Snapshots
name: label: Collection Creator
content: De Land, Colin, 1955-2003
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content: Colin de Land collection
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content: Colin de Land collection / Series 1: Photographic Material
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1968-2003
label: Date
content: bulk 1980-2003
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.delacoli, Subseries 1.1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Snapshots are arranged in rough chronological order, one roll of film per folder, mostly according to the date of event or subject depicted in the image.  Dates have been assigned to the closest approximation possible. In some cases, when no information could be drawn from the contents of the roll of film, folders were dated according to the printing stamp on the backs of the photographs.

Folder headings were derived from de Land's inscriptions on the envelopes where possible. Where notes did not exist, thematic headings have been assigned by the archivist. The heading "Various Subjects" is used to describe rolls of film that include several events or locations. "American Fine Arts" is used to describe rolls of film with various subjects, but all physically located at AFA. The gallery maintained a numbering system for the photographs, utilizing a combination of numbers and letters. These labels can be found on the commercial printing envelopes, which have been stored in each folder.  The meaning of the code has not been identified.  

At the end of the series, there are several folders of unsorted snapshots. These represent clusters or unlabeled envelopes of mosty unrelated photos found together.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Although there are some early snapshots depicting Vox Populi and the 1980s New York City art scene, the majority of the snapshots document American Fine Arts, Co. in the 1990s.  They candidly depict daily life in and around the gallery, opening receptions, and social gatherings.  There are images of AFA staff, artists, and visitors, as well as figures from the larger art world, however most are not identified except for notations on the envelopes. There are also snapshots of the the Gramercy International Contemporary Art Fair and its successor, The Armory Show, vacations in Cape Cod, and trips to international art fairs and festivals such as Documenta, the Venice Biennale, and Art Cologne. De Land was interested in the confluence of art and commerce; many photographs include advertisements, television screens, and other signifiers of consumer culture. Some groups of photographs are identified as belonging to Pat Hearn.