Archives of American Art

Museum of Temporary Art records

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.museofta
Creators:
Museum of Temporary Art
Dates:
1974-1982
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
9.6 Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The Museum of Temporary Art records measure 9.6 linear feet and 39 digital images and date from circa 1974 to 1982. Included are administrative files; MOTA's archive of correspondence art; printed matrial including artists' books and other small-press art publications and publications of MOTA including catalogs, MOTA's newsletter "Art Ink," "MOTA" (Museum of Temporary Art Magazine), and two posters; photographs and slides of exhibitions, events and people; and audio recordings.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Museum of Temporary Art (MOTA), an artist-run alternative space founded in Washington, D.C. in 1974, aimed to foster contemporary art, and focused on the melding of literary and visual art and thrived on its connection to an international network of correspondence artists and other alternative spaces. It was located first at 716 11th Street, NW, and from 1981 until its closing in 1982, at 1206 G Street NW. Its executive director was Janet Bell Schmuckal.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1995 by Janet Bell Schmuckal, former director of MOTA and in 2021 by Deborah Velders, a former volunteer for MOTA.

Using the Collection

Terms of Use
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings and born-digital records in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

Keywords

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Artists -- Washington (D.C.) Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Schmuckal, Janet Bell, 1928- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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