Archives of American Art

Michele Zackheim papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.zackmich
Creators:
Zackheim, Michele
Dates:
1976-2012
bulk 1980-2000
Languages:
Collection is in English
Physical Description:
2.3 Linear feet
Repository:
The papers of artist Michele Zackheim measure 2.3 linear feet and date from 1976 to 2012, bulk 1980-2000. The collection documents her career in the visual arts through correspondence, interviews, writings, project files, teaching files, printed material, and photographic material.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The papers of artist Michele Zackheim measure 2.3 linear feet and date from 1976 to 2012, bulk 1980-2000. The collection documents her career in the visual arts through correspondence, interviews, writings, project files, teaching files, printed material, and photographic material.
Correspondence includes communication with museums, galleries, and publishers relating to Zackheim's projects. The interview is a radio broadcast on one sound cassette. Writings include an illustrated botany manuscript and learning portfolios. Project files relate to Zackheim's major works including Tent of Meeting and The Café Series, and are comprised of notes, correspondence, photographic material, video recordings, and a sound recording. Teaching files include notes, slides, and articles that Zackheim used for courses she taught at the College of Santa Fe. Printed material includes exhibition cards and announcements, clippings, journals, and a poster. Photographic material includes artwork, installation process, and portraits of the artist.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The collection is arranged as 7 series
  • Missing Title
  • Series 1: Correspondence, 1986-2002 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)
  • Series 2: Interviews, circa 1980s (0.1 linear foot; Box 1)
  • Series 3: Writings, 1990-1991 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1)
  • Series 4: Project Files, 1983-2012 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1-2)
  • Series 5: Teaching Files, circa 1990-1991 (0.4 linear feet; Box 2)
  • Series 6: Printed Material, 1977-1998 (0.4 linear feet; Box 2-3)
  • Series 7: Photographic Material, 1976-circa 2000 (0.4 linear feet; Box 2-3)

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Michele Zackheim (1941- ) is a writer and former visual artist in New York City working throughout the 1970s-1990s as a fresco muralist, installation artist, print-maker, and painter.
Zackheim was born in Reno, Nevada and grew up in Compton, California. She began working as an artist in the 1970s in New York City, where she was active in the early feminist art movement. In the 1980s, Zackheim moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she taught at the College of Santa Fe and continued to make art. Notable projects include Inherited Dreams, Tent of Meeting, and The Café Series. Tent of Meeting was a large-scale installation using fabric that she printed with images from religious history and proposed the possibility of peaceful coexistence among people of various backgrounds.
In the mid-1990s, Zackheim became a writer of biographical fiction. She currently teaches Creative Writing from a Visual Perspective at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Administration

Author
Hilary Price
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Michele Zackheim donated her papers to the Archives in 2014.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Hilary Price in 2015.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
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.
Preferred Citation
Michele Zackheim papers, 1976-2012, bulk 1980-2000. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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