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The exhibition catalog as source of artists’ primary documents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Jack Robertson*
Affiliation:
Kimball Fine Arts Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, U.S.A.
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Abstract

Exhibition catalogs and related ‘ephemera’ frequently include statements by artists which can be regarded as primary documents. Artists’ statements which are included in catalogs of group exhibitions tend to be relatively difficult to access and so are easily overlooked, while statements included in ephemeral publications associated with group exhibitions are virtually irretrievable even when such material is retained by libraries. Some help is available from published bibliographies and online databases; more thorough cataloging procedures are also available.

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Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 1989

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