Jim Pallas papers
name: label: Creator
content: Pallas, Jim
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Michigan
label: Topic
content: Kinetic sculpture, American -- Michigan
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reel 2538 lent for microfilming 1982; unmicrofilmed material donated 1985 all by Jim Pallas.
creator: label: Creator
content: Pallas, Jim
setName: label: See more items in
content: Jim Pallas papers
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Born 1941. Electronic sculptor, Michigan.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Linear Feet ((partially filmed on 1 reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1970-1982
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.palljim
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 2538 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Loan: Originals are in the possession of the donor.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Scrapbooks, portfolio, an interview and film outtakes documenting Jim Pallas' sculpture.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Reel 2538: Two scrapbooks contain correspondence, drawings, clippings, and photographs about Pallas' works "The Senate Piece" (1979), and "Hitchhikers" (1981-1982). A portfolio includes drawings, notes, printed material and photographs concerning Pallas' computer circuitries for kinetic sculpture (1971-1982).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Unfilmed: 43 reels of 16 mm motion picture film and soundtrack, work print, outtakes, and trims from the film JIM PALLAS: ELECTRONIC SCULPTOR (1981), a transcript of an interview with Pallas conducted by Sue Marx, one of the film's producers, and an announcement for the film. 33 of the film reels are grouped in 7 film cans; collection has 17 film cans total.