Jorge Tacla papers
name: label: Creator
content: Tacla, Jorge, 1958-
label: Names
content: Díaz, Gonzalo, 1947-
label: Names
content: Jaar, Alfredo (1956)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 2019 by Jorge Tacla.
creator: label: Creator
content: Tacla, Jorge, 1958-
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content: Jorge Tacla papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Chilean born painter Jorge Tacla measure 5.05 linear feet and date from 1966-2019. Included are biographical material; letters from friends and other artists; project and exhibition files; photographs consisting of snaphots of Tacla, friends, and paintings; eleven illustrated journals; and printed material. The papers document Tacla's creative process and his relationships with other artists.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Jorge Tacla (1958-) is a Chilean born painter who lives in and primarily works in New York, New York. 

Tacla attended the Escuela de Bellas Artes, Universidad de Chile and moved to New York in 1981. Throughout his career, Tacla has been awarded numerous grants and fellowships including the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in 1988. His paintings often present half-imaginary landscapes, such as a disintegrating urban site or a pristine desert. Tacla's work has been included in numerous group and solo exhibitions at galleries and museums around the world.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 5.05 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1966-2019
label: Date
content: bulk 1980-2009
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.tacljorg
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
label: Type
content: Interviews
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 7 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1980-circa 1992 (0.2 linear feet, Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1981-2013 (0.7 linear feet, Box 1, 7)

Series 3: Exhibition Files, 1991-2009 (0.1 linear feet, Box 1)

Series 4: Legal Records, 1996 (0.3 linear feet, Box 1-2)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1980-2019 (2.3 linear feet, Box 2-3, 7-10)

Series 6: Artwork, 1986-2019 (0.9 linear feet, Box 3, 5-6, 10)

Series 7: Photographic Material, 1981-2018 (0.55 linear feet, Box 3-4)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Jennifer E. Neal and Lewis Tio in 2020.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Chilean born painter Jorge Tacla measure 5.05 linear feet and date from 1966-2019. Included are biographical material; letters from friends and other artists; project and exhibition files; photographs consisting of snaphots of Tacla, friends, and paintings; eleven illustrated journals; and printed material. The papers document Tacla's creative process and his relationships with other artists.

This collection documents source material for Tacla's paintings, the creative process through which he makes paintings, his career as an artist working in New York and Chile, and his friendships with other artists. Materials include immigration papers; resumes; an artist bio; an oral history interview transcript; personal and professional correspondence; draft essays; sketches; drawings; sketchbooks; exhibition announcements, catalogs, posters, checklists, and press packets; clippings related to major world events and reviews of Tacla's work; and photographs of Tacla with other artists and colleagues, friends and family, installations, his studios in New York and Chile, and his work.