Neda Al-Hilali Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Al-Hilali, Neda, 1938-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Fiber artists -- California
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- California
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women textile artists
label: Topic
content: Women educators
label: Topic
content: Decorative arts
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were donated by Neda Al-Hilali in 2004.
creator: label: Creator
content: Al-Hilali, Neda, 1938-
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content: Neda Al-Hilali Papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of fiber artist Neda Al-Hilali measure 4.6 linear feet and date from circa 1960 to 1995. Al-Hilali's career is documented through professional files, commission and project files, writings, printed materials, artwork, and photographs. The bulk of the collection consists of Al-Hilali's annual activity files from 1967 to 1992, which contain lists of exhibitions; exhibition announcements, catalogs, invitations, and posters; letters and memoranda; sales records; awards; clippings; photographs; and loan records.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Neda Al-Hilali (1938- ) is a fiber artist active in California.

Al-Hilali was born in Cheb, formerly Czechoslovakia in 1938. She studied art at Saint Martin's School of Art (London, England), Kunstakademie Muenchen (Munich, Germany), and the University of Baghdad (Baghdad, Iraq). In 1961 she moved to the United States and settled in California where she earned her BA and MA in art from the University of California, Los Angeles. In the 1970s, she began working on large-scale three-dimensional fiber projects, and has also worked on installation and performance pieces using metal, papers, and other materials in addition to fiber. Al-Hilali has taught at various institutions in California including California State University, Los Angeles, Scripps College, and Claremont Graduate School. Her works appear in private and public collections.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1960-1995
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.alhineda
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Sketches
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as six series

Series 1: Professional Files, 1966-1995 (1.4 linear feet; Boxes 1-2, 7-8)

Series 2: Commission and Project Files, circa 1970-1989 (1.0 linear feet; Boxes 2-3, 6)

Series 3: Writings and Notes, circa 1970-circa 1990 (0.2 linear feet; Box 3)

Series 4: Printed Material, circa 1960s-1995 (1.0 linear feet; Boxes 3-4)

Series 5: Artwork, 1960s-1980s (0.3 linear feet; Box 4)

Series 6: Photographs, circa 1960-1990s (0.7 linear feet; Boxes 4-5, 7)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2018.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketches
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of fiber artist Neda Al-Hilali measure 4.6 linear feet and date from circa 1960 to 1995. Al-Hilali's career is documented through professional files, commission and project files, writings, printed materials, artwork, and photographs. The bulk of the collection consists of Al-Hilali's annual activity files from 1967 to 1992, which contain lists of exhibitions; exhibition announcements, catalogs, invitations, and posters; letters and memoranda; sales records; awards; clippings; photographs; and loan records. 

Professional files contain records relating to Al-Hilali's teaching career and exhibition activities. Materials relating to various commissions and projects are scattered but may include photographs of works of art and installations, proposals, and sketches or renderings. Artworks include designs for fiber and metal works, many of which are unlabeled.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Neda Al-Hilali conducted on July 18-19, 2006, by Mija Riedel, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America.