Department of Art exhibition files
Scope and Contents note
Records related to Department of Art exhibitions at West Georgia / State University of West Georgia from 1979 to 2019. 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; 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 - 2019
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
3.00 Linear feet (7 boxes)
Language
English
Overview
Records related to Department of Art exhibitions at West Georgia/State University of West Georgia from 1979 to 2019. 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
This collection is arranged in two series. Series 1: Files-arranged in chronological order. Series 2: Artifacts.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
A second set of records was transferred from the Department of Art by Gwen Davidson on December 16, 2021.
Processing Information
Arrangement of collection into series and addition of ceramic teapot artifact made by Jennah MacPherson, January 2021.
- Title
- Department of Art exhibition files, 1979-2019 UA-0005-0309
- 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