Space Gallery records
name: label: Creator
content: Space Gallery (Los Angeles, Calif.)
label: Names
content: Kunishima, Seiji, 1937-
label: Names
content: Lundin, Norman
label: Names
content: Page, Ann, 1940-
label: Names
content: Stanton, Tom, 1947-
label: Names
content: Teraoka, Masami, 1936-
topic: label: Topic
content: Asian American artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1995 by gallery owner Edward Den Lau.
creator: label: Creator
content: Space Gallery (Los Angeles, Calif.)
setName: label: See more items in
content: Space Gallery records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Space Gallery records measure 10.5 linear feet and date from 1967 to 1995. The records document the history of the gallery through correspondence; artist statements, consignments, purchase orders, and other artist files; loan forms, donor records, and other registrar records; correspondence, loan forms, and printed material related to exhibitions hosted by the gallery; correspondence, purchases, artwork requests, and other related material from galleries and other institutions; and articles, reviews, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and other printed material.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Space Gallery, located in Hollywood, California between 1975 and 1995, presented the works of contemporary artists from Japan, Sweden, Hawaii, and across the mainland United States. The gallery was owned by Edward Den Lau.
function: label: Function
content: Art galleries, Commercial -- California
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 10.5 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1967-1995
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.spacgall
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Video recordings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into six series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1976-1995 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Artist Files, 1967-1995 (6.7 linear feet; Boxes 1-8, 12)

Series 3: Registrar Records, 1975-1994 (0.5 linear feet; Box 80

Series 4: Exhibition Files, 1977-1995 (0.7 linear feet; Boxes 8-9, 12)

Series 5: Institution Files, 1974-1995 (1.7 linear feet; Boxes 9-10)

Series 6: Printed Material, 1973-1995 (0.4 linear feet; Boxes 10-12)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2022.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Space Gallery records measure 10.5 linear feet and date from 1967 to 1995. The records document the history of the gallery through correspondence; artist statements, consignments, purchase orders, and other artist files; loan forms, donor records, and other registrar records; correspondence, loan forms, and printed material related to exhibitions hosted by the gallery; correspondence, purchases, artwork requests, and other related material from galleries and other institutions; and articles, reviews, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and other printed material.

Correspondence is with patrons and other institutions regarding exhibitions and acquiring artwork.

Artist files consist of files related to artists represented by the gallery, including Seiji Kunishima, Norman Lundin, Ann Page, Tom Stanton, and Masami Teraoka.

Registrar records consists of loan forms for objects loaned by the gallery between 1975 and 1993. Also included is a list of donors who donated items to the gallery.

Exhibition files consist of correspondence, loan forms, and printed material related to exhibitions held at the gallery, including "Three Views at Space," "Some Humorous Video," and "Natural Elements" exhibitions. Also included is a video recording about "The Death Show" exhibition.

Insitution files include purchase orders and correspondence with individuals, other galleries, and institutions related to works held by the gallery.

Printed material consists of articles and reviews, newsletters, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and a series of files on mock-ups for catalogs, announcements, and press releases.