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Accession 07-039

Smithsonian American Art Museum. Curatorial Office

Curatorial Records, 1990-2001

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian American Art Museum. Curatorial Office
Title:Curatorial Records
Dates:1990-2001
Quantity:1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Collection:Accession 07-039
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of the curatorial records of the Curatorial Office of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM). Materials cover projects, lectures, committees, and other curator specific activities. The bulk of these records are from Andrew L. Connors, Associate Curator, and cover his activities in promoting Latino and Hispanic culture, including his work for Hispanic Heritage Month, the Latino Task Force, and the Latino Working Committee. Additionally there are some records which document Connors' reviews of exhibitions at other museums. Lastly there is a small portion of records which document the administration of the New Media/New Century Award which is part of Helios Photography Online. Helios is the online photography presence of SAAM and is intended to be a platform for all of SAAM's photography efforts as well as be a resource for photography and visual culture on the web. The records included in this accession document the administration of the New Media/New Century Award which is given to artists who utilize new media to transform the way people look at the land and landscapes by using technology to encourage new collaborations, image manipulations, and interactions with audiences. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, minutes of meetings, brochures, pamphlets, lecture manuscripts, project proposals, budget information, contracts, and applications.

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This accession consists of the curatorial records of the Curatorial Office of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM). Materials cover projects, lectures, committees, and other curator specific activities. The bulk of these records are from Andrew L. Connors, Associate Curator, and cover his activities in promoting Latino and Hispanic culture, including his work for Hispanic Heritage Month, the Latino Task Force, and the Latino Working Committee. Additionally there are some records which document Connors' reviews of exhibitions at other museums. Lastly there is a small portion of records which document the administration of the New Media/New Century Award which is part of Helios Photography Online. Helios is the online photography presence of SAAM and is intended to be a platform for all of SAAM's photography efforts as well as be a resource for photography and visual culture on the web. The records included in this accession document the administration of the New Media/New Century Award which is given to artists who utilize new media to transform the way people look at the land and landscapes by using technology to encourage new collaborations, image manipulations, and interactions with audiences. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, minutes of meetings, brochures, pamphlets, lecture manuscripts, project proposals, budget information, contracts, and applications.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 07-039, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Curatorial Office, Curatorial Records

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Container List

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Andrew L. Connors - Norte/Sur, 1990 - Reviews, publicity

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Andrew L. Connors - South of the Border, 1993-1994

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Andrew L. Connors - Smithsonian - Ahlborn, Richard, 1991-1992

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Andrew L. Connors - Smithsonian - Hispanic Heritage Month, 1990-1994

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Andrew L. Connors - Smithsonian - Latino Task Force, 1994

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Andrew L. Connors - Smithsonian - Latino Working Committee, 1990-1995

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Andrew L. Connors - Smithsonian - Center for Museum Studies/Latino Graduate Training, 1997

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Andrew L. Connors - Smithsonian - Office of Museum Programs, 1993-1995

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Andrew L. Connors - Smithsonian - Latino Affairs, Counselor for, Office of, 1994-1997

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Andrew L. Connors - Smithsonian - Native American Issues, 1998-1990

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Andrew L. Connors - Smithsonian - American Indian Heritage Month, 1991/1993

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Andrew L. Connors - Lectures - Contemporary Latino Art I the United States; Painting, Sculpture, Music, and Video January, 1994

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Andrew L. Connors - Lectures - Federal Support for Hispanic Arts: The Federal Art Project in New Mexico (for American Folklore Society October, 1990)

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Andrew L. Connors - Lectures - Folk Art of the Southwest (Smithsonian National Associate Program)

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Andrew L. Connors - Lectures - Hispanic Art (miscellaneous), 1992

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Andrew L. Connors - Lectures - Revival of Hispanic Traditional Arts (Smithsonian National Associate Program), 1992

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Andrew L. Connors - Lectures - The Second Peoples: Hispanic Visual Arts (Smithsonian National Associate Program), 1992

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Andrew L. Connors - National Museum of American Art (NMAA) - Hispanic Brochure, 1993

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Andrew L. Connors - NMAA - Hispanic Issues

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Andrew L. Connors - NMAA - Installations, Hispanic Woodcarving of the Southwest

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Helios Photography Project - Helios related email file; October 1999-April 14, 2001

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Helios Photography Project - Helios Award Winners file; November 2000-January 2001

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Helios Photography Project - New Media/New Century Award Publicity

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Helios Photography Project - New Century Contract Info file and PO's; October-December 2000

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Helios Photography Project - Applications

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