The entire Old Glory collection has been organized, labelled, and completed! This singular collection takes up nine entire boxes which is quite a lot, considering most exhibits fit in one folder and sit in one box along with multiple other exhibits.
We have also completed the finding aid. Here are the final Old Glory categories, along with their locations, taken from the finding aid.
Series I: Contextual Information Box Folder 1 1 Historical Context 1 2 Cultural Context 1 3 External Events 4 7 Archival Collection
Series II: Exhibit Information Box Folder 1 4 General Information 1 5 Loan Information 1 6 Artwork 1 7 Budget + Expenses 2 1 Purchase Orders 2 2 Filming 2 3 Shipping 2 4 Collection Information 2 5 Informational Binder 2 6 Scans from Smithsonian
Sub-Series B: Public Reaction Box Folder 2 11 Political- Politician Statements 2 12 Political- Public Letters to Government 3 1 Organization/Corporate- 1/2 3 2 Organization/Corporate- 2/2 3 3 Papers/Studies 3 4 General Public, of support 3 5 General Public, against 1/2 4 1 General Public, against 2/2 7 1 Letters of Support and Protest 7 2 Visitor Concern Information Forms
Sub-Series C: Museum Generated Material Box Folder 4 2 Museum Response to Controversy 4 3 Museum News Releases
Sub-Series D: Visitor Commentary Books Box Folder 8 1 Book in Center: March 14-April 30 1996 8 2 Book on Right Side: March 15-April 30 1996 8 3 Book on Left Side: March 15-April 30 1996 9 1 A Community Dialogue: “Old Glory” 5/1/96-6/16/96, 1/3 9 2 A Community Dialogue: “Old Glory” 5/1/96-6/16/96, 2/3 9 3 A Community Dialogue: “Old Glory” 5/1/96-6/16/96, 3/3
Series IV: David Rubin Files Box Folder 4 4 Correspondence, 1994-1997 4 5 Website
Series V: Photos/Slides Box Folder 4 6 Photos + Slide Lists SC.C4 Slide Collection: Old Glory: The American Flag in Contemporary Art SC.C4 Slide Collection: Old Glory: The American Flag in Contemporary Art Protest
Series VI: Ephemera Box Folder 5 1 Exhibit Pin, 2 ¼ in dia 5 2 Letters 5 3 Flag
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meggiles
You must feel a huge sense of accomplishment! I'm very curious about budget and expenses. Let's say I had credentials to enter the archive--could I look up the budget & expenses and see the total cost of mounting the exhibition in 1996?
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