Kimberly Camp papers
name: label: Creator
content: Camp, Kimberly
label: Names
content: Barnes Foundation
label: Names
content: Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
topic: label: Occupation
content: Arts administrators -- New Jersey
label: Occupation
content: Dollmakers -- New Jersey
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New Jersey
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content: African American artists
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content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women arts administrators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Kimberly Camp papers were donated in 2016, 2023 and 2024 by Kimberly Camp.
creator: label: Creator
content: Camp, Kimberly
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content: Kimberly Camp papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter, dollmaker, and arts administrator Kimberly Camp measure 14.3 linear feet and date from 1961 to 2012. The papers comprise biographical materials, including recordings of interviews with Camp; journals/sketchbooks containing notes on professional activities and sketches; professional files documenting many aspects of Camp's career; printed materials featuring exhibitions of Camp's artwork and other material related to Camp's work as an artist and arts administrator; scrapbooks relating to Camp's career and childhood; photographic materials including digital recordings of exhibitions; artwork; and unidentified audiovisual materials.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Kimberly Camp (1956- ) is an African American painter, dollmaker, and arts administrator in Collingswood, New Jersey. She was the founding director of The Experimental Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution from 1989 to 1994, president of the Charles Wright Museum of African American History from 1994 to 1998, and executive director of the Barnes Foundation from 1999 to 2005. She was a fellow for the National Endowment for the Arts Expansion Arts Program in 1986 and a fellow at the Kellogg National Leadership Program from 1997 to 2000.

Camp received a B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh in studio arts and art history, and an M.S. in arts administration, and also participated in programs at Harvard Business School, University of Victoria, and Gallup Leadership Institute. She is the recipient of multiple awards including the Roger L. Stevens Award for Contributions to the Arts and Culture, National Conference of Artists National Service Award, and Purchase Award.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 14.3 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1961-2012
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.campkimb
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Interviews
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Video recordings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as seven series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1981-2005 (1.0 linear feet; Boxes 1, 10, 12)

Series 2: Journals and Sketchbooks, 1975-2009 (3.2 linear feet; Boxes 1-2, 8-10, 12-13, 16-18, 23)

Series 3: Professional Files, 1983-2012 (4.9 linear feet; Boxes 2-4, 10-11, 13, 18, 23-24)

Series 4: Printed Materials, 1980s-1990s (2.3 linear feet; Boxes 4-5, 14, 18)

Series 5: Scrapbooks, 1961-2012 (0.6 linear feet; Boxes 1, 15, 18, OVs 19-22)

Series 6: Photographic Materials, circa 1970s-2007 (1.2 linear feet; Boxes 6, 15)

Series 7: Artwork, circa 1990s (0.7 linear feet; Boxes 7, 15, 18)

Series 8: Unidentified Audiovisual Materials, circa 1990s (0.4 linear feet; Box 7)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Sarah Mundy in 2023 and 2024.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter, dollmaker, and arts administrator Kimberly Camp measure 14.3 linear feet and date from 1961 to 2012. The papers comprise biographical materials, including recordings of interviews with Camp; 12 journals/sketchbooks; professional files documenting many aspects of Camp's career; printed materials featuring exhibitions of Camp's artwork and other material related to Camp's work as an artist and arts administrator; photographic materials including digital recordings of exhibitions; and unidentified audiovisual materials. 

Biographical materials include appointment books, biographies, and recordings of interviews with Camp. Camps's journals/sketchbooks include notes on professional activities and sketches. Professional files consist of files for the Kellogg National Leadership Program, the Museum of African American History, and the Smithsonian Experimental Gallery, and include video and sound recordings of conferences and panels, project plans, and manuscripts and drafts of "Defending the Dead" by Camp. Printed materials document exhibitions of Camp's artwork and include the Auerbach Employee Handbook and Art Planète video magazine which featured artwork by Camp, in addition to other material related to Camp's work as an artist and arts administrator. Scrapbooks relating to Camp's career and childhood. Photographic materials include slides, born-digital recordings of exhibitions and Drexel University's centennial, photos of works of art, and personal snapshots. Artwork consists of figure drawings, drawings and mock-up for a children's book, and other miscellaneous sketches. Also found are unidentified audiovisual materials consisting of video and sound recordings.