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Archives of American Art
Museum of Temporary Art records
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.museofta
- Creators:
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Museum of Temporary Art
- Dates:
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1974-1982
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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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
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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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Art ink | Title | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Mail art | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Artists' books | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sound recordings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Artists -- Washington (D.C.) | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Schmuckal, Janet Bell, 1928- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Museum of Temporary Art | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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