Arthur Taussig "The Museum Project" Photoprints
name: label: Donor
content: Taussig, H. Arthur
topic: label: Topic
content: Museums -- United States
label: Topic
content: Vernacular museums
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Arthur Taussig, 2016
creator: label: Donor
content: Taussig, H. Arthur
setName: label: See more items in
content: Arthur Taussig "The Museum Project" Photoprints
abstract: label: Summary
content: The collection contains color photoprints, organized regionally, of the interiors and exteriors of the museums documented by Taussig.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Arthur Taussig was born and raised in Los Angeles. He received a degree in Physics from the University of California, Berkeley. He began studying art and photography with John Upton at Orange Coast College in 1964.  While doing advanced studies at UCLA, he continued his studies in photography with Robert Heinecken and Robert Fichter. In summers, he worked with photographers John Upton, Minor White, Ansel Adams, Paul Caponigro, Oliver Gagliani, and others. He accepted a teaching position in Photography at Orange Coast College where he later also taught film. In 1982 he received a National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artist's Grant.

Source

https://www.arthurtaussig.com/external-photographs/the-museum-project/
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Cubic foot (6 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1995-2015
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1396
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged into one series

Series 1: Photoprints, 2003-2005
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Archives Center staff, 2021.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- Color photoprints -- 1990-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- Color photoprints -- 21st century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Arthur Taussig created "The Museum Project" to document what he terms "vernacular" museums in America, on offbeat or esoteric subjects. The collection contains color photoprints, organized regionally, of the interiors and exteriors of the museums he documented, and a hard drive containing all the images from the project.