Jane Sauer Papers and Gallery records
name: label: Creator
content: Sauer, Jane, 1937-
label: Names
content: American Craft Council
label: Names
content: Jane Sauer Gallery
label: Names
content: Larsen, Jack Lenor
topic: label: Occupation
content: Fiber artists
label: Topic
content: Women art dealers
label: Topic
content: American studio craft movement
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 2016 by Jane Sauer.
creator: label: Creator
content: Sauer, Jane, 1937-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Jane Sauer Papers and Gallery records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers and gallery records of fiber artist Jane Sauer measure 16.1 linear feet and date from 1898 to 2013. The papers document her career as a fiber artist through awards, family histories, and other biographical material; correspondences with family, friends, and art colleagues; journals, notebooks, and other writings; workshops, committee work, exhibitions, consignments, and other professional activity; artist files; sketchbooks and other artwork; personal photographs and slides, photographs of artwork, and photographs of exhibitions; and administrative files, artist files, and exhibition materials of the Jane Sauer Gallery.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Jane Sauer (1937-) is a fiber artist based in New Mexico. Sauer was born in St. Louis, Missouri and earned a BFA from Washington University in St. Louis in 1959. Initially a painter, Sauer later shifted her focus to fiber art. She is known for her basket forms, made with knotted waxed-linen. Sauer moved to New Mexico in the 1990s and founded the Textile Art Alliance. She also served as artistic director of Thirteen Moons Gallery until 2005 when she took over management and renamed it the Jane Sauer Gallery. In addition to her gallery work, Sauer has served on committees for organizations such as the American Craft Council.

The Jane Sauer Gallery (est. 2005, closed 2013) was a gallery owned and operated by Jane Sauer in Santa Fe, New Mexico that specialized in fine arts and crafts. The gallery was purchased by Mike and Jennifer Tansey who renamed it Tansey Contemporary (est. 2013, closed 2019).
function: label: Function
content: Art galleries, Commercial -- New Mexico
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 16.1 Linear Feet
label: Extent
content: 2.08 Gigabytes
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1898-2013
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.janesaug
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Gigabytes
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into nine series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1942-2003 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1970-2003 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Writings, 1976-2001 (0.6 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Series 4: Professional Activity, 1967-2006 (5.5 linear feet; Boxes 2-7)

Series 5: Artist Files, 1981-2004 (0.2 linear feet; Box 8)

Series 6: Printed Material, 1979-2003 (0.8 linear feet; Box 8)

Series 7: Artwork, circa 1987-2000 (0.9 linear feet; Box 9)

Series 8: Photographic Material, 1898-2002 (2.2 linear feet; Boxes 9-11, OV 17)

Series 9: Jane Sauer Gallery Records, 1991-2013 (5.0 linear feet; Boxes 12-16)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection and born-digital materials were processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2022.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers and gallery records of fiber artist Jane Sauer measure 16.1 linear feet and date from 1898 to 2013. The papers document her career as a fiber artist through awards, family histories, and other biographical material; correspondences with family, friends, and art colleagues; journals, notebooks, and other writings; workshops, committee work, exhibitions, consignments, and other professional activity; artist files; sketchbooks and other artwork; personal photographs and slides, photographs of artwork, and photographs of exhibitions; and administrative files, artist files, and exhibition materials of the Jane Sauer Gallery.

Biographical material includes a family tree and history of Sauer's family. awards, legal documents concerning divorce, and documents and correspondence related to her children and grandchildren.

Correspondence is mainly between Sauer and either family or colleagues. Among some of the material is a file of correspondence with Jack Larsen.

Writings consist of a journal, notecards, notebooks, and some speeches by Sauer and other artists.

Professional material consists of event files related to knotting workshops Sauer held and basketry trips that she organized. There are also files related to work Sauer did while serving on committees for organizations such as the American Craft Council. Also included are files for exhibitions that Sauer either participated in or curated from the 1980s through the early 2000s; these files consist of correspondence, loan forms, photographs, and some printed material. Finally, there are other business related materials such as tax documents, consignments, and grant applications.

Artist files consist of material on artists that Sauer gathered while researching artists for the various exhibitions she curated between 1980 and 2003. These files consist of resumes, photographs of artist works, and some printed material such as exhibition announcments.

Printed material consists of clippings, articles and reviews, andd exhibition announcements and catalogs for exhibitions that Sauer either participated in or curated between 1979 and 2003.

Artwork consists of one file of sketches and a number of sketchbooks.

Photographic material consists of photographs, slides, negatives, and transparencies of personal material, artwork, and exhbitions. Included among the personal photographs are those of family members from the 1890s through 1920s, some of which are in fragile condition.

Gallery records consists of material related to the Jane Sauer Gallery which was in operation between 2005 and 2013. Materials include some administration files such as leases and budget material, artist files on artists represented by the gallery, exhibitions held at the gallery, and articles and catalogs related to gallery exhibitions. Also included among the exhibition files are unbound binders for Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) fairs held annually in Chicago, New York, and on the West Coast.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Jane Sauer conducted by Paul J. Smith, July 11, 2005.