SFMOMA Research Library 151 Third Street San Francisco, CA 94103 415 357 4120 Finding Aid to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Publications Collections, 1935-ongoing Collection Number: ARCH.ADM.009 Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Getty Foundation. Finding Aid written by: Jessica Lemieux Date Completed: August 2008 ©2008 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. All rights reserved. TABLE OF CONTENTS Collection Summary p. 2 Information for Researchers p. 3 Administrative Information p. 4 Processing Note p. 5 Scope and Content Note p. 6 Series Description p. 7-8 Container List p. 9-40 Series 1: Example Publications, 1944-2008 p. 9 Series 2: SFMA/SFMOMA Activities, 1948-1997 p. 9-10 Series 3: Women’s Board and MAC, 1947-2002 p. 10 Series 4: Periodicals, 1935-ongoing p. 10-11 Series 5: Other Publications, 1942-2006 p. 11 Series 6: Exhibition Publications, 1935-ongoing p. 12-41 Subseries 6.1: Exhibition Ephemera, 1948-2008 p. 12 Subseries 6.2: Exhibition Catalogs, 1935-ongoing p. 13-42 Appendix A: Catalog Title to Exhibition Name Crosswalk p. 43-82 1 COLLECTION SUMMARY Collection Title San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Publications collection, 1935-ongoing Collection number ARCH.ADM.009 Creator San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. This collection includes records of this same body under its earlier name, San Francisco Museum of Art (name changed in 1975). Extent 27 linear feet (25 boxes, 26 oversize boxes, 5 flat boxes, 1 tube) Repository SFMOMA Research Library 151 Third Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Abstract The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Publications collection documents the museum’s publications from 1935 to the present. Includes periodicals, catalogs, posters, invitations, and ephemera. The bulk of the collection is exhibition related materials. Language Records are predominantly in English. Physical location Collection is housed in the SFMOMA Research Library. 2 INFORMATION FOR RESEARCHERS Access and use restrictions Collection is available for use. Contact SFMOMA Research Library. Publication information All requests for permission to publish should be directed to the Head Librarian, SFMOMA Research Library. Preferred citation [Item description including date], Publications Collection, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Archives. Access points Topical Subjects Art, Modern—20th century—Exhibitions Art appreciation--Study and teaching Art exhibition audiences Art museums—Exhibitions Art rental and lending services—California—San Francisco Personal and Corporate Names California School of Fine Arts (San Francisco, Calif.) San Francisco Art Association San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco Museum of Art San Francisco Museum of Modern Art San Francisco Museum of Art—Archives San Francisco Museum of Art—Exhibitions San Francisco Museum of Art—History—Sources San Francisco Museum of Art--Publishing San Francisco Museum of Art—Records and correspondence Related materials SFMOMA Archives Exhibition Records, 1935-ongoing SFMOMA Archives Office of the Director Records, 1935-1958 SFMOMA Archives Office of the Director Records, 1959-1965 SFMOMA Archives Office of the Director Records, 1966-1972 SFMOMA Archives Photographs Collection SFMOMA Women’s Board Records 3 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Acquisition Institutional records generated by SFMOMA or collected by SFMOMA staff in the performance of work duties. Level of description Records are described at the folder level. Some records are described at the item level. Processed by Jessica Lemieux, 2008. 4 PROCESSING NOTE The Publications collection is composed of a group of published or printed materials including: example publications, publications documenting museum and auxiliary board activities, and printing proofs. The original arrangement of this group of records has been maintained in series 1-3; the records were refoldered and rehoused in acid-free boxes. This collection was augmented during processing with materials drawn from the SFMOMA Research Library and from several museum departments. An effort was made to collect a complete run of all museum publications, which are divided up into three further series, based on publication type: Periodicals, Other Publications, and Exhibition Publications. Some materials known to be published were not available. Periodicals (Series 4) is missing calendars produced in January- June and November-December of 1935, and all of 1936. Also missing are several issues of At the Modern , volume 3 of Architecture and Design Forum , and the catalogs of the 1998 and 2000 MAC Auctions. Several exhibition catalogs (Series 6) are also needed, including Richard Hamilton: New Work (1996), Souvenirs of Savings: Miniature Bank Buildings from