Department of Art exhibition files
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.
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
Special Collections, Ingram Library
University of West Georgia
1601 Maple Street
Carrollton GA 30118-2000 United States
special@westga.edu