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Cleveland Museum of Art Asian Art department records.
Collection
Identifier: 1111.138
Scope and Contents note
This collection spans from approximately the appointment of Sherman E. Lee in 1952 to about Stanislaw J. Czuma’s retirement in 2005. It is almost equally divided amongst its series: Exhibitions, Dealers Files, Correspondence, Loans, and Subject Files. Though numerous curators served during this timeframe, the majority of materials originate from Michael R. Cunningham and Stanislaw J. Czuma, circa 1975-2003. Additional material about the Oriental Department can be found in the administrative...
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1975-2003; 1952-2005
Found in:
Cleveland Museum of Art Archives
Cleveland Museum of Art Audio Programs
Collection
Identifier: 1111.092
Scope and Contents note
This collection includes audio program files from various departments, dating primarily from the 1980s onward. Included are lectures, symposia, WCLV "art comments", public service announcements, radio broadcasts, exhibition acoustiguides, audio tracks for visual productions, various types of interviews, and recordings of special events and speakers. The museum oral history program is not part of this collection. Formats include various magnetic tape and digital files. Programs include those...
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1980-2003; 1949-2003
Found in:
Cleveland Museum of Art Archives
Cleveland Museum of Art Education Department slide packets
Collection
Identifier: 1111.057
Scope and Contents note
Slide packets were produced by the department of education for use by classroom teachers. Packets may include teacher resources, activity packets, slides, and booklets all based on a specific theme in a specially designed notebook.
Dates:
undated
Found in:
Cleveland Museum of Art Archives
Cleveland Museum of Art Exhibition Banners.
Collection
Identifier: 1111.054
Scope and Contents note
Exhibition banners were displayed in the museum and outdoors around University Circle and downtown Cleveland to publicize current and upcoming major exhibitions. Most banners are made of vinyl although some of the earlier ones are canvas. Several are nylon or cloth. They have been rolled on cardboard tubes with unbuffered tissue paper to protect them. Vinyl banners have been cleaned with warm water. Some of the canvas/cloth banners have been vacuumed using the textile conservator's hepa...
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1986-2009; 1967-2009
Found in:
Cleveland Museum of Art Archives
Cleveland Museum of Art exhibition comment books collection
Collection
Identifier: 1111.086
Scope and Contents note
The museum began providing visitors the opportunity to comment on special exhibitions and permanent gallery installations in the 1990s. Comments are random musings and drawings. Some are not related to the museum at all but merely comments left because of the convenience of the books.Comment books were replaced by more formal questionnaires by the museum marketing department in 2011.
Dates:
1995-2011
Found in:
Cleveland Museum of Art Archives
Cleveland Museum of Art Exhibition Compendium
Collection
Identifier: 1111.040
Scope and Contents note
This is an artificially created collection of exhibitions organized and/or held at the Cleveland Museum of Art from 1916-1992. This collection combines records from all offices involved in the planning and execution of exhibitions. Offices are identified on file names or separation sheets within files. Exhibition files from 1992 forward are retained with the records of the offices of origin which are primarily unprocessed.
Dates:
1913-1992
Found in:
Cleveland Museum of Art Archives
Cleveland Museum of Art Extensions Department records
Collection
Identifier: 1111.095
Scope and Contents note
The Records of the Extensions Department detail activities of the department from 1916 until its closing in 1992. Some of the records include information up to 1996 but the bulk of the information is from the years 1950-1992. Included are administrative files including reports and procedures; exhibit information including case lists and set up diagrams; photographs of exhibits including artwork, locations, and people; correspondence between the staff ; artists and locations; and files on the...
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1950-1992; 1916-1992
Found in:
Cleveland Museum of Art Archives
Cleveland Museum of Art Gallery Label Copy collection
Collection
Identifier: 1111.085
Scope and Contents note
Dating primarily from the late 1980s through the early 2000s, this collection includes two series: 1) Text for label copy from special exhibitions and 2) permanent galleries. It also includes photocopies of labels that were removed from gallery walls during the museum renovation project in 2005. This is by no means a complete representation of museum object labels which may also be found in curatorial offices. Text of label copy dating from 2003 forward can be found in the electronic records...
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1984-2005; 1933-2005
Found in:
Cleveland Museum of Art Archives
Cleveland Museum of Art Inaugural Exhibition posters
Collection
Identifier: 1111.134
Scope and Contents note
The collection consists of four posters submitted by students of the Cleveland School of Arts to the museum under the auspices of Ralph King. The winning poster by Robert Roessler was to be used at the museum opening although there is no evidence of this, and the poster in the museum archives is an incomplete work.
Dates:
1915
Found in:
Cleveland Museum of Art Archives
Cleveland Museum of Art May Show records.
Collection
Identifier: 1111.069
Scope and Contents note
The May Show records document the Exhibition of Artists and Craftsmen of the Western Reserve. They were created by the museum departments that directly administered the May Show, mainly the Director's Office, the Department of Modern Art and the Registrar's Office. The records reflect the activity both within and between museum departments. The collection is divided into eight series determined by originating office and medium. The largest was created by the Department of Modern Art. Series...
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1960-1990; 1919-1993
Found in:
Cleveland Museum of Art Archives
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