the Collection of Ace Archit (1996), and Disrupture: Postmodern Media (1997). Oversize material was removed from its context, then flattened and stored in oversize boxes or rolled for storage in tubes. Whenever oversize material was removed, an indicator was placed in the file and the oversize folders are noted alongside the original folders in the container list. Due to frequent changes in the sizes of publications, most series are not housed sequentially in document boxes; larger materials were removed and boxed separately. Volumes too large to fit in standard archival boxes have been individually boxed, numbered and shelved as volumes. Chronological order of publication has been maintained in the container list, and the physical locations of the materials noted. Each container size is numbered differently, as follows: Box 1, 2, 3 … Letter size (12.25 x 10.25 x 5”) Box A1, A2, A3… Legal size (15.25 x 1 0.25 x 5”) Box B1, B2, B3… Tall legal (15.5 x 12.5 x 5”) Box C1, C2, C3… Small flat box (17.25 x 11.5 x 3”) Box D1, D2… Large flat box (20 x 16 x 3”) Tube 1, 2… Tube (4 x 4 x 45”) Vol. 1, 2… Volume (size varies) 5 SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The Publications collection is a group of published material generated by the SFMA and SFMOMA from 1935 to the present, and represents a cross-section of the types of materials used as invitations, announcements, brochures, gallery guides, calendars, programs, and posters in addition to published monographs, periodicals, and exhibition catalogs. The collection documents every public aspect of the museum’s activities, including exhibitions, fundraising, education, special projects, anniversaries, and social events. The diversity of the publications reveal the breadth of the museum’s programming and the changes in focus of the programs and design of the publications made by each of the museum’s directors. The publications are topically divided into the types of publications, events or activities they represent, or based on the organizing group. Records are arranged into six series: Example Publications, SFMA/SFMOMA Activities, Women’s Board and MAC, Periodicals, Other Publications, and Exhibition Publications. The bulk of the collection is composed of exhibition materials. 6 SERIES DESCRIPTION Series 1: Example Publications, 1944-2008 Boxes A1-A3 Arranged alphabetically. The Examples publications series contains a representative sample of all types of publications produced by the museum. Includes publications that have not consistently been preserved by the museum, such as announcements, invitations to parties, invitations to previews, and mailings. There is significant overlap and duplication within the Examples and with the other series covering the same time period, but the original Examples divisions were maintained to show a cross-section of publication types during these years. Series 2: SFMA/SFMOMA Activities, 1948-1997 Boxes A4-A6; Box D1, folders 8-10; Tube 1 Arranged alphabetically. The SFMA Activities files were subdivided from an originally labeled “SFMA” series, and include: Administration and Reprints, Art in Cinema, Educational Programs, and Membership. The “SFMA Activities – Educational Programs” files contain announcements and programs for the types of activities that are classified as Educational Programs in the Administrative Records. Educational Programs include individual lectures and lecture series announcements, performance programs and announcements, film program announcements, such as the Man and Art series, schedules of films for children, and various events not related to exhibitions in the museum. A set of publications and their proofs were found for 1953-1954, 1962-1965, 1967- 1968, and 1969-1971. These are arranged by the type or name of final document produced. Additional files documenting the proofing and printing processes for several distinct publications from 1961 through 1964 were housed separately, but relocated to the Publications collection. The proofs for the California Artists’ Cookbook (1982) were also added to this series. Series 3: Women’s Board and Modern Art Council, 1947-2002 Boxes A7-A8; Box D1, folders 11-13; Tube 1 Arranged by organizing group and chronologically. The Women’s Board and Modern Art Council files contain invitations, announcements, and programs related to events sponsored by the Women’s Board and MAC. Events and activities include: Champagne Suppers, the Rental Gallery, Tour de Décors, travel groups, Christmas parties, the Art Sandwiched In lecture series, scavenger hunt, and auctions. Series 4: Periodicals, 1935-ongoing Boxes 1-6; Box A10; Boxes B1-B2; Boxes C1-C4 7 Arranged by publication title. Contains publications regularly generated by the museum to inform and educate its members, staff and the general public. Includes calendars, bulletins, newsletters, journals from individual