Identifier: UA-0005-0309

Scope and Contents note

Records related to Department of Art exhibitions at West Georgia / State University of West Georgia / University of West Georgia from 1979 to 2023. There are also some records related to Bruce Bobick's artistic career.

Series one contains correspondence, gallery schedules, exhibition announcements, exhibition guides and catalogs, printed programs, invitations, memoranda, letters of agreement, samples, newspaper articles, schematics, flyers and posters, press releases, vitas and resumes, artist statements, biographical summaries, photographs, slides, negatives, menus, drafts of exhibit labels, brochures, and greeting cards. Subjects covered include exhibitions by invited artists and WGC/SUWG art faculty; art faculty shows in other locations in Georgia, Alabama, and Finland; the annual student art show; the department's travelling exhibitions; and the department's artist-in-residence program.

Series 2 includes a ceramic teapot created by Joy Somerset in 1979.

Of special note is information on the creation of the West Georgia College ceremonial mace by Spring 1992 artist-in-residence Richard Hill and first used at the inauguration of President Beheruz Sethna (May 17, 1995).

Dates

  • 1979-2023

Creator

Conditions Governing Access note

Open to all users.

Conditions Governing Use note

As stipulated by U.S. copyright laws.

Biographical/Historical note

The Department of Art was established on July 1, 1974. When chair of the department Derrill Maxwell resigned from that position in 1979, Bruce Bobick, associate professor of art, became chair effective July 1, 1979. Bobick remained in that position until his retirement in 2005.

Extent

3.83 Linear feet (8 boxes)

Language

English

Overview

Records related to Department of Art exhibitions at West Georgia/State University of West Georgia/University of West Georgia from 1979 to 2023. Materials include correspondence, gallery schedules, exhibition announcements, exhibition guides and catalogs, printed programs, invitations, memoranda, letters of agreement, samples, newspaper articles, schematics, flyers and posters, press releases, vitas and resumes, artist statements, biographical summaries, photographs, slides, negatives, menus, drafts of exhibit labels, brochures, and greeting cards. Subjects covered include exhibitions by invited artists and WGC/SUWG art faculty; art faculty shows in other locations in Georgia, Alabama, and Finland; the annual student art show; the department's travelling exhibitions; and the department's artist-in-residence program.

Arrangement note

The files are arranged in chronological order with the single artifact in the collection housed in Box 6.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The first set of Department of Art records was transferred sometime prior to December 2012. A second set of records was transferred from the Department of Art by Gwen Davidson on December 16, 2021. A third set of records was transferred from the School of the Arts (SOTA) by Gwen Davidson on July 30, 2024.

Related Archival Materials note

Related collections within Ingram Library's Special Collections include: Department of Art records, 1980-2003 UA-0005-0309; Department of Art Bayeux Tapestry exhibition files UA-0005-0308; Department of Art Carrollton Collects exhibition files UA-0005-0307.

General

The Department of Art exhibition posters are located in the Department of Art records (UA-0005-0310) - primarily in OV Box 1 and Map Folder 1.

Processing Information

Processed by Jennah MacPherson, January 2021, and Catherine Hendricks, September 2024.

Title
Department of Art exhibition files
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Catherine Hendricks
Date
2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Description is in English

Repository Details

Part of the University of West Georgia Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Special Collections, Ingram Library
University of West Georgia
1601 Maple Street
Carrollton GA 30118-2000 United States