Bardene Allen papers
name: label: Creator
content: Allen,  Bardene, 1933-
label: Names
content: Fine Arts Gallery (Laguna Beach, California)
label: Names
content: Orange County Center for Contemporary Art
label: Names
content: Chamberlain, Richard, 1935-
label: Names
content: Hammersley, Frederick, 1919-2009
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- California
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California
label: Occupation
content: Gallery owners -- California
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women sculptors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were donated from 1992 to 2002, 2009, and 2014 by Bardene Allen.
creator: label: Creator
content: Allen,  Bardene, 1933-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Bardene Allen papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of sculptor, painter, and gallery owner Bardene Allen measure 0.8 linear feet and date from 1965-2014. Allen's career as a painter and sculptor, her friendship with Frederick Hammersley, and her administration of the Fine Arts Gallery in Laguna Beach, California, are documented through biographical material, correspondence, professional files, exhibition files, photographic materials including digital photographs, and printed material.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Bardene Allen (1933- ) is a sculptor, painter and former gallery owner in Laguna Beach, California. Allen received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Pomona College in 1955 where she studied under Frederick Hammersley, who would become a life-long friend and correspondent. She is the former owner of the Fine Arts Gallery in Laguna Beach, California which was in operation from 1980 to 1983. As a sculptor Allen has worked in stone, wood, resin, bronze and terracotta. Her subjects in sculpture and painting range from mythic gods and imaginary creatures to everyday characters, Hollywood entertainers, and popular musicians in rock and jazz music.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.8 Linear Feet (Boxes 1-2)
label: Extent
content: 0.788 Gigabytes
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1965-2014
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.allebard
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Gigabytes
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged in 6 series:

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1990-1996 (0.1 Linear Feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1965-2009 (0.2 Linear Feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Professional Files, circa 1980-1994 (0.1 Linear Feet; Box 1)

Series 4: Exhibition Files, circa 1989-1995 (0.1 Linear Feet; Box 2)

Series 5: Photographic Material, circa 1977-2014 (0.2 Linear Feet; Box 2, ER01)

Series 6: Printed Material, circa 1981-2007 (0.1 Linear Feet; Box 2)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Ryan Evans in 2019. The collection was prepared for digitization and the finding aid was revised by Stephanie Ashley in 2021. The collection was digitized in 2022 with funding provided by the Frederick Hammersley Foundation.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The bulk of the collection was digitized in 2022 and is available on the Archives of American Art website. Items not digitized include blank versos of photographs, and the full text of exhibition catalogs and a directory for which only front covers, title pages, and other relevant pages have been digitized.

Access copies of born-digital records are not online and are available at the Archives of American Art offices.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of sculptor, painter, and gallery owner Bardene Allen measure 0.8 linear feet and date from 1965-2014. Allen's career as a painter and sculptor, her friendship with Frederick Hammersley, and her administration of the Fine Arts Gallery in Laguna Beach, California, are documented through biographical material, correspondence, professional files, exhibition files, photographic materials including digital photographs, and printed material.

Correspondence includes a small amount of professional correspondence regarding Allen's career. Also of note is personal corresondence which includes letters from Frederick Hammersley and actor Richard Chamberlain. Professional files include a statement of Allen's thoughts on her relationship with Frederick Hammersley, as well as price lists, artwork inventories, donations, commission proposals, and documentation of her involvement with both the Fine Arts Gallery in Laguna Beach, California and the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art. Exhibition files are for select exhibitions Allen participated in. Photographic material includes printed photographs and transparencies as well as digitized and digital images of artwork and of Allen with her artwork and at exhibitions. Printed material includes press clippings and exhibition invitations and catalogs.