Museum of Contemporary Art records
name: label: Creator
content: Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, Calif.)
label: Names
content: Dever, Joyce
label: Names
content: Valentine, DeWain, 1936-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Artists -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Topic
content: Art, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- Los Angeles
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 2000 by De Wain Valentine and the Artists Advisory Committee at MOCA, via Joyce Dever, a former MOCA administrator.
creator: label: Creator
content: Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, Calif.)
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Art museum; Los Angeles, Calif. MOCA was opened in 1983 following planning by an Artists Advisory Committee and others who wished to establish an alternative, contemporary art museum. Planning sessions were held in late 1979 through 1982 in various artist committee members' studios or homes. De Wain Valentine was a key figure in the Museum's early development.
function: label: Function
content: Art museums -- California -- Los Angeles
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1979-1986
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.musecala
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence; photos of committee members, and minutes and position papers of the Artists Advisory Committee during the development that led to Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles. The minutes were taken by Joyce Dever and her handwritten notes are included. Also included are newspaper and magazine articles about the development of the museum.