Ilene Segalove papers
name: label: Creator
content: Segalove, Ilene, 1950-
label: Names
content: University of California, Santa Barbara
label: Names
content: Darling, Lowell
topic: label: Occupation
content: Conceptual artists -- California
label: Occupation
content: Video artists -- California
label: Occupation
content: Performance artists -- California
label: Topic
content: Feminists
label: Topic
content: Women performance artists
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women video artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Ilene Segalove papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by Ilene Segalove in 2018, 2019 and 2021.
creator: label: Creator
content: Segalove, Ilene, 1950-
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content: Ilene Segalove papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of feminist, conceptual, video, and performance artist Ilene Segalove measure 7.1 linear feet and 6.06 gigabytes and date from 1964 to 2021. The collection contains a small amount of biographical material including resumes, certificates, and address lists; correspondence with family and friends; writings; and teaching files from the University of California, Santa Barbara. The bulk of the collection consists of project and exhibition files for both solo works and works in collaboration with Lowell Darling, and printed material. Also included are photographic materials such as snapshots of exhibition openings and slides of artwork; and artwork, primarily artist notebooks and video art. There is a 2.7 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2021 that include materials from Segalove's childhood, photographs of family events, and materials related to recent projects including sound recordings on cassette. Materials date from 1960-2021.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Ilene Segalove (1950-) is a feminist, conceptual, video, and performance artist in Santa Barbara, California. She studied fine arts at the University of California, Santa Barbara and communication arts at Loyola Marymount University. In much of her work, Segalove examines "familiar things," making quasi-documentaries about her experiences and her family. She has been featured in several exhibitions, particularly in California and New York, and her works are included in collections of institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Jewish Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 7.1 Linear Feet
label: Extent
content: 6.06 Gigabytes
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1960-2021
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.segailen
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Gigabytes
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
label: Type
content: Drawings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as nine series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1977-1987, 2014 (Box 1, Box 6; 5 folders)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1975-2005 (Box 1; 1 folder)

Series 3: Writings, 1970s-1980s (Box 1; 0.1 linear feet)

Series 4: Teaching Files, 2012-2013 (Box 1; 2 folders)

Series 5: Project and Exhibition Files, 1971-1991, 2004-2013 (Boxes 1-2, Box 6, OV 7; 1.3 linear feet; 2.50 GB; ER01)

Series 6: Printed Material, 1972-2017 (Boxes 2-4, Box 6; 1.9 linear feet)

Series 7: Photographic Material, 1964, circa 1970s-1990s (Box 4, Box 6; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 8: Artwork, 1974-2013 (Boxes 4-5, Box 6, Box 8; 0.5 linear feet; 3.56 GB, ER02-ER04)

Series 9: Unprocessed Addition, 1960-2021 (Boxes 9-12; 2.7 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was minimally processed and a finding aid prepared by Rayna Andrews in 2019. A 2021 addition has not been processed. Born-digital materials were processed by Jess Purkis in 2019. Additional finding aid description of the sound recordings was completed by Kirsi Ritosalmi-Kisner in 2024.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of feminist, conceptual, video, and performance artist Ilene Segalove measure 7.1 linear feet and 6.06 gigabytes, and date from 1960 to 2021. The collection contains a small amount of biographical material including resumes, certificates, and address lists; correspondence with family and friends; writings; and teaching files from the University of California, Santa Barbara. The bulk of the collection consists of project and exhibition files for both solo works and works in collaboration with Lowell Darling, and printed material. Also included are photographic materials such as snapshots of exhibition openings and slides of artwork; and artwork, primarily artist notebooks and video art. There is a 2.7 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2021 that include materials from Segalove's childhood, photographs of family events, and materials related to recent projects including sound recordings on cassette. Materials date from 1960-2021.