Archives of American Art

A Finding Aid to the Victor Zamudio-Taylor Papers, 1999-2013, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.zamuvict
Creators:
Zamudio-Taylor, Victor
Dates:
1999-2013
Languages:
Some material is in Spanish and German.
Physical Description:
1.1 Linear feet
Repository:
The papers of Victor Zamudio-Taylor measure 1.1 linear feet and date from 1999 to 2013. The papers consist of some biographical material, administrative files, financial records, correspondence, writings, exhibition files, artists' files, photographs and printed material relating to Victor Zamudio-Taylor's work as an art historian and curator and his work for the Jumex Foundation in Mexico. Also included is a DVD of a project, "The Secret Sharer," by artist Thiago Rocha Pitta, 2008.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The papers of Victor Zamudio-Taylor measure 1.1 linear feet and date from 1999 to 2013. The papers consist of some biographical material, administrative files, financial records, correspondence, writings, exhibition files, artists' files, photographs and printed material relating to Victor Zamudio-Taylor's work as an art historian and curator and his work for the Jumex Foundation in Mexico. Also included is a DVD of a project, "The Secret Sharer," by Thiago Rocha Pitta, 2008.
Professional material consists of some identification cards and copies of passports, correspondence, notes and a notebook, and files related to exhibitions he curated. Some of the exhibitions include: "Light/Art: Mythic Crystal Revelation," "Where Do We Go From Here? Selections from La Coleccion Jumex," and "Now: Works From La Jumex Collection." Business records include some expense sheets for Jumex Foundation, price lists, receipts, and invoices. Printed material consists of articles, clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and a series of spiral booklets for exhibitions done in collaboration with the Jumex Foundation. The booklets contain images of artwork, some exhibition text, and articles. Photographic material consists of photographs of Zamudio-Taylor and colleagues, photographs of artwork and exhibitions featuring the Jumex Foundation, and photographs and slides of artwork by other artists that Zamudio curated exhibitions for.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The collection is arranged into four series.
  • Series 1: Professional Activity Files, 2001-2012 (0.6 linear feet: Box 1, OV 2)
  • Series 2: Personal Business Records, 2009-2013 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)
  • Series 3: Printed Material, 2004-2012 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1)
  • Series 4: Photographic Material, circa 2000-2009 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Victor Zamudio-Taylor (1956-2013) was an art historian and curator in San Francisco, California and Mexico City. Zamudio-Taylor worked as an advisor to the Jumex Foundation's president, Eugenio López-Alonso. He was also a Rockefeller Foundation senior associate researcher at the National Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C. He was responsible for shows including "Ultra Baroque: Aspects of Post Latin American Art," exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego in 2001, and "Cities Scape" staged at ARCO in 2006.

Administration

Author
Ricky Gomez
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 2016 by Sophia Zamudio-Haas, Zamudio-Taylor's daughter.
Processing Information
The collection was processed, and a finding aid written by Ricky Gomez in 2022.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing 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 born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
Preferred Citation
Victor Zamudio-Taylor Papers, 1999-2013. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

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Art museum curators -- California -- San Francisco Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art historians -- California -- San Francisco Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art historians -- Mexico Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Latino and Latin American artists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pitta, Thiago Rocha, 1980- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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