Jamison Thomas Gallery Records
name: label: Creator
content: Jamison Thomas Gallery
label: Names
content: Folk Craft Gallery (Portland, Or.)
label: Names
content: Jamison Thomas Gallery
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content: Backstrand, Jay, 1934-
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content: Bartow, Rick, 1946-
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content: Buehler, Stuart
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content: Bulwinkle, Mark, 1946-
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content: Calderon, Mark
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content: Diakité, Baba Wagué
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content: Gilkerson, Robert, 1922-
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content: Grenon, Gregory, 1948-
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content: May, Dan
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content: Serl, Jon, 1894-1993
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content: Thomas, Jeffrey
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content: Van Sant, Gus
topic: label: Topic
content: Sculpture
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content: Photography
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content: Textile crafts
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Jamison Thomas Gallery records were donated to the Archives of American Art in 2001 by gallery director Charles Froelick. Additional papers were donated in 2024 by former director Jane Beebe.
creator: label: Creator
content: Jamison Thomas Gallery
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content: Jamison Thomas Gallery Records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Jamison Thomas Gallery records measure 28.4 linear feet and 0.001 Gb and date from 1940-2000, with the bulk of the records dating from 1980-1995, reflecting the years the Gallery operated in Portland Oregon.   About 1/2 of the  records consist of artists' files of artists represented by the gallery and artists of interest.  Also found are administrative records, client and collector files, financial and legal records, exhibition files, and publicity files. There is a 1.2 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2024 that includes administrative files. Materials date from circa 1990-1998.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Jamison Thomas Gallery opened in Portland, Oregon in 1980 as the Folk Craft Gallery founded by William Jamison and Jeffrey Thomas.  The gallery changed its focus and name in 1985 and began to specialize in contemporary photography, sculpture, and textile arts.  Among the most notable artists represented by the gallery were Rick Bartow, Stuart Buehler, Dennis Cunningham, Susan Seubert, Dan May, Gus Van Sant, Ruza Erceg, Mark Bulwinkle, Jon Serl, Gregory Grenon, and Erik Stotik.  Jamison Thomas Gallery closed in 1995, after William Jamison died from complications with AIDS.
function: label: Function
content: Art galleries, Commercial -- Oregon
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 28.4 Linear Feet
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content: 0.001 Gigabytes
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1940-2000
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content: bulk 1980-1995
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.jamithog
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Gigabytes
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into seven series.

Series 1:  Administrative Records, 1980-1996 (2.4 linear feet; Box 1-3)

Series 2:  Client and Collector Files, 1980-1995 (4.5 linear feet; Box 3-7, 0.001 GB; ER01)

Series 3: Financial and Legal Records, 1980-2000 (2.8 linear feet; Box 7-10) 

Series 4:  Exhibition Files, 1975-1995 (2 linear feet; Box 12-12)

Series 5:  Publicity Files, 1980-1996 (1.5 linear feet; Box 12-14)

Series 6:  Artists' Files, 1940-1996 (14 linear feet, Box 14-28)

Series 7: Unprocessed Addition, circa 1990-1998 (1.2 linear feet, Box 29-30)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was minimally processed by Kelly Nolte in 2016 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund.  The Archives of American Art has implemented accelerated processing methodologies when possible in order to increase information about and access to more of our collections. Born-digital materials were processed by Kirsi Ritosalmi-Kisner in 2019 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collection Care and Preservation Fund.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Jamison Thomas Gallery records measure 28.4 linear feet and 0.001 GB and date from 1940-2000, with the bulk of the records dating from 1980-1995, reflecting the years the Gallery operated in Portland Oregon.   About 1/2 of the  records consist of artists' files of artists represented by the gallery and artists of interest.  Also found are administrative records, client and collector files, financial and legal records, exhibition files, and publicity files.  

Among those represented in the  artists' files are Robert Gilkerson, Gregory Grenon, Dan May, Jon Serl, Rick Bartow, Mark Bulwinkle, Jay Backstrand, Stuart Buehler, Mark Calderon, Baba Wague Diakite, and Gus Van Sant.

There is a 1.2 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2024 that includes administrative files. Materials date from circa 1990-1998.