871 Fine Arts: Land Arts Ephemera

CAE1212

Biographical Note

871 Fine Arts is a San Francisco art gallery and art bookstore specializing in out-of-print materials that has been in business since 1986.

Scope and Content

The archive consists of ephemeral material purchased by the Center for Art + Environment from 871 Fine Arts, a gallery that specializes in out-of-print materials. Materials include the exhibition announcements including the first Earthworks exhibition held by Dwan Gallery, Cristo’s 1985 Pont Neuf project announcement, and correspondence between Chicago MOCA and Marcel Duchamp and Walter De Maria in 1967and 1968, respectively.

Arrangement

The 871 Fine Arts: Land Arts Ephemera archive is organized into three folders.

Inclusive Dates

1965-1999

Bulk Dates

1965-1970

Quantity / Extent

.125 cubic feet

Language

English

Related Archive Collections

CAE0901: The Deiro Collection
CAE0909: The Arcy Douglass Land Arts Investigations and Writings Collection
CAE1209: Helen Mayer and Newton Harrison: The Lagoon Cycle

Container Listing:

ARCH-FILE 13-1
- Folder 1 Exhibition Related Correspondence 1967 - 1985
- Folder 2 Individual Artist Exhibition Ephemera 1965-1992
- Folder 3 Multiple Artist Exhibition Ephemera 1968-1999

Additional Materials

ARCH-OBJ 10 Objects

3#4 Earthworks, Dwan Gallery exhibition announcement, 1968

Archive F16 Oversized Items

2#10 Sunlight Dispersion, Charles Ross, Dwan Gallery exhibition announcement, 1971
2#11 An Environment by Charles Ross, Dilexi Gallery exhibition announcement, 1965
2#12 David Ireland’s House, Leah Levy Gallery Announcement, 1981